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At approximately 6:00 p.m. (GMT+2), Al Jazeera English reported that a UN school was hit when two tank shells exploded outside of the school. The school, located in Jabaliya, had been set up days ago as a shelter for Gaza residents who had lost or evacuated their homes. According to Al Jazeera English, more than 40 people were killed. On Al Jazeera English's television station (accessible globally via Livestation.com), it was reported that the IDF had been given GPS coordinates to all UN schools.
The Philistine reported quickly on the incident:
Medical officials say the death toll from an Israeli airstrike outside a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30.
The attack occurred about 10 yards (meters) outside the school in northern Gaza. It was the second deadly Israeli attack to strike a UN school in the past few hours.
Hospital director Bassam Abu Warda confirmed the 30 deaths from the second airstrike.
In both cases, the schools had been used as shelters for people displaced by Israel’s offensive
A top U.N. humanitarian official has condemned the violence and demanded an investigation.
Israel isn’t commenting.
Syria News Wire also reported quickly, stating:
40 people have now died after Israel’s bombing of a UN school in Gaza. 400 Palestinians were being given shelter there by the UN.
Twitter user dominiccampbell, from London, reacted strongly to the news as well:
Finnish Twitter user haloefekti expresses shock at the lack of outcry:
I am surprised at some of the responses people seem to make. If Israel wanted to expand then they had the opportunity to in 1956, 1967 and 1973. They just recently left southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. As for the lopsided military logic Ann, Al Quaeda was not concerned about our military when they attacked the United States. And anyone can see why the U.S. must support Israel, partly, because of the blatant anti-Semitism the whole wide world has toward Israel. Do Jews around the world attack mosques or Muslims? NO. But Jews are targeted everywhere and none of the countries where these attacks take place seem to care. Are citizens in Europe rising up because their own Jewish citizens are being attacked? The U.S. will support Israel because no one else will. At the end of WWI, the Ottoman Empire was broken up and guess what, all the countries in the middle east were created. In 1948 the United Nations created Palestine and Israel and washed their hands of the Jewish issue the same day that Arab armies attacked Israel.
Stop all the crying. If the Palestinians dont want their electricity turned off by the people they are shooting rockets at then build their own power plants. Dont the ARAB OIL COUNTRIES have enough money to build the Palestinians houses made out of gold. Oops, they dont give a crap about the palestinians except when they can be used for cannon fodder.
@Mark
I think your rational is so naive that you are comical. What most Israelis were trained to forget: that despite the Israeli withdrawal, Gaza is still occupied. Even before the Hamas takeover, Israel retained all the measures to ensure its effective control of the Strip: from direct control of all the border crossings to Gaza, both for goods and for persons, to Israeli control of Gaza’s population registry. The only apparent exception – the Rafah checkpoint – is restricted to entry into Gaza of Gaza inhabitants only, as defined by the Israeli registry, and even this is under Israeli supervision. But for most Israelis, Gaza is an independent, sovereign empire, which was occupied by Israel ages ago, and now, for no reason at all, poses an existential threat to its benevolent Jewish neighbour.
I feel sorry for you guys with all your “flip-flopping” and hiding like rabbits behind “The Politics of Anti-Semitism” and labelling others as Arab nationalist vowed on the destruction of Israel and going on a tangent as usual. What we are witnessing today is the worst scientific psychological experiment since the demise of the 3rd Reich on a civilian population. The Gazeans are trapped in an area the size of a neighbourhood of any European city, and are continuously being bombarded, for the few years now, from land, air and sea. Moreover, they are being humiliated, starved and collectively punished as and when the Israeli government feels like it. This is the Middle East version of the apartheid but more vicious and perverse. I would like also to inform you that people all around the world are starting to see through this masquerade, including many of our Jewish friends. This is a stand between barbarity and humanity. The Palestinian people are in my opinion are human beings, maybe you believe otherwise, that an Ishmaelite is nothing but a Shaygetz.
Israel as the occupying power under article 55 of the Geneva Convention “has the duty of ensuring the food and medical supplies of the population; it should, in particular, bring in the necessary foodstuffs, medical stores and other articles if the resources of the occupied territory are inadequate”. Israel failed to do so and used it as a bargaining political instrument for oppression. In fact, 1.5 million inhabitants are effectively prisoners. Israel strategy is to cut the blood supply to create an environment of chaos and destabilise the Hamas regime in Gaza. Israeli internal politics struggles also had a major influence on how the military campaign will be directed. Kadima and Avodah would have lost the elections handsomely if they have not shown that they are tough and a successful campaign in Gaza seriously improves the leftists’ chances in the elections. Also, a political readjustment with the arrival of a new American administration in few weeks was necessary. This kind of cynicism is nothing new to Israeli politicians and their miserable calculations.
Moreover, The fact stays and remains that the Ideology of “Redeemed” land is so engraved in the ‘Jewish Ideology’ that the feasibility of a Palestinian state is nearly impossible . Israel has an ideologically motivated pursuit of territorial expansion and the inevitable series of wars resulting from this aim. A number of discrepant versions of Biblical borders of the Land of Israel, which rabbinical authorities interpret as ideally belonging to the Jewish state, are in circulation since the inception of Israel. What we see today is just what Golda Meir and Menuhin Begin promised many decades ago. In other words, Israel aims at imposing hegemony on other Middle Eastern states, by protecting the stability of some Arab regimes and guaranteeing the stability of the Middle East.
This is what hamas is trying to do. they are very good at making the israeli people look bad. they hide behind children when they are taking fire, and they set up military bases in hospitals schools and mosques. these people are savages and must be stoped for the sake of both israeli and palestinian people…. for example during an israeli raid on the palestinian smuggling tunnels a tunnel collapsed on a group of hamas members. the israeli soldiers then saved the three terrorist, and gave them medical attention, clothed them and fed them. let me also remind you of what happened when two young israeli soldiers (Vadim Nurzhitz and Yossi Avrahami) mistakenly entered ramallah on oct 12 2000… They were ambushed, beaten, and then brutally lynched. Then the palestinians that murdered these soldiers celebrated on the streets, just like they did when two planes crashed into the twin towers on sep 11 2001. thats the difference between the israelis and these hamas terrorists, and what you americans who support them don’t understand. I Would also like to say that killing of children and civilians in any war is horrible… but people dont understand that hamas actually wants their children and civilians to be killed in the line of fire so they can win the political war, and make israel look bad. they have no values, and will grab a child and use him as a shield with out even thinking twice about it… these videos are all online, there are even statements from hamas stating that they use their citizens as shields. so please stop being so blind, and start seeing the big picture, these terrorists will not stop until the whole wester world is wiped out. we have to fight for what we love, and for the ones we love as well.
Gaza is the most populated place on earth. If you throw a needle from a Jumbo jet it will fall on somebody’s head. To say that Hamas is deliberately hiding behind populated areas is just not feasible and is simply a lie. You have murdered thousands upon thousands of civilians and made millions of people homeless. I will repeat it for the nnieth time, the solution is very simple and very clear as described by 60 United Nation resolutions “LEAVE THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES”. Just in case you do not know them, I will give you a fresh reminder:
Palestinian Refugees have the right to return to their homes in Israel.
General Assembly Resolution 194, Dec. 11, 1948
“Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.”
Israel’s occupation of Palestine is Illegal.
Security Council Resolution 242, Nov. 22, 1967
Calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from territories occupied in the war that year and “the acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force.”
Israel’s settlements in Palestine are Illegal.
Security Council Resolution 446, March 22, 1979
“Determines that the policy and practices of Israel in establishing settlements in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967 have no legal validity and constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.”
Palestinian have the right to Self-Determination.
General Assembly Resolution 3236, November 22, 1974
Affirms “the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in Palestine…to self-determination without external interference” and “to national independence and sovereignty.”
Reaffirmation of a Palestinian State
Security Council Resolution 1397, March 12, 2002
Affirms “a vision of a region where two states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side within secure and recognized borders.”
Also see:
UN General Assembly Resolution 181 – the 1947 Partition plan of Palestine and the creation of Israel.
International Humanitarian Law: the Geneva Conventions – 150 years of international designated protection of civilians during wartime and Israel’s explicit violations.
History of the Palestinian Problem – from the Division for Palestinian Rights, United Nations
Countless More UN Resolutions on Israel – 1955-1992
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More UN Resolutions on Israel, 1955-1992
Resolution 106: condemns Israel for Gaza raid.
Resolution 111: condemns Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people.
Resolution 127: recommends Israel suspend its no-man’s zone’ in Jerusalem.
Resolution 162: urges Israel to comply with UN decisions.
Resolution 171: determines flagrant violations by Israel in its attack on Syria.
Resolution 228: censures Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control.
Resolution 237: urges Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees.
Resolution 248: condemns Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan.
Resolution 250: calls on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem.
Resolution 251: deeply deplores Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250.
Resolution 252: declares invalid Israel’s acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital.
Resolution 256: condemns Israeli raids on Jordan as flagrant violation.
Resolution 259: deplores Israel’s refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation.
Resolution 262: condemns Israel for attack on Beirut airport.
Resolution 265: condemns Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan.
Resolution 267: censures Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem.
Resolution 270: condemns Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon.
Resolution 271: condemns Israel’s failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem.
Resolution 279: demands withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.
Resolution 280: condemns Israeli’s attacks against Lebanon.
Resolution 285: demands immediate Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
Resolution 298: deplores Israel’s changing of the status of Jerusalem.
Resolution 313: demands that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon.
Resolution 316: condemns Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon.
Resolution 317: deplores Israel’s refusal to release.
Resolution 332: condemns Israel’s repeated attacks against Lebanon.
Resolution 337: condemns Israel for violating Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Resolution 347: condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Resolution 425: calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon.
Resolution 427: calls on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon.
Resolution 444: deplores Israel’s lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces.
Resolution 446: determines that Israeli settlements are a serious obstruction to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention
Resolution 450: calls on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon.
Resolution 452: calls on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories.
Resolution 465: deplores Israel’s settlements and asks all member states not to assist its settlements program.
Resolution 467: strongly deplores Israel’s military intervention in Lebanon.
Resolution 468: calls on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return.
Resolution 469: strongly deplores Israel’s failure to observe the council’s order not to deport Palestinians.
Resolution 471: expresses deep concern at Israel’s failure to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Resolution 476: reiterates that Israel’s claim to Jerusalem are null and void.
Resolution 478: censures (Israel) in the strongest terms for its claim to Jerusalem in its Basic Law.
Resolution 484: declares it imperative that Israel re-admit two deported Palestinian mayors.
Resolution 487: strongly condemns Israel for its attack on Iraq’s nuclear facility.
Resolution 497: decides that Israel’s annexation of Syria’s Golan Heights
is null and void and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith.
Resolution 498: calls on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon.
Resolution 501: calls on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops.
Resolution 509: demands that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon.
Resolution 515: demands that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and allow food supplies to be brought in.
Resolution 517: censures Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon.
Resolution 518: demands that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon.
Resolution 520: condemns Israel’s attack into West Beirut.
Resolution 573: condemns Israel vigorously for bombing Tunisia in attack on PLO headquarters.
Resolution 587: takes note of previous calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw.
Resolution 592: strongly deplores the killing of Palestinian students at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops.
Resolution 605: strongly deplores Israel’s policies and practices denying the human rights of Palestinians.
Resolution 607: calls on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Resolution 608: deeply regrets that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians.
Resolution 636: deeply regrets Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians.
Resolution 641: deplores Israel’s continuing deportation of Palestinians.
Resolution 672: condemns Israel for violence against Palestinians at the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
Resolution 673: deplores Israel’s refusal to cooperate with the United Nations.
Resolution 681: deplores Israel’s resumption of the deportation of Palestinians.
Resolution 694: deplores Israel’s deportation of Palestinians and calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return.
Resolution 726: strongly condemns Israel’s deportation of Palestinians.
Resolution 799: strongly condemns Israel’s deportation of 413 Palestinians and calls for their immediate return.
….And that is without counting: “the The United States has vetoed 35 UN resolutions related to the middle east.”
The List of US vetoes:
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/USveto.html
Manus, for you to tell me that hamas is not using their children as human shields is simply ignorant, and naive. why dont you do me a favor and watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J08GqXMr3YE maybe you will see the truth and stop being so blinded by your hate for israel. there can only be peace when these people care for their children as much as they hate israel… maybe then they can understand how to charish life, and not throw it away for a hatefull cause. for you to try to justify hamas’s attack on israel and its people is unbelieveable. they have been killing our children and our civilians. you are blinded by your hate for israel. only when hamas is taken out of power can there be a possibility of peace
Oh ya and watch this video as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTGbP55HGi8 do you think that it is right to bring children into an environment of hate and war. The UN has ignored this, and something has to be done for the sake of these children and the sake of the whole world.
I wonder what kind of excuses you guys will give me after watching this video…
If you are going to murder them soon I think it’s only fair they learn how to defend themselves at a very early age. Your civilians are fine as the glorified firecrackers the Palestinians are using are no more then a desperate act. Please stop the propaganda and face the consequences of your despicable acts. Your PR machine is loosing credibility and momentum. As far as the video is concerned it does not prove anything. However, Israel uses the most sophisticated techniques to brain wash people in the west. Have a look at this:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiyyp9cZdY0&feature=related
By the way I have researched this subject for more than 25 years and please spare the misinformation. This type of discourse will maybe succeed if addressed to the “American Common man” with the intellectual ability of an amoeba, or a Foxnews television viewer.
This the truth of Gaza:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yOC1RReb6gc
manus, i am not saying that every Palestinian and every Muslim is a bad person, most of them are good people caught in a horrible war, and forced to live in a constant state of terror. i pray that one day we will be able to live in peace with these people. but this war cannot stop until hamas is gone. these people in charge of gaza are not so peaceful. these people look for a way to kill instead of a way to better the towns and the conditions they live in, for the better sake of the people living there. instead of using tunnels to smuggle weapons, why not use them better their world. these people are supplying this world with anger and hate and terror. they should be spending their time manufacturing goods to sell on the world market, not bombs to kill innocent people. and the fact that the weapons they use are low grade and inaccurate is no excuse to shoot them into israel. you compare these Katusha and grad rockets to fire crackers… have you ever been in a neighborhood when one hit. i don’t think so, these rockets are deadly and are used to terrorize the innocent civilians of Israel. It is time that hamas face the consequences of their horrible onslaught of terror, and hopefully the innocent people in gaza will be freed from these monsters. they are terrorized by their own government. would you willingly live under hamas rule? i dont think that anyone other than hamas themselves would.