Arab journalists indicted for violating censor http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/arab-jounalists-indicted-for-violating-censor/ Two eastern Jerusalem journalists were indicted for reporting on the start of Israel's ground operation in Gaza before gaining clearance. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-01-13T;20:40:00-05:00 Comment by Arthur Waskoiw Awaskow@shalomctr.org The comment above was somehow published in connection with the wrong article. It is now available, as was intended, in connection with the correct one.—AW The comment above was somehow published in connection with the wrong article. It is now available, as was intended, in connection with the correct one.—AW

]]> 2012-02-09T;22:54:00-05:00 Comment by Arthur Waskoiw Awaskow@shalomctr.org JTA’s phrase “collided with” about the Free Gaza Movement’’s boat carrying humanitarian supplies is an evasive anti-news non-description: An israeli Navy ship rammed the boat carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza and forced it to return to port elsewhere. . Those who recite the mantra, “Israel has the right to defend itself against rocket attacks” are right, but they ignore the question, defend itself HOW?  Would the cease-fire have been renewed if Israel had cance]ed the embargo/ blockade on civllan commerce with Gaza?  What would have been the results had Hamas escalated the small-boat operation as a form of resistance to the blockade, instead of sending rockets?  Both governments chose miliitary responses when they could have chosen nonviolent ones.  -- Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Shalom Center JTA’s phrase “collided with” about the Free Gaza Movement’’s boat carrying humanitarian supplies is an evasive anti-news non-description: An israeli Navy ship rammed the boat carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza and forced it to return to port elsewhere. .

Those who recite the mantra, “Israel has the right to defend itself against rocket attacks” are right, but they ignore the question, defend itself HOW?  Would the cease-fire have been renewed if Israel had cance]ed the embargo/ blockade on civllan commerce with Gaza?  What would have been the results had Hamas escalated the small-boat operation as a form of resistance to the blockade, instead of sending rockets?  Both governments chose miliitary responses when they could have chosen nonviolent ones. 

-- Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Shalom Center

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