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Gaza Freedom March Members Gain a Small Taste of the Palestinian Experience

Kathy Kelly | Posted 12.28.2009 | World


Kathy Kelly

Gaza Freedom March participants are calling their supporters around the world to contact Egyptian embassies and urge them to free the marchers and allow them to proceed to Gaza.

Israel Gaza War Defended In Government Report

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 08.30.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — An Israeli government report released Thursday insisted that "incessant" Hamas rocket attacks forced Israel to hit Gaza hard earlier...

Breaking The Silence Claims Over Gaza Rebuffed By IDF Reservists

Huffington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


In part of an ongoing schism within the ranks of the Israeli Defense Forces over alleged abuses against Palestinian civilians during Operation Cast Le...

Gaza Operation: Israeli Soldiers Tell A Different Story Than Official Military Line

Mikhael Manekin | Posted 08.15.2009 | World


Mikhael Manekin

Twenty-six soldiers have now come forward to talk about their combat experiences in the Gaza War, and their testimonies are radically different from the official version given by Israel Defense Force spokesmen.

Gaza Breakdancing On The Rise

Electronic Intifada | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


It was a summer Wednesday evening and Muhammad al-Ghreiz, 22, was getting his eight-member team ready for a breakdance show at the al-Baydar restauran...

The Blockade of Gaza, Two Years On

Bill Van Esveld | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


Bill Van Esveld

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.

Gaza War Crimes Hearing To Be Held: UN

AP | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


A UN team investigating possible war crimes by Israel and Hamas during the Gaza war has announced it will hold two days of public hearings in Gaza lat...

During His Trip to Egypt, Obama Should Visit Gaza

Medea Benjamin | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


Medea Benjamin

The issue that is really at the crux of the tensions with the United States is the intractable conflict between Israel and Palestine, and what many perceive as a one-sided U.S. policy in support of Israel.

Gaza civilians experience difficulty in receiving aid

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.18.2009 | Home

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A van carrying aid in Gaza City. More than 1,300 Palestinians were killed in Israel’s 22-day Gaza offensive, and around 80 percent of P...

Israel Fought Fair In Gaza: IDF Ethics Chief

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


NETANYA, Israel — In some ways, Brig. Gen. Eli Shermeister's job is one of the toughest in the Israeli army. Shermeister serves as the Israeli ...

Mideast Peace Process: Time for a New Approach

Amal Malouf Johnson | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


Amal Malouf Johnson

We need to create an environment of trust and amplify the voices of the less extreme segments of the population if we are going to give leaders a chance to have any type of successful negotiation.

Gaza War Damaged Hundreds Of Historic World War I Gravestones

GlobalPost | Matt Beynon Rees | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


In Gaza, violence is so prevalent, even death doesn't put you beyond its reach. Nor does a grave protect you from further insult to your dignity. T...

UN Halts Aid To Gaza Due To Repeated Hamas Theft

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.09.2009 | World


The UN Relief and and Works agency announced today that is is suspending shipments of aid to Gaza. Citing interference from the militant Hamas organi...

Waltz with Bashir, Gaza, and the Post-Moral World

Bradley Burston | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Bradley Burston

Perhaps its time we surrendered to what we know to be true, Arab and Jew both: The leaders on both sides lie. That is their job. They resort to war to protect the lies.

UN Says Hamas Seized Aid Meant For Gaza Needy

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Armed Hamas police broke into a Gaza warehouse packed with U.N. humanitarian supplies and seized thousands of blankets and food pack...

Healing Gaza's Wounds

James Zogby | Posted 03.02.2009 | World


James Zogby

In the war's aftermath it is important that attention be paid not only to Gaza's physical wounds and its immediate humanitarian needs, but to the psychic wounds of the survivors.

Mitchell's Challenge: After Gaza, Five Questions About Palestinian and Israeli Realities

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


Sandy Tolan

Given the overwhelming odds facing a two-state solution, a strong American negotiating presence will be necessary, of a sort not seen since... well, ever.

Gaza: Worse Than an Earthquake

Kathy Kelly | Posted 02.25.2009 | World


Kathy Kelly

"Patients died on the floor of the operating room because we had only six operating rooms," said Dr. Saeed Abuhassan. "And really we don't know enough about the kinds of weapons that have been used against Gaza."

Why Blaming The Media Is So Played Out

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media


Stuart Whatley

The battle over blaming the media seems to have heated up to levels commensurate with the actual battle over the Holy Land. Can the media really be fueling both sides in the Gaza conflict simultaneously?

Obama Phone Trail Highlights New Mideast Road Map

Diane Francis | Posted 02.23.2009 | World


Diane Francis

Here is the obvious strategy to Gaza crisis that is being whispered about and probably has the best chance of succeeding and stopping the craziness and bloodshed.

Change Gaza Can Believe In

Tony Karon | Posted 02.22.2009 | World


Tony Karon

In Gaza in the last few weeks, however, the Bush approach imploded, leaving Obama no choice but to initiate a new policy of his own. Hopefully, it will be one rooted in Obama's renowned pragmatism.

International Tribunal to Save Israel and Palestinians

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.22.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

As we peer into the abyss, we believe that the establishment of a War Crime Tribunal needs to be supported both by Israel's friends as well as by supporters of Palestine.

The Phony War Crimes Accusation Against Israel

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 02.22.2009 | World


Alan Dershowitz

If Israel were ever to be charged with "war crimes," that would mark the end of international human rights law as a neutral arbitrator of conduct.

Reportage from Israel/Gaza

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 02.20.2009 | World


Bernard-Henri Lévy

We can't ignore this fact: Gaza is becoming not the embryo of the so-desired Palestinian State, but the advance base of a total war against the Jewish State.

Whatever it Takes

Diane Perlman | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


Diane Perlman

President Obama, please lead us in healing wounds, compensating losses, and using principles of restorative justice rather than punitive approaches. Time doesn't heal wounds, people do.