Bearing the Brunt in Gaza

 Palestinian Civilians Bear the Brunt of Unrelenting Bombing in US-Backed Attack on Gaza

by Democracy Now!

President Obama has announced his full support for Israel’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip even as dozens of Palestinians, including many civilians, continue to be killed by U.S.-supplied weaponry. At least 95 Palestinians have been killed in air strikes by warplanes and drones. More than 700 have been wounded, including 200 children.

On Sunday, a massive air strike leveled a home in Gaza City killing 12 people, including 10 members of the same family. Over the past week, rockets fired from Gaza have killed three Israelis. We go to Gaza to speak with Raji Sourani, an award-winning human rights lawyer and director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza.

 

Guest: Raji Sourani, an award-winning human rights lawyer. He is the director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza and is on the executive board of the International Federation for Human Rights. In 1991, he won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.