Hamas turns down Israel truce bid – MENAFN

Why is Israel asking for a truce now? A likely motivation is avoiding the political optics of wholesale destruction and killing in Gaza during Christmas. As the US Congress and Administration prepare to send $$ billions more to Israel in military assistance, TV and internet images juxtaposing well-off American holiday shoppers with wounded and starving Palestinian children are not helpful to pro-Zionist lobbyists, especially if viewed by the millions of American families trying to make ends meet.

Allegations of Israeli War Crimes Grow as US Again Delays Security Council Vote – truthout

“UNICEF has declared Gaza to be the ‘world’s most dangerous place to be a child.'”

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