Commentaries, Documents, Booklets, and Miscellaneous Materials Relating to the Gaza Strip

Summary of Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza

• Weekly/Monthly Details of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza: Despite reports to the contrary, Israel maintains an ongoing humanitarian corridor for the transfer of perishable and staple food items to the Gaza Strip. This conduit is used by internationally recognized organizations including the United Nations and the Red Cross.
  • For the Year: 2011
  • For the Year: 2010
  • For the Year: 2009
  • For the Year: 2008
• COGAT Booklet: Lists of Controlled Entry Items in Gaza [July 8, 2010]
• Special Overview of Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza [May 27, 2010]
• Behind the Headlines: The Israeli Humanitarian Lifeline to Gaza

Commentaries

• Summary: Let's say it like it is: Jewish blood doesn't make good headlines. Nobody gives a damn when young Israeli soldiers are attacked and all but killed by 'aid workers' and 'peace activists'. The only story that sells is when Jews fight — or to be accurate, fight back. Thus the world media is revelling in the latest clash between Israel and Hamas — and yes, it is between these two factions. Every single person present on that flotilla supported Hamas and its openly stated aim of destroying Israel.Jewish Blood: Who is Really Behind the Gaza Flotilla?    [June 1, 2010]
  
• Summary: Despite reports to the contrary, Israel maintains an ongoing humanitarian corridor for the transfer of perishable and staple food items to Gaza. This conduit is used by internationally recognized organizations including the United Nations and the Red Cross. Well over a million tons of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza from Israel over the last 18 months equaling nearly a ton of aid for every man, woman and child in Gaza.Behind the Headlines: The Israeli Humanitarian Lifeline to Gaza    [May 28, 2010]
  
• Summary: Although the media, world leaders, and humanitarian agencies would like the world to think otherwise, international law does not require Israel to supply Gaza with fuel or electricity or any other materials, goods, or services. Israel is only required to not interfere with consignments sent by others, which it does.Is Israel Bound by International Law to Supply Utilities, Goods, and Services to Gaza?    [May 26, 2010]
  
• Summary: Contrary to what the media and world leaders proclaim, Hamas's targeting of civilians is not an Israeli fabrication. The terrorist organization used its own elaborate media networks to publicize and praise attacks on civilian targets in Israel throughout the 2008-2009 Gaza war, despite its recent attempts to prove otherwise. Hamas views attacks on civilians as legitimate, appropriate, effective, and even heroic. In fact, such strikes are fundamental to its operations.Resistance and Rockets: Hamas Targeting of Israeli Civilians    [March 4, 2010]
  
• Summary: A recent UN report on Afghanistan stands in stark contrast to the infamous Goldstone report issued by a United Nations' Human Rights Council. While the Goldstone report contained allegations of war crimes by the IDF, the UN report on Afghanistan did not blame the United States army or its allies for deaths of civilians who live near where the Taliban launched its attacks while using the civilian areas as a collective human shield.In Afghanistan UN blames Terrorists for Civilian Casualties - Unlike Standards Used For Israel    [February 23, 2010]
  
• Summary: Col. (ret.) Desmond Travers clearly emerges as an individual who is not qualified to take part in any serious fact-finding mission. Given his statements, UN Justice Richard Goldstone should repudiate Col. Travers and completely reject the conclusions that he reached as a result of his work.New Revelations About the UN Goldstone Report that Seriously Undermine its Credibility    [February 12, 2010]
  
• Summary: Even though Israel may want to release convicted Arab terrorists in exchange for prisoners such as Gilad Shalit, in doing so, Israel may be in direct violation of long-standing international law. Each nation has an obligation to prosecute and punish terrorists, in order to protect the world as a whole. By seeking its own interests, Israel would be releasing convicted terrorists who may act against other nations, causing harm that would have been preventable had they been kept in prison.Trading Gilad Shalit for Arab Terrorists: An Illegal and Perilous Exchange    [December 8, 2009]
  
• Gaza and Katrina: A Terrible Connection    [September 5, 2005]
  
• Declaration of War    [July 10, 2005]
  
• The Slogan 'Let the People Decide' Is a Return to the Sin of the Spies    [March 18, 2005]
  
• Sharon Threatens Gaza Pioneer Settlers With Civil War    [July 1, 2004]
  
• One Small Step - Is the U.N. Finally Ready to Get Serious About Anti-Semitism?    [May 21, 2004]
  
• A Double Standard on Gaza    [May 21, 2004]
  

UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency)

• Summary: The global press has continually refused to acknowledge the close relationship between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and Arab terrorist groups, such as Hamas. This close relationship has allowed UN and donor nations' money to help aid in the financing of Arab terrorism against Israel. UN Partnership With Hamas - A Faustian Pact With the Devil    [January 7, 2009]
  

Operation Cast Lead

• Summary: Between 2000 and 2008 Israeli citizens were bombarded by about 12,000 rockets and mortar bombs, including nearly 3,000 rockets and mortar bombs in 2008 alone. 22 Days of War Against Hamas in the Gaza Strip     [Off site]
  
• Summary: This FAQ section provides all the facts pertaining to the major events leading up to the January 2009 military operation in Gaza, known as "Operation Cast Lead", including Israel's attempts to pursue non-military options to stop Hama's terrorist attacks launched from Gaza against Israeli citizens. Background Facts    [Off site]
  
• Summary: This FAQ section discusses the progress of the Operation and the legal framework for the use of force during the Gaza fighting. It explains the principles of the Law of Armed Forces and provides the legal definition of war crimes and lawful military objectives. Fact About the Operation    [Off site]
  
• Summary: Operation Cast Lead, and claims of alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza, have been investigated by numerous international organizations, almost always with Israeli cooperation. Unfortunately, the Goldstone Mission -- based on a UN Human Rights Council (HRC) mandate -- was politically motivated and one-sided, making Israeli cooperation with the mission impossible. The Goldstone Mission — FAQ    [Off site]
  
• Summary: Selected video reports taken by Hamas, by IDF soldiers and by civilians provide first hand and indisputable testimony to Hamas' terrorism (against Palestinian as well as Israeli citizens) and document the cynical military tactics it employed during the Gaza War. Gaza War Crimes — Videos    [Off site]
  
• Summary: Links to additional sources of information about the conflict in Gaza. There are numerous official and authoritative Israeli Web sites that discuss the conflict in Gaza and provide objective and responsible information about the events. Conflict in Gaza — Links    [Off site]
  

The Goldstone Report

• Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and War Crimes
  Important Update: Judge Richard Goldstone has issued a retraction regarding the central and most explosive assertion of this report — that Israel intentionally killed Arab civilians there. [April 1, 2011]
• Summary: Col. (ret.) Desmond Travers clearly emerges as an individual who is not qualified to take part in any serious fact-finding mission. Given his statements, UN Justice Richard Goldstone should repudiate Col. Travers and completely reject the conclusions that he reached as a result of his work. New Revelations About the UN Goldstone Report that Seriously Undermine its Credibility [May 21, 2004]
  
• The Goldstone Report: This is the complete text of the infamous "Goldstone Report", published by the United Nations Human Rights Council, regarding the Gaza War of 2008-2009. The United Nations fact-finding mission, headed by South African Judge Richard Goldstone, examined Israel's Operation Cast Lead against Hamas in Gaza. The report is in PDF format [6.5 MB]
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Gaza Flotilla Documentation

May 31, 2010 Flotilla

• The Legal Basis of Israel's Naval Blockade of Gaza
• The Israeli Gaza Flotilla Investgation
• UN Security Council Resolution 9940
• Who is Really Behind the Gaza Flotilla? [report]
• Media Failures in Reporting the Gaza Flotilla [report-off site]
• Violent Activists Attacking IDF Soldiers [video-off site]
• IDF Aerial Video [video-off site]
• Lethal Weapons Found Aboard Mavi Marmara [video-off site]
• Activist Mob Attempt Lynch of Israeli Navy Soldiers [video-off site]
• Israel MFA Press Briefing [video-off site]
• Activists Stabbing IDF Soldiers [video-off site]
• Israel Spokesperson Report [video-off site]
• Israeli Navy Commander Gaza Flotilla Briefing [video-off site]

United Nations Resolutions

• UN Security Council Resolution 9940

Miscellaneous Documents

• Acceleration Benchmarks for Agreement on Movement and Access as Well as on the Gaza Security Situation [May 5, 2007]