Israeli citizens calling upon international community to stop Israel
A powerful reminder that in Israel itself there are brave and honest people who know what is happening in Gaza and choose not to remain silent and complicit to the open crimes of their own nation. Sadly their words will not be carried by any mainstream media [...]

I really hope this is the real deal:
Crooks and Liars
By Susie Madrak Wednesday Jan 07, 2009 11:08am
This, of course, is welcome news for the beleagured Palestinians:
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday Israel and the Palestinian Authority had accepted a truce plan for Gaza announced by Egypt on Tuesday.
“The president is delighted [...]

AlterNet
By Robert Scheer, Truthdig
Posted on January 7, 2009, Printed on January 7, 2009
Why are we so indifferent to the death and destruction in Gaza?
The major news outlets meekly accepted Israel’s banning of journalists from entering Gaza as an excuse for downplaying collateral civilian casualties, our president-elect, Barack Obama, has had little to say [...]

IDF now claiming that it came under fire from the school it demolished.
Israeli ground forces edged closer to two major Gaza towns, and a total of 58 Palestinians were killed Tuesday — with just two confirmed as militants, health officials in Gaza said. A top U.N. official called for an investigation into the mounting civilian [...]

Ben Smith’s Blog-  Politico.com.
Obama deplores civilian deaths in Gaza, Israel
Breaking his silence on the conflict in Gaza, the president-elect deplored the civilian casualties, which have been overwhelmingly on the Palestinian side, after a meeting with fiscal and economic advisors today.
“I’m very concerned with the conflict taking place there,” Obama said. “I’m monitoring the situation on [...]

Amos Harel< from Haaretz had this to say:
Senior officers admit that the IDF has been using enormous firepower. “For us, being cautious means being aggressive,” explained one. “From the minute we entered, we’ve acted like we’re at war. That creates enormous damage on the ground … I just hope those who have fled the [...]

Telegraph: Israeli soldiers killed by ‘friendly fire’ in Gaza
Israel has suffered its heaviest loss of life in the campaign so far when three soldiers from its elite Golani Brigade were killed and 24 wounded in northern Gaza when a tank shell hit a building where the infantrymen were resting.

Politico: Obama deplores civilian deaths in Gaza, Israel
Breaking his silence on the conflict in Gaza, the president-elect deplored the civilian casualties, which have been overwhelmingly on the Palestinian side, after a meeting with fiscal and economic advisors today.
“I’m very concerned with the conflict taking place there,” Obama said. “I’m monitoring the situation on a day [...]

BBC News:
Israel ‘expands’ Gaza offensive
-Israeli forces have widened their attacks in the Gaza Strip to include Khan Younis in the south, reports say.
-Israeli officials have so far rejected calls for a truce.
-Living conditions in Gaza are reported to be deteriorating sharply, with supplies of fuel and food not getting to where they are needed. [...]

Crooks and Liars: Aid Agencies Say Gaza Needs Food, Medicine and Body Bags
-Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor in Gaza, tells Sky News that the number of civilians injured and killed in Gaza proves that Israel is deliberately attacking the population.
-About 530 Palestinians have been killed, at least a quarter of them civilians, since Israel launched [...]