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Israel kills 15 in Gaza then tries to shift blame to Hamas | The Electronic Intifada Quoting from Haaretz : “In response to the ongoing rocket fire, an IDF spokesperson stated that the military will not tolerate any attempt at harming Israeli civilians or soldiers, and will continue to “act with determination and strength against any source of terror.” The spokesperson also claimed that Hamas must be “held responsible” for the ongoing attacks.” Israel is quickly trying to shift the blame for the war crimes it is committing in Gaza to Hamas. Suddenly those firing rockets (after 10 were killed for no reason last night, now 15) are the bad guys and Israel is the good guy doing self defense in this equation.

Arms industry promoter latest recruit for UK Israel lobby | The Electronic Intifada What is the next career move for a promoter of the arms industry? Join the Israel lobby, it seems. Over the past few days, I have been writing about how the Britain Israel Communications and Research Center ( BICOM ) has indicted war criminal Michael Herzog on its staff . Herzog’s newest colleague at the center is Luke Akehurst , until recently a “defense” specialist with the public relations giant Weber Shandwick. Enticing Akehurst to work for her is quite a coup for Lorna Fitzsimons , BICOM ’s chief executive. He was named “ UK consultant of the year” at the 2008 Public Affairs News Awards. The prize was in recognition for his invaluable services for several companies that arm dictators. Libya connection Finmeccanica, one of his clients, cultivated strong links with Muammar Gaddafi lately. While it has predicted that its revenues for 2011 will exceed €18 billion, the civil war in Libya will i...