Kiryat Malachi

Children walk by the ruins of the Ministry of Interior's Civil Department building, completely destroyed that morning, in the Tal el Hawa neighbourhood, Gaza city, November 17, 2012. The death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 41 on Saturday, with hundreds more injured on the fourth day of a massive Israeli military attack on the Gaza Strip. Dozens of civilian and governmental facilities have been also destroyed. (Photo by: Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

A year after ‘Pillar of Defense,’ the nightmare continues

A year after 165 Palestinians and six Israelis were killed, political leaders have yet to conduct independent, impartial investigations into allegations of human rights violations. If neither side demonstrates the political will to protect all civilians, the cycle of violations will become a recurring nightmare. By Yonatan Gher On 21 November 2012, 13-year-old Mahmoud Abu Khousa…

By +972 Magazine November 16, 2013

Israelis express support for military, reoccupation of Gaza

I spent Thursday in Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malachi, Ashkelon and Sderot–the Israeli cities under Hamas fire. I spoke to dozens of Israelis; support for Operation Pillar of Defense was unanimous, though no one thought it would bring lasting peace. Most felt it would bring temporary quiet; many believe that Israel needs to reoccupy the Gaza…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat November 16, 2012

Israeli civilians run to take cover during a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on November 15, 2012 in the south city of kiryat malachi, Israel. (photo by: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Tragedy, farce and denial in Kiryat Malachi

The three Israelis killed on Thursday were innocent – but the State of Israel is not. Where is the house that got hit with the rocket, I asked the guy behind the counter of a snack bar in Kiryat Malachi on Thursday. Go to the third traffic circle and make a left, he said.…

By Larry Derfner November 16, 2012

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