http://www.larryjohnsononline.com/2010/06/03/israel-says-aid-ship-rachel-corrie-will-not-be-allowed-into-gaza/ News and opinion on national and international affairs by Larry Johnson Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:26:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.larryjohnsononline.com/2010/06/03/israel-says-aid-ship-rachel-corrie-will-not-be-allowed-into-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-2157 Ginny NiCarthy Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:40:32 +0000 http://www.larryjohnsononline.com/?p=701#comment-2157 A few days ago I had just begun to comment on the PSR tour and Gerri Haynes' excellent reporting on the medical mission there. It was -- and is -- heartening to see the people and to hear messages of peace, courage and endurance from Gazans and appreciation and connections from the PSR folks. I was going to write that almost nothing has been seen on MSM for months and it's too bad most media don't see fit to discuss the situation in Palestine and Israel unless there is some form of violence to report. So here we are, there has been violence and the area is on the tube every hour. A few reporters seem dedicated to get the "other" side of the story, but have not done well. The reporting of Jamal at Al Jazeera is remarkably helpful in trying to sort out what really happened. The contrast between that story and the events the PSR group participated in is.... Well I don't have the words for what it is. Please keep up this site. A few days ago I had just begun to comment on the PSR tour and Gerri Haynes’ excellent reporting on the medical mission there. It was — and is — heartening to see the people and to hear messages of peace, courage and endurance from Gazans and appreciation and connections from the PSR folks. I was going to write that almost nothing has been seen on MSM for months and it’s too bad most media don’t see fit to discuss the situation in Palestine and Israel unless there is some form of violence to report. So here we are, there has been violence and the area is on the tube every hour. A few reporters seem dedicated to get the “other” side of the story, but have not done well. The reporting of Jamal at Al Jazeera is remarkably helpful in trying to sort out what really happened. The contrast between that story and the events the PSR group participated in is…. Well I don’t have the words for what it is. Please keep up this site.

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