The Israeli government is trying to throw a total blockade on the number of soldiers killed since the ground operations in Gaza.
Media reports close to the military heard that at least 50 soldiers have been killed and at least 5 soldiers have been captured by Palestinians fighter after heavy fighting for the last two nights.
Circles near the Israeli political decision makers speaking that Livni is considering a withdrawal from Gaza after unexpected strong international condemnation.
This video shows Qassam Brigades strike with RPG a house where a unit of the IDF went in,followed by a huge fire sent by the resistants. After a merkava tank came to rescue the unite with makin' smoke to hide the soldiers to be targeted.but one other IDF was sniped in the same place :). Result : 8 IDF Killed + 1 IDF sniped :)
Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi speaks to two congressman with very different views on the Gaza crisis.
Dennis Kucinich, Democratic member of the US House of Representatives and former presidential hopeful on why he feels Israel is violating international law with its invasion of Gaza. And secondly Eliot Engel, US congressman from New York, on why he supports the Israeli invasion of Gaza.
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● Dennis Kucinich should be the leader of the World. One of the few people of Earth who supports real peace. Even the aliens are watching him. Keep up the good fight.
● Very good points. Most of the civilized world, I think, currently condemns Israel barbarity. The US -seeing how it's our weapons doing the killing- will probably dance around the issue with the typical barrage of bullshit propaganda.
For an Israeli perspective on this war, Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, head of the Knesset Defense Readiness and Fighting Terrorism Committee, joins Imran Garda from Tel Aviv.
For an Israeli perspective on this war, Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, head of the Knesset Defense Readiness and Fighting Terrorism Committee, joins Imran Garda from Tel Aviv.
n a precision strike an underground weapons storage facility in Gaza is destroyed by the Israel Air Force on 1 Jan. 2009. Secondary explosions caused by the ignition of a large quantity of munitions hidden in the underground facility attest to the presence of weapons in the target area.
On a lighter note... Thousands of Japanese turned out for the Emperor's traditional New Year's public appearance. Police estimated a crowd of 8,000 braved the cold morning at the palace gates to wish the Emperor a happy new year.
[Emperor Akihito, Ushering in the New Year]: "I am worried that there may be many people who are struggling in these severe economic conditions. I am hoping that this year will become a better year for everyone in Japan."
Emperor Akihito made no mention of his heath in a brief speech. Back in 2003 he had surgery for prostate cancer.
The emperor has no political role but is considered symbolic of the state.
The real situation and life for the civilians and children in GAZA 420 had been killed, and more than 2100 injuries, 200 of them are in critical situation.
A calm political protest quickly turned chaotic as anxious police surrounded thousands of marchers heading toward Denver's Convention Center, using tear gas, batons and aggression.
In 1932, unemployed veterans marched on Washington, DC demanding payment of a bonus due in the future. The "bonus marchers" were routed by the military on orders of President Hoover. The idea of World War I veterans who had come home as heroes being confronted by the army was a national shock and doomed whatever hope Hoover had for reelection.