Jewish Activists Attempting To Breach Israel's Gaza Blockade
FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus — A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the U.S. and Britain set sail on Sunday for Gaza, hoping to breach Is...
FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus — A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the U.S. and Britain set sail on Sunday for Gaza, hoping to breach Is...
Hani Almadhoun | Posted 05.25.2011
Israel's policies towards Gaza may actually be empowering Hamas as the governing party. Lifting the siege of Gaza during Ramadan would be a powerful symbolic gesture and shift the pressure on Hamas to reciprocate.
AP | TIA GOLDENBERG | Posted 05.25.2011
JERUSALEM — The United Nations will take to Gaza tons of aid supplies languishing in an Israeli port for two weeks since they were seized in a b...
AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 05.25.2011
ISTANBUL — Turkey's prime minister on Thursday strengthened his emerging role as a leader in the Islamic world, basking in the applause of Arab ...
AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 05.25.2011
JERUSALEM — Israel took a first step Wednesday to temper the uproar caused by its deadly high-seas raid on a blockade-busting flotilla by allowi...
Posted 05.25.2011
The LA Times reports on Pro-Israel demonstrations held in Los Angeles over the weekend: Supporters of Israel rallied in front of the country's consula...
AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 05.25.2011
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — After three years of cooperating in the Israeli blockade of Gaza, Egypt said Monday that it will leave its border with ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011
One of the few ways the Obama administration has attempted to show its displeasure with Israel following the death of pro-Palestinian activists aboard...
AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.25.2011
JERUSALEM — A defiant Israel enforced its 3-year-old blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza on Saturday, with naval commandos swiftly commandeering a Gaza...
Spencer Green | Posted 05.25.2011
Seoul, South Korea/June 25, 2015 - North Korea's unprovoked attack on a thousand South Korean nuns, orphans, and baby seals has resulted in the world'...
AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011
JERUSALEM — A Gaza-bound aid ship was just a few dozen miles (kilometers) from the blockaded Palestinian territory early Saturday, and was being...
David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011
There are many opinions on the Mideast conflict, but one thing is certain: the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian and human rights disaster, and it cannot continue.
Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011
Palestinian armed groups have argued that rocket attacks are appropriate reprisals for Israeli military operations and the ongoing blockade of Gaza, and are a lawful response.
Bill Van Esveld | Posted 05.25.2011
Under Israel's blockade, only 18 food items are approved for import into Gaza, where 65 percent of people live below the poverty line. Other prohibited goods include soccer balls, ink, and paper.
AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 05.25.2011
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A sick child in the Gaza Strip died on Sunday after Palestinian infighting and a blockade on the territory prevented his...
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 05.25.2011
Millions across the Arab world are demonstrating, demanding that Arab governments do more to support Palestinians trapped in Gaza.
Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011
New York, December 30, 2008 - Israel and Hamas both must respect the prohibition under the laws of war against deliberate and indiscriminate attacks o...
AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 05.25.2011
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A crude rocket fired by Palestinian militants fell short of its target in Israel on Friday, striking a house in the nort...
The National Newspaper | Posted 05.25.2011
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were bracing for an Israeli attack that one newspaper said could come as early as tomorrow, after militants ignored war...
AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 05.25.2011
JERUSALEM — Israel's top security official warned Sunday that Gaza militants can hit more Israeli cities with longer-range rockets, on a day whe...
Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.25.2011
Update: 12/19/08 8am: The six-month truce between Israel and Hamas is now over, and the New York Times reports that the security situation is likely ...
AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 05.25.2011
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A boat loaded with humanitarian aid has left Libya and will try to reach Gaza despite an Israeli naval blockade, a Pales...
AP | MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS | Posted 05.25.2011