Gaza War

During the winter of 2008, Gaza came under an extensive aerial bombing campaign from the Israeli Defense Forces. This signaled the beginning of the Gaza War, also known as Operation Cast Lead by the Israelis, the Gaza Massacre by the Palestinians, or simply the 2008 Gaza War as it became widely known. The three-week conflict began on December 27th, 2008 and ended on January 18th, 2009. I lived that war and witnessed the insanity of it. I am always reminded of the faces of those innocent children

media. These articles can be written in different forms such as of multiple paragraph, photos, and comics; such as the one that the New York Times newspaper releases from their journalist, Joe Sacco the author of the comic book “The Underground War in Gaza” on July 6, 2003. In his comic he exposes the conflicts between Israel and Palestine. Sacco then illustrates the attacks that are happening in Palestinian territories, where the Israeli army attempts to maintain control with the excuse of

The people of Israel began to worship idols; and as a punishment God allowed them once more to pass under the power of their enemies. The seventh oppression, which now fell upon Israel, was by far the hardest, the longest and the most widely spread of any, for it was over all the tribes. It came from the Philistines, a strong and warlike people who lived on the west of Israel upon the plain beside the Great Sea. They were blasphemy towards Yahweh Dagon, which was made in the form of a fish 's head

consensus regarding the political and legal controversies of the Israeli and Palestinian Gaza conflict has been minimal at best. At its worst it has fueled the controversies created by the United Nations Fact Finding Mission, through which, both sides maintain their positions and justification for their actions. In ordered to obtain an opinion on this issue one must examine the factual historical background of the Gaza Conflict. By identifying the major legal and political discrepancies, observing the

Despite Pakistan’s opposition at the time, a 2008 survey was taken on Pakistani media preference and provided a belief that Al Jazeera English would find success with the country. Surprisingly, news stations were watched more frequently and on a regular basis over entertainment channels and networks. Pakistan is known for a high volume of individuals and families that are wealthy, educated, and urban. This demographic has been proven to be more likely to watch the news. It was also found that rural

The essay States, by Edward Said, describes the trouble for Palestinians to find their identity due to the loss of their homeland. He also describes the situation of the Palestinians and the isolation that they feel through photographs that he had taken. Said has many different pictures throughout this essay and each of them play a part in supporting the main point of this essay. Said believes that, without a homeland, the Palestinians cannot have an identity and the Palestinians should not be content

effective form to hit people directly in their heads. The following paper discusses comic journalism and it’s rise in the recent times, it also discusses the contribution of Joe Sacco to comic journalism and lastly critically analyses his Footnotes in Gaza. Derived from words and drawn images, comic journalism has established its forte on accountability and relatability. Revolving around comic strips and info graphics, comic journalism is said to have a personal approach with the audiences. Comic journalism

Terrorism and war have affected Israel, and the people living there, ever since they became their own nation. Over the long history of Jerusalem it has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. Jerusalem was established by King David as the capital city of Israel, however there has since been a struggle of which religion should occupy the region. Christians and Muslims have been fighting a long time to control the land of Israel because they

In this world today one topic appears in the news almost daily. Israel and the Gaza Strip. The conflict has been ongoing since 1948 when the Arab League failed to support their allies in Gaza attacking Israeli forces. Now the region is wrought with conflict and is the breeding ground for terrorists and recently ISIL forces. HAMAS (The governing arm of the Palestinians in the Gaza strip) and Israel should be forced to come to the negotiation table to eliminate the conflict and bring stability to the

accepted the Roadmap for peace in 2003 for the Arab-Israeli conflict. He controls the West Bank. The many ceasefires between the Palestinians and the Israelis were only temporary or not followed at all. The Gaza-Israel conflict started on July 8, 2014 (expand). On April 9, 2003, in Gaza, some Palestinians were killed. He wants Eastern Jerusalem to be the capital of Palestine. He also believes in the right of return. However, Israel has control of Jerusalem. The Israeli walls, which represent