JANUARY 22 & 23, 2008
OPT NEWS
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
– THE GUARDIAN
THIS BRUTAL SIEGE OF GAZA CAN ONLY BREED VIOLENCE
BORDER PROTESTS OVER GAZA BLOCKADE
_http://www.guardian.co.uk/egypt/story/0,,2244972,00.html
NO LIGHT, NO HEAT, NO BREAD : STARK REALITY FOR THE POWERLESS IN GAZA _http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2244617,00.html
– INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
ISRAEL ALLOWS SOME SUPPLIES INTO GAZA
_http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/22/africa/22mideast.php_
– THE INDEPENDENT
SEWAGE GOES UNTREATED IN GAZA
_http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article3362291.ece_
THE POOR AND THE SICK SUFFER AS ISRAEL CUTS POWER TO GAZA _http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article3359066.ece_
LEADING ARTICLE : AN UNLAWFUL POLICY OF COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT _http://comment.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/article3359045.ece_
– THE NEW YORK TIMES
THOUSANDS CROSS GAZA WALL TO EGYPT
_http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Israel-Palestinians.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Gaza&st=nyt&oref=slogin_
RED CROSS WARNS OF GAZA CRISIS
_http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Palestinians-Red-Cross.html?scp=4&sq=Gaza&st=nyt_
– THE TIMES
ISRAEL BLAMES GAZA FOR POWER CRISIS BUT AGREES TO ALLOW ONE DELIVERY OF FUEL _http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3227950.ece_
– THE FINANCIAL TIMES
ISRAEL EASES GAZA BLOCKADE
_http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d0cad4a-c875-11dc-94a6-0000779fd2ac.html_
UN URGES ISRAEL TO RETHINK GAZA STRATEGY _http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a545e388-c933-11dc-9807-000077b07658.html_
– BBC
ISRAEL EASES RESTRICTIONS ON GAZA
_http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_e...
GAZANS BLOW UP EGYPT BORDER WALL
_http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7204029.stm_
PALESTINIAN MEDIA
– MAAN NEWS AGENCY
PALESTINIANS POUR INTO EGYPT AFTER RAFAH BORDER WALL DESTROYED _http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=27371_
GAZA’S POWER PLANT BACK ONLINE, BUT STILL AT THE BRINK AFTER FUEL DELIVERY _http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=27369_
GAZAN BUSINESSES, CIVIL SOCIEY REJECT BARE MINIMUM FUEL DELIVERIES _http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=27361_
ABBAS : EFFORTS CONTINUING TO LIFT GAZA SIEGE ; INEFFECTUAL PALESTINIAN ROCKET ATTACKS MUST CEASE _http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=27363_
DE FACTO GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER TAKING CONTROL OF RAFAH CROSSING IF OFFERED _http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2CE3A5EC-9904-4A84-B0E1-2588EBD7429F.htm_