I'm surprised there's no talk about the 3 week Gaza siege! Any thoughts???
Is Israel justified in it's actions or is it revenge, disproportionate use of force?
What about the timing? It happened between the election and inauguration. Coincidence?
Should Obama plot a new course in the Middle East or follow the same pattern of blind support for Israel?
Was the media blackout something a democracy like Israel should have imposed?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/06/gaza-israel-international-media-excluded
Given the death toll, infrastructure, and UN schools/shelters (Israel had the exact coordinates of all UN facilities) that were attacked, is Israel taking appropriate care to avoid civilian casualties?
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1053233.html
http://www.un.org/unrwa/news/statements/gaza_crisis/chris_gaza_crisis.html
Was a unilateral ceasefire the best thing or is Israel trying to avoid agreeing to certain terms (no blockade, humanitarian aid, etc)?
Why is it acceptable for Israel to attack a captive and starving population (in self defense??) and not acceptable for Palestinians to defend themselves and to be enraged by a choice of occupation vs de facto occupation ("pull out") with a blockade??
http://www.transnational.org/Area_MiddleEast/2007/Falk_PalestineGenocide.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/why-do-so-few-speak-up-fo_b_155814.html
My apologies if there is already a thread on this.
