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Israel Military Chief Favors Major Offensive In Gaza

AP | IAN DEITCH | Posted 01.15.2012

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JERUSALEM — A Palestinian rocket exploded near a kindergarten in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, just hours after Israel's military chi...

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Gaza Children Hold Kite Festival Despite Resistance

Posted 09.27.2011

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Thousands of Gaza children sent a sea of colorful kites soaring into the sky Thursday in an attempt to break a world rec...

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Floating Some Ideas for the Flotilla Folk

David Harris | Posted 09.11.2011

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Now don't bet the family farm that the flotilla folk will show up anytime soon in Egypt, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, or anywhere else outside Gaza. The reason? Simple and obvious. If it doesn't have an Israeli connection, they're just not interested.

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Failure of the U.S. Peace Organizations

Jerome Slater | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is true that a more critical and vigorous dissent on the part of APN and J Street risks backfiring, and there might be something to be said for a strategy that was only a little to the left of the consensus -- but only providing it was working.

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Gaza War Crimes Trial Reopens

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council will reopen the debate about alleged war crimes in Gaza later this week after Palestinians succeeded in g...

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Israel Gaza War Defended In Government Report

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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Breaking The Silence Claims Over Gaza Rebuffed By IDF Reservists

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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

Mikhael Manekin | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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There Are No Direct Flights from Tel Aviv to Tehran

Parvez Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

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I leave Geneva disappointed and sad. Disappointed at the amazing success and desire, evidently, of the Iranians to add value to their ever growing bad rap.

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Hamas Attacked, Killed Dozens Of Political Opponents: Human Rights Watch

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.25.2011

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hamas directed gunmen to eliminate political opponents and suspected collaborators under the cover of Israel's military of...

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Gaza Cricket Hopes To Transcend Boundaries

The Guardian | Duncan Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

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The seductive magic of cover drives and leg spin has won cricket fans around the world and now organisers behind a new initiative close to the Gaza bo...

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The Right To Freedom Of Movement In The Holy Land Must Be Restored

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

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Israel's willingness to abort the Shalit deal by insisting that some Hamas prisoners must be deported reveals a long-term problem, namely Israel's intention to hold on to the West Bank indefinitely.

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Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (IPS) - Until mid-2007, there was a serious political obstacle to a massive conventional war by Israel against Hamas in Gaza: the fa...

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Philip Rizk, Gaza Activist, Freed In Cairo

AP | PAUL SCHEMM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Egypt released a German-Egyptian blogger arrested after protesting against the Gaza offensive but jailed three other pro-Palestinian act...

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UN Halts Aid To Gaza Due To Repeated Hamas Theft

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

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Gaza: the Audacity to Survive

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 05.25.2011

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A day after Israel ended its assault in Gaza Strip, my family (like countless other civilians) finally returned to the ruined remnants of their former lives and homes.

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Hamas Holds Victory Rallies Across Gaza As UN Chief Inspects Damage

AP | KARIN LAUB and IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Waving green Islamic flags atop the ruins of Gaza, Hamas proclaimed victory in rallies attended by thousands of supporte...

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UN Chief Urges Unilateral Israeli Cease-Fire

AP, CBS News | IBRAHIM BARZAK and MARK LAVIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The U.N. chief urged Israel Friday to declare a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza, but Israel rebuffed the idea as its diplo...

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Israel Shells UN Headquarters In Gaza

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 05.25.2011

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli artillery shells struck the U.N. headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting a food warehouse ablaze and...

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Israel Seeks Three Hour Ceasefire for Screen Actors Guild Awards Show

Scott Blakeman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Although Israel is planning many more days of bombing and killing in Gaza, it reportedly wants a three hour ceasefire to allow its troops to watch the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild awards, live from Hollywood on January 25.

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Palestinian Authority Rep: End Gaza Crisis with Suicide Attacks

GroundReport | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on GroundReport.com, the citizen journalism platform that covers world news at the local level. One week ago, in an effort to s...

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Hamas Creates YouTube Site, Palutube, To Broadcast Message

Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hamas has set up a YouTube site showing graphic scenes from the fighting against Israel over the past few days. The militant group also attacks its po...

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Israel May Retaliate Against Turkey by Recognizing the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

Enraged by the abrasive tone of Turkey's condemnation of Israel's attack on Gaza, Israeli officials and Turkish analysts are now raising the possibility that Tel Aviv may retaliate.

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Iran Could Be Real Winner In Gaza Conflict

Spiegel Online | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite the horrifically high death toll among civilians, Israel continues its war in the Gaza Strip, even threatening to launch a full invasion. So f...

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Israel's Use Of White Phosphorus Not Illegal: Red Cross

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The international Red Cross said Tuesday that Israel has fired white phosphorus shells in its offensive in the Gaza Strip, but has no e...

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