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When asked if a hostage deal was difficult because "someone" is devoid of emotions and humanity, Dan responded, "Oh, I didn't understand because Bibi Netanyahu also meets all these definitions."
Samer Badawi joined +972 in 2014 and covered Operation Protective Edge for the magazine from Gaza and the West Bank in the summer and fall of that year. He writes about U.S. policy toward the region, Israel-Palestine activism, and the nexus between the movement for Palestinian rights and other liberation struggles. His reporting and analysis have been cited by The Washington Post, featured on Al Jazeera, BBC, and other mainstream outlets, and called "must read" by Arad Nir of Israel's Channel 2. He was formerly the DC correspondent for Middle East International.
Flag parade: Israel's intention to hold the flag parade, cancelled because of Hamas rocket fire targeting Jerusalem (the beginning of Operation Guardian of the Walls) enraged the Palestinians, whose responses included threats to renew the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Judea and Samaria: A shooting attack was carried out near Elon Moreh (east of Nablus), targeting an Israeli civilian vehicle. No casualties were reported. Rebuilding the Gaza Strip: The Egyptian army sent engineers and heavy equipment to clear the rubble in the Gaza Strip. Egypt: The heads of the Palestinian organizations...
Matthias Schmale says that his comments about IDF precision strikes during “Operation Guardian of the Walls”—and about there being no shortage of humanitarian supplies in the Strip—were “blatantly manipulated.”
Get email notification for articles from Amira Hass Follow May. 26, 2021 12:23 AM The director of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza apologized Tuesday for remarks he made to Channel 12 stating that it was his impression that with few exceptions, the targets Israel struck during the recent Gaza war were not civilians. Hamas and Palestinian human rights groups harshly criticized his remarks prior to his apology. Matthias Schmale, director of UNRWA’s operations in the Gaza Strip, was interviewed by Arad Nir on a Channel 12 current affairs program, “World Order.”...