Live report from Gaza, attacks on Journalists (Democracy Now!)

Juan Cole 11/19/2012

From Democracy Now! – a live report from a Gaza hospital

The blurb for the show:

We get a live report from independent journalist Mohammed Omer from a hospital in Gaza City, where injured journalists, medical workers and civilians — including children — are arriving for treatment. An award-winning journalist based in Gaza, Omer has been covering the latest Israeli assault since it began six days ago. We’re also joined by Richard Falk, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page