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Israeli Ground Invasion Could Be Imminent: WaPo

Washington Post | Posted 02.02.2009 | World


Israel bombed a mosque and the homes of at least half a dozen Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip on Friday and allowed foreign passport holders to leave ...

Diaspora Jews More Critical Of Israel Than Ever

Haaretz | Posted 02.02.2009 | World


There is something very strange and more than a little frustrating for a reporter used to being on the frontlines to experience a war in Israel from a...

Israel Lets Foreigners Flee Gaza Strip

Jerusalem Post | AP and YAAKOV KATZ | Posted 02.02.2009 | World


In what may be viewed as a sign of an impending IDF ground operation in Gaza, Israel allowed dozens of Palestinian holders of foreign passports to fle...

Israelis Learn Tricks To Coping With Rocket Threat

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 01.31.2009 | World


ASHKELON, Israel — Banquet halls have canceled weddings, parents are holding makeshift day care centers in bomb shelters and motorists avoid dri...

In Gaza, A Doctor's Voice Tells of Shaking Houses, Breaking Windows

Diane Tucker | Posted 01.31.2009 | World


Diane Tucker

Four days after Israeli air attacks against the Gaza Strip began, hospitals are already overwhelmed by the influx of wounded patients.

The Money Behind Israel-Hamas Conflict (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 01.31.2009 | World


Al Jazeera reports that the United States supplies $3 billion a year in aid to Israel, and almost all of it is spent on the military. Watch this video...

Gaza Operation: Signs Of Rift Among Israel's Leaders

Haaretz | Posted 01.31.2009 | World


Four days after the launch of "Operation Cast Lead" in the Gaza Strip, the first signs of a rift among the Israeli leadership over the campaign's mana...

New Year Celebrations In Much Of Arab World Cancelled

Gulfnews | Posted 01.31.2009 | World


Dubai: New Year celebrations in most parts of the Arab world have been cancelled in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip following...

Israel sends more troops to Gaza border

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER | Posted 01.31.2009 | World


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel sent more troops to the Gaza border Wednesday, rapidly moving forward with preparations for a possible ground off...

U.S. Presses Israel On Cease-Fire, Enlists Arab Countries To Press Hamas

Nytimes.com | By MARK LANDLER | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


WASHINGTON -- The United States is pressing Israel to call a cease-fire in its assault on Hamas militants in Gaza, officials said Tuesday, while enlis...

Human Rights Watch: Israel, Hamas Violating International Law

Human Rights Watch | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


New York, December 30, 2008 - Israel and Hamas both must respect the prohibition under the laws of war against deliberate and indiscriminate attacks o...

Ehud Olmert: Gaza Offensive Will Not End Until Goals Achieved

Haaretz | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that Israel's military offensive on the Gaza Strip would continue for as long as necessary to achieve the goal...

2009: Another Year of Living Dangerously

Eric Margolis | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Eric Margolis

The proud towers of Wall Street have fallen, disgorging packs of thieves and fraudsters. The mighty US suddenly exposed as the proverbial king without clothes. Uncle Sam is bankrupt.

Tony Blair To Hold Talks With Israeli, Palestinian Officials

Telegraph | Last Updated: 11:01AM GMT 30 Dec 2008 | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Tony Blair will visit the Middle East next week as the international community steps up its efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Mr...

Hezbollah Restrained By Domestic Politics Watches From Sidelines

AP | SAM F. GHATTAS | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah guerrilla movement _ widely seen as the Arab world's most effective force against Israel _ is a s...

Kucinich Calls For UN Probe Of Israel

Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics


Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is calling for a United Nations investigation into Israel's attacks on Gaza, criticizing Israel for a disproportionate r...

Gaza Faces Dire Humanitarian Situation

Globalsecurity.org | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


GAZA CITY, 29 December 2008 (IRIN) - As a result of a major offensive on 27 December by Israel against Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls Gaza...

Why Did Israel Attack Gaza?

The Independent | Katherine Butler | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


Why has Israel launched the deadliest attacks on Palestinian territory since the 1967 Six Day War? Israel's onslaught is a reprisal for a week-long b...

Israel Arrests 6 in Tel Aviv Protesting Gaza Operation

Haaretz.com | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


Six protesters were arrested Monday at an unauthorized demonstration against Israel's aerial campaign in the Gaza Strip, held outside the Egyptian Emb...

BBC -- Subtle Indoctrination of the Inexperienced Viewer

Hannah Fisher | Posted 01.29.2009 | Media


Hannah Fisher

BBC coverage of the events in Gaza portrays Israel as causing humanitarian crises by refusing supplies into Gaza. In reality, Israel was providing almost 4000 trucks of aid a month to Gaza.

Israel's Barak Cites Obama While Defending Gaza Offensive

Haaretz | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


Facing catcalls from Arab lawmakers, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a stormy Knesset session on Monday that the operation in Gaza will be "widened a...

Oil Prices Flat Despite Israel-Gaza Clash

AP | ALEX KENNEDY | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered above $40 a barrel Tuesday in Asia on investor concerns the conflict between Israel and Hamas could further heigh...

Gaza Morgue Overflows With Bodies

Bloomberg.com | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The refrigerated compartments at Shifa Hospital's morgue in Gaza City were filled three bodies to a drawer. Dozens more corp...

Israel's Motive: To Show Arab Foes Its Strength

Nytimes.com | ETHAN BRONNER | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


JERUSALEM -- Israel's military operation in Gaza is aimed primarily at forcing Hamas to end its rocket barrages and military buildup. But it has anoth...

Arab World Furious Over Gaza Attacks

Al Jazeera English | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


Protesters across the Middle East have held a second day of demonstrations against Israel's military assault on the Gaza Strip. In the occupied West ...