Saturday, January 10, 2009

2009 Jaffa Operation- War?!

I am getting tired of Facebook style "WAR"
Gaza Operation not like Lebanon 2 2006.
I have my own Problems - Few Care.
Headlines 12th January Haaretz
16:17 Jordan`s King Abdullah backs Egypt`s initiative for immediate Gaza truce (DPA)
16:01 UN Human Rights Council condemns Israel over Gaza offensive (Reuters)
15:45 Boat with peace activists and medical supplies leaves Cyprus for Gaza (DPA)
15:38 Lebanese and Palestinian students protest Gaza op at demonstration in Sidon (AP)
15:37 IAF attacks Gaza mosque, ground troops uncover mass pile of weaponry (Haaretz)
15:13 Palestinian death toll from Gaza operation rises to 905 (AP)
14:58 As of April, all planes flying into Israel must be equipped with secret code (Haaretz)
14:13 Tehran: Iranian aid ship nearing Gaza (Reuters)
14:12 Peres: Israel has never had a better trained army than today (AP)
13:49 Firemen quell fire raging in cleaning supply factory in north (Haaretz)
13:43 Blair after meeting Mubarak: Foundation has been laid for Gaza truce (Haaretz)
13:43 Some 13 Gaza rockets fired at southern Israel since Monday morning (Haaretz)
12:56 Vandals hurl firebombs at synagogue north of Paris (AP)
12:55 Gaza rockets strike near Be`er Sheva and Sderot (Haaretz)
12:35 Immigration officials: Gaza op hasn`t deterred migrants from infiltrating (Haaretz)
12:30 Tehran warns Obama: Don`t repeat Bush`s `false charges` against Iran (Reuters)
12:29 Two rockets strike open fields near Ofakim; no casualties (Haaretz)
12:23 Nearly 700 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza since start of IDF offensive (Haaretz)
11:50 Rocket fired from Gaza strikes home in Ashkelon; no report of casualties (Haaretz)
11:37 Livni: I won`t negotiate with Hamas - their words are meaningless (Army Radio)
11:35 State decides to compensate public companies for damages of Gaza war (Haaretz)
11:16 Mideast envoy Blair: Elements are in place for Gaza cease-fire (AP)
11:07 Report: Hamas rebuffs proposal for long cease-fire in Gaza (Haaretz)
10:47 Two rockets strike open fields in Sha`ar Hanegev, Eshol region (Haaretz)
10:46 France urges European observers to monitor Gaza (AP)
10:38 Foreign Minister Livni: Israel, Egypt on same page over Gaza fighting (Army Radio)
10:35 Livni: I will not negotiate with Hamas under any circumstance (Army Radio)
10:24 National Union-NRP: Cut Israeli Arab party from Knesset over its Syrian ties (Haaretz)
10:21 Gaza radio station: IDF breaking our signals to blame Hamas for Gaza war (AP)
10:11 German foreign minister says hopeful of Gaza cease-fire (AP)
09:51 Grad rocket strikes open field near Kiryat Gat (Haaretz)
09:28 Bombs aimed at Iraqi security forces kill 5 in Baghdad (AP)
09:05 Israel to allow `humanitarian cease-fire` in Gaza between 10 A.M.-1 P.M. (Channel 10)
08:31 U.S. Army: Probe of alleged Israel spy had nothing to do with his religion (AP)
08:27 Livni: IDF offensive in Gaza has restored Israel`s deterrence (Army Radio)
08:25 N.Y. court to rule Monday whether to release Wall Street financier Madoff on bail (AP)
08:10 Palestinians: IAF, Israel Navy attack Gaza City and northern Strip (Israel Radio)
08:05 15-year-old allegedly stabs and kills sister, 20, citing `family honor` (Haaretz)
07:47 Lebanon UN force finds explosives in truck outside base (Reuters)
07:20 Barak to meet later Monday with NATO secretary general (Haaretz)
06:30 Int`l law expert: Army actions must be proportional to provocation (Haaretz)
05:56 IDF clips of Gaza offensive are fourth biggest hit on YouTube (Haaretz)
05:03 Venezuela to send medical aid to Gaza Strip by way of Egypt (Israel Radio)
05:02 Barak, Livni disagree with Olmert, push for quick end to Gaza fighting (Haaretz)
04:21 `Waltz with Bashir` wins Golden Globe for best foreign film (Haaretz)
03:15 Dead Sea makes candidate list for `seven natural wonders` (Haaretz)
02:57 Sources: Hamas leaders hiding in Israel-built Shifa Hospital basement (Haaretz)
02:21 700 people arrested so far in protests against Gaza IDF op (Haaretz)
01:06 Madonna receives death threats from Muslim extremists (Haaretz)
01:01 Significant drop in deadly auto accidents since start of Gaza op (Army Radio)
23:34 Egypt reports progress in truce talks with Hamas (AP)
22:47 10,000 turn out for pro-Israel rally in front of Israeli consulate in N.Y. (Haaretz)
22:36 Palestinians: 60 Gazans die Sunday from Gaza op, including 17 wounded Saturday (AP)
22:33 Number of road accident victims down since beginning of Gaza offensive (Haaretz)
21:52 MK Lieberman: Balad and Hamas have same goal - to destroy Israel (Haaretz)
21:23 Joe the Plumber: Israel should have acted sooner against rocket strikes (AP)
21:07 IDF troops uncover booby-trapped school in Gaza, next to zoo (Haaretz)
20:30 IDF: 40 Palestinian militants killed or hurt in Gaza op since Satuday (Haaretz)
20:18 NATO: We have no plans for a peacekeeping force to supervise a Gaza cease-fire (AP)
20:15 IDF begins sending reserve units into the Gaza Strip (AP)
20:03 Rights group: Israel using bombs packed with white phosphorus in Gaza attacks (AP)
20:01 Italian Defense Minister: Anti-Israel protesters must quit `provocations` (Reuters)
19:59 Peres: Gaza offensive likely to continue for at least few more days (Haaretz)
19:52 Knesset legal adviser: Gaza offensive no reason to cancel elections (Haaretz)
19:49 Kadima supports disqualifying Israeli-Arab Balad party from election race (Haaretz)
19:35 Kadima: Likud is trying to destroy unity of Israeli public (Channel 10)
19:35 German FM Steinmeier hails Obama stance on Iran (Reuters)
19:28 At least 22 rockets hit Negev by Sunday evening (Channel 10)
19:23 Anti-Israel protesters try to attack U.S. consulate in Pakistan (AP)
19:22 Sources: Two Egyptian children, two officers hurt by IAF strike near Rafah (Reuters)
18:58 Report: Several Egyptian troops wounded in IAF bombings in Rafah (DPA)
18:48 Tel Aviv club holds solidarity event for Negev merchants to sell their goods (Haaretz)
18:40 B-G University in Be`er Sheva to hold classes this week for select programs (Haaretz)
18:35 Hamas leader Meshal: No cease-fire in Gaza until Israel ends assault (Reuters)
18:17 Egyptian police arrest 18 activists after demonstration against Gaza op (DPA)
18:15 Turkey arrests 12 more people for ties to alleged secularist coup plot (AP)
18:15 Palestinians: At least 20 Gazans killed during battles with IDF on Sunday (AP)
17:51 Fatah-affiliated Web site: Senior Hamas military commanders flee to Egypt (Haaretz)
17:45 IAF bombs dozens of smuggling tunnels along Philadelphi Route (Channel 10)
17:39 Obama: Gaza conflict underscores need for immediate Mideast solution (Reuters)
17:12 Witnesses: IAF planes flying low over Egypt, with eye on Gaza targets (Reuters)
17:12 Singer Ahinoam `Noa` Nini to represent Israel at annual Eurovision contest (Haaretz)
16:55 Israeli workers come under fire near border with Syria (Channel 2)
16:34 Palestinian medical officials: Gaza death toll stands at 869 (AP)
16:28 Qassam rocket strikes home of Sderot mayor (Channel 10)
16:05 Gaza rocket hits yard of Ashdod school; a number people treated for shock (Haaretz)
15:45 Livni: Gaza battle isn`t one-time conflict that will end in an agreement (Haaretz)
15:40 Livni: We`ll continue military offensive against Hamas (Haaretz)
15:38 Livni: Israel launched Gaza op in order to change balance of power (Haaretz)
15:36 Report: Madonna targeted by Muslim fanatics over Israel`s Gaza offensive (Agencies)
15:35 Livni: We are working with Egypt to combat Gaza arms smuggling (Haaretz)
15:07 Color Red early warning system sounded in Sderot (Channel 2)
14:43 Sources: Hamas has used anti-aircraft missiles against IAF (Haaretz)
14:36 Cabinet secretary: Israel has no plan to reduce pressure on Hamas (Haaretz)
14:35 Cabinet Secretary: Hamas is making cynical use of its population (Haaretz)

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2008 Jaffa Last day of 2008- Operation or War!?

Two Weeks later and not clear when end is Near.
I am short of Money for Food and few care.
Haaretz Headlines Today:
14:52 Israel drops leaflets on Gaza warning residents it plans to escalate offensive (AP)
14:48 Hamas leadership in Damascus says it rejects foreign troops in Gaza (AP)
13:51 Qassam rocket lands in Eshkol regional council; no injuries reported (Haaretz)
13:40 Jordan police fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting Gaza op (Al Jazeera)
12:34 Palestinian medical officials: 8 people killed by IDF tank strike in northern Gaza (AP)
12:31 Abbas: Israel would be responsible for `waterfall of blood` if it nixes truce (AP)
12:25 Sirens sound in Ashkelon (Israel Radio)
12:14 Palestinian rocket directly strikes home in Ashkelon (Israel Radio)
12:02 Two Grad rockets strike Ashkelon; one injured, many treated for shock (Israel Radio)
11:41 Abbas: Israel must accept Egypt-brokered truce to end Gaza fighting (AP)
11:26 Incoming secretary of state Clinton likely to name Dennis Ross as Mideast adviser (AP)
11:16 Syrian state newspapers slam UN`s Gaza truce resolution (AP)
11:16 IDF to hold its fire for three-hour window to allow aid to reach Gazans (AP)
10:05 China to dispatch envoy to Mideast `to promote the alleviation of tensions` (AP)
10:01 Israeli envoy departs Venezuela after Chavez orders his expulsion (Israel Radio)
09:07 Report: EU draws up plan to restore control of Gaza crossings to Fatah-led PA (Haaretz)
09:00 Three Gaza rockets explode in open field in Eshkol regional council (Channel 10)
08:47 Five IDF troops lightly wounded in Gaza fighting (Israel Radio)
08:00 U.S. says arms shipment to Israel not linked with Gaza conflict (Reuters)
06:38 IDF ground troops reported advancing in outskirts of Gaza City (AP)
06:17 Record anti-Israel protest claimed in New Zealand (DPA)
05:37 Illinois Gov. Blagojevich impeached for trying to sell Obama`s senate seat (AP)
04:53 Jordan PM apologizes for police beating of reporters outside Israeli embassy (Reuters)
04:21 Expelled Israeli ambassador leaves Venezuela in wake of Gaza escalation (AP)
03:54 Palestinians: IAF strikes Hamas compound in Khan Younis, Gaza market (AP)
03:30 U.S. seeks ship to move arms to Israel from Greece (Reuters)
02:49 U.S. judge to rule on Madoff bail in fraud case on Monday (AP)
02:24 Amnesty International asks UN for human rights monitors in Gaza (DPA)
01:57 U.S. VP Cheney: Osama bin Laden no longer an effective leader (AP)
01:37 Palestinian FM: Israel, Hamas showing `disrespect` by ignoring UN call for truce (AP)
01:04 AIPAC: Truce resolution refuses to acknowledge Israel`s right to self-defense (Haaretz)
00:44 Syria protests Israel Golan wine gift to UN staff (Reuters)
00:24 Olmert: Friday`s rocket barrage proves UN resolution is not practical (Haaretz)
23:59 Hamas claims it hit Israel Air Force base 27km from Tel Aviv (Haaretz)
23:38 Obama aide denies report he will negotiate with Hamas once in office (Haaretz)


From BBC, Since then Beer Sheba too:
1. Ashdod: First attack so far north, Sunday. Woman killed in second rocket attack, Tuesday
2. Ashkelon: One man killed, several injured in rocket attack, Monday
3. Sderot: rocket attacks
4. Nevitot: One man killed, several injured in rocket attack, Saturday
5. Civilian family reported killed in attack on Yabna refugee camp, Sunday
6.
Israeli warplanes strike tunnels under Gaza/Egypt border, Sunday
7. Three brothers reported killed in attack on Rafah, Sunday
8. Khan Younis: Four members of Islamic Jihad and a child reported killed, Sunday. Security officer killed in air strike on Hamas police station, Tuesday
9. Deir al-Balah: Palestinians injured, houses and buildings destroyed, Sunday
10. Tel al-Hawa - Interior ministry and Islamic University badly damaged, Monday. At least three buildings in ministry compound hit, Tuesday
11. Gaza City port: naval vessels targeted, Sunday
12. Shati refugee camp: Home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya targeted, Monday
13. Intelligence building attacked, Sunday
14. Jebaliya refugee camp: several people killed in attack on mosque, Sunday 15. Beit Hanoun - two girls killed in air strike, Tuesday
16. Israeli soldier killed at unspecified military base near Nahal Oz border crossing - five other soldiers wounded in same rocket attack, Monday night.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

2008 Jaffa 27th Dec From Celebration to Demonstration

My home in the block of Flats over the Square


The Weather was OK so The Celebratiion of the three Religions and Holidays started well
But before I went down I heard on the Radio what had started in Gaza.
A few hours later in the same place opposite where I live a Demonstration.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

2008 December Yaffo

Bad News: My Electricity was cut Today my Yahoo Account went Down.
Good News: Electricity Back Now. Margi Helped,
Barak "friend" on Facebook
Tzipi on Linkedin