From the Archives: February Invasion of Nablus

by Asa Winstanley

Back in the end of February, the Israeli army invaded Nablus, killing at least one civilian, arresting dozens, causing extensive damage to homes and businesses and shut down a local TV station for good measure, using human shields (a practice outlawed in Israeli law) to search for Palestinian fighters which they ultimately failed to capture.

The following clips are a a good summary of the several days of siege from CNN, al-Arbiya, al-Jazeera and Democracy Now! which give a fair idea of the Israeli idea of “ceasefire” — i.e. “you ceasefire, while we carry on with impunity.” They kill and kidnap Palestinian civilians while the Western governments — at best — remain silent and the Western mainstream media does not report on Palestinian deaths not caused by infighting.

Al Jazeera

Al Arabiya

CNN International

Democracy Now

Democracy Now