Gaza News and social media sources, articles etc..
Submitted by Cecilie Surasky on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 2:10pm
Want to understand more about the crisis in Gaza and Israel? Wondering where to find good news sources and analysis? Here are some of our favorite sources.
- Jewish Voice for Peace
News Outlets:
- Ha’aretz: http://www.haaretz.com/news
- Ma'an News Agency: http://www.maannews.net/eng/Default.aspx
- 972Magazine: http://972mag.com/
- Al Jazeera: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlight/gazacrisis/
- Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/
Social Media:
- Follow Gaza tweeps on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theIMEU/watching-gaza
- Gaza Youth Break Out: https://www.facebook.com/GazaYBO
Powerful short videos:
- Rafeef Ziadeh: We Teach Life, Sir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKucPh9xHtM
- Gaza Reel on Israel’s control over Gaza borders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMu3MNasH7I - Teenage Israeli conscientious objectors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNjggLhQo6w
Middle East focused websites/analysis:
- The Institute for Middle East Understanding: www.IMEU.net
- Stories from those on the ground in Gaza:http://imeu.net/news/article0023240.shtml
- Timeline of the latest escalation in Gaza: http://imeu.net/news/article0023227.shtml
- Mondoweiss: www.mondoweiss.net
- Electronic Intifada: www.ElectronicIntifada.net
- MJRosenberg: http://mjayrosenberg.com/
- Magnes Zionist: http://www.jeremiahhaber.com/
- Glenn Greenwald: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/glenn-greenwald
Valuable articles to circulate:
- Ten Things you Need to Know About Gaza: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mehdi-hasan/gaza-10-things-you-need-to-know_b_2139356.html
- Outrage in Gaza Redux by JVP rabbinical council co-chair Rabbi Brant Rosen:http://rabbibrant.com/2012/11/16/outrage-in-gaza-redux/
- Open Letter to President Obama by JVP Board Member Abby Okrent:http://righteoustrayf.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/an-open-letter-to-the-president/
Excellent discussion of context:
- Chris Hayes on MSNBC. What sparked escalation of violence? Interview with attorney Noura Erekat, 972Magazine’s Noam Shezaif, Yousef Munayyer of Palestine Center and David Frum. http://tinyurl.com/d7buhr4
Human rights organizations and data:
- B’Tselem: http://www.btselem.org/
- Gisha: Legal Center for Freedom of Movement: http://www.gisha.org/
- Gisha short videos: http://www.gisha.org/cat-gallery.asp?lang_id=en&p_id=65
- Palestinian Center for Human Rights: http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/