Israel Flotilla

War on Gaza -- Three Years Later

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.28.2012

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Daoud Kuttab

While the slight easing of the siege (especially in regards to badly needed building materials) has resulted in the beginnings of a rebuilding campaign, much more is needed.

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Israel To Deport Gaza Flotilla Activists

AP | Posted 01.05.2012

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JERUSALEM -- Israel has begun deportation procedures for a group of pro-Palestinian activists who tried to breach its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip...

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U.S. To Turkey: Mend Ties With Israel

AP | By BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 11.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- The U.S. wants Turkey to "keep the door open" to improved ties with Israel. U.S. officials say Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ...

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Floating Some Ideas for the Flotilla Folk

David Harris | Posted 09.11.2011

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David Harris

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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Israel's Deadly Flotilla Raid Ruled Legal

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — An Israeli panel on Sunday cleared the military and government of any wrongdoing during last year's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound inte...

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Turkish PM: Current Israeli Government Is 'Worst' In History

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — The prime minister of Turkey, whose ties with Israel have been badly strained over the past year, has called on the Jewish state to remo...

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Pro-Palestinian 'Flotilla' Ship Greeted By Thousands In Turkey

AP | EROL ISRAFIL | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISTANBUL — Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday welcomed back to Istanbul the ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli...

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Showdown Nears Over Gaza-Bound Ship

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — A Libyan aid boat carrying supplies for Gaza was sailing toward Egypt late Tuesday instead of trying to run a naval blockade of the ...

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Pixies Cancel Israel Concert After Gaza Raid

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — The U.S. rock band Pixies has canceled a concert in Tel Aviv this week in the wake of Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid floti...

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Israel Turns To YouTube, Twitter After Flotilla Fiasco

wired.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Israeli government is hoping YouTube and Twitter can help restore its reputation after a botched raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla killed nine people....

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Democratic Party Defends Israeli Attack

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Zunes

Prominent Democrats embraced the Orwellian notion that Israel's raid, which killed at least nine activists and wounded scores of others, was somehow an act of self defense.

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Peeling Back the Layers of Gaza: Expanding the Discussion

Richard Eisendorf | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Eisendorf

A generation ago, Yasser Arafat was the reviled leader of the PLO. His successors in the West Bank are now embraced as the moderate leadership of the Palestinian people.

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Why I Defend Israel

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bernard-Henri Lévy

The flood of hypocrisy that seems to have waited for this pretext to sweep across the media of the world, as is the case every time the Jewish State slips up, is by no means acceptable.

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Sam Stein

Israeli Ambassador To U.S., Michael Oren, Rejects International Investigation Of Flotilla Deaths

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the few ways the Obama administration has attempted to show its displeasure with Israel following the death of pro-Palestinian activists aboard...

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Peeling Back the Layers of Gaza

Richard Eisendorf | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Eisendorf

The Israeli raid on the Gaza aid flotilla is about occupation. Israel has skirted this issue by declaring Gaza as no longer occupied. However, the rest of the world disagrees.

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Stewart Slams Glenn Beck For Lying About Flotilla Raid Footage (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Stewart took it to Glenn Beck last night. And as usual, it was ridiculously entertaining. On a recent episode of his show, Beck was seen touting t...

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The Irresponsibiity of the New York Times, Exhibit Who Knows How Many?

Jerome Slater | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerome Slater

The Times' description of Hamas's goals ignores the wealth of evidence, known to all close observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, that the organization has been steadily moving away from its founding Charter.

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Elliott Abrams Giving Advice On The Middle East Is Like BP Giving Advice On Capping Oil Wells

Matthew Duss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew Duss

It really must be understood how ridiculous it is for Elliott Abrams to presume to criticize the Obama administration for its handling of the Israel-Palestine file.

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Israel's Actions Were Entirely Lawful Though Probably Unwise

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alan Dershowitz

The international community has once again ganged up on Israel. In doing so, Israel's critics have failed to pinpoint precisely what Israel did that allegedly violates international law.

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Strutting From Tehran to Damascus, From Beirut to Gaza

David Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Harris

It is Israel, seeking to exercise its right of self-defense against Hamas, a group bent on its destruction, and not the group itself, which today provokes howls of protest.

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Facebook Meets the Flotilla

Rabbi Daniel Gordis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi Daniel Gordis

The loss of life is tragic. So are the injuries to soldiers, including serious head wounds. But most tragic of all is that the world is so willing to be blinded to what's really going on here.

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Gaza Flotilla ATTACKED: Israel Storms Aid Ship, 9 Dead

Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Stri...

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Israel Attacks Palestinian Aid Flotilla

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — An adviser to Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinian president sees no need to quit indirect Mideast peace talks over Israel's...

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