Top Scoop Stories – 7th January, 2009 News Summary

Thursday, 8 January 2009, 3:40 pm
Article: The Scoop Editor

LEAD STORY

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1000+ Protest Gaza Assault In Wellington
A protest organized by the Wellington Palestine Group against the Israeli assault on Gaza drew a crowd of more than 1000 people on an otherwise very quiet day in the capital.The group started its protest outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Panama Street and then moved down to the Yitzhak Rabin peace memorial adjacent to the Library in Civic Square. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00051.htm

ALSO:

Wellington Palestine Protest Begins [2]

Failure to condemn Israel lacks moral courage [3]

Cease Fire Brings Little Relief to Families [4]

Gaza update: protests, weapons, humanitarian sit'n [5]

Remarks Before Meeting with Ban Ki-Moon [6]

3-Hour Gaza Truces Good, Not Enough [7]

War in the world's most thickly populated area [8]

A Call From Citizens of Israel [9]

Israel’s Daily 3-Hour Truces In Gaza [10]

Maori Party wants action on war in Gaza [11]

McCully concerned by mounting Gaza crisis [12]

Global Peace And Justice Auckland Newsletter #268 [13]

Boycott calls disappointing [14]

Sports Boycott - Israeli Player To Face Protest [15]

Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposal [16]

Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell kills 30 [17]

Violence continues in Middle East [18]

Israelis in support of the Gaza conflict [19]

Israeli strike hits outside UN school, 34 dead [20]

Gaza faces tenth day of destruction and violence [21]

Hundreds protest Israel's attacks on Gaza in Wellington [22]

Silent protest on Gaza operation [23]

With greater power comes greater responsibility [24]

Global Peace & Justice Auckland #267 - 5/1/09 [25]

Appeal to the UN Ambassadors Re: Gaza [26]

Protest March Today [27]

Full Scoop Coverage of Israel's attacks on Gaza [28]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00047.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00032.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00114.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00034.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00120.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00098.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00097.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00095.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00115.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00018.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00015.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00028.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00027.htm [14]

[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00024.htm [15]

[16] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/17224.html [16]

[17] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/17222.html [17]

[18] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/17218.html [18]

[19] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/17207.html [19]

[20] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/17200.html [20]

[21] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/17197.html [21]

[22] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/17184.html [22]

[23] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00017.htm [23]

[24] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00015.htm [24]

[25] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00016.htm [25]

[26] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00012.htm [26]

[27] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00011.htm [27]

[28] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00017.htm [28]

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NZ POLITICS

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Justice System: Call For End To "Law And Order Auction"
"The NSW Opposition today pledged to end the "law and order auction" in promising to increase punishments - a tradition that has charactised both NSW and New Zealand for too long." More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00036.htm

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Minister - Govt must restore faith in sentencing [2]

Case Highlights Weakness Of Bail [3]

Evidence before ideology [4]

Lack of evidence-based criminal justice policy [5]

First Dead Child on National’s Watch [6]

The Mallet of Judgement [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00016.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00013.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00037.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00035.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00014.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00010.htm [7]

Anxiety: McCully Concerned By Mounting Gaza Crisis
Attacks on United Nations facilities, including schools, in the Gaza Strip are of grave concern and underline the need for both sides of the conflict to agree to an immediate ceasefire, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00015.htm

ALSO:

Maori Party wants action on war in Gaza [2]

Failure to condemn Israel lacks moral courage [3]

Goverment rejects Greens' sophistry on Gaza crisis [4]

NZ Govt fiddles while Gaza burns [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00018.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00032.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00004.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00005.htm [5]

Search For Missing Crewman From Ship Kyoshin Maru No.2 Suspended
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) was earlier today advised by the Japanese Coastguard that a 31-year-old Japanese national had fallen overboard from the whaling vessel Kyoshin Maru No.2. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00074.htm

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Sea Shepherd disrupts vessels engaged in missing sailor search [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00081.htm [2]

Maori: Shift in Treaty settlements approach "most significant in a decade"
Prime Minister John Key's decision to reinstate a Cabinet committee dedicated to Treaty of Waitangi settlements has been praised by treaty historian Professor Paul Moon. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0901/S00002.htm

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Cabinet committees announced [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0812/S00247.htm [2]

Tolls: Roads Safer, Water More Dangerous
The Christmas and New Year holiday period has resulted in ten drowning deaths in New Zealand. This is the same number of fatalities as the holiday period last year. Statistics released today by Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) for the holiday period show that there were eight recreational drowning deaths and two non recreational. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0901/S00004.htm

ALSO:

Safely enjoy the pool this summer with your kids [2]

Boating Fatality Lake Taupo [3]

Kawarau River Jetski-Jetboat Crash [4]

Irina Yun's Backpack Located By Searchers [5]

Drury Creek Deceased Formally Identified [6]

Minister urges vigilance despite record low toll [7]

Road Lowest in 15 Years (Central District) [8]

Canterbury 2008 Road Toll [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0901/S00005.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00018.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00017.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00016.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00013.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00007.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00013.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00004.htm [9]

Gongs: Some Kiwis Get Extra Reson To Party At New Year
The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00001.htm

ALSO:

New Year Honours for Councillors [2]

Wellington New Year Round up [3]

New Year Celebrations in Auckland City [4]

New Years Eve Wanaka 2008 [5]

Taupo: Serious Assault - New Years Eve [6]

Canterbury 2008 Road Toll [7]

New Years Eve Boosts Online Dating [8]

Rhythm and Vines opens its gates! [9]

New Year's Day a magical one for Kiwi magician [10]

New year's resolutions - worth all the hassle? [11]

Battling the festive hangover [12]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00007.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00004.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00003.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00005.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00003.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0901/S00004.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0901/S00003.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0812/S00253.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/17063.html [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/lifestyle/17086.html [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/lifestyle/17085.html [12]

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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Milk powder prices continue to plummet as other commodities firm
Jan. 7 – Milk powder prices plummeted 9.3% in yesterday’s online auction by Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s largest exporter of dairy products. The average price of wholesale milk powder at the auction fell to US$2,017 per tonne, more than 50% lower than when the... More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/?p=2088

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Exports rising steadily, imports up but easing [2]

NZ's trade deficit narrowed as imports slowed [3]

Commodity Price Declines Ease [4]

Farmers feel some relief from high input prices [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00031.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00032.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00028.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00027.htm [5]

NZ dollar extends gains on rising commodities, US fiscal package
Jan. 7 – The New Zealand dollar extended its gains as prices for commodities rose and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pressed Congress for a larger fiscal stimulus to revive the world’s biggest economy. The Reuters/Jeffries CRB Index of 19 raw materials climbed 2.8% as members... More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/?p=2084

Weather: Farmers Not Hearty After Hail
“The man who survived for more than 30 hours adrift on a jet ski during Saturday’s hail storm was incredibly lucky, but that storm hit many North Canterbury cropping farmers hard,” says Paul Stackhouse, North Canterbury Federated Farmers Grain and Seed chairman. “The golf ball sized hail stones that swept across North Canterbury on Saturday carved a six to eight kilometre path of destruction through crops, with the damage estimated to be well in excess of one million dollars. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00022.htm

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Rainfall Reduces Immediate Drought Risk [2]

Summer Temperatures Heighten Fire Risk [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00020.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00026.htm [3]

Stats: Summer Fetches Mixed Results For Retail
The seasonally adjusted value of the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series decreased 2.8 percent in November 2008 compared with October 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was the largest monthly drop since the series began in October 2002. The main contributor to the drop was a substantial decrease in the value of fuel sales, while fuel prices continued to decline. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00005.htm" target="_blank

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NZ stocks gain; Warehouse, retailers advance [2]

New Xmas Eve Record as Kiwis Spend $4 Billion in December [3]

Warehouse resisted margin squeeze as peak Christmas sales fell [4]

Australia and NZ - Weekly Prospects 5/1/09 [5]

Australia's economy to stall in 2009 [6]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/?p=2082 [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00008.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00045.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00009.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0901/S00010.htm [6]

PM Welcomes World-First Biofuel Test Flight
Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key has congratulated Air New Zealand for its successful test flight today of a biofuel-powered Boeing 747 aircraft. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0812/S00272.htm

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Air NZ Test Flight Proves Viability of Biofuel [2]

Air New Zealand succeeds with biofuel flight [3]

Air New Zealand Biofuel Test Flight Underway [4]

National’s comments on biofuels ring hollow [5]

Tourism operator leads on sustainability [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0812/S00487.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0812/S00486.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0812/S00483.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00008.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0901/S00012.htm [6]

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COMMENT

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The Perils Of Gaza: Israel And Hamas
Binoy Kampmark writes: The Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip signals yet another chapter in the tragic dilemma faced by those in the enclave. The only true victims, as it always has been in this conflict, will be the civilians. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00062.htm

ALSO:

Israel's New War Ethic [2]

Obama and Gaza: Exiting the Vortex of Violence [3]

Should Israel Talk To Hamas? [4]

Some thoughts on watching the BBC News [5]

Molten Lead [6]

Poem: Gaza Told Me [7]

A Candle Lights Gaza's Night Awaiting Martyrdom [8]

Gaza - Plan of Attack - Commentary [9]

The Massacre in Palestine - Threat of a Wider War [10]

The Invasion of Gaza: "Operation Cast Lead" [11]

Gaza and the World: Will Things Ever Change? [12]

On Israel’s offensive in Gaza [13]

Where's the Academic Outrage Over Gaza Bombing? [14]

A Hundred Eyes for an Eye [15]

The Fighting in Gaza: Where is it Going? [16]

McKinney to Obama: “Say Something” About Gaza [17]

A Very Bad Year [18]

America and Israel [19]

Where's the Academic Outrage Over Gaza Bombing? [20]

Poem: Massacre Justified by Israel as Palestine Mourns [21]

From Dachau to Gaza [22]

Obama's Silence On Gaza Atrocities Is Deafening [23]

What is Israel's goal? [24]

A Poem for Gaza [25]

The Belligerence of Oppression [26]

World leaders respond timidly to Israeli attacks [27]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00064.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00063.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00061.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00060.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00050.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00037.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00025.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00028.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00015.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00040.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00010.htm [12]

[13] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-on-israel%E2%80%99s-offensive-in-gaza/ [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00007.htm [14]

[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00002.htm [15]

[16] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00005.htm [16]

[17] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00488.htm [17]

[18] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00001.htm [18]

[19] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00486.htm [19]

[20] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00007.htm [20]

[21] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00473.htm [21]

[22] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00472.htm [22]

[23] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00469.htm [23]

[24] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00468.htm [24]

[25] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00465.htm [25]

[26] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00463.htm [26]

[27] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00462.htm [27]

Full Scoop Coverage of Israel's attacks on Gaza
More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00017.htm

Peter Dyer: Torture & The Crime Of Aggressive War
The U.S. government’s torture of detainees in the “war on terror” can be traced directly to a Feb. 7, 2002, memo signed by President George W. Bush. This was conclusion #1 of the recently released final report of the Senate Armed Services Committee Inquiry into the Treatment... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00029.htm

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: Making "Duck Soup" Out Of 2009
As 2008 ends and this New Year begins, with all its fledgling promise despite turmoil and crisis, it's also that time when the media offers its lists of ten best or worst this and that of the previous year, an exercise... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00027.htm

Dick Cheney: Evil Loves A Vacuum
Revelations about the inner workings of the Bush Administration are coming fast and furious as the Bush-Cheney Administration comes to an ignominious end. The truism, ‘nature abhors a vacuum,’ goes a long way toward explaining... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00036.htm

The Anti-Stimulus Crowd: The Fear Of Success
Dean Baker writes: At least some Republicans are starting to muster an anti-stimulus drive, claiming that President-elect Obama's package will not help the economy. Their drive is centered on what they claim is a careful rereading of the history of the New Deal... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0901/S00030.htm

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LIFESTYLE

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How Romantic: Buskers To Wed At Midnight
New Zealand funnyman and self-proclaimed freak Sam Wills will marry British busker Felicity Redman in a romantic but quirky ceremony at midnight on Friday (9 January). It is the first of two weddings planned by the zany street performers, who got engaged... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0901/S00020.htm

Wings: Volunteer Sought For Battle Of Wellington
Destination Wairarapa is giving away a flight of the lifetime to one lucky individual in a new prize draw. Not only will the lucky winner experience an adrenalin pumping ride in the back seat of a Mustang, but the plane will join a second WWII fighter plane, a Spitfire Mark IX, in a mini mock-aerial attack of downtown Wellington, due to take place on Friday 16th January 2009 at high noon. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0901/S00015.htm

Housing: Writers To Reside
Two writers have been selected for residencies at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in Devonport, Auckland, in early 2009. They are prominent Wellington poet, fiction writer, editor and biographer, Vincent O’Sullivan, and Dunedin writer and poet, David Eggleton. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0901/S00009.htm

By Dingo! Wild Dogs At Wellington Zoo
New to Wellington Zoo and unique to New Zealand zoos, two purebred young dingoes will be walked daily around Zoo grounds over the summer holiday season. Visitors will be able to meet the dingoes under the supervision... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0812/S00328.htm

ALSO:

New female chimpanzees arrive at Hamilton Zoo [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0812/S00060.htm [2]

Life Saving: Angel Rings Prevent Early Visit To Meet Angels
The installation of ‘angel rings’ at high risk rock fishing spots on Auckland’s west coast beaches could help save lives this summer, but wearing a lifejacket should still be the number one priority for rock fishers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0812/S00225.htm

Photo Essay: Wellington Phoenix Two-for-One
In what will be the last home game this year for the Wellington Phoenix, players turned out in force to promote tomorrow night’s match against the Central Coast Mariners at Westpac Stadium. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0812/S00351.htm

Great Shivering Ghosts! Exhibition Looks At Cemetery
The many reasons why Christchurch people feel a sense of connection to Barbadoes Street Cemetery are explored in the exhibition Awakening – Barbadoes Street Cemetery: its care, its future, our memories. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0812/S00241.htm

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WORLD

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Gaza: Dozens Killed In Israeli Strikes On UN School
More than 30 people have been killed in two separate Israeli strikes on clearly-marked United Nations schools where civilians were seeking refuge from the ongoing violence in Gaza, an official with the world body said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00057.htm

ALSO:

International Criminal Tribunal For Israeli [2]

Demonstration Against the Massacre in Gaza [3]

Stop the Killing! No to the Siege! [4]

Why Gaza's Message Is Threatening To Some? [5]

Israel’s Daily 3-Hour Truces In Gaza [6]

Cease Fire Brings Little Relief to Families [7]

Remarks Before Meeting with Ban Ki-Moon [8]

Israel’s Daily 3-Hour Truces In Gaza [9]

Israel Continues To Target Palestinian Medics [10]

3-Hour Gaza Truces Good, Not Enough [11]

War in the world's most thickly populated area [12]

A Call From Citizens of Israel [13]

Stop the Killing! No to the Siege! [14]

Session On the Situation in the Middle East [15]

It’s Really Hard to Post From Here [16]

War in the World's Most Thickly Populated Area [17]

Jabalia 6pm Sat Til Sun Midday [18]

Israel Targets Medics [19]

Humanitarian Assistance Activities in Gaza [20]

Hospital Damaged by Israeli Shelling [21]

UN Role In Ending Gaza Conflict [22]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00137.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00136.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00134.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00132.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00115.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00114.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00120.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00115.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00105.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00098.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00097.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00095.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00134.htm [14]

[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00091.htm [15]

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Africa: UN Reaches Villages In North-Eastern DRC
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00061.htm

Somalia: Gunmen Kill UN Food Aid Worker
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00060.htm

Middle East: Civilians Must Be Permitted To Leave Gaza At Will
The top United Nations refugee official has stressed that civilians wishing to leave Gaza, where an Israeli military operation in response to Hamas rocket attacks has entered its 11th day, must be allowed to do so. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0901/S00058.htm

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