Palestinians feel frustrated as the world pays attention to Israel & Iran rather than to the on going Occupation.
An Israeli asks Senior Editor Paul Jay of the Real News why don't Americans hear the Palestinian viewpoint in their news.
Middle East Matters
Israel. Gaza militants and the Israeli air force continued to exchange fire today, despite an Egyptian-mediated truce announced on Tuesday. Israel struck two militant sites in response to rocket fire on southern Israel, and militants retaliated by firing two rockets into Israel. Violence erupted last Friday after Israel killed two senior militants from the Popular Resistance Committees. Israel claimed the militants were en route to conduct a terrorist attack. Over the ensuing four days, Islamic Jihad launched at least two hundred rockets into southern Israel, wounding three. Israel forces conducted thirty air strikes, killing twenty-three Palestinians. Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system successfully shot down 77 percent of the incoming rockets it perceived as a threat. An Israeli official suggested the Iron Dome’s performance over the last week could be seen as a “mini-drill” for how Israel’s Arrow II defense system might handle an Iranian attack.
Israelis take shelter from rockets in Ashdod.
Israelis protest the airstrikes in Gaza in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv.
Evicted
As dozens of workers erected white plastic tents across Sacher Park in preparation for Jerusalem’s second annual marathon on Friday, municipal workers demolished and removed the last shacks on the edge of the park, which since last June have housed over 30 homeless families protesting against the lack of public housing.
“My God, I can’t believe it… Can you believe how hard we worked to build this?” asked Oshrit Ben-David, watching with tears in her eyes as a crane removed the wooden shack where she has lived with her husband and two children, aged 4 and 6, since last summer.
“They are destroying a tent made of trash, while they’re building tents for eight hours that cost eight million shekels,” said her husband, Sharon Ben- David, as he sorted through the rubble and found childrens’ books and toys.
The Jerusalem mayor issues a statement of reassurance after a Palestinian teenager stabbed a 19 year old female soldier on the light rail. The Palestinian youth was arrested at Qalandia checkpoint as he tried to return to the West Bank.
Amihai Mazar,a head Israeli archaeologist, explains how the historical record doesn't back up what is written in the Old Testament.
Suha Barghouti, the Chair of the Palestinian NGO network, discusses women's roles in Palestinian popular resistance, past & future.
On International Women's Day, there were protests at Qalandia & in Gaza.
Demos took place in Nabi Saleh, Bilin, Ni'ilin, & Kfer Qaddum.
Ta'ayush posted this video of them escorting Palestinian shepherds in the South Hebron hills, where they were harassed by the IDF & border police.