Israeli Ambassador: We Have a Right to Naval Blockade on Gaza

Ambassador Ron Proser says that Israel needs to utilize naval blockade to prevent the smuggling of illegal weapons into Gaza. (00:18)

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Israel Has No Right To Intercept Flotilla, Says Rights Group

Maria LaHood, Acting Legal Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), argues Israel has no right to interfere or intercept the humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza because of the illegal nature of the blockade. 

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Israel Can’t Protect Its Legitimacy With Force, Bullets and Defiance Says Rights Group

Maria LaHood, Acting Legal Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), says the flotilla does not pose a threat to Israel’s national security. (00:40)

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UN: Civilians Bearing Brunt of Israeli Occupation

Valerie Amos, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefs reporters on her visit to Israel and the Occupied Territories.  (00:35)

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Israeli Ambassador Warns Against New Flotilla To Gaza

Meron Reuben, Israeli Ambassador to the UN, tells the Security Council plans by Palestinians activists and rights organizations to break the naval blockade into Gaza are political provocations, not humanitarian actions. 

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Gaza Blockade Not Sustainable Says Expert

Shibley Telhami, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said that the international community, including the U.S., does not believe the Israeli blockade on Gaza is sustainable and that an alternative must be found. (0:24)
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Flotilla Raid Shows Lack Of Finesse From Isrealis, Says Israeli Expert

Steven Pease, author of The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement, tells Talk Radio News Service that the recent flotilla attack demonstrates a lack of finesse on the part of Israel in terms of dealing with conflict. (:17)
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Peace Agreement Should Not Be Forced On Israel And Palestine, Says Israeli Expert

Steven Pease, author of The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement, tells Talk Radio News Service that Israelis and Palestinians need to arrive at a peace agreement on their own. Pease adds that the U.S could pay a price for forcing an agreement on the two nations. (:16)
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Obama Should Wait For Investigation Into Flotilla Attack Before Condemning Israel, Says Isreali Expert

Steven Pease, author of The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement, tells Talk Radio News Service that before U.S. President Barack Obama can take a firm position on the Israeli flotilla attack, all the facts surrounding the event need to be unearthed. (:25)
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Other Nations Jealous Of Israel's Economy, Says Israeli Expert

Steven Pease, author of The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement, tells Talk Radio News Service that it can be argued that many Middle Eastern nations are somewhat jealous of Israel due to the fact that its economy has done very well in recent years under the stewardship of Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu. (:29)
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"That was not a war"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a public hearing on current U.S. Military Aid to the Middle East, retired Ambassador Edward Peck said that the fighting in Gaza is not a war. He said, "That wasn't a war. There are not two armies fighting there. There was a huge powerful army, armed, financed and equipped by us, kicking the crappe, that's a French word, c-r-a-p-p-e, kicking the crappe out of a helpless, defenseless people, who had nothing to fight back with."
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American voters blame Hamas leaders for humanitarian crisis

According to a poll conducted by Neil Newhouse, partner and co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies, the majority of Americans blame Hamas leaders for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza (0:32)
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Robert Serry on "Positive" Progress on Middle East Peace Process

Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, speaking at the United Nations Security Council Stakeout details "positive" and "significant" progress in the Middle East peace process. (1:31)
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Robert Serry on Gaza Needs

Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, speaking at the United Nations Security Council Stakeout today stated that the Palestinians need "visible and tangible progress on the ground." (0:33)
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Robert Serry: Situation in Gaza an "Unsustainable"

Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Proces, describes the situation in Gaza as an "unsustainable humanitarian crisis." (1:12)
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On Gaza's Percarious Power Situation [audio]

From the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary General on a report from the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on the precarious power situation in Gaza.

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Ban Ki-moon's Comments on the Gaza Situation [audio]

From the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon's comments on the continued hostilities between Israel and Palestine.

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Senator Sanders Condemns Gaza Killings

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) condemns the recent civilian killings in Gaza in an interview following President Bush's State of the Union Address Monday. He says that President Bush failed to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to move forward towards peace.
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