http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/gaza-blockade Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-wells/un-special-rapporteur-ric_1_b_1194299.html 2012-01-09T12:41:53Z 2012-01-09T14:55:02Z Kathleen Wells, J.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-wells/ If I remember correctly, didn't President Bush, the father, at one point make an appeal to the American people on television? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/palestine">Palestine</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict">Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/egypt-protests">Egypt Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-settlements">Israeli Settlements</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-general-assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-statehood">Palestinian Statehood</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton-secretary-of-state">Hillary Clinton Secretary of State</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-falk">Richard Falk</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinians">Palestinians</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-israeli-conflict">Arab-Israeli Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey-israel">Turkey Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/egypt-revolution">Egypt Revolution</a>, <a href="/tag/egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/tag/benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/tag/zionism">Zionism</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza">Israel Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/christian-zionists">Christian Zionists</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-israel">Obama Israel</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/22/israel-gaza-flotilla-_n_1165354.html 2011-12-22T11:24:56Z 2011-12-22T11:24:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ JERUSALEM -- Israel's attorney general has decided not to prosecute Israelis who participated in a Gaza-bound flotilla that was raided a year ago.<br /> <br /> Th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza-flotilla">Israel Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-palestinian-conflict">Israel Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla-activists">Gaza Flotilla Activists</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-not-prosecute-gaza-flotilla-activists">Israel Not Prosecute Gaza Flotilla Activists</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ron-paul-foreign-policy_b_1151442.html 2011-12-15T14:25:53Z 2011-12-15T14:25:21Z Robert Naiman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ It's a crucial test case not only of the prospects that the media will serve the interests of the 99% rather than the 1%, but of the prospects for a foreign military and economic policy that reflects the values and interests of the 99%, rather than those of the 1%. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/catholic-church">Catholic Church</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/david-mark">David Mark</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/war-with-iran">War With Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucuses">Iowa Caucuses</a>, <a href="/tag/dean-baker">Dean Baker</a>, <a href="/tag/foreign-policy">Foreign Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/media">Media News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/05/israel-gaza-flotilla-activists_n_1077649.html 2011-11-05T10:18:43Z 2011-11-05T10:18:43Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ JERUSALEM -- Israel has begun deportation procedures for a group of pro-Palestinian activists who tried to breach its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/israel-deports-activists">Israel Deports Activists</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza-flotilla">Israel Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-flotilla">Israel Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-activists">Israel Activists</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-activists">Gaza Activists</a>, <a href="/tag/tahrir-flotilla">Tahrir Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-freedom-flotilla">Israel Freedom Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/04/israel-flotilla-gaza_n_1075660.html 2011-11-04T07:36:20Z 2011-11-04T07:36:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ JERUSALEM -- Israel's navy boarded two small protest boats trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip on Friday and towed them to an Israeli port ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade-flotilla">Gaza Blockade Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza-flotilla">Israel Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-palestinian-conflict">Israel Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza-ships">Israel Gaza Ships</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza">Israel Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza-blockade">Israel Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/gaza-blockade_b_1032718.html 2011-10-26T12:18:32Z 2011-10-26T12:18:03Z Robert Naiman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ Hamas officials have said that Israel pledged to lift the Gaza blockade as part of the prisoner exchange that freed Shalit. Egyptian officials have also indicated that lifting the blockade was part of the deal. But Israeli officials have said that Israel did not agree. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/geneva-conventions">Geneva Conventions</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/international-committee-of-the-red-cross">International Committee of the Red Cross</a>, <a href="/tag/gilad-shalit">Gilad Shalit</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kazim-ali/east-jerusalem-ramallah_b_914870.html 2011-08-01T11:18:33Z 2011-08-01T13:31:46Z Kazim Ali http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kazim-ali/ There can never be a functioning and vibrant Palestinian polity until there is freedom of movement for the Palestinian people. The wall must come down, the blockade of Gaza must end. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/palestine">Palestine</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict">Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/west-bank">West Bank</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-settlements">Israeli Settlements</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/ramallah">Ramallah</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-territories">Palestinian Territories</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east-peace">Middle East Peace</a>, <a href="/tag/east-jerusalem">East Jerusalem</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/23/gaza-flotilla-recep-tayyip-erdogan-israel-apologize-turkey_n_907688.html 2011-07-23T11:55:35Z 2011-07-23T11:59:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister on Saturday ruled out a normalization of ties with Israel unless the Jewish state "officially apologizes" fo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla-apology">Gaza Flotilla Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-apology">Israel Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/recep-tayyip-erdogan">Recep Tayyip Erdogan</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-embargo">Gaza Embargo</a>, <a href="/tag/world-news">World News</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/medea-benjamin/gaza-flotilla_b_894764.html 2011-07-12T11:38:35Z 2011-07-12T11:38:31Z Medea Benjamin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/medea-benjamin/ Through it all, the Israelis helped us turn a potential non-story into a media blitz that has not ended. The passengers are now returning home to the local public spotlight. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/the-audacity-of-hope">The Audacity of Hope</a>, <a href="/tag/freedom-flotilla">Freedom Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-freedom-flotilla">Gaza-Freedom-Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-protests">Gaza Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza-flotilla">Israel Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/01/holocaust-survivor-gaza_n_888925.html 2011-07-01T16:01:50Z 2011-07-01T16:20:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Hedy Epstein, an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor, is having trouble packing her luggage. First, she packed too many clothes to fit in her suitcase, but... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict">Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/hedy-epstein">Hedy Epstein</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-strip">Gaza Strip</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/holocaust-survivor">Holocaust Survivor</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-kelly/an-open-letter-to-us-sena_1_b_887141.html 2011-06-29T17:02:48Z 2011-06-29T17:07:01Z Kathy Kelly http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-kelly/ Senator Kirk, we are your constituents. It's not too late for you to acknowledge that your earlier call for military action against us jeopardizes our safety and to reverse your claim which insinuates that we are dangerous people. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/senator-mark-kirk">Senator Mark Kirk</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/flotilla">Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/operation-cast-lead">Operation Cast Lead</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/audacity-of-hope">Audacity of Hope</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/medea-benjamin/gaza-flotilla_b_884450.html 2011-06-26T17:33:27Z 2011-06-26T18:30:17Z Medea Benjamin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/medea-benjamin/ Our cargo is not humanitarian aid, as some of the other ships are carrying, but thousands of letters from the U.S. people, letters of compassion, solidarity and hope written to people living in the Gaza Strip. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-audacity-of-hope">The Audacity of Hope</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza-Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-freedom-flotilla">Gaza-Freedom-Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza-flotilla">Israel Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaze-flotilla-israel">Gaze Flotilla Israel</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/gaza-blockade-flotilla_b_882689.html 2011-06-22T20:52:49Z 2011-06-22T21:21:08Z Robert Naiman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ As a passenger on the upcoming U.S. boat to Gaza, I read with keen interest the <em>New York Times</em>' account last week of Israeli military preparations to confront the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gisha">Gisha</a>, <a href="/tag/icrc">Icrc</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/unrwa">Unrwa</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/us-boat-to-gaza-is-a-quar_b_871928.html 2011-06-06T13:51:32Z 2011-06-06T15:26:45Z Robert Naiman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ What does it mean that the U.S. Boat to Gaza is a quarter Jewish? Maybe it means that we can openly contest a construction of Jewish identity based on supporting the obstruction of Palestinian freedom. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hedy-epstein">Hedy Epstein</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/j-street">J Street</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-times">New York Times</a>, <a href="/tag/adam-sandler">Adam Sandler</a>, <a href="/tag/american-jews">American Jews</a>, <a href="/tag/meir-dagan">Meir Dagan</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/no-hamas-exception-for-human-rights_b_864409.html 2011-05-19T18:07:12Z 2011-05-19T18:10:12Z Robert Naiman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ The logic of the argument that the blockade of Gaza is automatically justified by the threat of violence to Israel from Hamas is essentially the same logic that the Bush-Cheney Administration used in justifying its decisions to torture detainees. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/denis-halliday">Denis Halliday</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/american-jewish-committee">American Jewish Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/mv-rachel-corrie">MV Rachel Corrie</a>, <a href="/tag/hamas">Hamas</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-freedom-flotilla">Gaza-Freedom-Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/david-harris">David Harris</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/why-we-must-sail-to-gaza_b_861751.html 2011-05-13T15:40:44Z 2011-05-13T15:40:23Z Robert Naiman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ A year ago, activists tried to break the blockade of Gaza with an international flotilla of ships. They failed. Now an even larger flotilla is preparing to set sail in June. And when the <em>Audacity of Hope</em> sets sail, I will be on it. <br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nonviolence">Nonviolence</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/tahrir-square">Tahrir Square</a>, <a href="/tag/audacity-of-hope">Audacity of Hope</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinians">Palestinians</a>, <a href="/tag/oxfam">Oxfam</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jan-mcgirk/any-gauze-in-gaza-supply-_b_848284.html 2011-04-15T16:28:14Z 2011-04-15T16:28:40Z Jan McGirk http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jan-mcgirk/ The Gaza strip must cope with a drug shortage, even though Israeli and Egyptian officials talk about easing the blockade that has left this crowded enclave effectively isolated since July 2007. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ramallah-pharmaceuticals">Ramallah Pharmaceuticals</a>, <a href="/tag/the-lancet">The Lancet</a>, <a href="/tag/fatah">Fatah</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-strip">Gaza Strip</a>, <a href="/tag/norway">Norway</a>, <a href="/tag/ase-vikanes">ÅSe Vikanes</a>, <a href="/tag/cancer">Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hamas">Hamas</a>, <a href="/tag/rafah-border-crossing">Rafah Border Crossing</a>, <a href="/tag/tone-hegna">Tone Hegna</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/23/israel-gaza-flotilla-raid-turkel-commission-report_n_812708.html 2011-01-23T08:30:07Z 2011-01-23T08:36:14Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ JERUSALEM &mdash; An Israeli panel on Sunday cleared the military and government of any wrongdoing during last year's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound inte... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-gaza">Israel Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-flotilla">Israel Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/turkel-commission">Turkel Commission</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-turkel-commission">Israel Turkel Commission</a>, <a href="/tag/turkel-commission-report">Turkel Commission Report</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/08/guido-westerwelle-german-_n_780589.html 2010-11-08T15:58:38Z 2011-01-08T05:12:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/guido-westerwelle-gaza">Guido Westerwelle Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/guido-westerwelle-foreign-minister">Guido Westerwelle Foreign Minister</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-egypt-blockade">Israel Egypt Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/guido-westerwelle">Guido Westerwelle</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/27/flotilla-protest-ship-gre_n_801466.html 2010-12-27T08:29:34Z 2010-12-27T08:29:34Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ISTANBUL &mdash; Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday welcomed back to Istanbul the ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey-israel">Turkey Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/flotilla-turkey">Flotilla Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-flotilla">Israel Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-freedom-flotilla">Gaza-Freedom-Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey-israel-relations">Turkey Israel Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/flotilla-raid">Flotilla Raid</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/26/jewish-activists-attempti_n_739543.html 2010-09-26T10:55:12Z 2010-11-26T05:12:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus &mdash; A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the U.S. and Britain set sail on Sunday for Gaza, hoping to breach Is... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/israel-navy">Israel Navy</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-blockade">Israel Blockade</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-robinson/gazas-blockade-silences-v_b_785145.html 2010-11-17T18:22:00Z 2010-11-17T18:22:47Z Mary Robinson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-robinson/ One, largely unrecognized, price of the blockade of Gaza is that it's hampering women's efforts to cooperate and build a movement that can effectively advance gender equality. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gender-equality">Gender Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-rights">Women&#039;s Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-women">Gaza Women</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza">Gaza</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade-women">Gaza Blockade Women</a>, <a href="/tag/hamas-women">Hamas Women</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-human-rights">Gaza Human Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-strip">Gaza Strip</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/11/israeli-army-chief-on-flo_n_679052.html 2010-08-11T16:05:46Z 2010-10-11T05:12:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ JERUSALEM &mdash; More force should have been used to clear a ship's deck before the deadly May raid on a pro-Palestinian flotilla, Israel's army chie... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/flotilla-raid">Flotilla Raid</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-flotilla-raid">Israel Flotilla Raid</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-raid">Israel Raid</a>, <a href="/tag/gabi-ashkenazi">Gabi Ashkenazi</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-chandler/flotilla-101_b_754329.html 2010-10-10T13:00:09Z 2010-10-10T17:14:15Z Adam Chandler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-chandler/ Last week, news about the latest aid ship aiming to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza received little media attention. Tragically, all parties involved finally did what they were supposed to do and not many people heard about it. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict">Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/mediterranean">Mediterranean</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-strip">Gaza Strip</a>, <a href="/tag/tasers">Tasers</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east">Middle East</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-navy">Israeli Navy</a>, <a href="/tag/jewish">Jewish</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-flotilla">Gaza Flotilla</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rizwan-a-rahmani/the-art-of-talking-middle_b_708473.html 2010-09-08T13:52:23Z 2010-09-08T13:52:46Z Rizwan A. Rahmani http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rizwan-a-rahmani/ If you believe the media, great strides are being made in the direction of Middle East peace, and the prospects are hopeful. Personally, I am not as hopeful <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/yasser-arafat">Yasser Arafat</a>, <a href="/tag/mahmoud-abbas">Mahmoud Abbas</a>, <a href="/tag/gaza-blockade">Gaza Blockade</a>, <a href="/tag/oslo-accord">Oslo Accord</a>, <a href="/tag/ariel-sharon">Ariel Sharon</a>, <a href="/tag/hamas-fatah">Hamas Fatah</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east">Middle East</a>, <a href="/tag/ehud-barak">Ehud Barak</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine">Palestine</a>, <a href="/tag/benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/tag/hamas">Hamas</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east-peace">Middle East Peace</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p>