Gaza

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

from bombs and flames and lost her leg from the thigh. At that moment he found something to live for among the ugly debris of Gaza. The narrator's last words showed us how Life had new meaning to him. "No, my friend, I won't come to Sacramento, and I have no regrets. No and nor will I finish what we began together in childhood, This obscure feeling that you had as you left Gaza, this small feeling must grow in to a giant deep within you (Ghassan Kanafani, 80 ) ". Another conflict in this was between

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

and killing thousands of people. Golan Heights, the Gaza strip, and the West Bank are all stuck between the Israelis, terrorist groups, and tension set between countries all throughout the Middle East. Operation Protective Edge was founded in 2014 due to the fighting between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas. Located on the Gaza Strip, Hamas has taken over, affecting everyone living there. No longer do the people of the Gaza Strip have running water and electricity. With a population

Description The item that I chose for my critical analysis is a drawing from “A Child’s View from Gaza: Palestinian Children’s Art and The Fight against Censorship”. The book is a collection of drawings created by Gazan children that was supposed to be showcased at the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland, California until it was censored. The artwork was created by children who were living in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead, which lasted from December 2008 to January 2009. It was a 3 week armed

One State, Two States Few, if any, modern conflicts are as complex as the Arab-Israeli conflict. Specifically, the political situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip has led to bloodshed, political high wire acts, and cycles of hope and disappointment for decades. Consensus has generally leaned towards advocated a two-state solution for the conflict, in which the Israel remains a Jewish state, and the Palestinian Arabs establish their own country carved from currently Israeli-occupied territories

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

beginning of the first Palestinian uprising during late 1987. This group was founded by Islamic activists, connected with the Muslim Brotherhood, in Gaza with the intention of offering Palestinians an alternative to PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization). Their goal is to have an Islamic-based Palestinian state in areas currently known as the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel. The United States and European union have both named Hamas a terrorist organization due to the fact Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades,

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

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