Gazans Yearn for Israeli Presence -Rafael D. Frankel
Three years have passed since Israel withdrew from Gaza, and the economy has gone from bad to worse. "I want the Israelis to come back," says Riyad al-Laham, an unemployed father of eight from Mawassi - a town located in Gush Katif - who worked in the area's Jewish settlements for nearly 20 years.
"All the Mawassi people used to work in the settlements and make good money. Now there is nothing to do. Even our own agricultural land is barren."
Mawassi is now dependent on food handouts from the UN.
(Christian Science Monitor)
Three years have passed since Israel withdrew from Gaza, and the economy has gone from bad to worse. "I want the Israelis to come back," says Riyad al-Laham, an unemployed father of eight from Mawassi - a town located in Gush Katif - who worked in the area's Jewish settlements for nearly 20 years.
"All the Mawassi people used to work in the settlements and make good money. Now there is nothing to do. Even our own agricultural land is barren."
Mawassi is now dependent on food handouts from the UN.
(Christian Science Monitor)
Hamas Tightens Its Hold on Gaza -Shlomo BromHamas' nearly complete takeover of Gaza gives Israel better tools to manage the conflict because now Hamas bears full responsibility for everything that happens there.
(Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University)
Palestinian Rocket Fire Despite Truce -Shmulik Hadad
Palestinians in Gaza fired a Kassam rocket that landed near a kindergarten in the Israeli town of Sderot. Despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, intermittent rocket and mortar fire has been recorded every few days.
(Ynet News)
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