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Israeli leader warns Hamas of 'iron fist'

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 02.12.2009 | World


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops advanced into Gaza suburbs for the first time early Tuesday, residents said, hours after Prime Minister E...

G-d/Allah Please Tell Us If Israel or Palestine is Right or Wrong?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 02.11.2009 | World


Yvonne R. Davis

Dear G-d/Allah, It's me Yvonne, are you there? As you know since December 27th, 2008, Hamas and Israel have been at war. Over 800 Palestinians and...

While Gaza Burns, the World Watches

Eric Margolis | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


Eric Margolis

Unless Israel can make five to seven million Palestinians disappear, it must find some way to co-exist with them. Israeli leaders on the center and right continue to avoid facing this fact.

The Middle East Conflict is Still a Religion-Fueled One

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


Ali A. Rizvi

Despite the current contention that the Arab-Israeli conflict is rooted in politics and economics -- it is naive and dangerous to overlook its religious roots.

Changing the Reality in Gaza

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 02.06.2009 | World


Alon Ben-Meir

Counting on international pressure to bring a quick end to the Israeli onslaught may prove to be misplaced as Israel is now determined to never allow a return to the status quo ante.

Israel Says It Won't Stop Assault Until "Peace And Tranquility" Achieved

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER | Posted 02.05.2009 | Home


GAZA CITY, Gaza _ Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace...

Israel vs. Hamas: The World Still Roots for the Underdog

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 02.04.2009 | World


Mark Goulston, M.D.

The United States waged war on Afghanistan and Iraq after terrorists killed so many innocent civilians on 9/11. Israel waged war on Hamas after rocke...

The Lesson Israel Should Have Never Learned

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


Nathan Gonzalez

Israel, torn in anger and exaggerated feelings of vulnerability, is unlikely to stop bombing until it realizes that is has once again shot itself in the foot.

Palestine's Guernica and the Myths of Israeli Victimhood

Mustafa Barghouthi | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


Mustafa Barghouthi

After hundreds dead and counting, it is Israel who refuses to re-enter talks over a cease-fire. They are not intent on securing peace as they claim; it is more and more clear that they are seeking regime change -- whatever the cost.

The True Story Behind This War is Not the One Israel is Telling

Johann Hari | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


Johann Hari

The Israeli government wants peace, but only one imposed on its own terms, based on the acceptance of defeat by the Palestinians.

Jordanian MPs Burn Israeli Flag

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

Nationalist MPs shared together in a clear act of national consensus as they torched the Israeli flag at the outset of the parliament's session Sunday.

Sam Stein

Axelrod: Obama Understands Israel's Urge To Respond

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics


One of Barack Obama's chief spokesmen repeated on Sunday that it would be counterproductive for the president-elect to weigh too deeply into the crisi...

Attack on Gaza: As Usual, U.S. Media (And Most Liberals) Silent -- As Israeli Newspaper Raises Doubts

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.28.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

The foreign press, and even Haaretz in Israel, carries more balanced accounts than the American media.

Israel Masses Troops, Tanks For Possible Ground Invasion

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUB | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel widened its deadliest-ever air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers Sunday, pounding smuggling tunnels and gover...

IDF Photos of Hamas Targets in Gaza Before Strike

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


Karin Kloosterman

2008-12-28-targets.jpg Israel Defense Forces released aerial photos of the Hamas facilities targeted by fighter pilots on Saturday's Operation Cast Lead. The red outline indicates the Hamas facilities targeted.

Israel Assaults Hamas In Gaza

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 01.27.2009 | World


SCROLL DOWN FOR SLIDESHOW ***UPDATE*** 12/29 11:45PM Israel continued to pound Hamas targets in Gaza for a fourth straight day: Israeli warplanes k...

Hamas Orders Militants To Hold Their Fire For 24 Hours

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 01.22.2009 | World


Hamas has ordered its militants to hold their fire for 24 hours and has expressed interest in renewing its truce with Israel, Al Jazeera reports. "Ham...

Israel-Hamas Gaza Truce Goes Into Effect

AP | LAURIE COPANS and IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


SDEROT, Israel — Raz Elraz, for the first time, will be able to take his 14-month-old son to a playground in this rocket-scarred Israeli town. A...

Hamas Signals Compromise, But No One's Watching

Gershom Gorenberg | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics


Gershom Gorenberg

Last week, the head of Hamas's Political Bureau gave an interview to a Palestinian paper that should have been read as an act of public diplomacy. In the West, though, it has hardly been read at all.

Report: Bush Backed Covert Coup Attempt Against Hamas

Vanity Fair | David Rose | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


After failing to anticipate Hamas's victory over Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian election, the White House cooked up yet another scandalously covert and...