Israel Gaza Blockade

New Flotilla Challenges Gaza Blockade

AP | By IAN DEITCH | Posted 01.04.2012

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 ...

Turkey: Flotilla Raid Was 'Cause For War'

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 11.12.2011

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's prime minister said Monday that Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last year was "cause for war" but added tha...

Israel's Latest Violation

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

Stephen Zunes

Every time Israel's right-wing government engages in yet another outrageous violation of international legal norms, it is easy to think, "No way are t...

Gaza Tunnel Explosion Kills 7 Palestinians

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

At least seven Palestinians were killed overnight when fuel exploded in a smuggling tunnel beneath the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Palest...

Operation Human Shield

Daniel Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Kohn

Israel's Gaza operation is not a war in conventional terms. When terrorists use schools to teach hatred and use places of worship to hide and store weapons, it is impossible to keep civilians safe.