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Sarah Irving

The Electronic Intifada

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator Sarah Irving is a freelance writer from Manchester, UK. She worked with the International Solidarity Movement in the West Bank in 2001-02 and with Olive Co-op, promoting fair trade Palestinian products and solidarity visits, in 2004-06. She now writes full-time on a range of issues, including Palestine. Here first book, Gaza: Beneath the Bombs , co-authored with Sharyn Lock, was published in January 2010. Click here to contact the Ms. Irving and The Electronic Intifada. If you would like to comment on this article, please do so below. There is a 400 character limit. You do not need a FaceBook account. Your comment will be posted here on BC instantly. Thanks. Entering your email address is not mandatory. You may also choose to enter only your first name and your location. e-Mail re-print notice

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Israel’s PR Exploitation of Haiti Aid

By Sarah Irving Guest Commentator

Despite logistical problems, the 12 January earthquake in Haiti has seen much of the “international community” pull together to provide food, doctors and other emergency aid for the already poverty-stricken country. But the disaster has also provided apologists for the State of Israel’s human rights abuses an opportunity to try and grab high moral ground.…

Despite logistical problems, the 12 January earthquake in Haiti has seen much of the "international community" pull together to provide food, doctors and other emergency aid…

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