The war of information that goes on about Gaza includes a lot of propaganda and denial of wrong doing. It was a classic case of disinformation when the Israeli Army launched a 3 day investigation to find out if Israeli soldiers performed war crimes in Gaza. Of course, it found out and published a statement that Israel's Army is the most MORAL army in the world.

The Hamas also engaged in its investigation about Palestinian pro-Fatah prisoners and how they were treated.  This investigation is a spin on facts that everyone knows. Mistreating pro-Fatah supporters in Gaza has been established before.

So the competition of spin and denial is an ongoing feature of all people in power and movements that claim moral superiority. Disinformation and the work by the Ministry of Truth on all sides is a given. The power of spin and PR

are always evident. But you cannot fool all the poeple all of the time.

What Rep. Ellison has done should be commended. Getting information from different sources is exactly what Link TV is all about. Particularly on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The American public needs to see the world from different perspectives. There are a plethora of news outlets that provide alternative information. Take Al Jazeera English. Watch this Al Jazeera report about Gaza after the recent war. This is an eye opening account of the suffering that continues after the war. You won't find this kind of reporting in the U.S.

I think that the Muslim community inside the Beltway is still wet behind the ears. It will take time, greater organization and political clout before it can have a stronger presence inside the beltway.

Read the www.forward.com article about the visit by Keith Allison, the only member of congress from the Muslim community. He made a video which shows the horror of Gaza daily life. But he does not use it as a weapon of propaganda. He is trying to make a point about the US Congress needing to be more open to other sources of information.

He is an example of a difficult balancing act, any Muslim American working inside the beltway-DC- of American power has to make do with. Maybe he is a bridge to other members of Congress who are not afraid of AIPAC. It could also be that GAZA has been a turning point, as it raised a lot of eyebrows even among American Jews. Obama in

Turkey repeated his 2 state solution emphasis, which contrasts with BIBI silence on the issue.

Turkey’s stance on Gaza has been better than the Arabs. But as you said, Israel and Turkey, both have to gain by maintaining their strong relations. Turkey will not likely risk its military partnership with Israel. Perhaps there needs to be a Chinese intervention. It has influence in the world and it wants to be a leader among nations. But seriously, I think Turkey’s stance has been strong. But until Arab nations can put aside their differences and come to a unified stance, negotiations between Israel and the Arab world will likely fail and the prospect for peace will be yet further away.

I think that Iran is willing to listen if it ensures that the current regime stays in place. Obama needs to ensure that any reconciliation will not mean the end of the current regime. If Obama can turn a new page with Iran and bring Israel into the picture, then we can say he will have done the impossible. But tensions between Iran and Israel are too high let alone Iran and the U.S. Iran has been courting the U.S for years. Certainly, Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust denial has not been helpful. Neither has  recent Israel’s wars against Lebanon and the Palestinians in addition to its past wars and invasions, which many of us has forgotten. These aggressions have served to fuel the anti-Israel rhetoric coming out of Tehran. The gap between the two countries is large. By bold moves, I hope you mean by both Israel and Iran in addition to the U.S...