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UN Chief Tours "Alarming" Destruction in Gaza
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon became the highest ranking international leader to visit Gaza since violence broke out three weeks ago. Calling the destruction "shocking and alarming," the UN head said Israel had used excessive force in Gaza. But he didn't place all the blame on Israel explaining: "I view the rocket attacks into Israel as completely unacceptable.
Front Page: Israel Keeps Withdrawing Amid Fragile Ceasefire
- Israel continued to withdraw from Gaza today, as a cease-fire pausing the 22-days of fighting holds. — New York Times
- Civil rights leaders and other African American activists who participated in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March On Washington, are back this week to attend Barack Obama's inauguration. — ABC News
- India's foreign minister has put pressure on Pakistan, maintaining today that countries that fail to stop terrorism would pay a "heavy price."
Font Page: Lebanese Rockets Could Open Second Front
- A second round of rockets launched from Lebanon have hit Israel. The rockets caused no damage or deaths, but resulted in a counterattack. — LA Times
- The US Commerce Department announced that retail sales fell a seasonably adjusted 2.7 percent in December, compared to November.
Should the Bush Administration Do More For Peace in Gaza?
A recent Gallup poll asked Americans whether the Bush administration should be doing more, is doing the right amount, or should be doing less to help resolve the conflict in Gaza. Only 33 percent said the current American leadership should be doing more, compared to a combined 52 percent who oppose more US involvement.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been calling for a sustainable ceasefire, different than other countries that called for an immediate end to the violence.
Italian Union Calls For Boycott of Jewish Shops Over Gaza War
Rivaling Italian politicians on the left and the right can agree on one thing: They are outraged by a recent call to boycott Jewish-owned shops in response to Israel's actions in Gaza. A trade union tied to retail and food businesses handed out flyers calling for a boycott of "shops in central Rome linked to the Israelite community" and apparently listed streets populated with Jewish shops as "sales dirtied by blood." Now Italian political leaders have called the boycott "criminal," and the Italian Jewish community plans to sue the union under antiracism laws.
Front Page: A Chance For Peace in Gaza
- A three-hour cease-fire in Gaza left hope that peace between Hamas and Israel can be reached, but there is no guarantee. — CBS on YouTube
- The Red Cross reports it found at least 15 bodies and several children, who were emaciated but alive, in a row of shattered houses in the Gaza Strip. Officials accused the Israeli military of preventing ambulances from reaching the bombed-out site for four days.
Front Page: Optimism Rises Ceasefire Plan in Gaza
- Hope for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict in Gaza has increased with the news that Israel has agreed "on the principles" of a ceasefire proposal. Hamas said there were "positive signs but no agreement yet." — BBC
- Lawmakers are pushing Barack Obama to embrace deficit-reduction goals while he promotes a spending and tax-cutting plan.
Front Page: Israel Pushes Into Southern Gaza on Day 12 of Fire
- Israeli troops moved to the southern Gaza Strip today, ignoring an effort by European envoys to broker a cease-fire. Palestinian officials said the death toll in Gaza has risen to about 560 since Israel began airstrikes on Dec. 27.
Front Page: Obamas Settle in DC as the Girls Start School
- Michelle Obama walked her daughters alongside full security detail to their first day at Sidwell Friends School in Bethesda, MD, this morning, making the family's move to DC official. — AP
- Residents in Gaza are saying they doubt rocket fire can be stopped. Thousands of Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters Sunday while Israeli warplanes, helicopters, and drones bombarded targets from above for the 10th day.
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