harmonicminor.com » Gaza http://harmonicminor.com political commentary, cultural critique & philosophical meandering Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:29:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Pursuing Justice http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/28/pursuing-justice/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/28/pursuing-justice/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:34:46 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=2527 The residents of Gaza are not waiting on the Goldstone Report to take action. The Defense Ministry and the Tel Aviv Prosecution have reportedly received some 1,500 notices of future civil lawsuits against the IDF over damage caused during Operation Cast Lead. (full article…)

]]> http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/28/pursuing-justice/feed/ 0 This is Zionism http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/22/this-is-zionism-125/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/22/this-is-zionism-125/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:17:28 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=2509 With the 2009-2010 academic year under way, 838 Palestinian university students are still waiting for the authorization that will enable them to leave the Gaza Strip in favor of overseas universities. (full article…)

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]]> http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/21/zionist-pr/feed/ 0 The Only Democracy in the Middle East http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/20/the-only-democracy-in-the-middle-east/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/20/the-only-democracy-in-the-middle-east/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:11:58 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=2488 Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s military offensive against the Gaza Strip, had an impact on the press. As regards its internal situation, Israel sank 47 places in the index to 93rd position. This nose-dive means it has lost its place at the head of the Middle Eastern countries, falling behind Kuwait (60th), United Arab Emirates (86th) and Lebanon (61st). (full article…)

]]> http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/20/the-only-democracy-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 1 Richard Goldstone: My Mission – and Motivation http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/19/richard-goldstone-my-mission-and-motivation/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/19/richard-goldstone-my-mission-and-motivation/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:48:34 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=2480 I sincerely believed that because of my own record and the terms of the mission’s mandate we would receive the cooperation of the Israeli government. Its refusal to cooperate was a grave error. My plea for cooperation was repeated before and during the investigation and it sits, plain as day, in the appendices of the Gaza report for those who actually bother to read it. (full article…)

For those who criticize the Goldstone report for not addressing Sderot in detail, just remember that it was the Israeli government that denied Goldstone access and would not allow him to investigate Palestinian rocket attacks…

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