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24 hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing Key parts: “ At the time of reporting, there remained 229,872 people sheltering in 81 UNRWA schools. The average number of people in each UNRWA shelter is about 2,800. The total number of people UNRWA is supporting through its own shelters and non-UNRWA schools, is more than 256,000. Almost half of the displaced in UNRWA shelters are children below the a

The Luntz report was written in the aftermath of Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 and January 2009, when 1,387 Palestinians and nine Israelis were killed. “ Israeli spokesmen have their work cut out explaining how they have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them civilians, compared with just three civilians killed in Israel by Hamas rocket and mortar fire. But on television and radio and in newspapers, Israeli government spokesmen such as Mark Regev appear slicker and less aggressive than their predecessors, who were often visibly indifferent to how many Palestinians were killed.” “ Going by what they say, the playbook they are using is a professional, well-researched and confidential study on how to influence the media and public opinion in America and Europe. Written by the expert Republican pollster and political strategist Dr Frank Luntz, the study was commissioned five years ago by a group called The Israel Project, with offices in the US and

24 hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing Key parts: “ UNRWA continued to focus on emergency response activities related to internally displaced persons (IDPs) taking refuge in its designated shelters, the provision of food and other vital supplies to families in all five areas of the Gaza Strip, and implementation of regular operations for the 1.2 million refugees it serves.” “ Shelter

“ Καθώς ο ισραηλινός στρατός σφυροκοπούσε για μια ακόμη φορά τη Γάζα, στα τέλη του 2008 και τις πρώτες εβδομάδες του 2009, αρκετοί Ισραηλινοί αξιωματούχοι έλαβαν ένα απόρρητο έγγραφο στο ηλεκτρονικό του ταχυδρομείο. Γραμμένο από τον Αμερικανό πολιτικό αναλυτή και σύμβουλο του ρεπουμπλικανικού κόμματος, Φρανκ Λουντζ, το κείμενο αποτελούσε το απόλυτο εγχειρίδιο προπαγάνδας που θα έπρεπε να χρησιμοποιεί κάθε αξιωματούχος 'που βρίσκεται στην πρώτη γραμμή του επικοινωνιακού πολέμου'. Το συγκεκριμένο αρχείο, που διέρρευσε αρχικά από την ηλεκτρονική σελίδα του Newsweek και στη συνέχεια αναλύθηκε διεξοδικά από τον βρετανικό Independent, εκτός από γενικές κατευθυντήριες γραμμές περιλαμβάνει ακόμη και έτοιμες λέξεις και φράσεις που θα πρέπει να χρησιμοποιούνται κατά τη διάρκεια τηλεοπτικών συνεντεύξεων και δημόσιων εκδηλώσεων.” “ ... τα δελτία ειδήσεων των μεγαλύτερων διεθνών μέσων ενημέρωσης (και αρκετών Ελληνικών) φαίνεται να αντιγράφουν σελίδες από το συγκεκριμένο εγχειρίδι

24 hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing Key parts: “ The population in Gaza is uncertain of what the future holds, and many families continue to move back and forth from homes to shelters.” “ At the time of reporting, there remained 218,367 people sheltering in 87 UNRWA schools. The total number of people UNRWA is supporting through its own shelters and government schools, is over 256,000.

24 hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing Key parts: “ Tragically, six people were killed on 13 August, whilst handling an unexploded ordnance in northern Gaza. Reportedly, two of them were journalists, an Italian videographer and a Palestinian translator, as well as four members of Gaza’s unexploded-ordnance squad. ” “ Due to the impending expiry of the 72-hour ceasefire during the reportin

“ The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday that its NGO partners estimated that as many as 35,000 people had managed to reach Iraqi Kurdistan's Dohuk governorate. 'The new arrivals are exhausted, dehydrated and many have suffered sun or heat stroke, with the daily temperatures reaching 40 to 45 degrees Celsius,' UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said in Geneva. ” “ As of now, an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people remain trapped on Sinjar Mountain without food, water or shelter. Access to these families is extremely limited.” “ According to the mayor of Zakho, his city of 350,000 people located just a few kilometres from the Turkish border, is hosting some 100,000 displaced people , mainly from Sinjar and Zumar, who have fled there over the past week. The local authorities have opened schools and community buildings to house the displaced, who are also taking shelter under bridges and in unfinished buildings. ” “ Dohuk governorate is now hosting close to 400,00

του system failure Μετά από την καταστροφική πολιτική των δανειστών που ακολουθεί κατά γράμμα ο συνασπισμός Σαμαρά-Βενιζέλου, μετά από τις απανωτές περικοπές, το ρεκόρ ανεργίας, την καταστροφή της οικονομίας, τα ατέλειωτα χαράτσια και τελικά, την απόπειρα εξαφάνισης της μεσαίας τάξης, η νεοφιλελεύθερη κυβέρνηση χρεώνεται με ακόμα ένα μεγαλειώδες "κατόρθωμα", καθώς έσπευσε πρώτη και καλύτερη να υιοθετήσει αναντίρρητα τις κυρώσεις κατά της Ρωσίας. Σαν να μην έφταναν όλα τα άλλα, μέσα σε ένα τέτοιο τοπίο καταστροφής για την οικονομία, πολλές επιχειρήσεις που αγωνίζονται να επιβιώσουν, δέχθηκαν θανατηφόρο πλήγμα από τα Ρωσικά αντίποινα. Οι ήπιες δηλώσεις των εκπροσώπων της αγοράς στα μεγάλα τηλεοπτικά κανάλια, που ζητούν απεγνωσμένα τις αποζημιώσεις από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και το άνοιγμα νέων αγορών για να διαθέσουν τα προϊόντα που θα αρχίσουν να σαπίζουν, είναι μόνο ένα προκάλυμμα απέναντι στην πραγματική εικόνα μιας κοινωνίας που βράζει. Την ίδια στιγμή, άλλο

24 hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing Key parts: “ Despite the temporary ceasefire holding, only few families left the UNRWA shelters. As of yesterday 12 August 16:30, 207,221 IDPs were sheltered in 87 UNRWA schools. The IDP numbers remain fluid. Some families return if they find their house uninhabitable or feel otherwise unsafe. Almost half of the displaced in UNRWA shelters are children below the age

by system failure The government coalition in Greece has lost more power in recent euro elections and literally struggling hard to stay in power. The middle class in Greece has been hit directly by the cruel neoliberal measures imposed by the Troika lenders and more people express their anger against government policies. The latest governmental "achievement" was to follow immediately Western sanctions against Russia, something that triggered Russia's response to block many Greek products from the Russian market. Under such catastrophic scenery for the economy, many small-medium businesses in Greece are struggling to survive and the Russian blockade was a major hit for them. Although the mainstream media refer to these problems, the statements of market representatives in all central news, asking from the government to impose pressure to the EU to give compensations and find new markets, are only cover the real picture of a society which is