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Fourteen days into the Israeli offensive on Gaza, the Palestinian death toll continues to rise with no end in sight, even as pressure mounts internationally for a cease-fire. As officials from Israel, Egypt, and France meet to discuss a road-map to a ceasefire, the UN Security Council has come closer to a resolution calling for a ceasefire on both sides. On Wednesday, Israel finally granted “permission” for a three-hour lull in attacks to allow for humanitarian aid and burials in Gaza. During that time, Red Cross representatives commented on the “shocking” scenes they encountered when entering Gaza: images of hungry, emaciated children mourning over the corpse of their mother. A day later, the UN suspended its food aid after one of its truck drivers was killed by an Israeli attack at a border crossing. In the context of the on-going humanitarian crisis, this suspension of food aid could be disastrous. Meanwhile, here in the US, the Senate voted yesterday on a non-binding resolution to “strengthen our historic bond with the state of Israel, by reaffirming Israel’s inalienable right to defend against attacks from Gaza.” Accurate news coverage of the conflict is hard to find in the US mainstream media, and the watchdog group, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, has accused papers like the New York Times of overt pro-Israeli bias.

GUESTS: Chris Hedges, journalist and author, senior fellow at The Nation Institute, former foreign correspondent for the New York Times in the Middle East, Peter Hart with Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Demonstration Against Israeli War on Gaza:
Saturday, January 10, 12 noon
Westwood Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (at Veteran)