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Israel's oiled propaganda-machine was further lubricated by its self-acknowledged decision to select women as their masbirim (misinformation spokespersons) so as "to project a feminine and softer image." To add some cool glamour to

Forget the Iraqi Information Minister; governments are now turning to Twitter, YouTube, and blogs to shape public opinion about war, and the Israel/Gaza conflict looks to be one of the most wired yet.

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The crushing of the Gaza Ghetto Uprising and the slaughter of its defenseless population will be relatively an easy task for the giant Israeli military machine and Israel's sadistic political leadership.

On the evening of January 3, Israel sent ground troops and armoured vehicles into the Gaza Strip.

Prof. Said Abdelwahed, who teaches English at Al-Azhar University, posted earlier in the day at Moments in Gaza:

UN chief calls for immediate end to Israel's ground offensive http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/400072/1/.html Posted: 04 January 2009 0839

As the Israel/Hamas conflict continues to escalate, a large number of people from 30 different groups (reports vary on the number of protesters, from hundreds to thousands) gathered yesterday at Pioneer Court along Michigan Avenue and ended in front of the Israeli consulate to protest Israel's recent military actions in the Gaz

Ushahidi was developed a year ago to map the violence last January following Kenyan elections. It has since been used in the DRC and now Al-Jazeera is using it to map and document the Israel’s attack war on Gaza.

Though Gaza is a long way from Australia, there have been many reactions to the catastrophe unfolding there. Many Australians have been using their blogs to post links that help to provide both information and analysis of what’s happening that is not always covered in the mainstream media.

Planet IRF has been posting AlJazeeraEnglish videos. He re-titled ‘Sderot residents live on the edge 30 Dec 08′ as Sympathy for victims…