Israel Freedom Flotilla attack: eyewitness accounts begin to emerge

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The UN Security Council condemns the raid on the Freedom Flotilla but refuses to name Israel in a grotesquely absurd bit of politicking. Meanwhile, Cameron’s weasel words: he describes the attack as “unacceptable” and calls for a “constructive” response to “legitimate criticism” of its actions. Ooh, tough! It’s obviously having an impact because the Jerusalem […]

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Israel attacks humanitarian aid flotilla off Gaza killing 16 civilians

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VIDEO UPDATE: This is the longer 9:35 version of the video which shows shot civilians and reports of two dead before the Israeli commandos even land on the ship. Any violence in international waters by the passengers is clearly self-defence. Organisers are trying to keep everyone calm but despite the hoisting of the white flag

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How the rich stay rich: Baroness Scotland’s £6 per hour cleaner

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Baroness Scotland I’m neither in the habit or position, nor have I the disposition, to employ anyone. However, when eleven years ago a fellow leftie found herself even more skint than me, one way to help her out was to offer £20 per week for a four-hour cleaning session at my scruffy flat each week.

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