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Israeli FM confronted at National Press Club
Journalists' microphones turned off when Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni challenged in Washington
WASHINGTON - January 19 - With Palestinian casualties now totaling over 1000 deaths from the Israeli bombing of Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni came to Washington to sign a new US-Israel agreement barring Hamas from rearming.
The FM spoke at the National Press Conference in Washington in defense of Israeli actions claiming "what Israel is doing is pure self defense and this is not about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but our need to fight terrorism."
When asked about the Israeli governments ban on international and domestic journalists covering the Gaza situation Livni was unsure of the "official" reason stating " I don't want to give an answer to this right now." This style of censorship seen in the Israeli media seemed to carry over to the conference with the National Press Clubs as one journalist had his microphone cut off when he questioned Israel's blockade of Gaza humanitarian relief.
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What is the idiom that goes ," the first casualty of war is the truth"
Sam Husseini continues his terrific work at the national press club. often a single questioning voice in the wilderness. He speaks for many of us.
How about this? FUCK ISRAEL.
I was actually a supporter of Israel up until a few years ago when my naive and unquestioned support became somewhat clouded after I decided to look more closely at issues that were constantly constantly constantly in the news. I did my research. And I concluded. FUCK ISRAEL. Please bear in mind I am not saying "fuck jews". I wouldn't want to be considered "antisemitic".
But...
FUCK ISRAEL
-- EKATON --
Thanks for this article and link, it still is amazing to me the general lack of outrage at the restricted reporting on these world events
"what Israel is doing is pure self defense and this is not about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but our need to fight terrorism."
Their moral compass is broken beyond redemption, at this point the Zionists could never pay for their actions - nor could our own miserable defective idiots who support these mass murders, these thieves.
Do they really think anyone at all believes them any more in any way shape for form?