CounterCurrents: 32 More Palestinians Killed In Gaza, Death Toll Reaches 680, Israel/Palestine: Some of What The Media Ignores

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32 More Palestinians Killed In Gaza, Death Toll Reaches 680
By Ma'an News Agency

http://www.countercurrents.org/maan230714.htm

Israeli warplanes on Wednesday bombed a central Gaza City hospital after the army claimed militants opened fire from the premises, while a UN human rights chief warned that abuses by Hamas did not justify possible war crimes by Israel


The Lancet : Leading Doctors And Scientists Denounce Gaza Violence
Press Release

http://www.countercurrents.org/lancet230714.htm

More than 20 leading doctors and scientists from the UK and Italy denounce ongoing Israeli military aggression in Gaza in a letter to The Lancet. “On the basis of our ethics and practice, we are denouncing what we witness in the aggression of Gaza by Israel,” write the authors. “We ask our colleagues, old and young professionals, to denounce this Israeli aggression.”


Palestinian Authority Parrots Israeli Claims on Gaza Attack
By Jalal Abukhater

http://www.countercurrents.org/abukhater230714.htm

As death and destruction in Gaza reach new heights, the reactions of the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority sound like something out of a farce. A considerable number of major PA officials in the occupied West Bank and abroad, including the president himself, seem to be rallying against the desire of Palestinians facing the daily terror in Gaza


What, Really, Is (or Was) Netanyahu’s Game Plan?
By Alan Hart

http://www.countercurrents.org/hart230714.htm

It could be that in Netanyahu’s vision of the future Dahlan as Palestinian “president” would be prepared to use whatever means were necessary, including force, to compel his occupied and oppressed people to abandon their struggle in return for crumbs from Zionism’s table – a few Bantustans here and there on the West Bank which they could call a state if they wished. In other words, the Dahlan of Netanyahu’s vision would bring about a Palestinian surrender on Zionism’s terms


US Plays Decisive Role In Israel's Attack On Gaza
By Jonathan Cook

http://www.countercurrents.org/cook230714.htm

But of far greater concern should be the Obama administration’s decision to back Israel to the hilt and the US media’s silence on the matter. There can be no hope of a peaceful solution ever gaining traction – or these bouts of blood-letting in Gaza coming to end – unless Washington is finally unmasked as Israel’s abettor-in-chief


Israel/Palestine: Some of What The Media Ignores
By Mickey Z

http://www.countercurrents.org/mickeyz230714.htm

The information presented here may or may not change your perception of this long-standing conflict but I like to hope it’ll inspire some deeper analysis and a more useful response than: “Israel has the right to self-defense.”


Afghan Children And The News Merry-Go-Round
By Judy Bello

http://www.countercurrents.org/bello230714.htm

What can we do better? How can we end these atrocities? I don't have any answers today. One thing is clear, though. At the center of all is U.S. Imperialism and drive for world dominance. People don't like to hear that, but until we address it, nothing will change


Sacrifices To The Deities Of Geo-Politics
By Fazal M. Kamal

http://www.countercurrents.org/kamal230714.htm

“This makes you wonder what kind of world we are living in!” exclaimed an exasperated and astounded Dutch relative of one of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines calamity. Given the extant circumstances, from Ukraine to Palestine, not to mention Syria, Iraq, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Nigeria and some others, many people would certainly like to wish that one day soon the entire population of the world would wake up and discover that it was only a nightmare. The reality, however, is that predators have been let loose across planet Earth, and as often happens, there’s precious little the powers that be can do to end the marauders on a dime


‘Gurdwara Act’ Invites Indian State’s Interference In Sikh Religion
By Jaspal Singh Sidhu

http://www.countercurrents.org/sidhu230714.htm

Why not the present election system that involves government interference should be changed into a ‘selection system’ allowing truly religious Sikhs to choose ‘ religious people’ (not stark politicians) to run Sikh affairs?