Dresden bombing, Britain’s forgotten war crime of WWII

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Dresden bombing, Britain’s forgotten war crime of WWII

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While Britain claims to be an advocate of human rights in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and many other countries around the world, British history itself is corroborating evidence that Britain, the greatest human rights preacher, has also been the most flagrant human rights breacher.

More than 500,000 German civilians and refugees, mostly women and children, were slaughtered by Britain’s saturation bombing in 1945, one of the worst massacres of all time.

Over 700,000 phosphorus bombs were dropped on 1.2 million defenseless inhabitants of German city Dresden under Britain’s then Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s order, which not only reduced one of the greatest centers of northern Europe to flaming ruins, but also led to one of the worst war crimes of the Second World War.

Dresden’s bombing in February, 13, 1945 was so relentless that some historians believe it was the height of Winston Churchill’s madness.

“I do not want suggestions as to how we can disable the economy and the machinery of war, what I want are suggestions as to how we can roast the German refugees on their escape from Breslau,” Churchill said once.

Toward the end of the war, Churchill’s desired firestorm was finally created. More than 260,000 bodies and residues of bodies were counted after British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) assaulted Dresden. However, those who perished in the centre of the city could not be traced, as the temperature in the area reached 1600 degree Centigrade.

Dresden’s citizens barely had time to reach their shelters and those who sought refuge underground often suffocated as oxygen was pulled from the air to feed the flames. Others perish in a blast of white heat, heat strong enough to melt human flesh.

When the bombing started, no one could imagine that in less than 24 hours all those innocent people could die screaming in Churchill’s firestorms.

If there was a war crime, certainly the Dresden tragedy would rank as one of the most sinister of all time. Sadly, however, Churchill, who ordered the slaughter of up to a half million innocent people in this horrifying tragedy, was knighted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

The British queen made Churchill a knight of the Order of the Garter, Britain’s highest order of knighthood.

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TheAlexandrian: Small but meaningful protest on the campus of @USCeduagainst Apartheid Israels aggression against #Gaza http://t.co/mmJavQ6V
Nov 19, 2012, 22:31 UTC

HotArabicMusic: Picture #Israel finally gets to kill #BigBird. He has been hiding in Gaza where he was assasinated http://t.co/gP3fniwI
Nov 19, 2012, 22:22 UTC

desert916: RT @MyFreePal To make it clearer, this is the destruction an F16 bomb can cause. #Gaza http://t.co/p73VsRjS
Nov 19, 2012, 22:20 UTC

Felesteen17: Palestinians running away from a car shot by IsraHelli soldier in Gaza strip… http://t.co/n2z0jAac
Nov 19, 2012, 22:07 UTC

و: Another #IDF soldiers Instagram: Out in the sun, in the dust of the war. 1 nation standing stronger than before http://t.co/6pLhLdc4
Nov 19, 2012, 21:42 UTC

ExcuseMySarcasm: RT @LulzPirate Look: http://t.co/7UpSCTq2 – Another terrorist killed by IsraHell. #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack
Nov 19, 2012, 21:40 UTC

DeenBeann: These protestors at school are freakin awesome #FreeGazahttp://t.co/CVefgH0r
Nov 19, 2012, 21:37 UTC

و: Another #IDF Instagram. These 2 soldiers who barely look like theyve left college are: Ready for war. #Gaza http://t.co/iy154Eff
Nov 19, 2012, 21:34 UTC

MichaelJourney1: RT @hankishtwit Israel got no choice; must invade Gaza &wipe out Hamas! @mundyspeaks Israel prepares for war. http://t.co/P1Zri4MXhttp://t.co/zhfZc69E
Nov 19, 2012, 21:29 UTC

Zach M.: An Israeli missile from the Iron Dome defense system, launched to intercept rocket fire from Gaza. http://t.co/gBjT62J6 http://t.co/v9sLuogd
Nov 19, 2012, 21:22 UTC

HeyySafiah: RT @War_Times Once again, Gaza under attack. Women say free #Gaza! Protest NOW at Israeli Embassy in DC #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/q42r2Enk @codepink
Nov 19, 2012, 21:19 UTC

abbasklair: Smoke and explosion are seen after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City November 19, 2012. http://t.co/jKH2GfVI
Nov 19, 2012, 21:12 UTC

Belalmd12: Photo | paramedics carry an injured woman on a stretcher Saturday following an Israeli air raid on a house in #Gaza. http://t.co/8jptcABQ
Nov 19, 2012, 21:08 UTC

awwadwissam: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the Israeli embassy in central London.(AFP Photo / Leon Neal) #Palestinehttp://t.co/OHEsrqTq
Nov 19, 2012, 21:01 UTC

OmarJaabari: Another child killed by #Israel in #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack#IsraeliTerrorism http://t.co/Dq5Vp5uK
Nov 19, 2012, 20:54 UTC

DavidWeprin: RT @Angelrvazquez At Queens rally in support of Israel with @MarkWeprin @DavidWeprin @Grace4NY @nily #defendyourselfhttp://t.co/XmONR8cT
Nov 19, 2012, 20:53 UTC

MushuThaLohari: #Benghazi and #Gaza are one heart – a sign from todays demo in Benghazi, #Libya :) #oneummah http://t.co/ecBbAzU3
Nov 19, 2012, 20:32 UTC

Tarek Shalaby: Injuries continue (combination of stones and tear gas). #Tahrirhttp://t.co/Fn0vZebw
Nov 19, 2012, 20:13 UTC

Worldwidewebb1: …today another Israeli air strike destroyed the same #gazapolice station again again… http://t.co/8CP0UWVo
Nov 19, 2012, 20:06 UTC

YourMiddleEast: Photo of the press standing outside Al Shorouk tower, a media building for journalists, after it was hit today. #Gaza http://t.co/nZ8hYlOQ
Nov 19, 2012, 20:05 UTC

A7laKotomoto: RT @MikePrysner Getting ready for tonights protest in DC! Stop Israels war on #Gaza! 6pm, State Dept bldg #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/b86ydlEB
Nov 19, 2012, 19:58 UTC

sampetrequin: Pro-palestinian protesters asking for batsheva ensembles boycott at sadlers wells. #Israel #Palestinians http://t.co/CcgQ7oIX
Nov 19, 2012, 19:58 UTC

AmanWadud: @msofia7 PROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi, India #LongLivePalestine @GazaYBO @Omar_Gazahttp://t.co/BBjlW35W
Nov 19, 2012, 19:52 UTC

SafaAMadi: RT @mikopeled @JarrarLena @mikopeled speaking at our Israeli Embassy protest in #DC http://t.co/EqtmOHnD love these people,kids too standing with Gaza!
Nov 19, 2012, 19:52 UTC

a_shante: RT @USFOracle Students marching in protest of the recent attacks in Palestine from the #USF library to the MSC http://t.co/Pd0jQcGN
Nov 19, 2012, 19:39 UTC

XCIX_CosmoSh: Asians, Arabs, Indians, indigenous people, White, Black, Jews, Muslims, Catholics united against brutality of Israel.http://t.co/KKNWIWzy
Nov 19, 2012, 19:30 UTC

ThisIsGaZa: RT @AmanWadud @ThisIsGaZa JNU Professor Speaking atPROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi, Indiahttp://t.co/JQld7pwg
Nov 19, 2012, 19:25 UTC

stoppression: Israel embassy in New Delhi today rocked by protest against the killings of innocents in Palestine. #LetsSaveGaza http://t.co/kBTVSGnV
Nov 19, 2012, 19:24 UTC

London_360: L360 at the Haringey protests. Say no to Veolia a company thats complicit with war crimes in the West Bank #no2vag http://t.co/f8A6YVzC
Nov 19, 2012, 19:24 UTC

aabdallah: #Palestinian Police stops demonstrators in #Ramallah from going to Beit Eil. #Gaza http://t.co/tByJjYqH
Nov 19, 2012, 19:19 UTC

XCIX_CosmoSh: #Palestinian flag raised in front of #Day_Hall.http://t.co/fEkgLVSA
Nov 19, 2012, 19:16 UTC

AmanWadud: @ThisIsGaZa Delhi University Professor Speaking atPROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy Indiahttp://t.co/SFpxuhUT
Nov 19, 2012, 19:16 UTC

duniaghanimah: RT @Nuwaara Preparing for todays Protest! Meet in front of Federal Plaza at 4:30 today!! #Chicago #Gaza http://t.co/4gXJ26aR
Nov 19, 2012, 19:15 UTC

AmanWadud: @ThisIsGaZa PROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi, @GazaYBO @Palaestina @PalestineCenterhttp://t.co/CgTfj3eA
Nov 19, 2012, 19:12 UTC

XCIX_CosmoSh: Rally in support of #Gaza vs. rally in support of #Israel (Israel flag can be seen behind Gaza supporters). #cornell http://t.co/YWg50gUE
Nov 19, 2012, 19:10 UTC

YoungArabian_: #Israeli soldiers prepare tanks at an #Israeli army deployment area near the Israel-Gaza Strip border. #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/tT1Wcq8h
Nov 19, 2012, 19:09 UTC

dovenews: A protest in Benghazi next Friday after Asser prayer in solidarity with the people of #Gaza. #Libya http://t.co/2vhJ9nvr PLZ RT @WissamSalem
Nov 19, 2012, 19:03 UTC

shabanais: Finally RT@BabaUmarr Pro-#Gaza and anti-#Israel protest demo in #Delhi http://t.co/7p4XOAHU
Nov 19, 2012, 19:03 UTC

BasmaHallak: Today at #Aub a protest against whats happening in #Gaza#Palestine http://t.co/KJj40wQC
Nov 19, 2012, 19:02 UTC

AmanWadud: @GazaYBO PROTES against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi , India #Palestine @PalestineCenter @Omar_Gazahttp://t.co/MlwBNlVY
Nov 19, 2012, 18:42 UTC

omaireeni: A big march from Melbourne, Victoria, #Australia in solidarity for #Gaza. #GazaUnderAttack #PrayForGaza http://t.co/eIJWz04X
Nov 19, 2012, 18:28 UTC

muhammadmuchtar: RT @AnonymousPress Picture from protest outside Israeli Embassy today #StopTheSlaughter #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/e6dl7kUe
Nov 19, 2012, 18:26 UTC

Catherina_News: RT @VeriasA Protesters in Ramallah march for #Gaza;were attacked with live ammunition as well as plastic bullets via Hamde Abu (fb)http://t.co/26hplmSl
Nov 19, 2012, 18:14 UTC

Rukhayes87: A Palestinian Christian holds a stone during clashes with Israeli troops in protest against Israel attack on Gaza http://t.co/OAZWgCEJ
Nov 19, 2012, 18:12 UTC

YoungArabian_: Shelling pictures Sunrise Tower in #Gaza City which includes a number of press offices and the headquarters of flood. http://t.co/Aa4aF3MO
Nov 19, 2012, 17:58 UTC

Derek Stoffel: Inside what remains of a house I visited in #Gaza City. Residents say 4 #Israeli rockets hit at 3am today. http://t.co/k2qiRaY6
Nov 19, 2012, 17:57 UTC

dkcov2003: Solidarity protest in #Coventry with people of #Gaza.http://t.co/As5RNGT2
Nov 19, 2012, 17:41 UTC

GisliTryggva: Massive – and peaceful – protest against Isreali aggression towards inhabitants of Gaza in front of US Embassy in Rvk.http://t.co/cMc7SKaP
Nov 19, 2012, 17:40 UTC

allissonCD: Thought #Ramallah was quiet? Not while gaza is bleeding. High school students join the nightly protest at al-manara. http://t.co/9Vlqsl6J
Nov 19, 2012, 17:36 UTC

Zaid_1948: Rushdi Tamimi, who was injured Saturday by #Israeli gunfire at a demonstration in Nabi Saleh near #Ramallah, has died. http://t.co/NQTKzRu5
Nov 19, 2012, 17:32 UTC

iHaZeMi: Fire in Shorouk building after attacked. #Gaza in painhttp://t.co/eMRaLHJj
Nov 19, 2012, 17:31 UTC

afeefua: Israel embassy in New Delhi today rocked by protest against the killings of innocents in Palestine. http://t.co/Babosld3
Nov 19, 2012, 17:30 UTC

StandWithUsUK: RT @idfspokesperson 3 days ago, terrorists used a stadium to fire rockets to Tel Aviv & Jerusalem. We hit it this morn http://t.co/yxrJXVhU
Nov 19, 2012, 17:25 UTC

iFalasteen: Photo of the protest that happend today in berZait university in Ramallah. To support #Gaza #Palestine > http://t.co/X573hdLG
Nov 19, 2012, 17:16 UTC

Khalid Khan: fire breaks out at several places in Gaza Nov 19 evening, after taking direct hit of Israeli shelling http://t.co/WIQ2gbK5
Nov 19, 2012, 17:09 UTC

shadi rahimi: #MohamedMahmoud Street 1-year anniversary, Photo | Ultras and martyrs flags today #Egypt #Revolution #Cairo #Jan25http://t.co/yM1Eypxf
Nov 19, 2012, 16:57 UTC

Derek Stoffel: 4-story apartment building in #Gaza. Neighbors say #Israeliairstrike killed 5 people. http://t.co/CwPB55qG
Nov 19, 2012, 16:52 UTC

omaireeni: Protestors gather outside Israeli embassy in #London to express solidarity with #Gaza. #GazaUnderAttack #PrayForGaza http://t.co/ys3XXcRt
Nov 19, 2012, 16:47 UTC

Nora0315: Pulling out a Palestinian from under the rubble of his destroyed home after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza http://t.co/e1NeWu3f
Nov 19, 2012, 16:44 UTC

azrialfateh: #Gaza : four children killed in single Israeli air strike hits for the second time today.. http://t.co/FCO53xyf
Nov 19, 2012, 16:09 UTC

obasyouni: fight between army & police in New Cairo, seems a Police officer hit an army officer & army is teaching police a lesson http://t.co/QZmlkVk1
Nov 19, 2012, 15:57 UTC

Jspace_News: JAFI head Natan Sharansky visits Ethiopian immigrants in Israel living under fire from Gaza http://t.co/8t3P4ke5 http://t.co/7hTtaumu
Nov 19, 2012, 15:54 UTC

Dima-Gaza : #PHOTO for Al-Shajaaia police station targeted by Israeli airstrike ! #GazaUnderAttack via @khalidSameer87 http://t.co/X7Vx1oaE
Nov 19, 2012, 15:43 UTC

يمان: A Palestinian woman reacts as she sits on the rubble of her destroyed house after an Israeli air strike #Gaza http://t.co/tVHNwHxC
Nov 19, 2012, 15:42 UTC

يمان: Palestinians take photographs of destruction after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City today. Picture: AFP/Mohammed A http://t.co/9qw9AlCY
Nov 19, 2012, 15:35 UTC

sabulkas: Could anyone tell us what are the weapons used against humans in Gaza? http://t.co/SOh3HOWV
Nov 19, 2012, 15:26 UTC

rabid_rory: @GovMikeHuckabee Photo Please report on Israeli protesters telling their own country to stop killing kids. #Gaza http://t.co/SREoriXh
Nov 19, 2012, 15:16 UTC

AmanWadud: PROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi. #Palestine with @MaswoodZ http://t.co/Dr4gblSS
Nov 19, 2012, 15:16 UTC

AmanWadud: PROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi. #Palestine http://t.co/8Gw96N5y
Nov 19, 2012, 15:15 UTC

AmanWadud: Huge Crowd PROTESTING against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi. #Palestine http://t.co/MGDWOJc5
Nov 19, 2012, 15:14 UTC

AmanWadud: Ashes of Israel PM #Netanyahu : PROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi. http://t.co/uocFgcN8
Nov 19, 2012, 15:12 UTC

AmanWadud: PROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi. Burning effigy of #Israel PM #Netanyahu #Palestinehttp://t.co/AD8WspFS
Nov 19, 2012, 15:12 UTC

YoungArabian_: #Palestinian mourners pray over the body of 18-month-old Eyad Abu Khosa, killed in the latest #Israeli airstrikes. http://t.co/O0rLqB37
Nov 19, 2012, 15:07 UTC

AmanWadud: PROTEST against Israeli attack on Gaza at Israeli Embassy #Delhi. Sr Journalist Seema Mustafa speaking. #Palestinehttp://t.co/0h4cKQco
Nov 19, 2012, 15:07 UTC

Worldwidewebb1: Journalist Muhammad Al Ashkar injured in Israeli air strike on #gaza media centre… http://t.co/fLXWWskq
Nov 19, 2012, 15:06 UTC

masagusrifqie: Palestinian mourners carry the body of Hamas military commander, Ahmed Al-Jabari, who was killed in an Israel attackhttp://t.co/JLjKVj7S
Nov 19, 2012, 15:02 UTC

Heshamiaat: موقع حماس ب #غزة بعد تسويتة بالارض A destroyed Hamas security site is seen after an Israeli air strike in #Gaza City http://t.co/6dxizErN
Nov 19, 2012, 15:02 UTC

فَرَحْ Farah: Shurouk Tower on fire where two journos were killed+at least three others injured in an Israeli airstrike today http://t.co/L24Mfpgo #Gaza
Nov 19, 2012, 14:58 UTC

iFalasteen: PHOTO: right now of the media building catches fire after israels missile. two reported dead from it. #Gaza #غزة > http://t.co/dwqERkLk
Nov 19, 2012, 14:46 UTC

HalaELHusseini: Picture of smoke as a result of hitting an empty peace of land near moftara2 el samer #Gaza right now!! http://t.co/bUCJMHWq
Nov 19, 2012, 14:39 UTC

Official_Habib: Funeral takes place for 11 members of the Dallo family killed by Israel #gaza #GazaisUnderAttack http://t.co/vCOKtR5l
Nov 19, 2012, 14:39 UTC

MKalloub: Image of a child from #Gaza, who was killed by the barbarian Israeli army #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/EV49XKlu
Nov 19, 2012, 14:37 UTC

mickeyfree53: RT @Rushdibbc Abu Hassan Salahs #Hamas security official house hit by #Israel today 30 injured some are children http://t.co/YfI5Wc5p
Nov 19, 2012, 14:35 UTC

mouhssine: #Media #office (#Sharouq building) hit again by israeli strike (2 killed; 3 injured) in #Gaza http://t.co/gq8eHTX8
Nov 19, 2012, 14:33 UTC

altershivi: RT @whatisrael Right now @TechnionLive #Technion students are holding a rally in support of Southern #Israel & #IDF! #IsraelUnderFirehttp://t.co/S6Rjcq1v
Nov 19, 2012, 14:32 UTC

oakroyd: Israeli attack on Al-Sharouk media centre (Pic). 4 Journos hit, condition unknown. #Gaza http://t.co/TMUvmnfB
Nov 19, 2012, 14:27 UTC

zlutterman: Germans march in support of Israel. I choose to find it very touching. http://t.co/fjPllczX
Nov 19, 2012, 14:22 UTC

nigel_oconnor: #IDF soldier on the outskirts of #Birzeit during pro #Gazademo at #Atara near #Ramallah http://t.co/8SSdLKOm
Nov 19, 2012, 14:22 UTC

nigel_oconnor: #IDF enter #Birzeit following #Palestinian West Bank protest in #Atara in support of #Gaza http://t.co/l4rgE3NC
Nov 19, 2012, 14:19 UTC

nigel_oconnor: #Palestinians clash with #IDF in support of #Gaza at #Ataranear #Ramallah http://t.co/Fsih4M64
Nov 19, 2012, 14:17 UTC

Aysha Taryam: #Gaza media tower after second #Israeli blast via @pdanaharhttp://t.co/MHgUpaDs
Nov 19, 2012, 14:16 UTC

pdanahar: Fire brigade have now put fire out in #Gaza media tower & are searching for survivors http://t.co/l1SrabmC
Nov 19, 2012, 14:14 UTC

pol_og: Protesters attach #Palestinian flag to flagpole at #US embassy in Auckland, New Zealand, on Saturday. #Gaza #Palestine http://t.co/GMmR5Pff
Nov 19, 2012, 14:10 UTC

ahmed_jt: photo of the Massive #Protest in New Delhi, #India for #Gaza#GazaNotAlone #ProtestForGaza #GazaUnderAttack 19-11-2012http://t.co/ytGcYcjk
Nov 19, 2012, 14:10 UTC

WorldNews46: [PHOTO] Major fire in media building after #Israel airstrike in #Gaza City. One fatality, multiple injuries. http://t.co/7gOumy0r
Nov 19, 2012, 14:10 UTC

AhnamRyushi 阿南龍子: RT @andersoncooper Outgoing rockets from #GazaCity moments ago #PillarOfDefense http://t.co/IG9Wlux9
Nov 19, 2012, 14:07 UTC

MPACUK: The body of the 4 children killed today in #GAZA. Picture taken from the morgue of Shifa hospital today #AttackOnGaza http://t.co/cZP5iuKL
Nov 19, 2012, 13:57 UTC

Khalid Khan: car of Doctor Fadel Juda, head Al-Awda hospital hit by Israeli air strike moments ago #Gaza http://t.co/I6UGzQ3K via @ShahdAbusalama
Nov 19, 2012, 13:51 UTC

Kaio Leonardo: Tower block #Gaza housing offices Arab TV channels & Al Aqsa TV of Hamas hit 3 times. Reports 7 injured. http://t.co/8tLWarRQ Pic: @arwaCNN
Nov 19, 2012, 13:45 UTC

AnonymousBarons: It is the outbreak of a fire by bombing in a Palestinian-ruled territory and the Gaza Strip. http://t.co/UBcAy4Eq http://t.co/AXmsxEXu
Nov 19, 2012, 13:41 UTC

Noah Browning: Media bldg now belching flames, smoke. Ambulances pulling out people, absolutely nuts #Gaza http://t.co/KRGTadzQ
Nov 19, 2012, 13:34 UTC

Khalid Khan: child of al-Dallu family, killed by Israeli air strike, being buried in Gaza Nov 19 http://t.co/qjMs2yHo
Nov 19, 2012, 13:29 UTC

ahauslohner: The body of a Delu family child killed ysterday, wrapped in palestinian flag. An old man next to me is sobbing #Gazahttp://t.co/MQ39b80C
Nov 19, 2012, 13:14 UTC

nytjim: Israeli woman takes cover amid missile attacks. From NYT #Gazaphoto gallery. http://t.co/mW4Aexwe http://t.co/iQS1ynU4
Nov 19, 2012, 13:12 UTC

Khalid Khan: Indian police stop protesters approaching Israeli Embassy in New Delhi Nov 19 during pro-Gaza demonstration http://t.co/8zJpc2gn
Nov 19, 2012, 13:12 UTC

Khalid Khan: Indian students Israeli atrocities in Gaza, during a protest outside Israeli embassy in New Delhi Nov 19 http://t.co/LgJZ6WnE
Nov 19, 2012, 13:10 UTC

F.J.K: A Palestinian medic helps evacuate a wounded woman after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City http://t.co/Z2fHHDC0
Nov 19, 2012, 13:03 UTC

Khalid Khan: Palestinian women in Gaza break into tears at funeral of 9 members Al-Dallu family, killed by Israeli air strike http://t.co/X8icrYWH
Nov 19, 2012, 13:02 UTC

IsraelHatzolah: Photo of direct hit today in Ashkelon no injuries reportedhttp://t.co/DsdCf70C
Nov 19, 2012, 12:51 UTC

Khalid Khan: Kashmiri Lawyers in Indian held Srinagar set an Israeli flag on fire condemning Israels actions in Gaza Nov 19 http://t.co/vd2ZmQPa
Nov 19, 2012, 12:33 UTC

CovertPolitics_: #Gaza firefighters try to extinguish a fire after an Israeli air strike on the building of Hamas M.I. on Nov. 16th. http://t.co/v1B9Emik
Nov 19, 2012, 12:29 UTC

aicnews: #Israeli activists post names on #WestJerusalem streets of #Palestinians killed by #Israel #Gazaunderattack http://t.co/Nz7BwJDP
Nov 19, 2012, 12:12 UTC

njburkett7: The blast crater in Ashkelon. Missile landed 15 feet from a house. Several residents treated for shock, no injuries. http://t.co/2cXhz7fs
Nov 19, 2012, 12:03 UTC

RanaMuhTaha: Still early afternoon n #mohamedmahmoud streets already barricaded with protesters @DailyNewsEgypt http://t.co/Ts2M5GR5
Nov 19, 2012, 12:02 UTC

IsraelHatzolah: Photo of IDF soldiers preparing for ground operation at Gaza border http://t.co/4iuyO0gJ
Nov 19, 2012, 11:49 UTC

IsraelHatzolah: Photo of IDF soldiers davening at border of Gazahttp://t.co/BZwAYLhX
Nov 19, 2012, 11:49 UTC

IsraelHatzolah: Photo of IDF soldier at Gaza border davening! Am Yisroel Chai! http://t.co/YtzsmZ6H
Nov 19, 2012, 11:48 UTC

mohamedslamee: Why do not publish pictures of the children of Palestine are being killed by the Israeli army @edward_bea http://t.co/tVaFEJoW
Nov 19, 2012, 11:45 UTC

rebeccacollard: Hoisting pictures of dead #gaza children protesters in #ramallah http://t.co/s8NcrNH1
Nov 19, 2012, 11:44 UTC

xOneTuffCookiex: @Rosa Schiano activism of ISM in Gaza has account blocked from facebook for publish the truth http://t.co/PURewIIa
Nov 19, 2012, 11:41 UTC

[ Abdulla ]: @MazenMahdi #EPA | Bahraini youth protesters march in support of Palestinians in Gaza in Bani Jamrah village north http://t.co/XibdfcQy
Nov 19, 2012, 11:41 UTC

[ Abdulla ]: @MazenMahdi #EPA | A Bahraini youth protester holds a banner ahead of march in support of Palestinians in Gaza in http://t.co/SwRv3syS
Nov 19, 2012, 11:40 UTC

[ Abdulla ]: @MazenMahdi #EPA | Bahraini youth protesters march in support of Palestinians in Gaza in Bani Jamrah village north http://t.co/RcEqIasi
Nov 19, 2012, 11:39 UTC

Moni_R: RT @sharlvers Coalition 4 a free Palestine protest Dbn today calls 4 cessation of Israeli strikes on Gaza @shailjapatel @Ewokessayhttp://t.co/7GLxyIEK
Nov 19, 2012, 11:39 UTC

sageelani: Israeli flag burnt down in a protest demonstration by lawyers in occupied #Kashmir @AlqassamBrigade @Palestinianism http://t.co/icco1Tjl
Nov 19, 2012, 11:38 UTC

rk70534: RT @sharifkouddous Two big strikes hit near Rafah border crossing #Gaza http://t.co/XLto4wv3
Nov 19, 2012, 11:32 UTC

sageelani: Israeli flag burned down in an anti-Israel protest demonstration by #Kashmir lawyers @occpal @AliAbunimah @intifada http://t.co/Xbu1fn0r
Nov 19, 2012, 11:30 UTC

jeanassy: Photo: Smoke and explosion are seen after Israeli air strikes in #Gaza City today. #GazaUnderAttack (Reuters) http://t.co/DIdABF8v
Nov 19, 2012, 11:23 UTC

sageelani: Scores of lawyers in #Kashmir Monday held anti-Israel protest demonstration against the attacks on Palestine people. http://t.co/176AOlEu
Nov 19, 2012, 11:22 UTC

dinaalshahwan: An explosion and smoke are seen after Israeli strikes in Gaza City November 17, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem http://t.co/5IJqvZt9
Nov 19, 2012, 11:09 UTC

IsraelHatzolah: Photo of school that was hit by rocket in Ashkelon no injurieshttp://t.co/WQCwmoBy
Nov 19, 2012, 11:08 UTC

tapinator2012: Protest rally against Bt #Cotton in #Pakistan by farmers as it has failed to increase yields. #Monsanto http://t.co/J2preV48
Nov 19, 2012, 11:07 UTC

alielyassir: Another photo taken of the #Gaza protest at @AUB_Lebanontoday http://t.co/uY6sJqO2
Nov 19, 2012, 11:04 UTC

Achtoo Tsz: RT @occpal Settler runs over activist Abdullah Abu Rahma at the demo by main street near Ofer Ramallah http://t.co/QDKgTY7l v.@DimaElei …
Nov 19, 2012, 10:53 UTC

noamkomet: @SkyNews While Gaza is deliberately firing into Israel cities, Israel transfer goods and gas to Gaza: http://t.co/CeLz6hHp
Nov 19, 2012, 10:53 UTC

ankitagrawal87: #Protest going on against #Israeli attacks in #Palestine. Long live Palestine #Gaza http://t.co/UIN1GPa5
Nov 19, 2012, 10:50 UTC

CEWMurray: Drones and smoke over Gaza. Near Ashkelon. Rocket from Gaza hit near 20 minutes ago, another intercepted by Iron Dome.http://t.co/bwapJ2Sw
Nov 19, 2012, 10:32 UTC

alopzai: Smoke rises from fire after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on November 19, 2012. http://t.co/uFVy5I9j
Nov 19, 2012, 10:32 UTC

Lara_Hitti: AUB students supporting #Gaza #savegaza & protesting against any war http://t.co/Xcjztoef
Nov 19, 2012, 10:27 UTC

talaobeidat: Friendly protest in support of #Gaza #Palestine at @AUB_Lebanon #support http://t.co/KMUkRMYB
Nov 19, 2012, 10:25 UTC

CJOReillyGlobal: #Theary Seng being questioned by Police of her possessions ahead arrival of #Obama. If only they knew her rights.http://t.co/88lyV2C3
Nov 19, 2012, 10:23 UTC

MoJukka: Hundreds of #Montrealers protest #Gaza bombing #SaveGaza#Respect #Canada http://t.co/b7RDe6xp
Nov 19, 2012, 10:16 UTC

KaleemAltafi: RT @waleedkhanzada2 #Palestinian activists confront #IsraeliSoldiers. #STOPIsrael http://t.co/ILqXT8pq
Nov 19, 2012, 09:56 UTC

AmanWadud: Burning effigy of #Israeli PM #Netyanhu in #Delhi in front #IsraelEmbassy. @ASE @MJayRosenberg @GazaYBO @Omar_Gazahttp://t.co/L1vyaxCq
Nov 19, 2012, 09:55 UTC

HazemHelal: #Palestinian activists Block the way in front of Jewish settlers Cars near the West Bank city of Ramallah #Gaza http://t.co/k4pmgiEY
Nov 19, 2012, 09:55 UTC

HaniFadel: Photo from Portland march against Israeli attacks on #Gaza#GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/UUjdGJ4N
Nov 19, 2012, 09:47 UTC

Matthew Bell: One rocket just flew out of #Gaza and then seconds later an explosion and pillar of smoke http://t.co/8370F2eK
Nov 19, 2012, 09:34 UTC

CelineDSL: #Gaza Big explosion seen from #Rafah Crossing just right now while leaving #GazaUnderAttack. http://t.co/JVVr1XYw
Nov 19, 2012, 09:31 UTC

AmanWadud: Protest against Israel attack on #Palestinians #Gaza in front of Israel embassy. #Delhi @ASE @harryfear @MJayRosenberghttp://t.co/SDuzOmCu
Nov 19, 2012, 09:17 UTC

Muslim_Warrior: #Palestinian woman injured by shrapnel after #Palestinestadium was bombarded #PrayForGaza #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/SWfmdtY4
Nov 19, 2012, 09:04 UTC

IsmaeilFadel: #PHOTO Palestinians help evacuate a wounded woman after an Israeli airstrike nearby Palestine stadium #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/jafDBv9D
Nov 19, 2012, 08:44 UTC

SamerGhazal: A #Palestinian girl holds a candle as she attends a solidarity #protest near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. http://t.co/gVjkR7e6
Nov 19, 2012, 08:40 UTC

EmiraQistina: Israel soldier stands in an abandoned military.http://t.co/q8mlJ5Nv
Nov 19, 2012, 08:31 UTC

Khalid Khan: Palestinians look at a destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City Nov 19 morning http://t.co/JVUwgQFT
Nov 19, 2012, 08:23 UTC

Khalid Khan: destruction caused by Israeli air strike in Gaza Nov 19http://t.co/jj4Y9Vy3
Nov 19, 2012, 08:16 UTC

Channel4News: #c4news s @alextomo sends in this pic from Gaza of a bombed police station: more here: http://t.co/KWBKU01w http://t.co/eZnkQZdq
Nov 19, 2012, 08:15 UTC

Khalid Khan: destruction caused by Israeli air strike in Gaza Nov 19 morninghttp://t.co/ufPau5fc
Nov 19, 2012, 08:10 UTC

HassanToutouh: #Syria #Damascus #Aleppo #Assad #Hizbollah and #syrianrevolution http://t.co/i1Fo6NWW
Nov 19, 2012, 07:55 UTC

drewstatham: #Occupationwall after clashes between #IDF and youth protesters last night in #Bethlehem #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/ZuNe7eZj
Nov 19, 2012, 07:38 UTC

knightcali: #Gaza. Israeli military targeted #Hamas rocket-launching unit led by Rabiah but apparently hit the house of a neighbor http://t.co/7TpujHDS
Nov 19, 2012, 07:36 UTC

Gixibyte: RT @IsmaeilFadel #PHOTO Palestine Stadium completely destroyed after an Israeli airstrike hit it. #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/3dytxqos
Nov 19, 2012, 07:06 UTC

ersaesa: RT @StjarnaFranfall Jakarta protest against #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/PaiyJRS6 #Gaza #ProtestForGaza #StopIsrael #SupportGaza#FreePalestine #BoycottIsrael
Nov 19, 2012, 05:51 UTC

DSalaymeh: Another heartbreaking image of a woman in #GAZA holding her 11 month old baby, killed by Israeli strikes: http://t.co/Pg2g3bW3 @gotwool
Nov 19, 2012, 05:20 UTC

EhabsMichael: RT @jemmygazal @monaeltahawy photo of the christian 14 yo child kidnapped by salafis in #egypt 4 more than 50 days now #freesarrahhttp://t.co/Jt8GkcvD
Nov 19, 2012, 05:15 UTC

IQ_iman: A picture from #Gaza moments ago, & news of pulling an elderly injured woman from underneath the wreckage. http://t.co/b1aLfdl5
Nov 19, 2012, 04:34 UTC

B1zzle: firetrucks and rescue crews on the scene at the latest explosion in Gaza #gazaunderfire http://t.co/WkS3zcZj
Nov 19, 2012, 04:12 UTC

B1zzle: Big explosion by the saraya #Gaza #gazaunderfire building seen here with hole in it http://t.co/Dw5sdXAJ
Nov 19, 2012, 04:04 UTC

آلاء نزارAlaa.Nizar: مظاهرات في #حيفا نصرة لأهـل قطاع #غزة Demonstrations in # Haifa victory for the people of Gaza # Gaza #palestine http://t.co/atpU4cr3
Nov 19, 2012, 03:57 UTC

arunmsk: Egyptians condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza, but most don’t want to go to war over them http://t.co/uaGt2xmU
Nov 19, 2012, 03:32 UTC

islamiz_deen: Palestinian holding a destroyed Quran after an Israeli air strike in Bureij, Central Gaza Strip. #Gaza #WarCrimes http://t.co/oBqJGm0w
Nov 19, 2012, 03:28 UTC

habehh: An Israeli air attack has killed 12 members of one family in the Gaza Strip, just hours after http://t.co/5VfeB512
Nov 19, 2012, 03:26 UTC

Roz Rothstein: #israel solidarity rally drew 5000 ppl today in LA# PillarofDefense @StandWithUs #israelunderfire http://t.co/nqCLgcpf
Nov 19, 2012, 02:56 UTC

LDemaere: RT @lmbasha Protest today in Indianapolis in solidarity with the people of #Gaza. #Palestine #Pray4Gaza #US – http://t.co/cAnbmMTU
Nov 19, 2012, 02:15 UTC

Khalid Khan: Egyptian solidarity activists wave huge Palestinian flag as they arrive at Shifaa hospital, Gaza, moments ago http://t.co/HdNbVRHM
Nov 19, 2012, 01:40 UTC

israelinfo: RT @eretzsus Another photo from Syria being used against Israel.http://t.co/ML4ljprH and original http://t.co/2K59i5wB http://t.co/F2tsg3x5
Nov 19, 2012, 01:33 UTC

RmFreePalestine: @CarlosLatuff drawing about #GazaUnderAttack -bloody Colosseum where ytday solidarity demo was held in support of Gazahttp://t.co/tZTAFQuj
Nov 19, 2012, 01:05 UTC

shazyb: RT @sncolborne London protest at #GazaUnderAttack now opp Israeli Embassy http://t.co/izh0IDOx
Nov 19, 2012, 01:04 UTC

IsmaeilFadel: #PHOTO Al-Abbas police station completely destroyed after an Israeli airstrike hit it awhile ago. #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/eRBkkY1F
Nov 19, 2012, 01:01 UTC

aliyerevani: #Vancouver #Canada march&rally SunNov18 in solidarity with palestinian people and against #Israel war on #Gaza http://t.co/5eMf4aPx
Nov 19, 2012, 00:48 UTC

Summer Nasser: Pic of rabbis at protest RT@Married2aYEMENI: @SummerNasser I found this! #gaza http://t.co/EhTWikXV
Nov 19, 2012, 00:42 UTC

khalidSameer87: RT @IsmaeilFadel #PHOTO Clouds of smoke rising after a massive Israeli strike, minutes ago. #GazaUnderAttack #Gazahttp://t.co/F7s4M0Rg
Nov 19, 2012, 00:39 UTC

zeeshaan_shah: @JohnWight1 http://t.co/vWUYmQZv solidarity for #Gazademo in #Edinburgh Gaza True Holocaust #Gazaunderattack
Nov 19, 2012, 00:38 UTC

selfishneuron: Kill, Pray, Love. An Israeli soldier prays atop a tank near the border with the central Gaza Strip http://t.co/3dPNbnDW
Nov 19, 2012, 00:25 UTC

iabukhan: RT @airflotilla2 #Photo from solidarity with #Gaza demonstration atGPO in Dublin http://t.co/bCkv6Yl6
Nov 19, 2012, 00:08 UTC

jasem_ahmady: RT @AnonymousPress Toronto rally in front of Israeli consulate for Palestine! #GazaUnderAttack #Gaza http://t.co/CJZ2Y17H
Nov 19, 2012, 00:08 UTC

RabbiKenCohen: Gaza conflict timeline: share with the ethical Lilliputians who have the audacity to call themselves peace activists http://t.co/IWJVZ78m
Nov 18, 2012, 23:46 UTC

Superfalcon01: #wilshire shut down for #Israel #hamas protests. @Venice311@LAScanner @BHScanner http://t.co/hwWYTy1R
Nov 18, 2012, 23:27 UTC

Goose1167: @zabmustefa Protest in #Jakarta #Indonesia outside USEmbassy against Israeli attacks in #Gaza #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/Ke1N7Dzx
Nov 18, 2012, 23:27 UTC

nualajane: Be @ SadlersWells tomorrow. Dont dance with #Israel #Apartheidattend protests of #Batsheva & support #Palestine #Gazahttp://t.co/vzKMMo4v
Nov 18, 2012, 23:24 UTC

Robin Cowan: Despite the police clampdown, Celtic fans Palestine protest at yesterdays game. http://t.co/MXyToKzQ
Nov 18, 2012, 23:09 UTC

JuStIcIa_RsS: RT @WilliamsJon BBCs @jondonnison in #Gaza snaps rocket heading for #Israel. Reports of large explosion overhead in #TelAviv.http://t.co/FlQDCsQd
Nov 18, 2012, 22:56 UTC

animsche: Egyptian activists, who entered #Gaza via the Rafah border today, chanting outside the AlShifa hospital: Down Israel http://t.co/hfjXrRdW
Nov 18, 2012, 22:49 UTC

JessyElmurrSKY: Protest in support of #Gaza outside #Israel embassy in DChttp://t.co/f93Bxj09
Nov 18, 2012, 22:36 UTC

BaastoAndBariis: RT @ASE PHOTO: @HebaFarooq #Egypt-ian activists at Al-Shifa Hospital, entered #Gaza through #Rafah border. http://t.co/lU67TjPH
Nov 18, 2012, 22:35 UTC

سامح الخطاري: One of the Journalist of #Palestine is been injured by #Israelattack on #Gaza !! free palestine n end occupation http://t.co/KhvU7VI2
Nov 18, 2012, 22:30 UTC

steveyuhas: Rally for Israel & against Hamas terrorism killing innocent people. Big rally for short notice #tcot http://t.co/rq7kl7dq
Nov 18, 2012, 22:10 UTC

nermin79: #Gaza protest in the cold at the Israeli embassy in dchttp://t.co/sUi5efVL
Nov 18, 2012, 22:07 UTC

Flores_Occupy: RT @JamalsNews PHOTO #Egypt activists infront of Shifa hospital in central #Gaza chant down down #Israel http://t.co/mR8ohCaU via @moneimpress
Nov 18, 2012, 22:02 UTC

RilindLatifi: #Palestine and #Israel protests in #NewYork. #Gaza #MiddleEast@BBCWorld @CNN http://t.co/NSToM4Gt
Nov 18, 2012, 21:59 UTC

HALO_7: RT @IDFSpokesperson Infographic: With the Fajr-5, #Hamasrockets now threaten over 3.5 million citizens in #Israel http://t.co/YMlJRrUf
Nov 18, 2012, 21:58 UTC

relamine: #Gazaunderattack protest at Israeli embassy in DChttp://t.co/RhHfSake
Nov 18, 2012, 21:58 UTC

mikopeled: @s0yjournr .@mikopeled speaking at #Gaza solidarity protest in front of #Israel Embassy in DC. http://t.co/MNe4DfH7 100s present w Gaza
Nov 18, 2012, 21:57 UTC

HelloSaraJo: Little freedom fighters. (DC Israeli embassy protest) #GazaUnderAttack #Gaza http://t.co/CrKWsjHZ
Nov 18, 2012, 21:56 UTC

NellyonCBC: Dozens of Winnipeg families attended a rally at MB Legislature protesting the recent air strikes in Gaza. #cbcmb http://t.co/aaWh2M5f
Nov 18, 2012, 21:54 UTC

Arabbellaa: @mikopeled speaking in protest of the #Israeli embassy in #DCin support of #Gaza http://t.co/qO8sxMPS
Nov 18, 2012, 21:54 UTC

سامح الخطاري: 3 Palestinians Kids were killed in #Gaza today after #Israelattacks !! Israel occupied #palestine http://t.co/h3lHZHgu
Nov 18, 2012, 21:50 UTC

HelloSaraJo: Miko Peled ( @mikopeled ) speaking at protest in front of Israeli Embassy in D.C.#GazaUnderAttack #Gaza http://t.co/s4TqQfDI
Nov 18, 2012, 21:48 UTC

grayj1226: Another pic: San Diego pro-#israel rally now!! #israel #hamas#palestine http://t.co/M1UBjTj0
Nov 18, 2012, 21:46 UTC

AntiOrientalist: @harryfear #ProtestForGaza #protest_for_gaza toronto activists picket against Israeli fundraiser #gaza http://t.co/QDfXcwQp
Nov 18, 2012, 21:45 UTC

HelloSaraJo: Protest for # Gaza in front of Israeli embassy in DChttp://t.co/BAxWeOON
Nov 18, 2012, 21:45 UTC

PamInProgress: We protest Israels aggression against #Gaza in front of the Zionist embassy. http://t.co/qJx4nke4
Nov 18, 2012, 21:41 UTC

leeh786: SAD: A man carries the dead body of a child out from the rubble after an Israeli missile struck a family home in #Gaza http://t.co/Qm58RZsa
Nov 18, 2012, 21:40 UTC

leeh786: CRUEL Bombardment: Smoke rises after an Israeli forces strike in #Gaza City today. http://t.co/Wsoz4GSj
Nov 18, 2012, 21:39 UTC

jdakwar: .@MMFlint Hundreds protest in Times Square, call to end Israeli military assault and siege on #GAZA #GazaUdnerAttack http://t.co/0Qba5QtX
Nov 18, 2012, 21:37 UTC

Veggetanox: RT @aledelpalacio RT @CORSOPAL http://t.co/KIriST1l #Gaza#MexicoConGaza today in Mexico City protest of the Communist Party against Israels attacks
Nov 18, 2012, 21:19 UTC

TheDon_OfWeb: RT @Zaid_1948 Palestinian women mourning the death of Mahmoud Raed, a 4-yo child, killed from an explosion in #Gaza strip, 16, 2012. http://t.co/WOg28XX7
Nov 18, 2012, 21:18 UTC

August Skamenca: Pro-PLO protesters chanting Free Palestine in downtown Dallas. #Gaza #Israel #Texas #fb http://t.co/YObtaUDm
Nov 18, 2012, 21:11 UTC

elesscom: Hundreds?? Looks like a few RT @jdakwar Hundreds in pro-Palestinian rally in Times Square #GazaUdnerAttack #Gazahttp://t.co/Qs8u7gMA
Nov 18, 2012, 21:08 UTC

MKalloub: Image of the Palestinian martyr Ahmed Abu Amra targeted by the Israeli terrorism army in #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #غزة http://t.co/P9RRVhcB
Nov 18, 2012, 21:07 UTC

93faryal: Hundreds protesting against the killing in Gaza at #BradfordCentenary Square tonight #Palestine #solidarity http://t.co/I6M3P7xG
Nov 18, 2012, 21:04 UTC

SoulFya: RT @SherryCruz4 Gigantic Palestinian flag in #NYC4Gaza rally at Times Square. #awesome #solidarity #Palestine @SoulFya @themartyr_http://t.co/9acgmYD8
Nov 18, 2012, 21:00 UTC

SoCalEnthu: Israel solidarity rally in San Diego http://t.co/GbAvgQLe
Nov 18, 2012, 20:55 UTC

Derrick Chen: Pro and anti Israel protests reach Times Square:http://t.co/9EY4cobY
Nov 18, 2012, 20:44 UTC

nazbac75: RT @Dima_Khatib @MichaelOsta Tourists are joining the protests at #TimesSquare. #Gaza #GazaUdnerAttack #NYC4Gazahttp://t.co/pczhBPu1
Nov 18, 2012, 20:43 UTC

Mahmood Alshaikh: #EPA – A protester holds a banner ahead of march in support of Palestinians in #Gaza in Bani Jamrah, #Bahrain.http://t.co/d4e1vK5J
Nov 18, 2012, 20:43 UTC

Mahmood Alshaikh: #EPA – Protesters march in support of Palestinians in #Gaza in Bani Jamrah village #Bahrain 18 11 2012 @R14Febhttp://t.co/tjyvEQ14
Nov 18, 2012, 20:42 UTC

Holylandprod: Jeep with Journalists driving on the Israeli side hit by anti tank heat seeking missile fired from Gaza http://t.co/k3jGTLZG
Nov 18, 2012, 20:30 UTC

abimlebt: Pic: False BBC report of injured Palistinian #Gazahttp://t.co/R4amds3b
Nov 18, 2012, 20:14 UTC

MichaelOsta: Protest in #TimesSquare now in front of tens of thousands of people. @Dima_Khatib #NewYorkCity #Gaza #GazaUdnerAttackhttp://t.co/hzaxyVxE
Nov 18, 2012, 20:12 UTC

racybaldhero: RT @eamonolenin Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No its another enormous Israeli bomb being dropped in a residential part of Gaza.http://t.co/zXAXWaVD
Nov 18, 2012, 20:07 UTC

AhmadEqylan: Protest against Israel attack on #Gaza in Indonesia – Jakarta,18 November 2012 #PrayForGaza #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/Kjd5KFVi
Nov 18, 2012, 20:05 UTC

Info_Palestine: 500 Egyptian youth activists arrive in Gaza #ArabSpring#OperationPillarofDefense #IsraelUnderFire #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/UnwNmO13
Nov 18, 2012, 20:02 UTC

AhmadEqylan: Protest against Israel attack on #Gaza From Paris ,yesterday. #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/baif6752
Nov 18, 2012, 20:01 UTC

1296DR: RT @OccupyChicago MT @daneyvilla Youth in protest RT@occupy2gether +600 Egyptian youths have just arrived to #Gazahttp://t.co/HxwiiOqa #gazaunderattack
Nov 18, 2012, 19:41 UTC

AhmadEqylan: Protest against the attack on #Gaza in Barcelona #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/hfPRksoY
Nov 18, 2012, 19:36 UTC

whatisrael: #TelAviv today: Israeli citizens seek shelter from rockets fired from #Gaza near Dizengoff Center Mall #IsraelUnderFire http://t.co/I2p6MSWn
Nov 18, 2012, 19:33 UTC

Eric_Montreal: End the Israeli Appatheid. Thousands marching in #Montreal in support to #Gaza #manifencours http://t.co/GSlXglna
Nov 18, 2012, 19:17 UTC

786SNIPA: #Anonymous #FreeGaza #VivaLaRevolucion #Revolution#Resistance PALESTINE WILL BE FREE. http://t.co/o0wztNqa
Nov 18, 2012, 19:13 UTC

Yishai Fleisher: IDF troops now waiting on the Gaza border. Photo today (Sunday) by Reuters http://t.co/CspNpQDO
Nov 18, 2012, 19:12 UTC

kijanafulani: Unexploded bomb:A Palestinian Hamas policeman looks at an Israeli rocket in the street in Gaza.. http://t.co/gqqNgttr http://t.co/53Uk0AoX
Nov 18, 2012, 18:41 UTC

rezaakasu: Israelis protest war in #Gaza – I shall not hate #J14 #vote13ilhttp://t.co/vAxoMFVU
Nov 18, 2012, 18:41 UTC

muschifuss998: RT @JonSimons2 Demonstration in Tel Aviv against #Gazawar Pillar of Cloud – Refusing the election campaign war http://t.co/RteSeyFg
Nov 18, 2012, 18:32 UTC

mo_am10: Eyad Abu Khosa, 18-month-old, killed in #Gaza by Israeli airstrike in the Bureij refugee camp #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/YiwgpGFn
Nov 18, 2012, 18:27 UTC

F.J.K: This 5 years old girl was injured today by Terrorist #Israeli #Army rocket fire from the SEA. #StandWithGaza http://t.co/zqaTBspS
Nov 18, 2012, 18:18 UTC

eJihad1: Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam protests against the #Gaza assault. @occpal @yvonneridley @docjazzmusic @Palestinianism http://t.co/VI9HPRgl
Nov 18, 2012, 18:07 UTC

eJihad1: Crowds gathered in the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam to protest the #Gaza assault. @rightnowio_feed @occpal @Solarahhttp://t.co/EzP204gQ
Nov 18, 2012, 18:05 UTC

AFP: #PHOTO: Israeli soldiers fire tear gas towards stone throwers during a protest against #Gaza strikes, by Ahmad Gharabli http://t.co/aZ1S9psZ
Nov 18, 2012, 18:05 UTC

TheMuslimGirls: Palestinian protesting in Ramallah City in solidarity with Gaza against the israeli attacks against the people of Gaza http://t.co/wav2OJ5G
Nov 18, 2012, 18:02 UTC

JarrarLena: WARNING GRAPHIC: very disturbing photo of kids killed in latest #Israel attack on #Gaza, were they terrorist? http://t.co/OnP6Hra6
Nov 18, 2012, 18:00 UTC

eJihad1: Protest in #Chile in support of #Gaza @occpal @Palestinianism@yvonneridley @RoadToPalestine @docjazzmusic http://t.co/0Pv7mnyI
Nov 18, 2012, 17:54 UTC

eJihad1: Protest in #Chile against Israeli Terrorism in #Gaza!http://t.co/buaNhhRB
Nov 18, 2012, 17:53 UTC

YoSoyMadison: Firing AT Israeli civilians FROM among Gazas civilian population. A DOUBLE war crime. http://t.co/ANP9s8TU @Corinthus_Titus@pur48ted
Nov 18, 2012, 17:47 UTC

davidkarvala: Thousands of people in independentist/#anticapitalist election rally call for #Palestine solidarity @3arabawy #CUP-AE http://t.co/fbNv9yZZ
Nov 18, 2012, 17:46 UTC

Rami: Following hashtag #Egypt4Gaza, hundreds protest at #Rafah border #Gaza #Egypt #Israel pic of passport stamp at border http://t.co/Jn0LyV4L
Nov 18, 2012, 17:41 UTC

IsraelHatzolah: Photo 2: 4 kids 5 women killed 25 injured after major air strike in Gaza today by IDF http://t.co/ePUT9fj8
Nov 18, 2012, 17:35 UTC

IsraelHatzolah: Photo 1: 4 kids 5 women killed 25 injured after major air strike in Gaza today by IDF http://t.co/RG75yD5k
Nov 18, 2012, 17:35 UTC

Louu_Omar: OMG 4 brothers was killed Today cause of an israeli Air raid on Gaza! is that the israeli peace?killing more children! http://t.co/tjkR7v4g
Nov 18, 2012, 17:21 UTC

13Crystal11: RT @ibnezra RT @seldeeb #egyptian groups chant in #rafahterminal: voice of revolution must get out. #gaza http://t.co/S1HvFZZT
Nov 18, 2012, 17:10 UTC

PaulMaskeyMP: Ireland Supports Palestine. #Gaza lets get it trending by retweeting. Israel end your war now! http://t.co/cHIOyynm
Nov 18, 2012, 17:08 UTC

kelmanea: #Benghazi tomorrow will be holding a protest in solidarity with #GAZA in front of the court at 4 PM BE THERE & RT http://t.co/5S2vH4O1
Nov 18, 2012, 17:00 UTC

josiendad: RT @JaneAitchison Hundreds protesting against the killing in Gaza at #Bradford Centenary Square tonight #Palestine #solidarityhttp://t.co/z7OJlqUQ
Nov 18, 2012, 16:58 UTC

AhmedAkbar: Ten Palestinian civilians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/5KjUm6KT
Nov 18, 2012, 16:55 UTC

massimoragnedda: Shock photo (infopal) Picture of children killed in Israels attack on #Gaza #gazaunderattack #israel #palestine #peacehttp://t.co/VRbnBL03
Nov 18, 2012, 16:53 UTC

melissa_fifi: RT @MirandaMirna Bruxelles protest against Israel attacks on Gaza 16/11/2012 #WorldAgainstIsrael #LetsSaveGaza http://t.co/HSDWaaw3
Nov 18, 2012, 16:37 UTC

melissa_fifi: RT @MirandaMirna Norway protest against Israeli attacks on gaza! #WorldAgainstIsrael #GazaUnderAttack #LetsSavePalestinehttp://t.co/XPawn1gu
Nov 18, 2012, 16:36 UTC

melissa_fifi: RT @MirandaMirna Barcelona protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza! #WorldAgainstIsrael #LetsSaveGaza http://t.co/uPSP2ruA
Nov 18, 2012, 16:35 UTC

melissa_fifi: RT @MirandaMirna Scotland protest against Israeli attack on Gaza #WorldAgainstIsrael #LetsSaveGaza http://t.co/iKyZ1U5Z
Nov 18, 2012, 16:35 UTC

lintably: @Lol4caust and yet another #gaza protest #scotland @StanAnonhttp://t.co/RS92CIh2
Nov 18, 2012, 16:29 UTC

bisan_jonathan: please take me away, i`m very tired that rocket injured me alot,he is wonder why #Israel killed him?? #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/V059Q19K
Nov 18, 2012, 16:21 UTC

Birdey: RT @KhaledSafi Targeting innocents, civilians, citizens women & kids Israeli army mission in #Gaza | #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/Imfa67sx
Nov 18, 2012, 16:20 UTC

Alkhabbazzz: RT @MazenMahdi From #Bahrain #BaniJamrah village protest in support of #Gaza despite protest ban http://t.co/Gzpvz3lI
Nov 18, 2012, 16:19 UTC

MazenMahdi: From #Bahrain #BaniJamrah village protest in support of #Gazadespite protest ban http://t.co/R4vrlglI
Nov 18, 2012, 16:19 UTC

MazenMahdi: From #Bahrain #BaniJamrah village protest in support of #Gazadespite protest ban http://t.co/ua1CnRba
Nov 18, 2012, 16:17 UTC

der_bluthund: RT @MazenMahdi From #Bahrain #BaniJamrah village protest in support of #Gaza despite protest ban http://t.co/pEl3KJJF
Nov 18, 2012, 16:16 UTC

Fayazdar23: these kids were killed in isreal attack on Gazahttp://t.co/LONP0x3n
Nov 18, 2012, 16:15 UTC

yemen4freedom: RT @theyementimes Photo from the #Gaza solidarity demonstration today in #Sanaa #Yemen http://t.co/sRkmfM6s
Nov 18, 2012, 16:14 UTC

BeitalWafra: RT @nmoawad And rights now, Operation Pillar of Cloud in November 2012 —> Israeli elections in January 2013 https://t.co/dqRtO2Al#Gaza #Israel
Nov 18, 2012, 16:12 UTC

Khalid Khan: several protest in Berlin, Germany Nov 18, against Israels aggression on Gaza http://t.co/KijeWowQ
Nov 18, 2012, 16:11 UTC

SOS_ACU: Our brother @TarikAdams and others are doing a protest on illegal action towards the people of Gaza. #spreadthewordhttp://t.co/hFQTuZkU
Nov 18, 2012, 16:03 UTC

MohammadTarawa: heart breaking😦 Number of people killed of Al Dalou family rises to 14 including 4 brothers #gaza http://t.co/WYfAqkko
Nov 18, 2012, 15:54 UTC

ea_as: Gov attacked any protest for #Gaza but my ppl still protestinghttp://t.co/Kx2p43H4 in #Baharin #Egypt
Nov 18, 2012, 15:50 UTC

TheMuslimGirls: The victims of the war crime commited by the brutal Israhelli army now in Gaza #SaveGaza http://t.co/PntS8sYi
Nov 18, 2012, 15:47 UTC

MohammadTarawa: 4 palestinians brothers killed in Gaza #Gazahttp://t.co/55NvAcMU
Nov 18, 2012, 15:46 UTC

hobbaz: Four children in #gaza were killed by the Zionist army today. Let the civilised world see! #GazaUnderAttack #Israel http://t.co/RYWA7uR4
Nov 18, 2012, 15:43 UTC

TheMuslimGirls: The victims of the war crime commited by the brutal Israhelli army now in Gaza Aldalu family #SaveGaza #PrayForGazahttp://t.co/SmGsAYY0
Nov 18, 2012, 15:37 UTC

ahmed_jt: Protests at #Hong_Kong today against Israel attack on #Gaza .. #GazaUnderAttack .. #GazaNotAlone http://t.co/dVIzdGMg
Nov 18, 2012, 15:27 UTC

Palestina Libre: Protest in Liverpool, UK against child cruelty/children getting killed in wars. #Gaza http://t.co/29BqEjAP
Nov 18, 2012, 15:26 UTC

LifeUnderTerror: #Photo: Car damaged from direct hit of rocket fired from #Gaza. #IsraelUnderFire #LifeUnderTerror #PillarofDefensehttp://t.co/c3TET870
Nov 18, 2012, 15:24 UTC

n3eem1101: Five brothers were killed by the israeli army in gaza :(( #PrayForGaza #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #rt http://t.co/WlthhDwh
Nov 18, 2012, 15:22 UTC

Lamaggad: Plz RT:Four siblings has been killed under israeli fire in #Gaza, the oldest one is in grade one #GazaUnderAttack #غزة http://t.co/keWCAg8R
Nov 18, 2012, 15:18 UTC

sohaibis: Protest near the Kalouti mosque now #Amman #JO #gazahttp://t.co/ZTulllCj
Nov 18, 2012, 15:17 UTC

VoteForPTI: ISF Lahore did protest against the Israeli attacks on Gazahttp://t.co/1kccAFnf #Pakistan http://t.co/kwXQruzA
Nov 18, 2012, 15:07 UTC

a2burns: RT @Benhartman PIC: About 100 people at anti war protest in #Telaviv #Jpost #Israel http://t.co/GpaiH6y9
Nov 18, 2012, 15:00 UTC

MFaizulRahman: RT @Tweet_Palestine This guy fell unconscious during protest at #Howara #Nablus, Israeli army dragged him & arrested him #Gazahttp://t.co/cHqWRASv
Nov 18, 2012, 14:57 UTC

diaadj: RT @Tweet_Palestine The Israeli Army arresting an unconscious Palestinian youth in #Nablus they refused to allow medics to help him #GAZAhttp://t.co/OAuoZwDu
Nov 18, 2012, 14:56 UTC

Engtahrawi: #IDF #massacres committed against #children in the #Gaza Strip now #Israel #hrw #chrw 3rd photo http://t.co/JcZ1FgFs
Nov 18, 2012, 14:55 UTC

Khalid Khan: 13 yr old Tasneem al-Nahal, killed by Israeli air strike in Gaza today Nov 18 http://t.co/NXCZh7JK
Nov 18, 2012, 14:52 UTC

rshaqfa1: The house of the dalu family which has been turned into ashes in tge horrible massacare of the rogue Israel http://t.co/ULES7YQH
Nov 18, 2012, 14:51 UTC

a2burns: RT @Benhartman PIC: Residents seek safety in bomb shelter of Ashkelon building hit today #Israel #Gaza #Jpost http://t.co/5EEhCiU8
Nov 18, 2012, 14:51 UTC

Khalid Khan: Pakistani human rights activists in Lahore denouncing Israeli military operation in Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/Ci57Aeky
Nov 18, 2012, 14:50 UTC

Khalid Khan: protest demonstration in front of Karachi Press Club, denouncing Israeli strikes on Gaza, Nov 18 #Pakistan http://t.co/3xmwxlOm
Nov 18, 2012, 14:49 UTC

AtiaDarwish: Palestinians inspect a destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip #LetsSaveGaza #Gaza http://t.co/GgIZd8nD
Nov 18, 2012, 14:48 UTC

Khalid Khan: another pic: protest demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, against Israels military action in Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/yZJIBLJh
Nov 18, 2012, 14:45 UTC

Khalid Khan: protest demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, against Israels military action in Gaza, http://t.co/YkTGmbMs
Nov 18, 2012, 14:44 UTC

suryayoggi: RT @feisalakhmad Save palestine stop the brutality of israel attack!!! http://t.co/JsCaJk5p
Nov 18, 2012, 14:43 UTC

Pearl_Cristo: RT @hassan_ghani Protestors gather again on Saturday outside Israeli embassy in #London to express solidarity with #Gaza.http://t.co/cRNpiK2t
Nov 18, 2012, 14:40 UTC

avitalrachel: Direct hit on car in Ofakim; four injured. #Israel #Hamashttp://t.co/Yzd0o8Yl
Nov 18, 2012, 14:37 UTC

AKhaeLz: #PHOTO Journalists react after an Israeli airstrike hit Al-Shorouk tower which houses a lot of news agencies. #Gaza http://t.co/NQ3C0290
Nov 18, 2012, 14:36 UTC

jikodelexiko: RT @SaryAtriss Canadas Jews protest against military attacks on #Gaza http://t.co/gdcXmQ9x
Nov 18, 2012, 14:35 UTC

Martin Butcher: RT @Beltrew Rafah border now with #egypt activists trying to get through to #gaza. Around 330 people here http://t.co/7MJKtjtk
Nov 18, 2012, 14:28 UTC

Selintifada: Photo from today, medics searching for Palestinians under the rubble of buildings after Israeli air strikes in #Gaza http://t.co/bqD3x94Q
Nov 18, 2012, 14:26 UTC

Stay_Human1: Protest now at the #RafahBorder to let activists into #Gaza..seems like they will not let anyone #Egypt4Gaza http://t.co/5nZbctdT
Nov 18, 2012, 14:26 UTC

friendly_lefty: RT @MilenaBuyum Thousands outside Israeli embassy to say: #Gaza! We are with you all the way to freedom! Next sat demo in London!http://t.co/oMFsQIDx
Nov 18, 2012, 14:25 UTC

akmalwalid2001: RT @ShahdAbusalama From todays protest for our political prisoners in #Israels jails at the @icrc_english. http://t.co/Y6qbGhlM
Nov 18, 2012, 14:24 UTC

Gigi Ibrahim : Protest now at the #RafahBorder to let us into #Gaza ..seems like they will not let anyone in http://t.co/slVAlLj8
Nov 18, 2012, 14:24 UTC

azizalhinde: #Saudi aid to #Syrians refugees in #Lebanon. SPAhttp://t.co/OfODbupl
Nov 18, 2012, 14:17 UTC

tabulagaza: Protests starting now at #Gaza border http://t.co/x764hEy4
Nov 18, 2012, 14:12 UTC

DrewKeller1: RT @ClaytonMorris What remains of Hamas Prime MinistersHQ in Gaza after being hit overnight. http://t.co/KZUoHKzN #gaza
Nov 18, 2012, 14:11 UTC

amarshabby: At solidarity protest for #Gaza in #Lebanon – huge #Palestinianflag goes up http://t.co/vW4TQTq5
Nov 18, 2012, 14:03 UTC

Quixotic_Lovee: RT @CNDuk Hundreds of protesters in London chanting for #peace & justice in #Gaza. http://t.co/ICZBuqKV
Nov 18, 2012, 14:01 UTC

hannanhalapit: RT @MPACUK Photo of the protest for #Gaza against Israeli aggression from our friends in #Stockholm, #Sweden #GazaUnderSiegehttp://t.co/Gjfj5BUR
Nov 18, 2012, 13:58 UTC

Press TV: #Indonesian #Muslim #students attend a #protest against fresh #Israeli air #strikes on the #Gaza Strip, outside th http://t.co/uAI75wtY
Nov 18, 2012, 13:57 UTC

Akrambaker: Jews against the war against Gaza. #BerlinDemo#GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/1QoMk87C
Nov 18, 2012, 13:57 UTC

ouladamir: Protest against the performance of Tzahal, the band of the Israëly army in Antwerp, Belgium #gazaunderattack http://t.co/NdgJYOfd
Nov 18, 2012, 13:53 UTC

wanh4fizuddin: RT @ZafirahTajudin #GazaUnderAttack Protest against Israels attack on Gaza. #Boston #PrayForGaza http://t.co/9nmAt0Y1
Nov 18, 2012, 13:39 UTC

AdySarwar: RT @RT_com (GRAPHIC PHOTO) #Hamas leader & #Egypt PMhold body of Palestinian boy killed in Israeli air strike http://t.co/jYKTUsuP
Nov 18, 2012, 13:38 UTC

do_wee: RT @JuliaCHurley Peace yet bombing the shit out of #Gaza?? RT@joshruebner Israeli flag and peace sign…what a pathetic and sick joke.http://t.co/lXWCQpWr
Nov 18, 2012, 13:34 UTC

MohamedAbuSada: A pic for a child injured in Al Dalou Family House in #Nasser City #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/oiOGfRi8
Nov 18, 2012, 13:33 UTC

MohamedAbuSada: A pic for the martyr Abuullah EL Mozner who killed in ALDalou house. #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/SIMVbrF4
Nov 18, 2012, 13:30 UTC

Paddy1798: RT @leehee_r Several dozens of Palestinians and Israelis are protesting in #Jaffa against the attack on #Gaza #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/GXQPLaqM
Nov 18, 2012, 13:25 UTC

MohammedQudaih: #Pic of Aldalo house which targeted few minutes ago, 4 killed and other injured #Gaza http://t.co/V5VZB7gv
Nov 18, 2012, 13:24 UTC

ninadzairia: Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on an office of Hamas television channel Al-Aqsa in Gaza REUTERS/Saleh Salemhttp://t.co/a6fyxTCs
Nov 18, 2012, 13:23 UTC

YourMiddleEast: Image of #AlQassam fighters killed on Saturday. People are mourning in Magazi mosque. #Gaza #Israel http://t.co/zD9NeFDk
Nov 18, 2012, 13:23 UTC

comichsan: RT @pkspiyungan Victoria Canada 17-11-2012, Protest against the Israeli bombardment of #Gaza. http://t.co/q8kKXXju
Nov 18, 2012, 13:22 UTC

Zeyn91: Another pic of Celtic fans showing solidarity with Palestine. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. http://t.co/V4qJ8TgK
Nov 18, 2012, 13:22 UTC

PalestineWishes: #Gaza – Palestinian solidarity activists demonstrate in front of the GPO in Dublin. http://t.co/bvC8ketq
Nov 18, 2012, 13:21 UTC

Theportentous: RT @AsyrafZabani #NowHappening England : From Bradford a protest in solidarity with #Gaza. #PrayForGaza http://t.co/rzN7w8sj
Nov 18, 2012, 13:18 UTC

rohantalbot: Front page of NYT today: a man who was injured by bombing in Gaza City… that also killed one person #Gaza http://t.co/eX5d7Is2
Nov 18, 2012, 13:16 UTC

YourMiddleEast: Image of an explosion in #Gaza, taken yesterday. Photo by Hatem Moussa http://t.co/fW2CM2Vu
Nov 18, 2012, 13:14 UTC

DavidComunero: RT @GazaInAndOut Urgent from Gaza: A picture of #Israelidrones hitting an over-populated area in central #Gaza. #GazaUnderAttackhttp://t.co/5sCS6V0d
Nov 18, 2012, 13:10 UTC

BooksByU: RT @RaffiLeicht RT @Chulentup Face of Hasidic Jews. Helping an old woman in Israel run into a shelter to shield from Gaza rockets:http://t.co/qn8liXVD
Nov 18, 2012, 13:06 UTC

AzharQadri: #Kashmir protests for #Gaza #Palestine http://t.co/brv6xitv
Nov 18, 2012, 13:04 UTC

shaanehind: Ramallah protest now #Gazaunderattack http://t.co/hX55prVq#FreePalestine #PrayForGaza
Nov 18, 2012, 12:50 UTC

HelenInCarp: RT @nasia81 People marching to the Israeli embassy in #Athens earlier today, in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in #gazahttp://t.co/DNN5qhK3
Nov 18, 2012, 12:49 UTC

MazenMahdi: Protesters defy police ban and march in support of #Gaza in #BaniJamrah #Bahrain 1 of several called for http://t.co/5aSDGXaf
Nov 18, 2012, 12:47 UTC

AliCh116: RT @Afrahnasser The #Palestinian flag flying in front of the #Israeliembassy. Long live resistance. #Gaza #Stockholm http://t.co/fiFJpGLP
Nov 18, 2012, 12:44 UTC

Stun ☠: South Africans of all races and religions protesting in solidarity with #Gaza. #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/saa7rLXe
Nov 18, 2012, 12:41 UTC

Aamerib: Now #Haifa Uni #IDF military soldiers and policemen to the planned demonstration of #Arab #students #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/mZbvTAX3
Nov 18, 2012, 12:33 UTC

etrapozzo: RT @bisan_jonathan the child (Tasneem Al-Nahal) just killed by the israeli army in #Gaza #Israel @thoton_a http://t.co/1X3NiuAl
Nov 18, 2012, 12:32 UTC

hazirakite: RT @GazaYBO A copy of the leaflets dropped over #Gaza warning people & asking them to collaborate with Israel to Save their liveshttp://t.co/6DbSzYUB
Nov 18, 2012, 12:30 UTC

Dustbowl_Pal: Zionists march now in #Haifa University calling for support the troops now bombarding #Gaza http://t.co/d7JQ4YbN
Nov 18, 2012, 12:24 UTC

GAZAVIEW: A #Palestinian woman stands at the site of her home after it was targeted by an #Israeli airstrike in #Gaza http://t.co/YSN5QiO5
Nov 18, 2012, 12:22 UTC

HebaFarooq: mother of 10-month-old Hanen, killed in an Israeli air strike,mourns over her daughter’s body before her funeral #Gazahttp://t.co/QqeqIsFM
Nov 18, 2012, 12:11 UTC

Issam_bxl: Demo in Antwerp to protest against the concert of the israelian army (Tsahal) #FreePalestine #gaza http://t.co/nQ9LfbKv
Nov 18, 2012, 12:10 UTC

cambanakis: RT @Tweet_Palestine Palestinian Journalist being taken to hospital after being injured during Israeli army attack on Media compound #Gaza http://t.co/2cDNFR2b
Nov 18, 2012, 12:09 UTC

Belalmd12: Photo: Israeli airstrike targets Danah housing tower in #Gaza 15 minutes ago. (via @eng_sharif ) http://t.co/ysPk43AE
Nov 18, 2012, 12:02 UTC

nurainluvjb: RT @RaniaKhalek 2 1/2 yr-old Mohammed Abu Amsha was injured by an Israeli F16 missile fired nearby. #Gaza http://t.co/wLaLBDiD
Nov 18, 2012, 12:01 UTC

a_yusuf_f: RT @OccupyLondon Hundreds of people outside Israeli embassy protesting now against the murderous attacks on #gaza FREE PALESTINE#olsx http://t.co/k0QwMEmb
Nov 18, 2012, 11:58 UTC

Farrukhishtiaq: RT @DanishAnsari90 #Israeli policemen detain a Palestinian stone-thrower, clashes against Israels military operation #Gaza. #STOPIsraelhttp://t.co/zfTwla1F
Nov 18, 2012, 11:56 UTC

stephendodds4: RT @ConnollySociety Photos from yesterdays #Gaza demo in #Edinburgh https://t.co/eanaEPZN #Scotland #Palestine #Ireland #JCShttp://t.co/AvxteGWO
Nov 18, 2012, 11:55 UTC

STOPAUXBOMBES: RT @IsmaeilFadel #PHOTO from #Ofer demo today, near #Ramallah . #Palestine #Gaza http://t.co/JlnHD3ts
Nov 18, 2012, 11:52 UTC

BJUGGARNAUT: RT @MickKemble Car set on fire by rocket fragments in Holon (near Tel Aviv) this morning. #israelunderfire http://t.co/9GIhdhFI
Nov 18, 2012, 11:52 UTC

anaayesh: RT @Fmdaz RT @AkheirAX RT @occpal WOW! #Look at this;) #Edinburgh protests #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/BC5SybvSvia.@L0R0_Williams
Nov 18, 2012, 11:52 UTC

asimuddin: RT @sadafAjabbar fresh air strikes in #gaza by terrorist #Israel 2 childs killed & several injured #Gazaunderattack http://t.co/MEqXm4IW
Nov 18, 2012, 11:52 UTC

BucherVelt: RT @IsraelHatzolah Photo of major explosions in Gaza this morning by Israel Air Force as rockets continuing to fire from Gazahttp://t.co/zGZLNCNh
Nov 18, 2012, 11:51 UTC

Khalid Khan: Palestinians mourn death of 18-month-old Eyad Abu Khosa, killed in Israeli airstrike, in Bureij refugee camp Gaza http://t.co/5ml45tko
Nov 18, 2012, 11:36 UTC

Khalid Khan: Israeli police examines remains of rocket, fired from Gaza, after it landed in Ashkelon Nov 18 http://t.co/aojRQcmK
Nov 18, 2012, 11:31 UTC

Khalid Khan: one of the two minor, killed by Israeli air strike today, being buried in north Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/piY3oMqI
Nov 18, 2012, 11:26 UTC

Khalid Khan: women in Srinagar, Indian-held Kashmir, holding demonstration to protest Israels military operation in Gaza http://t.co/cXo0gRjP
Nov 18, 2012, 11:24 UTC

Khalid Khan: injured father mourn at funeral of 2 minors today by Israeli air strikes in Gaza, Nov 18 http://t.co/TCr3O6sG
Nov 18, 2012, 11:22 UTC

robwinder: The cold reality of war RT @sarahussein Body of 13-year-old Tasneem killed in #Israel strike on in #Gaza Beach Camp http://t.co/jS6NAGj2
Nov 18, 2012, 10:23 UTC

Islam: Israelis protest against the Israeli attack on Gaza, in center Tel Aviv, November 17, 2012. #Gaza http://t.co/MdL1TKvJ
Nov 18, 2012, 09:52 UTC

Khalid Khan: people from different nations join protest in Hong Kong to denounce Israels action in Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/vmHTOyee
Nov 18, 2012, 09:52 UTC

Khalid Khan: another pic: protesters in Hong Kong denouncing Israels military action in Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/gDVaMRSG
Nov 18, 2012, 09:51 UTC

Khalid Khan: demonstration in Hong Kong against Israels military operation in Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/eVOI8dQy
Nov 18, 2012, 09:50 UTC

Khalid Khan: protest in Hong Kong denouncing Israels military operation in Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/fh44vRfF
Nov 18, 2012, 09:49 UTC

Khalid Khan: woman pulled out of the rubble of house, destroyed by Israeli air strike in Gaza, Nov 18 http://t.co/iwQfya0M
Nov 18, 2012, 09:24 UTC

Khalid Khan: destruction caused by Israeli air strike in Gaza Nov 18 morninghttp://t.co/KANF8NtS
Nov 18, 2012, 09:14 UTC

Khalid Khan: thousands protesting near US Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia, against Israels military action in Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/jd1VycnT
Nov 18, 2012, 09:08 UTC

#Gaza2012Movement: LOOK AT THIS: Jakarta, Indonesia protest in solidarity with #Palestine: http://t.co/puR5GYA8 #Gaza #Israel
Nov 18, 2012, 08:53 UTC

m4rg1n4L: Photo: More Jewish protesters in NYC in disagreement with Israel policy. http://t.co/z5eho5nk
Nov 18, 2012, 07:10 UTC

Khalid Khan: protest against Israels military actions in Gaza, in front of Israel Embassy, Seoul, South Korea http://t.co/2RWJJ3OF
Nov 18, 2012, 04:58 UTC

Khalid Khan: protest against Israels operations in Gaza, in front of Israeli Embassy in Seoul, South Korea http://t.co/JvWpNKb8
Nov 18, 2012, 04:57 UTC

Khalid Khan: another pic: protest demonstration in Jakarta,Indonesia, demanding end to hostilities in Gaza Nov 18 http://t.co/t9d4Jj8f
Nov 18, 2012, 03:08 UTC

Khalid Khan: protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, demanding end to Israeli hostilities in Gaza, Nov 18 http://t.co/xi2OnaSg
Nov 18, 2012, 03:07 UTC

Khalid Khan: Israelis in Tel Aviv calling attack on Gaza election campaign for Netanyahu http://t.co/lMQ40yl9
Nov 18, 2012, 02:59 UTC

Semar Ketir: #GazaUnderAttack | Demonstrations in #Indonesia in solidarity with #Gaza #OpIsrael | Right now! http://t.co/VfY3RWTq
Nov 18, 2012, 02:42 UTC

F Rodriguez: #Spain #Barcelona protest in solidarity with #Gaza against the siege of Israhell #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/Qtm4EftY
Nov 18, 2012, 02:35 UTC

Khalid Khan: Santiago, Chile, protesters demonstrating near Israel Embassy, demanding end to hostilities in Gaza http://t.co/PfCSNRRR
Nov 18, 2012, 02:24 UTC

Khalid Khan: another pic of protest near Israeli Embassy in Santiago, Chile, demanding end to hostilities in Gaza http://t.co/lKnXHI62
Nov 18, 2012, 02:23 UTC

Khalid Khan: protesters in Santiago, Chile, near Israeli Embassy, demanding end to Israeli hostilities in Gaza http://t.co/bnIo2KpG
Nov 18, 2012, 02:22 UTC

Khalid Khan: people protesting outside Israels Embassy in London, take a break and pray http://t.co/28q1lWra #Gaza
Nov 18, 2012, 02:18 UTC

Khalid Khan: Greece Communist Party protesting in Athens against Israels military action in Gaza http://t.co/RGybosb2
Nov 18, 2012, 01:59 UTC

Khalid Khan: Israelis in Tel Aviv demanding end to Israels military action in Gaza http://t.co/M6HArPmV
Nov 18, 2012, 01:58 UTC

Khalid Khan: another pic: Hundreds of Israelis demonstrating in Tel Aviv tonight to protest against Israels operation in Gaza http://t.co/2F5rJRWC
Nov 18, 2012, 01:55 UTC

Khalid Khan: Hundreds of Israeli activists demonstrate in Tel Aviv tonight against Israeli airstrike in Gaza http://t.co/uoL4d3c1
Nov 18, 2012, 01:54 UTC

Khalid Khan: Demonstrators protesting tonight outside Israel Embassy in Athens, Greece, against Israels action in Gaza http://t.co/jWDNlDU7
Nov 18, 2012, 01:51 UTC

Nick Hider: Noisy & angry demo against Israels war crimes in Gaza outside Londons Israeli embassy this eve #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/KihjGhyZ
Nov 18, 2012, 01:20 UTC

elif fâtıma görken: paris is having one hell of a solidarity protest for #gazahttp://t.co/5a3m0K0k
Nov 18, 2012, 01:08 UTC

#WereFucked: Day 3 #SF #GazaUnderAttack RALLY smaller, still dedicated crowd, standing w #Palestine. No counter protest today. http://t.co/FkzeUNvG
Nov 18, 2012, 00:50 UTC

Leena Basha: Protest in London against the slaughtering of innocents in Gaza. #Palestine #Pray4Gaza – http://t.co/V8YzGafq
Nov 17, 2012, 23:30 UTC

Leena Basha: Protest in Korea in solidarity with the people of Gaza. #Palestine #Pray4Gaza – http://t.co/rEAp8qHY
Nov 17, 2012, 23:24 UTC

Mudassar Ahmed: Gaza protest in Manchester today…. #GazaUnderAttack@MPACUK @AishhBoom http://t.co/HDwkJO0K
Nov 17, 2012, 20:24 UTC

Mudassar Ahmed: Gaza protest in Manchester today…. oh look who it is!😛 #GazaUnderAttack @MPACUK @AishhBoom http://t.co/rJ26Oiyx
Nov 17, 2012, 20:09 UTC

Mudassar Ahmed: Gaza protest in Manchester today…. #GazaUnderAttack@MPACUK http://t.co/1iW7aFoH
Nov 17, 2012, 20:06 UTC

Mudassar Ahmed: Gaza protest in Manchester today…. #GazaUnderAttack@MPACUK http://t.co/OtRkuwyB
Nov 17, 2012, 19:59 UTC

Mudassar Ahmed: Gaza protest in Manchester today…. #GazaUnderAttack@MPACUK http://t.co/LnbMY5st
Nov 17, 2012, 19:57 UTC

Mudassar Ahmed: Gaza protest in Manchester today…. #GazaUnderAttack@MPACUK http://t.co/nkpSajx3
Nov 17, 2012, 19:56 UTC

Mudassar Ahmed: Gaza protest in Manchester today…. #GazaUnderAttack@MPACUK http://t.co/cbxL2yNe
Nov 17, 2012, 19:55 UTC

Mudassar Ahmed: Some photos from the Gaza protest in Manchester today…. #GazaUnderAttack @MPACUK http://t.co/OgsU9PkF
Nov 17, 2012, 19:53 UTC

zedtee: #Protest outside israeli embassy today #Gaza #GazaUnderSiegehttp://t.co/1WUn4z2y
Nov 17, 2012, 19:34 UTC

CollettivoPrezzemolo: Il Collettivo Prezzemolo joins the protests, in Lisbon, against the Israeli military actions in #Gaza http://t.co/4QGhVm2F
Nov 17, 2012, 19:09 UTC

Press TV: http://t.co/A2KBqOwa #Israeli forces take position on #Gaza border on November 17, 2012. http://t.co/qkdoGJNA
Nov 17, 2012, 18:58 UTC

Stun ☠: Picture of hundreds protesters in Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the attack on #Gaza. #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/UMrPOdNH
Nov 17, 2012, 18:34 UTC

Ilya Mouzykantskii: #London #Gaza #Isreal protests right now on Kensington High Str – 200 ppl or so. V large police presence, noisy http://t.co/D8wFRQJx
Nov 17, 2012, 18:15 UTC

و: Surreal. Before-after of Jawazat police HQ in Gaza completely ruined by Israeli air-strike yesterday via @WillOuda http://t.co/P7Q0Z6Sv
Nov 17, 2012, 18:00 UTC

CollettivoPrezzemolo: The 6 of April Movement (Egypt) is also in Lisbon to protest against the attack on #Gaza http://t.co/iFh769Rm
Nov 17, 2012, 17:42 UTC

Harry Fear: Photo: injured in Israels war on #Gaza. Almost 400 injuries reported. 80% civilians, inc. hundreds of children/women. http://t.co/4PUZK2z0
Nov 17, 2012, 17:07 UTC

Khalid Khan: Demonstrators from Stop war Coalition protest against Israeli actions in Gaza, in front of Israeli Embassy London http://t.co/bUmlKzDN
Nov 17, 2012, 16:29 UTC

Khalid Khan: another pic of protest in front of Israeli Embassy London, against Israels action on Gaza Nov 17 http://t.co/KWAeKjkV
Nov 17, 2012, 16:27 UTC

Khalid Khan: a demonstrator attending protest outside Israeli Embassy in London http://t.co/XlHLpmzi #Gaza
Nov 17, 2012, 16:25 UTC

Khalid Khan: protest against Israels military actions in Gaza during a pro Palestinian demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland http://t.co/0rwf4hbk
Nov 17, 2012, 16:23 UTC

Khalid Khan: protest against Israels military operation in Gaza, outside the Israeli Embassy in London Nov 17 http://t.co/I9KaAEGL
Nov 17, 2012, 16:21 UTC

Khalid Khan: people frm different nations protest against Israels military actions in Gaza in Geneva, Switzerland Nov 17 http://t.co/b5uhh264
Nov 17, 2012, 16:20 UTC

Khalid Khan: another pic: people protest against Israels military actions in Gaza in Geneva, Switzerland http://t.co/RiwVRumi
Nov 17, 2012, 16:19 UTC

Khalid Khan: people from different nations protest against Israels military actions in Gaza in Geneva, Switzerland Nov 17 http://t.co/c2LUH6nN
Nov 17, 2012, 16:18 UTC

Wajid Rasul: RT @khalidkhan787 explosion and smoke are seen after Israeli air strikes in Gaza Nov 17 evening http://t.co/TLNPZHnZ
Nov 17, 2012, 16:06 UTC

Khalid Khan: Palestinian mourners during funeral of people killed in Israeli air strikes in Maghazi refugee camp Gaza Nov 17 http://t.co/6XitflwV
Nov 17, 2012, 16:02 UTC

Khalid Khan: another pic: Israeli military buildup on border with Gaza Nov 17http://t.co/YpV8w1Y5
Nov 17, 2012, 16:00 UTC

{Semar::Ketir}: In front of the Israeli Embassy in Chile now! #Gaza#Palestinians #OpIsrael #Protest http://t.co/P9zxUrdb
Nov 17, 2012, 15:40 UTC

Alex Snowdon: About 200 of us gathered earlier in Newcastle to protest at Israels assault on Gaza: http://t.co/uq7WbYmn via @loujaneafc
Nov 17, 2012, 15:35 UTC

Daliaaaaa: #Gaza protest in London now. http://t.co/zGjOJuBH
Nov 17, 2012, 15:04 UTC

kirsty malcolm: Anti Israel war protest in #Edinburgh – free Palestinehttp://t.co/67Ev3cn7
Nov 17, 2012, 14:14 UTC

Khalid Khan: remains of rocket fired by Palestinians from Gaza are seen after landing near Ashdod, Israel Nov 17 http://t.co/sDJFxAXa
Nov 17, 2012, 10:44 UTC

Khalid Khan: destroyed office building of Palestine PM Haniyeh after Israeli air strikes in Gaza Nov 17 http://t.co/JMCKoF0v
Nov 17, 2012, 10:41 UTC

Khalid Khan: destroyed office building of Palestine PM Haniyeh after Israeli air strikes in Gaza Nov 17 http://t.co/rbK2Fta0
Nov 17, 2012, 10:38 UTC

Amir Mizroch: Secondary explosions reported there Haniyeh stored rockets?RT @RichardEngel Nothing left of hamas pms office in #Gazahttp://t.co/0awq9Kbw
Nov 17, 2012, 08:34 UTC

South/South: Friend in Gaza City who hosted me once just posted this photo from todays demo in Olympia, WA to her Facebook. http://t.co/1ySTYOjW
Nov 17, 2012, 04:40 UTC

zabmustefa: List of 23 Palestinians killed so far in #Gaza via @RanaGazahttps://t.co/cyZCEOAu
Nov 16, 2012, 16:52 UTC

SHMona89: Cork – This evening, protest against the Israeli attack to #Gaza – #All_the_world_became_Gaza http://t.co/mcvn1ccg
Nov 16, 2012, 13:25 UTC

jgginlondon: Front page of WSJ Europe has photo of BBC stringer carrying the body of his 11-month-old son killed in Gaza City attack http://t.co/NFu6uq0X
Nov 16, 2012, 08:01 UTC

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Auschwitz survivor: ‘Israel Acts Like Nazis’

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One of the last remaining Auschwitz survivors has launched a blistering attack on Israel over its occupation of Palestine as he began a lecture tour of Scotland.

Dr Hajo Meyer, 86, who survived 10 months in the Nazi death camp, spoke out as his 10-day tour of the UK and Ireland – taking in three Scottish venues – got under way. 

 

 Dr Meyer also attended hearings at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, where five pro-Palestine campaigners are accused of racially aggravated conduct after disrupting a concert by the Jerusalem Quartet at the city’s Queen’s Hall.

Speaking as his tour got under way, Dr Meyer said there were parallels between the treatment of Jews by Germans in the Second World War and the current treatment of Palestinians by Israelis.

He said: “The Israelis tried to dehumanise the Palestinians, just like the Nazis tried to dehumanise me. Nobody should dehumanise any other and those who try to dehumanise another are not human.

“It may be that Israel is not the most cruel country in the world … but one thing I know for sure is that Israel is the world champion in pretending to be civilised and cultured.”

Dr Meyer was born in 1924 in Bielefeld, Germany. He was not allowed to attend school there after November 1938. He then fled to the Netherlands, alone. In 1944, after a year in the underground, he was caught by the Gestapo and survived 10 months at Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.

He now lives in the Netherlands, and is the author of three books on Judaism, the Holocaust and Zionism.

Dr Meyer also insisted the definition of “anti-Semitic” had now changed, saying: “Formerly an anti-Semite was somebody who hated Jews because they were Jews and had a Jewish soul. But nowadays an anti-Semite is somebody who is hated by Jews.”

A spokesman for the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, of which Dr Meyer is a member, said criticising Israel was “not the same” as criticising Jews.

Mick Napier, Scottish Palestine ­Solidarity Campaign chairman and one of the five demonstrators facing charges when the court case continues in March, said: “Palestinians are happy to have him as an ally in their cause.

“Hajo knows that Israel has a long history of abusing the tragic history of the Holocaust in order to suppress legitimate criticism of its own crimes.

“Especially since Gaza, people are no longer taken in by their claim that anyone that criticises Israel is anti-Semitic.”

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Bitter Truth And The History of Capital Punishments For The Crimes

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The Qur’an and Law

The first and most basic source of all Islamic teaching is the Qur’an. Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the unchanging, revealed word of God. The Qur’an provides the Muslim with both guidance and inspiration: “Say: ‘The holy spirit [angel Gabriel] has brought the revelation from your Lord in truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a guide and glad tidings’” (Qur’an 16:102).

Muslims do not have a binding religious authority, a Muslim equivalent of the Pope. Muslims read the primary Islamic sources, refer to the opinions of legal scholars, and then determine their individual course of action based on the evidence at hand, the advice of the scholars, and their own conscience.

The Qur’an serves as a primary source of guidance to Muslims around the world. Although many of its verses are general and spiritual in nature, it also contains specific legislation about the rights and duties of human beings. Laws regarding marriage and divorce, punishment of criminal behavior, diet, inheritance, business transactions, and personal etiquette are outlined in detail.

When the Qur’an does not directly address certain issues or does not discuss them in detail, Muslims turn to secondary sources of guidance.

A Beautiful Exemplar;

The Qur’an describes Muhammad’s role as follows: “Allah is the One who sent among the unlettered ones a messenger from among themselves, reciting to them Allah’s verses, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and the wisdom. Truly they had been before in manifest error” (Qur’an 62:2). Muslims are ordered in the Qur’an to follow the words and acts of Muhammad (as presented in the Sunnahand verified by the hadith): “Whatever the Prophet ordered you to do, you should do, and whatever he forbids you, you should reject” (Qur’an 59:7).

The Lawful and Unlawful;

As a fundamental principle, everything is permitted in Islam except those things that have been expressly forbidden by Allah. In Islam, forbidden things are known as haram, and permitted things are known as halal.

Muslims rely on scriptural text, reasoning, and the conclusions of scholars when deciding on the legality of a particular matter. In the end, there is no individual or governing body that has the sole duty or right to interpret Islamic law. Muslims are left to follow the clear guidance as they best understand it.

Muhammad advised his followers to steer clear of doubtful things and stick to what they know for sure. He said: “The lawful is clear, and the unlawful is clear, and between them are things which are doubtful and not known to most of you. So anyone who keeps away from the doubtful things, in fact he is protecting his faith and honor, and he who indulges in doubtful acts falls into fault.”

The word haram means prohibited, forbidden, or unlawful. The word halalmeans allowed, permitted, or lawful. Muslims also recognize a gray area, makrooh, which describes that which is not forbidden but is disliked, undesirable, or doubtful — thus, best avoided.

The Qur’an warns people against making lawful things forbidden, and vice versa, based on their own opinions. “And do not say concerning the falsehood which your tongues utter, ‘This is halal and that is haram,’ in order to fabricate a lie against Allah. Assuredly, those who fabricate a lie against Allah will not prosper” (Qur’an 16:116). Muslims are always very careful when determining or instructing others about the lawfulness or unlawfulness of a course of action, for fear of leading other people astray and falling into this category of people who “lie” about God’s legislation.

Is it necessary for a Muslim to confess a sin to someone, either privately or publicly?

No. In Islam, repentance is directly between an individual and God, without any intermediaries.

In a chapter titled “Repentance,” the Qur’an says, “Do they not know that it is God Who accepts the repentance of His servants?” (Qur’an 9:104).

Bitter Truth And The History of Capital Punishments For Crimes

The Islamic Shari’ah is the entire legal system implemented in Islam. The word itself implies an endless source of water from which people satisfy their thirst; specifically, it refers to the divine law that was revealed in the Qur’an and exemplified in the life of Muhammad(PBUH).

Islam is concerned with the well-being and security of every individual in society. Any behavior that threatens or violates the rights of others is prohibited in Islam, and strict punishments exist to help deter potential criminals. In this way, the lives and property of all members of society are secured and protected.

In Islam, there are penal laws for major crimes such as murder, assault, theft, and adultery. The degree of punishment depends on the magnitude of the material or emotional injury resulting from the act. At all times, only an authorized court may mete out punishment. There is no vigilantism in Islam. However, victims or their families have the final say on whether the punishment is carried out. They may, at their discretion, forgive the perpetrator and accept compensation for the crime committed.

The Islamic penal code calls for the following punishments:

• Murder: execution or monetary compensation to the victim’s family (discretion is given to the victim’s family in this choice).
• Accidental homicide: freedom for one of the perpetrator’s slaves and monetary compensation to the victim’s family; if the perpetrator has no money, he or she must fast daily for two consecutive months. (Obviously, the injunction on freeing a slave is no longer relevant.)
• Intentional injury: an injury equal to the one caused, or monetary compensation to the victim.
• Land, sea, or air piracy: execution, crucifixion, cutting off of alternate hands and feet, or exile from the land. This category includes terrorism and rape.
• Theft: cutting off of one hand, unless the individual stole out of true need and necessity.
• Fornication (premarital sex): flogging of both man and woman.
• Adultery: stoning to death of both man and woman.
• False accusations about a person’s chastity: flogging and rejection of all future oaths and testimony.
• Homosexual practices: execution of both individuals.
• Drinking of alcohol: flogging.

It is important to remember that the punishments are harsh because they are meant to deter would-be criminals. Punishments such as these are meted out only for crimes that are considered transgressions against the community, because they put the entire society at risk. The punishments of the Hereafter are much more severe, but the door to forgiveness is always open through sincere repentance.

Only an Islamic court of law may order these sentences, and in reality, they are rarely carried out. Their presence in Islamic law is mainly to warn people about the consequences of wrongdoing.

A Short History of Capital Punishment

The Execution of Lincoln’s Conspirators

Capital punishment has been the hot subject of a very long-running debate. Even today it is assumed that a substantial proportion of the public want to see it restored, although governments are broadly against its return in places where it has already been abolished. When the UK parliament decided to ban all public executions – the last one was as recently as 1868 – the public were outraged, having always enjoyed a good hanging as a kind of spectator sport.

In the days when executions at Tyburn were routine, London’s busiest gallows stood on a spot close to modern Connaught Square at Marble Arch. These could accommodate 21 men or women at a time, convention dictating an order of precedence such that highwaymen as the ‘aristocrats of crime’ were despatched first, then common thieves, with traitors being left to bring up the rear.

Artist’s Impression of The Tyburn Tree

 

The condemned would be taken to the so-called Tyburn Tree from Newgate Gaol in the City, where the Old Bailey is today. Each would be presented with scented nosegays by crowds which could number up in the tens of thousands. Convicts could also enjoy a last drink free of charge at the Mason’s Arms, which is still open for business in Seymour Place, London W1. It wasn’t unknown for some to escape the drop, and in 1705 John ‘half-hanged’ Smith earned his nickname by taking so long to die that the crowd rioted and demanded he be cut down and let loose. Patrick O’Bryan also escaped, but deciding to murder his accuser he was boiled in pitch to stop any such crime happening again.

But hanging is not the only grisly method by which criminals were punished for their deeds.

The Barbarity of The Electric Chair

 

Some executions were more notorious than others. When Charles II’s illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, was executed for treason in 1685, it took his executioner Jack Ketch five blows with the axe to kill him. With Ketch almost certainly drunk, even then the job had to be finished off with a knife.
Monmouth had attempted to topple his father, but lost the critical Battle of Sedgemoor.

According to legend, a portrait was painted of Monmouth after his execution. The belief is that after the grisly deed it was realised that there was no official portrait of the Duke. For a son of a King, and someone who had claimed the throne, albeit in vain, this was unheard of. So Monmouth’s body was exhumed, the head stitched back on the body, and it was sat for its portrait to be painted.

The Duke of Monmouth

 

Boiling to Death was legal punishment in olden times, though instances of it were not as frequent in the annals of crime as some of the other modes of execution. In the year 1531, when Henry VIII was King, an act was passed for boiling prisoners to death. The act details the case of one Richard Rouse, a cook in the diocese of the Bishop of Rochester who had, by putting poison in the food of several persons, occasioned the death of two, and the serious illness of others. He was found guilty of treason and sentenced to be boiled to death without the benefit of celery being present. He was brought to punishment at Smithfield, on the 15th of April, 1532; and the Act ordained that all manner of prisoners should meet with the same doom henceforth. In 1531, a maid-servant was boiled to death in the market-place of King’s Lynn for the crime of poisoning her mistress. Then March 28th, 1542, a maid-servant named Margaret Davy perished at Smithfield for poisoning persons with whom she had lived. However, the act was repealed in the year 1547.

The dreadful practice of boiling people alive

 

Captain William Kidd was hanged in London in 1700 after abandoning piety for piracy. The Scottish sailor started out on the right path but eventually turned to buccaneering at sea. Inevitably the legend is larger than the man, and it seems doubtful that his actual “depredations on the high seas” were any worse than many a lesser-known brigand.

Kidd’s capture and trial in 1700 caused a sensation, however, when he fell victim to political points-scoring. Hanged in the traditional manner for pirates – at London’s Wapping Stairs, where three tides washed over his corpse – he was then hanged in chains at Tilbury, and his body was left there to rot for 20 years.

 

Until 1772 the rich could opt for something known as peine forte et dure, French for ‘hard and forceful punishment’. This involved being pressed to death beneath a wooden board loaded with weights, a slow and hideously painful process whose sole advantage was avoiding one’s property being confiscated by the Crown.

The most famous case of peine forte et dure in the United Kingdom was that of Roman Catholic Martyr St Margaret Clitherow, who was pressed to death on March 25, 1586, after refusing to plead to the charge of having harboured Catholic (then outlawed) priests in her house. She died within fifteen minutes under a weight of at least 700 pounds. Several hardened criminals, including William Spiggot (1721) and Edward Burnworth, lasted half hour under 400 pounds before pleading to the indictment. Others, such as Major Strangways (1658) and John Weekes (1731), refused to plead, even under 400 pounds, and were killed when bystanders, out of mercy, sat on them.

Example of Crushing Execution in India

 

The largest crowd ever assembled in Britain for a public execution was that which gathered outside Newgate Gaol on 30 November, 1824 to see a sentence of death carried out on Henry Fauntleroy. An estimated 100,000 people thronged the streets, some paying enormous sums for rooms with a clear view of the gallows.

Fauntleroy was a banker who had been convicted of successfully defrauding the Bank of England of £250,000, or more than £20 million at current values. He cheerfully squandered the entire sum, which somehow seemed to make the offence even worse and certainly took the biscuit as far as the crowd was concerned. He was the last person to be hanged for forgery in the UK.

 

Capital Punishment in Islam

“…If anyone kills a person – unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land – it would be as if he killed all people. And if anyone saves a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all people” (Qur’an 5:32).

Life is sacred, according to Islam and most other world faiths. But how can one hold life sacred, yet still support capital punishment?

The Qur’an answers, “…Take not life, which God has made sacred, except by way of justice and law. Thus does He command you, so that you may learn wisdom” (6:151).

The key point is that one may take life only “by way of justice and law.” In Islam, therefore, the death penalty can be applied by a court as punishment for the most serious of crimes. Ultimately, one’s eternal punishment is in God’s hands, but there is a place for punishment in this life as well. The spirit of the Islamic penal code is to save lives, promote justice, and prevent corruption and tyranny.Islamic philosophy holds that a harsh punishment serves as a deterrent to serious crimes that harm individual victims, or threaten to destabilize the foundation of society.

According to Islamic law (in the first verse quoted above), the following two crimes can be punishable by death: 

Intentional murderFasad fil-ardh (“spreading mischief in the land”) 

Intentional Murder

The Qur’an legislates the death penalty for murder, although forgiveness and compassion are strongly encouraged. The murder victim’s family is given a choice to either insist on the death penalty, or to pardon the perpetrator and accept monetary compensation for their loss (2:178).

Fasaad fi al-ardhThe second crime for which

capital punishment can be applied is a bit more open to interpretation. “Spreading mischief in the land” can mean many different things, but is generally interpreted to mean those crimes that affect the community as a whole, and destabilize the society. Crimes that have fallen under this description have included: 

• Treason / Apostacy (when one leaves the faith and joins the enemy in fighting against the Muslim community)
• Terrorism
• Land, sea, or air piracy
• Rape
• Adultery
• Homosexual behavior

Actual methods of capital punishment vary from place to place. In some Muslim countries, methods have included beheading, hanging, stoning, and firing squad. Executions are held publicly, to serve as warnings to would-be criminals.It is important to note that there is no place for vigilantism in Islam — one must be properly convicted in an Islamic court of law before the punishment can be meted out.

 The severity of the punishment requires that very strict evidence standards must be met before a conviction is found. The court also has flexibility to order less than the ultimate punishment (for example, imposing fines or prison sentences), on a case-by-case basis.

Most Brutal Execution Methods of Ancient Civilization

1. Hold your breath. You are about to witness some very severe historical penalties. Though our ancient cultures were said to be very civilized, there is evidence of their having used a wide variety of hideous torture methods throughout history to end the lives of criminals and traitors.

 

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2. Death by Boiling

Can you imagine boiling someone alive in large pot? Though not common, this was an unusually cruel method of execution. There is plenty of evidence that it was practiced throughout human history. Archeologists have found human bones in cooking pots and hearths in China which were found to be around 500,000 years old.

In England in the 1500s this was the legal method of punishment. The victim was immersed in boiling water, oil or tar until dead. Imagine the fear the prisoner felt when they were taken to this deadly big pot to suffer their horrible fate.

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3. Crucifixion

Crucifixion was among the most gruesome and painful of ancient execution methods and was practiced from about the 6th century BC until the 4th century AD, mainly among the Seleucids, Carthaginians, Persians and Romans. The condemned person was tied (or nailed) to a large wooden cross and left to hang till dead. Their dead body was then left on display as a warning. Sometimes, the victim was ordered to carry their own crossbeam – which weighed about 75-125 pounds (35-60 kg) – on their shoulders to the place of execution. Not only this, but to humiliate them, they were ordered to be hung up naked.

There is evidence of a practice much like crucifixion having taken place during World War I and II. A punishment known as ‘Field Punishment Number One’ was very similar – although it involved the victim being flogged rather than executed. In the British Army, especially during World War I, soldiers were punished for crimes such as refusal of orders and disobedience.

Nowadays, versions of crucifixion are practiced as a devotional ceremony in some part of New Mexico and the Philippines. Though the church greatly discourages this practice, followers of Jesus still imitate the suffering of Christ by being ‘crucified’ for a limited time on Good Friday. It has been seen in the town of Iztapalapa, just outside Mexico City, and also in San Pedro Cutud, during the ‘Passion Week Celebration’ of 2007. 

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4. Flaying

In this author’s opinion, this was the most uncivilized method of torture and punishment practiced during the Middle Ages. Brutal to the bone, it involved removing the skin from the body of a still living prisoner.

Flaying was an ancient practice, inflicted on criminals, captured soldiers and ‘witches’ around a thousand years ago in places such as the Middle East and Africa. The victim was flayed alive as part of a public execution, after which the skin was nailed to the wall as a warning, so that others would heed the lesson and never ever dare to defy the law.

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5. Disembowelment

Disembowelment was among the most severe forms of punishments ever heard of or seen. This method was used to punish thieves and those accused of adultery. Some or all the vital organs were removed one by one from the body, mainly from the abdomen. Sources say it was practiced in England, the Netherlands, Belgium and in Japan.

In Japan, it was a ritualized suicide method for Samurai, referred as “seppuku”, in which two cuts across the abdomen were made. In another version, a fine cut was made in the victim’s gut, leaving him to catch an infection.

Also, in later medieval times, the torture was performed using small starving animals such as mice, which led to the victim’s death. Imagine the agonizing pain the prisoner must have felt when their 6-meter-long intestines were slowly eaten by the starving mice.

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6. Breaking Wheel

The breaking wheel, also known as the ‘Catherine wheel’, was a medieval execution device. It was used during the Middle Ages and was still in use in the 19th century. It originated in Ancient Greece and from there spread through other countries such as France, Russia, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Sweden.

A wooden wheel was used to stretch the victim out, with their limbs extended along its many spokes. Then a hammer or a large iron bar was applied to the limb through the gap to break all its bones. This process was repeated with every limb, leaving the victim alive but in pieces.

Sometimes the executioner was ordered to strike on the stomach and chest, a practice known as the ‘blow of mercy’. The number of blows was specified in the court sentence. If mercy was shown, after two to three blows the victim was strangled. In severe cases, the victim would be cudgeled ‘bottom-up’ starting with the legs, while those who had committed lesser offenses were beaten ‘top-down’ starting with the throat. When the execution was complete, the criminal’s head was often placed on a spike for exhibition and the shattered limbs were left for birds to eat. Imagine the pain and suffering involved in this cruel execution method.

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7. Impalement

We all know about piercing the nose, ear or naval as a beautification procedure – but what about being pierced with a long stake? This was among the most revolting of punishments ever imagined and practiced by humans. It was a favorite of the Romans, Chinese, Greeks and the Turks. It was also practiced in Asia and in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Though rarely practiced, impalement was truly horrifying. The victim was pierced through the rectum, through the vagina, through the side or even through the mouth, causing deep bleeding and painful wounds. They were then dropped into their own grave. The victim endured a long period of continued suffering before their death. Sometimes, before execution, the victim was asked to dig their own grave too. What suffering the victim had to endure with the stake penetrating their groin during those agonizing hours (or days) before death.

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8. Crushing

This forceful execution method was used in the common law legal system. It has an extensive history, with several varying methods used through time. One of them was ‘Crushing by Elephants’, which was used throughout south and south-east Asia for over 4,000 years. Sources say it was also used by Romans as well as by the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam.

In another method, the victim was pressed with extremely large and heavy stones laid upon their chest, causing suffocation and then death. Though these forms of execution are no longer sanctioned by any governing body, the fact remains that it was incredibly unkind to let someone die, crushed or suffocated beneath rocks or the strong legs of a giant creature.

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9. Death by Burning

We may love to eat roasted potatoes, roasted chicken and roasted beets – but what about a roasted human? Many of us cannot even imagine seeing a human burning alive. So imagine the cruelty of this wild and evil execution procedure. In days gone by, some criminals were burned alive for whatever heinous act they committed.

The progress of the fire would burn the calves, thighs, hands, stomach, breasts and upper chest before reaching the face. It was extremely painful, although sometimes the person died from carbon monoxide poisoning before the fire even touched their calves. Pitch was also applied to the prisoner’s body, which helped the fire to burn quicker and make the process faster.

There is evidence of enemies being burned alive in Rome, in Akragas in Sicily, in England, and in some part of North America too. Among the best known individuals executed by this brutal method were St. Joan of Arc (1431), Patrick Hamilton (1528), Thomas Cranmer (1556) and the Old Believer leader Avvakum (1682).

The most recent record is of ‘Jesse Washington’, whose execution is internationally remembered as ‘The Waco Horror’. Washington was found guilty of raping and murdering a white woman and was only 17 when he was tortured and burned alive in front of a cheering crowd of 16,000. What could be a more brutish and wild punishment than this?

 

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10. Sawing

You can grasp what this execution procedure was about by its name. It involved hanging the helpless condemned person upside down and then slicing them down the middle, starting at the groin. It was a gross procedure to say the least… Bleeding severely but still alive and conscious – the thought alone is enough to make you throw up. As the condemned was hanged upside down, their brain received enough blood supply, so they remained alive in spite of the pain and severe bleeding. This method was used in Europe, under the Roman Empire and also in some parts of Asia. According to some religious histories, the prophet Isaiah was executed in this manner. The illustration here shows the painful death of a delinquent.

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11. Slow Slicing

Another vicious punishment method involved slicing the prisoner very slowly. Around 900 AD it was a common execution method in China, until its abolition. There it was known as ‘Ling Chi’, which means ‘The Lingering Death’ or ‘Death By a Thousand Cuts’. The idea behind the method was to humiliate the victim with a slow and painful execution and then for the punishment to continue even after after death.

The condemned person was killed using a knife. Methodically, over an extended period of time, parts of the body were removed. This was a public execution method used to threaten people. Sometimes opium was also administered to prevent fainting or as an act of mercy. Because of the severity of the punishment, it could not last longer than 15 to 20 minutes.

So friends, which method did you like the most? The full list is quite long and includes other horrible methods such as decapitation, shooting, necklacing and hanging. Since there seems to be no end to the list of diabolical methods, this author’s opinion is: “Aargh…..!! They are all equally uncivilized and gruesome!”

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12. In an age when the death penalty has been abolished in most of the developed world, and is often frowned upon even where is practiced, it might seem difficult to believe that barely a century ago executions were not only the norm but were put unashamedly on public display. In the American Old West, capital punishment was, by comparison with today, meted out in spades. Lynching from trees and other forms of tough justice were the order of the day, and be hanged with scruples like wrongful convictions and the idea that such practices only ape the culture of violence they condemn.

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13. Tough Justice: Hanging of a horse thief in Oregon circa 1900.

Some might argue that the Wild West was a time when justice needed to be severe: where outlaw order prevailed in the form of brutal banditry that preyed upon banks, trains and stagecoaches, judicial murder was a case of the punishment fitting the crime. Even what we now might consider lesser crimes, such as horse thievery and cattle rustling, were offenses judged serious enough to be punished by hanging – such were the handicapping effects the loss of livestock had on the victims. It was also a lesson to others to keep their hands clean and forget about law-breaking.

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14. Tom Ketchum on the scaffold before hanging, 1901.

A cowboy and cattle rancher who later turned to a life of crime in Texas and New Mexico, Tom ‘Black Jack’ Ketchum is purported to have committed his first train robbery in 1892 and his first murder in 1895. He was also allegedly involved in the killing of Republican politician Albert Jennings Fountain and his son in early 1896, and later the same year the robbery of a store and post office after being invited inside by the owners during a storm. Following the latter crime, Ketchum and his cronies were tracked down by a posse, but emerged unhurt from the ensuing shootout while two of their assailants lay dead.

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15. Sending a warning: 1901 postcard of Ketchum’s decapitated body after hanging.

Ketchum then joined the infamous Hole in the Wall Gang and focused on robbing trains. In August 1899, Black Jack single-handedly tried to rob the same train in the same way his gang had done just weeks earlier. The conductor recognised Tom as he neared the moving train and shot him with a shotgun, leaving him badly wounded. After being taken by a posse to hospital he had his arm amputated, and was later convicted and – unconstitutionally it turned out – sentenced to death. Ketchum’s weight and the inexperience of his executioners meant he was decapitated as he dropped through the scaffold trap door. His last words? “Good-bye. Please dig my grave very deep. All right; hurry up.”

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16. Mob rule: Newspaper shot of the lynching of ‘Killer’ Jim Miller and others, 1909.

Some hangings in the Old West were done even less by the book. James B ‘Killer’ Miller was convicted of his first homicide in 1884 but acquitted, and soon boastingly embarked on a career as an assassin. Armed with a shotgun, he was alleged to have had a hand in at least eight murders for money, plus another six killings due to saloon and gambling disputes. After Miller had been hired to kill ex-US Marshal Allen Bobbitt, he was arrested in Texas and extradited to Oklahoma to stand trial – but with evidence weak, a mob broke into the jail and dragged Miller and three other suspects to a nearby abandoned stable for lynching. Miller is said to have shouted “Let ‘er rip!” and stepped voluntarily off his box.

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17. Shot at the crime scene: Lee seated next to his coffin just prior to execution.

Less your typical outlaw, early Mormon pioneer John Doyle Lee was put to death for leading the Mountain Meadows Massacre. In 1856, the Fancher party, an Arkansas emigrant group, were camped in southern Utah when they were attacked by a group of Mormon militiamen dressed as Native Americans. Lee convinced the emigrants to surrender their belongings in return for safe passage, at which point 120 of the party were slain. Lee’s first trial in 1875 ended in a hung jury, but when tried again in 1877 he was sent to the firing squad. Adamant he had personally killed no one and was a scapegoat for others of his faith, Lee’s last words were: “I have been sacrificed in a cowardly, dastardly manner.” 

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18. Biting the bullet: 1914 photograph of execution by firing squad in Mexico.

Execution by firing squad was almost as much a staple of capital punishment in the Wild West as lynching, and those found guilty also bit the bullet south of the Rio Grande River. The difference is: the death penalty was abolished in Mexico in 2005.

Still, it all seems a far cry from the present where even the gas chamber and electric chair have been all but superseded by the lethal injection. Yet, more clinical though modern methods of execution may be, do they have any more care for human rights? The days of slow strangulation by short drop hanging may be over, but even lethal injection has come under fire for being too painful. At least it’s all kept hidden behind closed doors though, eh? And don’t mention miscarriages of justice.

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19. Beheaded revolutionists in Wuchang, 1911

The death penalty in the Far East has a notorious past, with some extremely inhumane execution methods having been practiced. In the 19th century “death by elephant” – in which elephants were used to crush, maim or otherwise torture prisoners – was one method of public execution that was still being practiced.

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20. Execution of Boxer leaders at Hsi-Kou, 1900-1901

However, in the early part of the 20th century there were many different methods used to kill people as punishment for alleged crimes, and what makes this more macabre is that often these executions were carried out in public – and with photographs taken. This article will examine some of these shocking images. They’re not for the faint-hearted. 

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21.Garrote Execution, Manila, the Philippines, 1901

The man above is being garrotted to death in Manila Bilibid Prison. Garrotting is essentially strangling someone to death using a chain or a wire. However, during executions, a post with a seat to which the captive was tied was generally used, with a metal band placed around the victim’s neck that was tightened until the condemned suffocated to death. In some cases (especially in Spain, which used the garrotte until 1973) there was a spike on the band to break the spinal cord more quickly. In the Philippines, the use of the garrotte was banned in 1902, with three priests accused of taking part in the 1872 Cavite Mutiny against the Spanish among the most famous victims of this means of execution. Not a pleasant way to die.

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22. Execution in China ca. 1900s

Beheadings were very common in the Far East, and often the head was displayed to the public afterwards. (An executioner who decapitates people is known as a “headsman”.) In China beheading was thought of as a more extreme form of punishment than strangulation because in the Chinese tradition it was considered disrespectful to return the body of an individual to their ancestors in a dismembered state.

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23. Spy being beheaded, Liaoning, China in Russo-Japanese War, 1905

In Japan, beheadings were also considered a severe punishment before the practice was abolished. One particularly extreme example of this involved a would-be assassin who was buried up to his neck in the ground in order that his head could be slowly sawn off over several agonizing days. However, in Japan there was a context in which decapitation was considered honorable – when someone committed the ritual suicide, an act known as seppuku. After the individual disemboweled themselves, another warrior would come along and slice off their head to hasten death. However, most beheadings were carried out by courts or during wartime.

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24. Beheading during the Qing Dynasty (1636 ~ 1912), China

In the North-West Frontier Province of British India (now Pakistan), it has been written that women practiced decapitation during the Anglo-Afghan war. Pathan women would behead (and castrate) non-Muslims like British and Sikh POWs, according to the autobiography of British officer John Masters.

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25. Beheaded corpses, Caishikou, China, 1905

The public laying out of the headless bodies in the above image is as disturbing as any shown here. The information that comes with the photo says that the victims were lined up according to rank at the crossroads of a vegetable market in Beijing, China.

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26. Chinese civilians to be buried alive, 1937/38

In this extremely macabre photo, Chinese people are being forced into a pit ready to be buried alive by Japanese troops during the Nanking Massacre, as Japanese forces invaded China. As an execution method, premature burial might be seen to have a practical purpose – there is no need to move the body for burial – but any trace of humanity is sadly lacking.

In feudal Russia premature burial was also the punishment handed out to women who had killed their husbands and was called “the pit”. The last known execution in Russia by such a method was in 1927.

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27. Public executions, Peking, China, c. 1927

Desecrating the bodies of the condemned and executed was also far from unknown in the Far East. In some cases the heads of people who had been decapitated were stuck on sticks or pikes as a warnings to others. In the image above, a man’s head was placed between his legs and left there. The photographer marked the image “a ghastly joke”.

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28. Mancage in Afghanistan, 1921

Banditry in Afghanistan had been a serious problem in the early 1900s and the authorities set out to curb it. They would imprison those captured in iron cages like this one and leave them up there to die without food or water. By 1921 the crime had become less of a problem. No wonder!

 

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29. Exhibition of strangled Chinese malefactors, c. 1907

This image shows an instance of public execution in which Chinese criminals had been strangled before their bodies were put on display in these wooden cages – more for the sake of deterring others from crime than anything else, one suspects.

There is one other truly abhorrent example of the death penalty too graphic to be shown here (if you want to see an image of it, go here). Known as Ling Chi, it has also been called death by a thousand cuts, slow slicing, the lingering death or the slow process. Although officially abolished in China in 1905, the image above was taken in 1910, so Ling Chi clearly still went on afterwards. The condemned was tied naked to a post, often publicly, and their flesh gradually cut away with small slices from a knife until they died of blood loss or shock. Occasionally the victims were given opium to stop them from fainting or perhaps (small possibility!) as an act of mercy.

None of these execution methods are pleasant to say the least, but men have been putting each other to death for hundreds of years and have been alarmingly creative in finding methods that are especially painful. These sinister images show the worst side of mankind and the worst side of some ideas of justice.

My sincere thanks to the following for images and information contained in this story:

 Alka Sharma,  Karl Fabricius, Michele Collet

My Lord

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Why is it that the yearning for the Loved One (i.e., the Holy Prophet) is especially strong today?

Why is my heart sadder today than even before?

Why does longing penetrate every tissue of mine?

And why are the eyes shedding tears like a shower of rain?

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His shining face appeared to me in a vision,

And fragrance emanated in profusion from His tresses;

I fainted from the sight of these visions;

The hordes of his eyes overpowered me.

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His face shines like the full moon;

A brilliant light radiates from his brow;

His hair is black,

and his eyes are bewitching and intoxicated.

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His two eye-brows are like cross-bows,

Hurling darts of pointed eye-lashes (in all directions);

His lips are red like rubies of Yemen;

His white teeth like a string of pearls.

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I am not sure whether I should call his face the essence of life;

Or life of the entire universe;

The truth is that it is (like) the glory of God,

From which all other (worldly) glories originated,

( This refers to the Holy Prophet’s well-known hadith:

“Allah created (everything from my light,

and I am from the Light of Allah”)

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…

This face (of the Prophet) emerged from the Faceless One (i.e., Allah);

The Faceless One manifests Himself through this face.

The Colourless (Reality) has been revealing itself through this image,

Ever since Unity exploded into Diversity.

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It is this face (of the Holy Prophet) that guides (mankind) to the path of

Faceless One (i.e., Allah);

Nay (not the path only but) to the Ultimate Reality Itself.

However,

understanding this (secret) is beyond the capacity of the simpletion;

Only the select few succeed in discovering and capturing the Pearl (of Truth).

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May this Face (of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H)) remain before my eyes,

In my last moments (of life) and on the Resurrection Day!

Then (also) in my grave, and at the time of crossing the (razor-sharp) Bridge

(on the Judgment Day as a test to separate the virtuous ones from the sinners);

Only then shall the fake ones become pure (in the sight of Allah).

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Thou (O Holy Prophet) hast been blessed (by Allah) with the promise to grant

thy desire (in full);

And we (thy humble followers) have full faith in Allah’s assurance that thou

shalt be happy with the Bounty of Allah.

The Gracious One (we hope) shall declare us successful

(in the test of earthly life);

Because we have correctly understood the Divine words:

“Intercede and thy intercession shall be accepted”.

(Reference here is to verse 5 of Surah XCIII of the Holy Quran:

“And presently

(i.e., in the Hereafter, as also in this world) thy Lord shall grant

unto thee (O Prophet ! rich and abundant reward) so that thou shalt be well-

pleased)

(Note: Here the reference is to the Prophet’s divinely inspired hadith (hadith-e-Qudsi), in which Allah reassures the Prophet (P.B.U.H) with the words i.e., his intercession for the forgiveness of sinning believers shall be accepted by Allah on the Judgment Day)

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Be gracious enough to remove from thy face the sheet of Yemen (O Prophet !),

And grant us a glimpse of thy endearing face.

Repeat once again those sweet words,

Which thou hadst uttered in the valley of Hamra.

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Come (once again) from thy cell to Mosque,

For everyone longs for a glimpse of thy image full of light;

(And) denizens of both the worlds (i.e., this world and the Hereafter) are laying

their eyes in thy path

Human beings, angels, the houris and the fairies.

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For the ones yearning and pining (for a glimpse of thine);

Who are ready to sacrifice (their lives) for thy sake;

For these slaves ready to sell themselves out without any price (in thy path);

May those moments of bliss come back once again!

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Glory to Allah (GOD),

who created thee (O Holy Prophet pbuh!) in the most beautiful,

the best,

and

the most perfect mould.

Who is (the humble) Meher Ali to chant thy praises;

How (presumptuous and) impudent his eyes are,

to aspire,

to the heights of thy

love!

Mehr Ali Shah

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You Are In My Mind

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Ocean

Like the ocean so wide and powerful with its waves rolling in and crashing

against

The rocks

With the same force as my admiration towards the man I want to get to know

I want to know and feel his strength, and feel the power of his touch, crashing

against

My soulI want to feel his passions his desires and the dreams he has

Like the waters that go onForever and ever

I want to feel his tender touch caressing every inch of my body like the kiss of

the sun over the ocean horizon,

Faithfully each morning

I want him to know that with each and ever word spoken is like a ripple that

spreads throughout the deepest waters in My heart

For the day is coming closer and the nights are getting longer in the desire

To be near youI dream of that moment when the waters of the ocean and the

rocks of the cliffs finally meet

In a storm of passion,

His every touch will be like a soft caress to the rocks of the cliffs below

With each encounter will be like the waters stirring under the ocean so deep

With each kiss will be like a storm building furiously down beneath the earth

And deep down beneath my soul

And when the time comes for him to take my heart my soul and my body and

make love to me

It will be like a wild storm out of control With each touch, caress, and kiss he

bestows upon me, will be like

Giant waves

Crashing vigorously with so much power and so much strength against the

rocks,Just like nature intended it to be

And just like I want him to completely take me

Then like the calm after the storm

I want to lie in his arms and hear

The pounding of his heart

Like the ocean waves

Calming and soothing 

To my Soul

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Drown In My Own Tears

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It brings a tear,
Into my eyes,
When I begin,
To realize,
I’ve cried so much,
Since you’ve been gone,
I guess I’m drowning in my own tears,
I sit and cry,
Just like a child
My pouring tears
Are runnin’ wild
If you don’t think
You’ll be home soon
I guess I’ll drown in my own tears
I know it’s true
Into each life
Some rain, rain must pour
I’m so blue
Here without you
It keeps raining
More and more
Why don’t you
Come on home
Oh yes so I won’t
Be all alone
If you don’t think
You’ll be home soon
I guess I’ll
(drown in my own tears)
Ooh, don’t let me
(drown in my own tears)
When I’m in trouble, baby
(drown in my own tears)
Oh, yeah, baby don’t let me
(drown in my own tears)
I guess I’ll drown in my own tears
Oh, mmmmm.

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Drown In My Own Tears 

I Sing, I Dream And I ♡ Anyway

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People are often unreasonable and self-centered.

 

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Forgive them anyway.

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If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives.

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Be kind anyway.

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If you are honest, people may cheat you.

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Be honest anyway.

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If you find happiness, people may be jealous.

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Be happy anyway.

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The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.

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Do good anyway.

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Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough.

 

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Give your best anyway.

 

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For you see, in the end, it is between you and God.

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It was never between you and them anyway.

 

 

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You can spend your whole life building
Something from nothin’
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

God is great, but sometimes life ain’t good
When I pray it doesn’t always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This world’s gone crazy and it’s hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today

Believe it anyway

You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
In a moment they can choose to walk away
Love ’em anyway

God is great, but sometimes life ain’t good
When I pray it doesn’t always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
Yeah, I do it anyway

You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in
That tomorrow they’ll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yeah, sing it anyway

I sing, I dream
I love you
Anyway

Come On Down To My Boat

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 Come On Down To My Boat

She sits on the dock a fishin’ in the water uh, huh 
I don’t know her name she’s the fisherman’s daughter uh, huh 
Come on down to my boat baby 
Come on down where we can play 
Come on down to my boat baby 
Come on down we’ll sail away. 
She smiled so nice like she wants to come with me uh, huh 
But she’s tied to the dock and she can’t get free 
Come on down to my boat baby ……. 
Fish all day sleep all night 
Father never lets her out of his sight 
Soon I’m gonna have to get my knife and cut that rope, cut that rope 
Then we can go fishin’ in my little red boat 
Make you happy in my little red boat 
so come on down to my boat baby ……

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Some Facts About Women’s Mental Health (P 5)

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Social factors that support women’s mental health

Women are encouraged to become competent at relationships, and as a result are better than men at seeking help and dealing with the causes of their distress. They also tend to be better able to give and receive help from each other.  Women who have strong family support, autonomy, and access to material resources that allow choice are better protected against developing mental health problems. 

Physical and mental health interactions

Physical and mental ill-health are linked in both men and women. People with chronic physical illnesses are at greater risk of developing mental health problems, particularly depression, while those with mental health problems are also more likely to have physical illnesses, such as heart or respiratory problems. 

MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS

A range of physical problems are considered by doctors to be the physical manifestation of mental health problems, otherwise known as ‘conversion symptoms’ or ‘somatisation’. These include irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and chronic pelvic pain. Studies show that medically unexplained symptoms such as these are two to three times more likely in women than in men.  Research shows that a high proportion of people with such problems have experienced trauma, abuse or violence.

UNRECOGNISED PHYSICAL ILL-HEALTH

An equally serious problem for women in mental distress is the lack of recognition for physical illnesses, because symptoms of physical illness may be wrongly seen as ‘imagined’ or psychosomatic. Research suggests that women with mental health problems are more likely than other groups to have physical complaints disregarded, and requests for services denied. Studies have found that women with mental health problems have significantly more undetected medical problems than men, and that women with bipolar disorder (manic depression) are three times more likely than men to have undiagnosed medical problems.

Treatment and services

Department of Health guidance on mainstreaming women’s mental health has pointed out that women ultimately want services to adopt a ‘whole person’ approach to their care, treatment and rehabilitation, to value their strengths and abilities, and to recognise their potential for recovery, in the context of holistic assessment and care planning.  Many areas of women’s mental health are now also covered by guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

Too often, a diagnosis of anxiety or depression leads to medication as the first or only treatment option. Women with these issues have repeatedly asked for better access to talking therapies, and for opportunities to learn new skills and coping strategies. These preferences are reflected in current NICE guidelines for the treatment of both anxiety and depression, which state that talking therapies are the most likely treatment to produce lasting benefits, especially when combined with other forms of social support and self-help. Government investment in the Improving Access To Psychological Therapies programme has increased the availability of short-term therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) via primary care. Pilot programmes show that over 60 per cent of those accessing this CBT are women, and that the intervention shows some positive results in reducing levels of depression and anxiety.

EATING DISORDERS

Talking treatments, including family therapy and CBT, are widely advised for women with eating disorders. NICE guidance on treatment for anorexia advises structured and symptom-focused inpatient admission as a last resort, with psychological treatment rather than behaviour modification. However, a lack of specialist eating disorder services across large areas of England and Wales means that local services often fall short of national standards.

SELF-HARM

For women who self-harm, NICE recommends full assessment of physical, psychological and social needs, by a professional with suitable training and in an atmosphere of respect and understanding. Treatment choices should include counselling and therapy. Women who have self-harmed severely should be referred to psychiatric services for further assessment, treatment and support, or taken into hospital in an emergency.

A study by an Asian Women’s group reported that a wide range of services is now on offer for young people across the UK, but there is still a need to evaluate which approaches really work, so that they can be widely adopted. Young women want a variety of options, including support for self-help techniques such as distraction – which includes a wide range of activities, from watching TV to gardening or flying a kite.

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

For women diagnosed with BPD, NICE recommends that a clearly structured, comprehensive multidisciplinary care plan that includes short- and long-term goals is agreed with the client. The care plan should include psychological treatments of at least three months’ duration, and plans to manage crises. No medications are specifically recommended for BPD. NICE and other agencies recommend a range of treatment options, including structured talking treatments, and medication for specific symptoms, such as transient psychotic episodes.

PERINATAL DISORDERS

Women clearly benefit from support before and after childbirth. One study shows that counselling for women who are depressed when pregnant may help to prevent problems for the family after the baby is born.  Other studies show that health visitors can provide valued listening and support to new mothers, and that individual, group and family support and counselling can help mothers to cope with postnatal depression and parenting problems. 

NICE has produced guidance on perinatal (ante- and postnatal) mental health, which recommends that health professionals look out for those most at risk of developing a mental disorder, and ask questions to detect problems, such as depression, as early as possible. This ensures that psychological treatment can begin as early as possible if needed, within one month of initial assessment, and no longer than three months afterwards.

NICE guidance recommends that clinical networks are developed in each region to ensure that services for mothers and infants are better coordinated, and that help is available quickly when needed.

TREATMENT FOR WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES SUCH AS SCHIZOPHRENIA

Experts have argued that gender-aware treatment for women with diagnoses such as schizophrenia should mean doctors taking more account of women’s practical and emotional needs and their social roles as partners, mothers, and professionals or employees. Women may need therapy and support focused on maintaining or re-establishing their roles, and perhaps will do better if they can receive help that does not separate them from their children, but helps them to cope better with parenting.

WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR VIOLENCE

Guidance has been developed to help health professionals work with women who may be experiencing mental disorders as a result of abuse, violence or trauma. The first step is to ask questions to find out about these experiences. Some studies show that, despite guidance, many staff do not do this well, perhaps because of a lack of training and experience.

The World Psychiatric Association recommends that women who have been sexually abused and those who have strong preferences for female healthcare staff should be accommodated whenever possible, and emphasises that the evaluation of mental health problems in women must consider the full context of their lives, as distress often has social origins. Diagnoses should not be stigmatising, and the role of violence and discrimination in the genesis of mental health problems in women requires special consideration.

SERVICES FOR WOMEN IN PRISON OR SECURE HOSPITALS

Women in prison who have mental disorders are rarely transferred to a hospital, but are treated by the NHS within the prison. Substance abuse is treated separately by Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare (CARAT). Offending behaviour is treated with CBT.

Treatment for women in secure psychiatric hospitals has been reformed by bringing all women in high secure units to Rampton, which provides a more specialised service. A new service development, Women’s Enhanced Medium Secure Services (WEMSS) aims to provide more local services, offering skilled nursing and psychological therapies, not just incarceration.

General issues relating to medication

SIDE EFFECTS AND INTERACTIONS

Side effects of psychiatric medication that women in particular may find distressing include weight gain and hair loss. In addition, medications can interact with each other in problematic ways, for instance, some medications interact with the oral contraceptive pill.

MOTHERHOOD AND MEDICATION

While medication for antenatal and postnatal depression is an option, NICE guidance  says that the risks of anti-depressant medication to the unborn child, or the infant through breast milk, should be explained, and talking treatments and self-help options should be explored.

The issue of medication is particularly important for women with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who are mothers or who want to become mothers. Healthcare professionals need to work sensitively with women who are already on medication about whether or not it is safe and advisable to take a break from medication, taking into account the additional stresses of pregnancy and parenting, and the amount of support available. If this is considered possible, then experts advise tapering off the dose of medication in order to avoid the risk of damage to the developing foetus.

SAFETY ISSUES FOR WOMEN IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS

Sexual safety includes freedom from sexual harassment, exploitation, aggression and violence. Women are entitled to feel safe from physical harm or sexual harassment when in a mental health unit; there can be particular issues for women who have experienced sexual abuse or rape.

Separate sleeping, toilets and bathing accommodation for women in mental health units has been policy since 2000, and, according to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), mental health units should be reconfigured to provide either a self-contained, women-only ward or solely single sex wards. Many, though not all, have done this. However, physical and sexual safety for women in mental health units is an ongoing issue, and the NPSA recommends better use of existing guidance and more training for staff to recognise and report incidents such as sexual harassment, taking into account the physical and psychological harm caused. 

Improving mental health policy and practice for women

Since the Department of HealthHealth’s report on women’s mental health, policies to improve treatment of women have become part of mainstream work. A number of NHS trusts have developed mental health strategies for women, and, in the light of gender equality duty, many are now further updating and reviewing their policies.

Current priority areas for improvement according to a recent national report are:

• health and wellbeing
• supporting women in their roles as mothers, carers, employees and students
• safety and freedom from threat of abuse or violence
• justice and fairness for women who come into contact with the criminal justice system
• women’s participation, particularly empowering women from BME communities.

Many of the initiatives to improve services for women still have a long way to go, however. Women have been calling for more support for self-help and alternatives to medicalised treatments for many years, but in most cases these alternatives are not well supported financially, and are usually left to the voluntary sector to provide, and therefore not universally available.

Voluntary sector support

The voluntary sector provides many support services for women beyond what is available through statutory services, including information, advice and support and/or counselling, as well as drop-in facilities, befriending and advocacy. 

Some groups and organisations operating at local and national levels across the UK focus on the needs of women from particular BME groups. Many of these organisations are staffed by women who share the culture of their service users. Such groups can be useful for social opportunities or for specific services such as information, advice or counselling.

A range of organisations focusing on the needs of lesbians and bisexual women also operate locally and nationally. Most are run by lesbian, gay or bisexual people, and can provide social opportunities or specific services, such as information, advice and counselling. Counsellors or therapists who identify as lesbian or bisexual, or who work for organisations that are positive about LGB issues, can also be found via local organisations and internet as well.

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