News Highlights:
- Israeli forces kill at least 7 Palestinians, six of them children, after firing on a Gaza family farm; most were from the same family, with the
youngest victim just 11 years old. - Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas says he will achieve unity through dialogue.
- Jan. 4th – Israeli chief of staff comments on the killing of a wounded and unarmed Palestinian by Israeli naval commandos; Moshe Yaalon found no
ethical failings, but some “gaps” in procedure due to the use of Palestinian
civilians as human shields.
Feature:
A special Eyewitness Elections Palestine, highlighting excerpts of two
statements. The first was an analysis by a Palestinian-American, Haithem El
Zabri, contrasting the two main contenders in the upcoming Jan. 9th
presidential elections, Mahmoud Abbas and Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi
(www.alaqsaintifada.org ). The second was part of the statement released by
the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, explaining why they were
endorsing Mustafa Bargouthi’s candidacy.
Focus on Zionism:
Highlights of a Jan. 3rd, 2005 press release from the Palestinian Centre for
Human Rights, condemning the shooting of a Palestinian journalist by Israeli
forces: www.pchrgaza.org.