Topped 2700, including over 1000 palestinian children. Over one million residents of gaza have been displaced. We will talk to omar shakir of Human Rights Watch in the israel i historian raz segal who said israels assault on gaza is a a textbook case of genocide. Were seeing a genocide unfolding today, which is quite exceptional in its character. As a jewish holocaust studies scholar, this is an urgent concern for me. There may be time to stop this unfolding attack, but we need to recognize it for what it is. Amy over the past 10 days, at least 12 journalists, mostly palestinians, have been killed. We will speak to the journalist lama alarian. Her close friend, the reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, was killed in an israeli artillery strike in southern lebanon. Officials from many different Political Parties and many journalist friends of his. He was buried with his press jacket and on his grave was cameras. Amy she joins us from beirut. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democra
Topped 2700, including over 1000 palestinian children. Over one million residents of gaza have been displaced. We will talk to omar shakir of Human Rights Watch in the israel i historian raz segal who said israels assault on gaza is a a textbook case of genocide. Were seeing a genocide unfolding today, which is quite exceptional in its character. As a jewish holocaust studies scholar, this is an urgent concern for me. There may be time to stop this unfolding attack, but we need to recognize it for what it is. Amy over the past 10 days, at least 12 journalists, mostly palestinians, have been killed. We will speak to the journalist lama alarian. Her close friend, the reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, was killed in an israeli artillery strike in southern lebanon. Officials from many different Political Parties and many journalist friends of his. He was buried with his press jacket and on his grave was cameras. Amy she joins us from beirut. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democra
Iraq to syria. Militants connected to the group are launching Violent Attacks in countries already in turmoil. We begin in iraq, where the government is fighting for control of parts of that country. You can hear the gunfire at fallujah, where rebels have taken the city center. At least eight have been killed there. Fallujah is one of two main cities in the anbar province. Ramadi, the other, is also under siege. Despite baghdad anbar was one of the most dangerous places for u. S. Forces. More than 1300 Coalition Soldiers were killed there. Here is what we know about the fighters battling the government. They are affiliated with al qaeda. And call themselves the Islamic State of iraq and levant. They want to set up a sunni muslim state in iraq and across the border into syria and other countries. Al qaeda has taken control of parts of syria. We go to imran khan for more. Fighters from the Al Qaedalinked Islamic State of levant claim to have taken over the main highway into fallujah. One
Tonight battles waging in iraq has u. S. Officials concerned. Iraqi army is fighting al qaeda for parts of iraq. Rebels have taken the city center. Eight have been killed there. Fallujah is one of two main cities in iraqs anbar province. Ramadi has also been under siege. Anbar is a dangerous place for u. S. Soldiers. More than 1300 Coalition Soldiers were killed there. Here is what we know so far. They are affiliated with al qaeda. The Group Calling itself the Islamic State of iraq in levant. They want to set up a sunie sunni state in iraq and across the border in parts of syria. Fighters from the Islamic State in levant say they have taken over the main highway into the town of fallujah. One man shouts god is great as he gestures to a burntout vehicle they claim is from iraqs army. They say they sent reinforcement from fallujah to iraq to battle the forces. The fighting moved to the outskirts of fallujah. Sunni tribal leaders have not allowed the iraqi fighters to enter to town, sayin
Roger al jazeera reporters. We will go to egypt to speak with democracy now s Sharif Abdel Kouddous as well as the treaty to protect journalists. Two thirds of the journalists killed this year were in the middle east. The deadliest country is syria. Then on the last day of 2013, we will look at 10 hopeful things that happened in 2013 to get you inspired for whats to come. We will speak with sarah van gelder, editor in chief of yes magazine. Then we will go to germany. Among them spoke was Julian Assange. Therell be no person and has not been exposed to this ideology of transparency in keepstanding of what is to the internet free. This is the last regeneration. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Iraq is capping off its worst year of violence since the height of u. S. Occupation. According to the United Nations, civilians and 950 Security Forces have been killed this year, the highest annual total since 200