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Gaza War: Israel Disputes Palestinian Claim On Gaza Deaths

AP | STEVE WEIZMAN | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Israel Gaza, Gaza, Israel Gaza Operation, Operation Cast Lead, Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Israel-Palestine, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Israeli Defense Force, Idf, Idf Gaza, Middle East, Israel War Crimes, Israel War, War Crimes, Human Rights, Gaza War, Palestine, World News

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Thursday disputed Palestinian claims that most of the people killed in the recent Gaza Strip war were civili...

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Israel Under Pressure Over Divided Jerusalem

Inter Press Services | Mel Frykberg | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Gaza, West Bank, Israel-Palestine, Foreign Affairs, West Jerusalem, Israel, East Jerusalem, Advocacy, World News

RAMALLAH, Mar 24 (IPS) - By late Saturday afternoon hundreds of heavily armed Israeli security forces on horseback and on foot had arrested over 20 ...

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Anti-Palestinian T-Shirts Condemned By Israeli Military

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers wore T-shirts with a pregnant woman in the cross-hairs of a rifle and the slogan "1 Shot 2 Kills," adding to a grow...

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Israel Rejects Revised Durban II Draft

Haaretz | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Arabs, Durban, Durban 2, Durban Review Conference, Israel-Palestine, United Nations, European Union, Un, Israel, Durban 2009, Durban Ii, Durban Conference, Eu, World News

A senior Foreign Ministry source said Wednesday that Israel rejects the latest draft of the closing statement for the "Durban 2" anti-racism conferenc...

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Hertz's One State Solution: Netanyahu's Rent-a-Car Ally

Michael Shtender-Auerbach | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, One-State Solution, Gaza, West Bank, Corporate Responsibility, Israel-Palestine, Commerce Department, Palestinians, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business, Corporate-Social-Responsibility, Corporate America, Rental Cars, Two-State Solution, Israel, Hertz, World News
Michael Shtender-Auerbach

With Hertz operating in every major Middle Eastern country, one would think Hertz would recognize how utterly offensive its map is and immediately repeal its use.

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Cuban American Leadership Out of Sync

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Leadership, Florida, US-Cuba Relations, Israel-Palestine, Cuba, World News
Hani Almadhoun

Conservative Cuban-American politicians are both vocal supporters of Israel and advocates for continued sanctions against Cuba. The inconsistency of their political stance is obvious.

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The Violence And Settlements Anathema, Part 1

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, George MItchell, Gaza, West Bank, Israel-Palestine, Israel, Mitchell Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Obama Administration, Obama, Obama George Mitchell, Obama Foreign Policy, Obama Israel, George Mitchell Israel, Middle East, Northern Ireland Peace Process, 100 Days, Foreign Policy, Obama Middle East, World News
Alon Ben-Meir

George Mitchell's emphasis on diplomacy will certainly help him tremendously on his mission, but he may need more than that to pierce through this conflict that has eluded all of his predecessors.

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The Beloved Community and the Holy Land

Imam Yahya Hendi and Rabbi Gerald Serotta | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Koran, Palestine, Jews, West Bank, Gaza, America, World Council or Religions for Peace, Martin Luther King Jr., Hebrew, Talmud, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Religion, Nonviolence, Martin Luther King, Middle East, Arab, Palestinian-Americans, Israel, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Gaza, Israel Gaza Operation, Israel Palestine, Politics News
Imam Yahya Hendi and Rabbi Gerald Serotta

The harming of civilians -- whether they play in school yards in Southern Israel or seek refuge in schools in Gaza -- constitutes a crime against humanity by any international standard.

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Reacting to French Anti-Semitism

Brett Ratner | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Anti-Semitism, Paris, France, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, France Anti-Semitism, Israel-Palestine, Israel, World News
Brett Ratner

With all of the hyped details of every event in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, why hasn't the American media devoted any coverage to the disgraceful, blatantly anti-Semitic events in France?

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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Could Words Be The Answer?

International Herald Tribune | Scott Atran and Jeremy Ginges | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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As diplomats stitch together a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, the most depressing feature of the conflict is the sense that future fighting is i...

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Why Blaming The Media Is So Played Out

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media

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Stuart Whatley

The battle over blaming the media seems to have heated up to levels commensurate with the actual battle over the Holy Land. Can the media really be fueling both sides in the Gaza conflict simultaneously?

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War Crimes Accusations Mount Against Israel (SLIDESHOW: GRAPHIC)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

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Rebecca Shapiro

While those living in Gaza attempt to return to daily life, the international community struggles to understand the 21-day war between Israel and Hama...

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Change Gaza Can Believe In

Tony Karon | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Israel-Palestine, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel, Gaza City, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Tony Karon

In Gaza in the last few weeks, however, the Bush approach imploded, leaving Obama no choice but to initiate a new policy of his own. Hopefully, it will be one rooted in Obama's renowned pragmatism.

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IDF Investigates Improper Use Of Phosphorous Shells In Gaza Strip

Haaretz | Amos Harel | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

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The Israel Defense Forces is investigating whether a reserve paratroops brigade made improper use of phosphorus shells during the fighting in Gaza. T...

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Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire Violated

Haaretz | Amos Harel | Posted 02.20.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Rocket Attacks, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Middle East, Israel-Palestine, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel, Israel Gaza, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

The Israel Air Force on Tuesday evening bombed a target in the Gaza Strip used earlier in the day Palestinian militants to fire eight mortar shells at...

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Whatever it Takes

Diane Perlman | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Political Psychology, Trauma, Gaza, Conflict Resolution, Palestine, Barack Obama Palestinians, Israel-Palestine, Barack Obama Israel, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza, Israel Gaza Operation, Obama Israel, Politics News
Diane Perlman

President Obama, please lead us in healing wounds, compensating losses, and using principles of restorative justice rather than punitive approaches. Time doesn't heal wounds, people do.

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Israel - Gaza Protest Photos

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 02.14.2009 | World

Read More: Slideshow, Pro-Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict, Gaza, Protests, Palestine, Israel, Israel Palestine, Pro-Gaza, World News
Rebecca Shapiro

After 18 days of bloodshed, more than 1,000 people have died as a result of the war between Israel and Gaza. Talk of a 10-day ceasefire is in the work...

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Defending Condi: Olmert Shames Himself in Kick-in-the-Teeth Attack on Rice

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israel-Palestine, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Gaza, Middle East, Condoleezza Rice, Security Council, United Nations, George W. Bush, Foreign Policy, Ehud Ohlmert, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Olmert's statements certainly send a signal to many in the incoming Obama administration that while there are convergent American and Israeli interests -- friendship and trust are eroding.

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War and Peace

Carolita Johnson | Posted 02.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Iran, Rocket Attacks, Gaza, Middle East, War, Israeli Security, Iraq War, Israel, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, U.S., Hamas, Peace, Israel Palestine, Home News
Carolita Johnson

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Georgetown Newspaper Editor Reports on Sderot-Gaza, and Recording With Rockets

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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Karin Kloosterman

In a recording studio in Sderot, a few miles east of Israel's Gaza strip, Sergio Arditi felt the steady pulse of Rock and Roll give way to the sporadic vibration of bombs.

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Israel-Gaza Protests Around the World (SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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Rebecca Shapiro

Activists in cities around the world have reacted to the conflict in Gaza by hosting demonstrations both supporting and protesting Israel's response t...

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It's About Occupation

Freddy Deknatel | Posted 01.06.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Occupation, Occupied Territories, Israel-Palestine, Quneitra, Golan Heights, Israel Syria, Palestinians, Israel, Syria, World News
Freddy Deknatel

My old landlord in Damascus is from the Golan. Christian, he fled with his wife and children from Quneitra, the region's capital, after the city fell ...

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is An Ancient Story

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Gaza, War on Terror, Middle East, Gaza Airstrikes, Israel-Palestine, Israel, Palestine, Christianity, Israel Defence Forces, Spirituality, Judaism, Religion, Rockets, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Karin Kloosterman

I've been living in Israel now for almost a decade, and have survived biological warfare threats from Saddam, Intifada #2, terror attacks targeting Israeli civilians, and the war with Lebanon. But today, I feel pissed off.

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Oil Prices Flat Despite Israel-Gaza Clash

AP | ALEX KENNEDY | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business

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

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IDF Photos of Hamas Targets in Gaza Before Strike

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 01.28.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Gaza, War on Terror, Israel-Palestine, Israel, Hamas, Palestinians, Terrorism, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Hamas, Israel Airstrikes Gaza, Gaza Airstrikes, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Israel Airstrikes, Pictures From Gaza, Gaza Pictures, Idf Photos, Gaza Hamas, Israel Gaza Aerial Maps Targets, Aerial Photos of Gaza, Idf Pictures of Gaza, World News
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.

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