GAZA: Latest news and developments (NEWS ONLY)

[Dimitris]

I did not know where to put this so I post it here ... Yesterday the state greek TV channel ET1 did a charity event in order to raize money for Gaza and build a hospital. Thousands called and offered money, about 1,200,000 euro got raised and it has to be decided how this money will reach Gaza in order the hospital to be built. The money raised seem to be more than the budget for a hospital, so maybe some will also be used for a school ...

 

[AKA pseudonym]

Checked thread and surprised no links to this Group:

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is an Non Government Organisation (NGO) based in Gaza City. The Centre is a non-profit company, dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

Well worth following to access on the ground news...

Plenty of up-to-date news and info: http://www.pchrgaza.org/

 

[melvin]

*dull spam shunted off the boards

 

[tangentlama]

This is not an opinion thread.
This is a news only thread.

Please only post a quote, with links to current news, and not to commentary or personal opinion websites.
Thankyou.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Israeli minister cancels trip over arrest warrant

A British court issued an arrest warrant for Israel’s former foreign minister over war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza this year – only to withdraw it when it was discovered that she was not in the UK, it emerged today.

Tzipi Livni, a member of the war cabinet during Operation Cast Lead, had been due to address a meeting in London on Sunday but cancelled her attendance in advance.

The Guardian has established that Westminster magistrates’ court issued the warrant at the request of lawyers acting for some of the Palestinian victims of the fighting but it was later dropped.

The warrant marks the first time an Israeli minister or former minister has faced arrest in the UK and is evidence of a growing effort to pursue war crimes allegations under “universal jurisidiction”.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/14/tzipi-livni-israel-gaza-arrest