from timesonline.co.uk
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t...ast/article5470047.ece
"Gaza victims' burns increase concern over phosphorus"
"The pale blue 155mm rounds are clearly marked with the designation M825A1, an American-made white phosphorus munition
Michael Evans, Defence Editor and Sheera Frenkel in Jerusalem
Photographic evidence has emerged that proves that Israel has been using controversial white phosphorus shells during its offensive in Gaza, despite official denials by the Israel Defence Forces.
There is also evidence that the rounds have injured Palestinian civilians, causing severe burns. The use of white phosphorus against civilians is prohibited under international law."
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A South African leader compares the Gaza Strip to Apartheid -
"Ronnie Kasrils, a prominent South African politician, said that the architecture of segregation that he saw in the West Bank and Gaza was "infinitely worse than apartheid." That was in 2007, before Israel began its full-scale war against the open-air prison that is Gaza."
http://www.alternet.org/audits...t_israel./?page=entire
an article by Naomi Klein.