[Indigsol] Israeli Intel targets Israeli protesters

[Lia Tarachansky]

Hello,

Over the past two weeks the people of Gaza have been under a bloody attack
by the Israeli Defense Forces. I have been covering this story, and many of
the stories of the region and wanted to share some of the stories we here at
The Real News Network published in the past few days. As the horror
thickens, stories that are of the utmost significance often get swept to the
background. They are often buried under the rubble of dead bodies and broken
dreams.

Please keep safe, wherever you are.

Much love,

Lia
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*Israeli Intel Targets Israeli Protesters*

*Video: *
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=3065&updaterx=2009-01-09+12%3A02%3A03
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*Video Description:* As the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip continues, so
does opposition from the Israeli public. Protesters all across the country
have been clashing with police in both Arab-Israeli and Jewish cities. Jesse
Rissin Rosenfeld, Freelance Journalist based in Tel-Aviv and Ramallah has
reported that the Israeli intelligence Agency, Shabak/Shin-Bet, has been
cracking down on dissenters. He also reports that protest to the Israeli
offensive has grown significantly since Israel's attack on Lebanon and this
time around Israeli protests in support of the war are also starting.
*BIO:** Jesse Rosenfeld* is a Canadian freelance journalist who has been
based in Ramallah since 2007. A former news editor at the McGill Daily and a
founding editor of the Montreal Magazine Siafu, Rosenfeld has written for
NOW Magazine, The Montreal Mirror, THIS Magazine and the Washington Report
on Middle East Affairs.
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Rockets fired from Lebanon hit Northern Israel*Video*:
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=3072&updaterx=2009-01-09+12%3A30%3A50

*Video Description*: At least three Katyusha rockets hit Lebanon on the 13th
day of Israel's offensive against Gaza. Many have been speculating on who's
to blame as no group claimed responsibility. Hezbollah has stated it is not
involved, and Hamas declared its resistance will be centered in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories only. The Real News spoke to George Rishmawi,
founder and director of the International Middle East Media Center about the
possibility of attacks from other countries surrounding
Israel.*BIO:**George N. Rishmawi
* is the director of the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between People
in Beit Sahour <http://www.pcr.ps/> and co-founder of the International
Solidarity Movement (ISM). Rishmawi is based in Beit Sahour, Palestine, and
is also the Director of the International Middle East Media
Center<http://www.imemc.org/>
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Rafah - Report from the ground*Video*:
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=3041

*Video Description:* As the fifth day of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza
Strip begins, Rafah and Gaza City, the two main targets, have witnessed
hundreds of deaths. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas blames Hamas, the
ruling party in Gaza, for inciting Israel's attack. Hamas, vows to keep
shelling Southern Israel with rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Lia
Tarachansky spoke to Fida Qishta in Rafah, located in Southern Gaza. Qishta
reports one of the first targets of the Israeli bombardment were the tunnels
dug by Palestinians under the wall, which separates Rafah in two, half in
Palestine and half in Egypt. These tunnels, says Qishta, have been used
since the beginning of the siege to smuggle food, and according to Israel,
weapons. Qishta also reports of the wall being breached by Palestinians
desperate to escape to Egypt. Though unsuccessful, this is the fifth attempt
since the beginning of the second Intifadah to breach it.

*BIO: Fida Qishta * is a freelance journalist and schoolteacher. Qishta has
founded a children's center and an afterschool program in Rafah, where she
teaches English, French, Arabic, and German from Rafah, Gaza. In 2004 Qishta
survived her home being demolished by Israeli Forces.

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Historical amnesia and Gaza*Video*:
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=3058

*Video Description:* Several days into Israel's military operation in Gaza,
The Real News speaks to Phyllis Bennis about the conflict. After giving a
brief background on the events that led to the invasion of the Gaza Strip,
Phyllis explains the various ways in which the United States facilitates
Israel's activities. According to Phyllis, it is the unquestioning military
and political support from Washington that makes Israel's actions possible.*
BIO:** Phyllis Bennis* is a Senior Analyst at the Institute for Policy
Studies in Washington DC. She is the author of *Before and After: US Foreign
Policy and the September 11 Crisis *, *Challenging Empire: How People,
Governments, and the UN Defy US Power. * and *Understanding the US-Iran
Crisis: A Primer. *
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*Finally, I leave you with this incredible report:*
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10114.shtml
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