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Brit Tzedek Resource Page on the Israel-Gaza Crisis

 

Brit Tzedek v’Shalom

Statement on the Crisis
Action Alert to Bush
Action Alert to Obama
Action Alert to Congress
Frequently Asked Questions
Op-ed and Letter to the Editor Talking Points
Conference Call Podcasts
Diane Balser & Rabbi Eric Yoffie on Talk Radio
Israel-Gaza Crisis Action Steps
A Force To Be Reckoned With
Stories from the Ground: Sderot & Gaza
Brit Tzedek Responds to the Gaza Ceasefire Announcement

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Statements from U.S. officials

Hillary Clinton: no longer will America be isolated by Tom Baldwin. TimesOnline. January 14, 2009

Obama: Gaza war underscores need for immediate Mideast solution by Reuters. Haaretz. January 11, 2009.

Obama promises to ‘hit the ground running’ on Gaza by Ron Kampeas, JTA. January 6, 2009

Statement by the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Situation in Gaza
Friday, January 2, 2009 

Statement by the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Situation in Gaza
Thursday, December 27, 2008

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Blogs

Marc Gopin: Confronting the conflicts facing humanity

Comparative Judaisms by Rabbi Leonard Gordon

Human Rights in Gaza & Israel during the hostilities: Reports from Israeli human rights groups

Prospects for Peace by Daniel Levy 

Life must go on in Gaza and Sderot

Shalom Rav by Rabbi Brant Rosen

The Mideast Peace Pulse Blog by IPF

Tikkun Olam-Make the World a Better Place by Richard Silverstein 

TPM Cafe Talking Points Memo

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Articles of Interest

In Shattered Gaza Town, Roots of Seething Split by Ethan Bronner and Sabrina Tavernise. The New York Times. February 3, 2009.

Winners and losers in Gaza: A Palestinian perspective by Daoud Kuttab. The Jersalem Post. February 1, 2009.

Israel’s Lies by Henry Siegman. London Review of Books. January 29, 2009.

Martyrs vs. Traitors myth gains currency in Gaza war's wake by Hussein Ibish. The Chicago Tribune. January 25, 2009.

UN calls for durable Gaza cease-fire by Associated Press. The Jerusalem Post. January 22, 2009.

What happened to us? by Gadi Baltiansky. Ynetnews.com. January 21, 2009.

Weekly Q&A with Yossi Alpher. Americans for Peace Now. January 21, 2009.

Obama Calls Palestinians, Israelis to Boost Peace by Reuters. The New York Times. January 21, 2009.

Gaza success proves Israel is strong, not right by David Grossman. Haaretz. January 20, 2009.

The war as warm-up act for Obama by Gershom Gorenberg. Haaretz. January 18, 2009.

Israel-Palestine: Obama Holds All the Cards by M.J. Rosenberg. IPF Friday, Volume 398, Israeli Policy Forum. January 16 , 2009.

'A dark fog has enveloped us' by Paul Kaye. The Guardian. January 16, 2009.

Support split down party lines by James Zogby. The National. January 16, 2009.

A Way Out of Gaza? The New York Times. January 15, 2009.

Dear President Obama by Amy Eilberg. The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. January 14, 2009.

First Gaza damage estimate: $1.4 billion by Karin Laub. Associated Press. January 14, 2009.

When Israel expelled Palestinians by Randall Kuhn. Washington Times. January 14, 2009.

Ceasefire Now! by M.J. Rosenberg. TPM Cafe Talking Points Memo. January 9, 2009.

Playing into the hands of Hamas by Bernard Avishai and Sam Bahour. Haaretz. January 9, 2009.

Finding the middle ground by Hesham Hassaballa. Philadelphia Inquirer. January 8, 2009.

The Ignored Choices in Gaza by Gershom Gorenberg. The American Prospect. January 7, 2009.

Ending the War in Gaza. Middle East Briefing No 26. International Crisis Group, January 5, 2009.

Is an Israeli Jewish sense of victimization perpetuating the conflict with Palestinians? by Akiva Eldar. Haaretz. January 1, 2009.

Rewrite the script by Amjad Atallah and Daniel Levy. Guardian.uk.co. December 31, 2008.

Stop. Hold your fire by David Grossman.  Haaretz. December 30, 2008.

Dovish Groups Criticize Gaza Attack.  Jta.org.  December 29, 2008.

Trying to "teach Hamas a lesson" is Fundamentally Wrong by Tom Segev.  Haaretz. December 29, 2008.

Sderot, Gaza residents call for renewal of truce by Daniel Edlelson. Ynetnews.com.  December 29, 2008.

Talk with Hamas by Gideon Levy. Haaretz. December 21, 2008.

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Congressional Action

Congressional Statements

Congressional Resolutions

Congressional Letters

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International Action

UN General Assembly adopts resolution urging immediate Gaza cease-fire by Shlomo Shamir. Haaretz. January 17, 2009.

Security Council overwhelmingly calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire. UN News Centre. January 8, 2009.

 

 

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