Palestinians in Gaza (and Israelis)

Okay, yesterday I was complaining here that the US MSM hasn't paid much attention to the 1.38 PLaestinians of Gaza-- or to their 6-million-plus compatriots in other places-- amidst all the coverage of the "fate" of the handsomely compensated 8,500 Israeli settlers now being required to leave the Gaza Strip. Today, Greg Myre of the NYT has a fairly well-done piece on the aspirations of the Gaza Palestinians. It is a good job, and very welcome. However, in general the amount of coverage that NYT has given over, say, the past two months to 8,500 people who've been enjoying a heavily subsidized lifestyle to live in colonies illegally established on land under military occupation versus that given to the territory's 1.39 million indigenous residents has still been very disproportional.

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Gaza Disengagement (July/August 2005)

The Israeli pullout from the Gaza settlements will officially begin during the period of 15-17 August 2005. The evacuation will include the removal of Israeli settlers and their goods from 17 illegal settlements, as well as the redeployment of Israeli military forces from the Gaza Strip. The disengagement will also include the dismantling of four illegal settlements in the West Bank. It is announced that the redeployment should be completed by September 22. The redeployment of military forces and their infrastructure in the Gaza Strip could take until at least mid-October, and potentially longer. This EI special section tracks the progress of disengagement.

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Bigger Than AIPAC

Important new details of the U.S.-Israeli espionage case involving Larry Franklin, the alleged Pentagon spy, two officials of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, and an intelligence official at the Embassy of Israel emerged last week. Two AIPAC officials—who have left the organization—were indicted along with Franklin on charges of "communicat[ing] national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it." In plain English, if not legal-speak, that means spying.

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  thanks to Antiwar.com