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Israel urges world to reject Palestinian unity gov't - Jerusalem Post

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:57:35 +0000

Israel urges world to reject Palestinian unity gov't
Jerusalem Post
By HERB KEINON 02/09/2012 23:15 Foreign Ministry says int'l community must clarify to PA it will not deal with Palestinian gov't that includes unreformed Hamas. By Reuters Amid continuing uncertainty regarding what the Doha agreement between Fatah and ...
Palestinian leadership backs Fatah-Hamas Doha deal AFP
Hamas and Fatah: A Mideast muddle Washington Post
Palestinian leadership urgest practical steps gulfnews.com
The National
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Gaza Begins Exporting Tomatoes to Saudi Arabia - Arutz Sheva

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:20:18 +0000

Arutz Sheva

Gaza Begins Exporting Tomatoes to Saudi Arabia
Arutz Sheva
Amid reports of an impending "electricity crisis", Gaza begins exporting tomatoes to Saudi Arabia...with Israel's help of course. By Elad Benari On the same day that Hamas warned of an impending electricity crisis in Gaza within 72 hours, ...
Gaza may 'fall into darkness' without fuel transfer Ma'an News Agency

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Update: No body found in plane; Officials still searching Lake Palestine - KETK

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:29:03 +0000

MyFox Houston

Update: No body found in plane; Officials still searching Lake Palestine
KETK
Anderson County DPS officials tell KETK there was no body found in the plane in Lake Palestine. The Anderson County game warden tells KETK, crews are still searching the rest of the surrounding lake area, and won't know for certain that there is no ...
UPDATE: Missing plane found in Lake Palestine; pilot identified Longview News-Journal
Plane crashes into Lake Palestine; Pilot presumed dead Palestine Herald Press
Downed airplane located near Lake Palestine Corsicana Daily Sun
Athens Daily Review - Houston Chronicle
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Palestinian detainee in Israel now more than 50 days into hunger strike - CNN

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:53:54 +0000

AFP

Palestinian detainee in Israel now more than 50 days into hunger strike
CNN
By Kevin Flower and Kareem Khadder, CNN Palestinians in Ramallah, West Bank, support prisoner Khader Adnan, who has been on a hunger strike since December 18. (CNN) -- In December, Randa Adnan said, her husband weighed just over 200 pounds.
Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike Fox News
Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike risks dying: hospital Chicago Tribune
'Record' Palestinian hunger striker appeals detention AFP

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Netanyahu Refuses EU Demands To Release Detainees

Saed Bannoura — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:37:29 +0000

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rejected demands presented by representatives of the European Union (EU) to release a number of Palestinian political prisoners under a confidence-building measure that would also increase popular support to president Mahmoud Abbas.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Where Are the Aid Flotillas to Syria? - HNN Huntingtonnews.net

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:33:55 +0000

HNN Huntingtonnews.net

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Where Are the Aid Flotillas to Syria?
HNN Huntingtonnews.net
Less than two years ago, the headlines screamed about the so-called aid flotillas to Gaza, initiated by Code Pink and other so-called "Progressive" groups -- including the notoriously anti-Israel American Friends Service Committee.
A View From Israel: Whither the protesters? Jerusalem Post
Leaked Syrian E-Mails Instruct on Handling American Press Commentary

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The Psychological Dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Huffington Post

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:52:24 +0000

The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

The Psychological Dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Huffington Post
Moreover, many Jews were prevented from avoiding death camps by immigrating to Palestine, which added yet another layer to the horrific experiences of the Jewish people. Without question, the Jews have carried the scars of this past with them to ...
Palestinian hatred and incitement are the real obstacles to peace Canada Free Press
Palestinians? Who cares! Ynetnews
Noah Feit | The truth about Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions and Israel The Daily Pennsylvanian
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. - Haaretz - Jweekly.com
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P.A Refuses To Resume Exploratory Talks With Israel

Saed Bannoura — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:10:30 +0000

The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank renewed its rejection to resume the “exploratory talks” with Israel, and stated that the “confidence-building measures” proposed by Quartet Envoy, Tony Blair, to Israel are not enough, the Palestine News Network (PNN) reported.

Gaza man indicted for security offenses - Jerusalem Post

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:22:18 +0000

Gaza man indicted for security offenses
Jerusalem Post
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK 02/09/2012 23:20 By Reuters/Benoit Tessier The Southern District Attorney's Office served an indictment in the Beersheba District Court on Thursday afternoon, charging a Gaza man with a series of national security offenses.

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Hamas drifting away from longtime patron Iran - Boston.com

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:16:47 +0000

Boston.com

Hamas drifting away from longtime patron Iran
Boston.com
23, 2011 file photo, Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the press after Friday prayers, in Gaza City. Even as Qatar was helping mediate a unity accord with rival Palestinian factions, the prime minister of Hamas-ruled Gaza was leading ...
Hamas drifting away from Iran Deseret News

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Interview: Ex-prisoner reflects on friendship with Khader Adnan and his hunger strike for justice

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:31:01 +0000

Bekah Wolf

9 February 2012

Popular resistance leader Mousa Abu Maria shared an Israeli prison cell with Khader Adnan, now completing his 55th day of hunger strike. Abu Maria recalls Adnan’s leadership in organizing and educating prisoners in this interview for The Electronic Intifada.

Gingrich Sets Aside Common Sense When It Comes to Palestine - Huffington Post (blog)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:05:09 +0000

Fortune

Gingrich Sets Aside Common Sense When It Comes to Palestine
Huffington Post (blog)
But I've been calling myself a Palestinian since childhood, well before the late 1970s, though the State of Israel tries to separate me from my Palestinian heritage by referring to me as an "Israeli Arab." The term is, in fact, an oxymoron at a time ...
Sheldon Adelson and the End of American Anti-Semitism The Nation.

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Debut novel unflinchingly portrays Palestinian divisions

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:03 +0000

Maureen Clare Murphy

9 February 2012

In Selma Dabbagh’s debut novel Out of It, 27-year-old twin misfits Iman and Rashid Mujahed try to find belonging in a contemporary Gaza groaning under Israeli siege and air strikes, and street battles between competing political factions.

Try, try, try again - The Economist (blog)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:34 +0000

ABC News

Try, try, try again
The Economist (blog)
So optimism about the latest deal hammered out in Doha reconciling Palestine's two rival halves—Gaza and the West Bank—was in short supply. But as he has done before, on February 6th the peripatetic Fatah leader and Palestinian president, Mahmoud ...
Hamas and Fatah: A Mideast muddle Washington Post
General strike in Israel's public sector to continue Friday (Haaretz) Haaretz
Mideast: Fatah-Hamas deal, PLO backing despite Gaza mood ANSAmed
ABC News
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Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike - Newsday

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:38:11 +0000

Newsday

Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike
Newsday
Click here Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike Originally published: February 9, 2012 5:04 AM Updated: February 9, 2012 11:34 AM By The Associated Press DIAA HADID (Associated Press) (AP) -- In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member ...

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Fayyad: “Donor Countries Must Abide by Their Commitments”

Saed Bannoura — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:38:33 +0000

Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated during his Thursday meeting with the Luxembourg's Minister of Development, Cooperation, and Humanitarian Affairs, Marie-Josée Jacobs, that donor countries must abide by their commitments to financially support the Palestinian Authority so that it can perform its duties.

MercyCorps connects geeks from Gaza to Seattle - GeekWire

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:22 +0000

GeekWire

MercyCorps connects geeks from Gaza to Seattle
GeekWire
You'll find them anywhere there's an electric current and a connection to the Internet, even in that besieged strip of land in the Middle East called Gaza. Portland-based aid group MercyCorps is partnering with Google and Startup Weekend, ...

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Abbas to Hale: “No Contradiction Between Peace, Palestinian Reconciliation”

Saed Bannoura — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:03 +0000

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told U.S. Middle East Envoy David Hale, on Thursday, that there is no contradiction between internal Palestinian reconciliation and the peace process with Israel.

Court Decides to Hold Session of Striking Detainee at his Hospital Bed

Saed Bannoura — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:42:30 +0000

The Israeli Military Court decided to hold a session on Thursday at the Safad Hospital where the hunger-striking ailing detainee Khader Adnan is hospitalized, and facing seriously deteriorating health conditions.

Pro-Palestinian Presbyterians close Facebook page after complaints - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:41:06 +0000

Commentary

Pro-Palestinian Presbyterians close Facebook page after complaints
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
"At present, Facebook does not provide a setting where fans can 'like' and 'share' links without posting comments that need to be monitored," said a statement posted Tuesday on the website of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian ...
Will Presbyterians Repudiate Church's Hate for Israel and Jews? Commentary
Anti-Semitism in the Presbyterian Church Arutz Sheva

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Putting the spotlight on London university's links to Israel's war machine

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:40:44 +0000

Hilary Aked

London

8 February 2012

Students at the London School of Economics protest the university’s ties to the Technion — Israel’s Institute of Technology — which has inextricable links to Israel’s weapons industry.

Anan Abu-Taleb's father in the Gaza Strip - Wednesday Journal

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:45 +0000

Wednesday Journal

Anan Abu-Taleb's father in the Gaza Strip
Wednesday Journal
During the height of the holiday season, my brother and I embarked on a journey to see my failing father in the Gaza Strip. After an entire day of travel, we stood in front of an Israeli military checkpoint, the gateway to Gaza, which is but a ...
Gaza: Isolated Under Siege OpEdNews
IN PHOTOS: on hunger strike in Gaza Alternative Information Center (AIC)
'Miles of Smiles' aid convoy arrives in Gaza Strip Press TV
Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center - CNN
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Judge Orders Professor To Remain In Prison Without Charge

Alliance of Concerned Jewish Canadians — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:22:26 +0000

Press Release
The Israel military court has extended administrative detention for two months in addition to three months already detained for civil rights lawyer Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq, a lecturer at An-Najah National University and the Cultural Coordinator for the Tanweer Palestinian Cultural Enlightenment Forum, currently detained in Ofer Prison near Ramallah.

Settlers Uproot Olive Trees in Hebron

Saed Bannoura — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:57:15 +0000

Local sources reported Tuesday that a number of Israeli settlers uprooted nearly 25 newly-planted olive trees that belong to residents of Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West bank city of Hebron.

Settlers Attack a Gas Station in Jenin

Saed Bannoura — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:46 +0000

A number of armed Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian gas station on Tuesday in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, and forced the owners and the residents out.

Israel Seeking New Air Force Base in Cyprus

Saed Bannoura — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:37:51 +0000

The Israeli government, under Benjamin Netanyahu, is planning to initiate talks with Cyprus in order to establish an Israeli Air Force base in the country, while affirming Israel’s “outstanding” relations with Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus.

“Death To Christians” Graffiti Found on Jerusalem Monastery

Saed Bannoura — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:08:05 +0000

Israeli Police spokesperson, Micky Rosenfeld, stated Tuesday that extremist Israeli settlers carried out another “price tag” attack, this time targeting a Christian Monastery in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross Monastery.

Is 17-year-old girl Cast Lead's latest victim?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:59:00 +0000

Rami Almeghari

Gaza Strip

7 February 2012

Seventeen-year-old Haneen Abu Jalala died last month at an Israeli hospital from what her family says were complications from white phosphorous fired at their home three years ago.

Stealing Palestine's resources is illegal, despite Israeli court ruling

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:52 +0000

Charlotte Silver

Ramallah

7 February 2012

Israel’s illegal acts of resource pillaging in the occupied West Bank are “benefitting” the Palestinian population, according to the Israeli high court.

PA: Write only nice things about your leaders - Jerusalem Post

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:42:20 +0000

PA: Write only nice things about your leaders
Jerusalem Post
The Palestinian leadership's clampdown on Facebook users is seen as a pre-emptive measure to prevent the "Arab Spring" from infiltrating into the West Bank. Rami Samara, a Palestinian journalist from Ramallah, last week found himself under ...
Palestinians call for PM's fall over taxes Las Vegas Sun
Palestinian minister faces trial on corruption charges Shanghai Daily (subscription)

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2,600 Bedouins threatened with displacement as Israeli settlements expand

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:35:11 +0000

Sophie Crowe

Jerusalem

7 February 2012

Twenty Bedouin communities in the Jerusalem area, in which 2,600 persons live, are facing displacement to make way for Israeli settlement expansion

Gaza's Hamas would cede power to Abbas government - Boston.com

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:47:17 +0000

Boston.com

Gaza's Hamas would cede power to Abbas government
Boston.com
The main Palestinian political rivals on Monday took a major step toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza ...
Is Hamas trying to change its stripes? Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Hamas and Fatah to form Gaza-West Bank unity government headed by Mahmoud Abbas National Post
Abbas Considered to Lead Interim Palestinian Body New York Times

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Haaretz exclusive: Organizer of Gaza flotilla sought assistance from Assad's ... - Haaretz

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:39:49 +0000

Haaretz

Haaretz exclusive: Organizer of Gaza flotilla sought assistance from Assad's ...
Haaretz
By Barak Ravid Tags: Syria Bashar Assad Gaza flotilla The organizer of one of the flotillas to the Gaza Strip sought assistance from the office of Syrian President Bashar Assad, requesting it facilitates their departure from the Syrian port at Latakia.
FP Passport: George Galloway flatters Assad's media advisor Foreign Policy (blog)
Terra Incognita: Galloway's gaffe Jerusalem Post
Emails Reveal the Friendly Westerners Who Sucked Up to Syria's Dictator The Atlantic Wire

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Palestinian Groups Advance Unity Deal - Wall Street Journal

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:31:39 +0000

Wall Street Journal

Palestinian Groups Advance Unity Deal
Wall Street Journal
By JOSHUA MITNICK TEL AVIV—Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed that Fatah leader and President Mahmoud Abbas will head a transitional power-sharing government, removing a stumbling block in a push to patch a five-year-old feud.
Palestinian Rivals Agree to Form Unity Government Voice of America
Palestinian Hamas, Fatah Reach Deal On Unity Government Huffington Post
Gaza's Hamas would cede power to Abbas government Fox News
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"Words flower from fragile bodies": the poignant poetry of Lisa Suheir Majaj

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:11:13 +0000

Patricia Sarrafian Ward

6 February 2012

Poet Lisa Suheir Majaj writes exquisitely of the profound personal and collective loss that defines Palestinian history in her book, Geographies of Light.

Who says Palestinian resistance is dead?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:55:26 +0000

Nour Joudah

3 February 2012

The Arab uprisings are serving Palestinian youth in much the same way solidarity with Palestinian intifadas historically served activists in other Arab countries.

Gaza Protesters Pelt UN Chief's Convoy With Shoes - Voice of America

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:14:30 +0000

AFP

Gaza Protesters Pelt UN Chief's Convoy With Shoes
Voice of America
February 02, 2012 Gaza Protesters Pelt UN Chief's Convoy With Shoes Scott Bobb | Jerusalem Palestinian protesters, angered by the policies of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, threw shoes, sticks and stones at his convoy as he entered the Gaza Strip ...
Gaza protesters hurl shoes as UN's Ban begins visit AFP
UN chief calls for Israeli goodwill gestures, warns time for peace deal ... Washington Post
Visiting Gaza, Ban reiterates commitment to plight of Palestinians UN News Centre
CBS News - Ynetnews
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"We will rebuild": Hebron family resists unrelenting settler violence

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:58:35 +0000

Emily Lawrence

Hebron

3 February 2012

Despite chronic attacks on their homes and property by settlers, while Israeli forces continue to confiscate more and more land to serve the nearby settlement, the Jaber family hold fast to both their heritage and their future.

Why is the BBC so afraid of the word "Palestine"?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:58:23 +0000

Amena Saleem

2 February 2012

This week, the BBC issued its final ruling on a controversy which has been raging for nearly a year after the words “Free Palestine” were censored from a freestyle rap played on Radio 1Xtra.

Gazans pledge to rebuild

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:04:05 +0000

Emerging from the rubble, they hope to restore their lives.

Who will save the Palestinians?

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:03:12 +0000

Middle East historian says Palestinians must change the rules of resistance.

Waging the web wars

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:02:31 +0000

A new media expert examines how Hamas and Israel defended their positions online.

Israel's 'other voices' go unheard

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:01:54 +0000

In a climate of widespread support, Israeli opposition to the war struggles to be heard.

Gaza diary: To die with hope

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:01:18 +0000

One Gazan's diary of life under Israeli bombardment.

Displaced and desperate in Gaza

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:00:11 +0000

Palestinians say Israel's assault on Gaza evokes memories of the 'nakba'.

Arab-Israelis lament war on Gaza

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:59:30 +0000

Arabs in Israel say the war has increased divisions between Israeli-Arabs and Jews.

Who will save Israel from itself?

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:58:43 +0000

Historian says Israel's justifications for its war on Gaza are unravelling.

Gaza: The endless cycle of trauma

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:57:58 +0000

Middle East analyst Sandy Tolan explains how history is repeating itself.

Twitter: Live Gaza war updates

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:58:28 +0000

Latest updates on Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian men bear trauma of war

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:34:17 +0000

Al Jazeera reports on the growing mental health problems among Palestinian men.

Timeline: Gaza crisis

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:41:42 +0000

Key events in the war on Gaza.

Video: Injuries disturb Gaza medics

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:20:17 +0000

Doctors in Gaza struggle to treat deadly burns consistent with white phosphorus.

Video: Samouni family tragedy

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:15:43 +0000

Israeli forces demolished a house after ordering people to remain in it for safety.

Video: Gazans rebuilding mosques

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:24:08 +0000

Massive task begins after Israel's three-week onslaught on the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave.

Gaza conflict 'remains unsettled'

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:59:28 +0000

Alastair Crooke tells Al Jazeera Israel fell short and Hamas came out stronger from the war.

Video: Rebuilding Gaza tunnels

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:27:10 +0000

Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza are being rebuilt as border crossings remain closed.

War crimes convictions after Gaza?

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:07:15 +0000

If war crimes have been committed in Gaza, prosecuting suspects will not be simple.

Video: Baby born amid shelling

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:47:29 +0000

Nawal Samouni gave birth as Israeli troops shelled her home in Gaza.

Video: Israel accused over arms use

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:27:34 +0000

Israel's war on the Gaza Strip lasted three weeks and killed more than 1,300 people.

Palestinian factions united by war

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:33:59 +0000

But will the veneer of a unified front against Israel hold up to the ceasefires?

Video: Israel's political battle

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:49:00 +0000

Israeli leaders try to ride on Gaza offensive to election victory at home.

Video: Scorched earth tactics

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:33:36 +0000

Palestinians picking up the pieces say Israel practised a scorched earth policy.

Video: Unearthing Gaza destruction

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:16:21 +0000

While a halt in hostilities is being observed, the true scale of destruction inside Gaza is revealed.

Lebanese fear conflict with Israel

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:55:56 +0000

Some Lebanese are concerned that southern Lebanon will become a second front in the war.

Hamas: We will win war in Gaza

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:27:12 +0000

Hamas political deputy sets out conditions for a ceasefire with Israel.

Gazans: 'We face a dark destiny'

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:12:56 +0000

Palestinians from the Gaza Strip explain how Israel's ground offensive is affecting them.

In the US, Gaza is a different war

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:41:54 +0000

Analyst says mainstream US media prioritises Israel's version of the conflict.

West Bank despair over Gaza assault

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:46:33 +0000

West Bank Palestinians say they feel powerless in the face of Israel's offensive.

Israel's fait accompli in Gaza

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:43:23 +0000

Expert says the war on Gaza leaves the US few options in the Middle East.

What is next for Gaza?

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:23:16 +0000

What are the possible scenarios once the dust settles in Gaza?

Arab leaders face Gaza test

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:18:10 +0000

Arab governments inviting popular ire for inaction against Israel's Gaza assault.

Tel Aviv rally decries Gaza assault

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:21:32 +0000

The Israeli left is split over its opposition to the assault on the Gaza Strip.

Hamas in the eyes of an expert

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:42:48 +0000

Author of several books on Hamas says the Islamic movement will come out victorious.

'War amongst the people'

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:14:45 +0000

Defence analyst assesses Israel's preparedness for a new type of conflict.

Israelis reflect on 'all-out war'

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:15:55 +0000

Ordinary Israelis share their views on the ongoing Gaza offensive.

Israel's failure to learn

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:55:22 +0000

Author says the war on Gaza will backfire on both Israel and the US.