Moving eyewitness report from the field in Gaza, written by an Irish human rights activist working in Jabaliya and Gaza City as a volunteer with ambulance services and as co-coordinator for the Free Gaza Movement. She describes in vivid detail some the scenes she witnessed on one of the bloodiest days since the start of the war (75 dead on that day, out of 1,100 in the past 21 days). While she tries hard to remain neutral, the author's viewpoint comes out clearly, as she praises the ... More »

This has the emotionally compelling detail of a first person account, and adds the context of some casualty numbers (no source given). Clearly telling the Palestinian side of the story, it makes claims regarding Israeli tactics in a neutral tone, but supported only with anecdotal evidence.

Close-up account of the mangled bodies piling up in hospitals and elsewhere in Gaza, thanks to the murderous Israeli rampage where many of the victims are women and children.

This piece rates high, for drama, for detail, for a sense of witness in its pure narration, with the best stories that come out of wartime journalism. Even the testimonial, which some may see as "partial to the Palestinians" gives witness to a continuation of dedication in the face of this terrible onslaught of high technology and relentlessness.

While I'm sure the person that wrote this is biased, I believe every goddam word of it.