Planet Watch
Obama pursues nuclear ‘modernization’ ânot disarmament
Despite early pledges to seek a nuclear-free world, Obama is launching a "modernization" of the US arsenal that actually makes atomic war more likely.
Tag: Israel
Palestine
West Bank violence following ‘price tag’ slaying
Violence was reported across the West Bank and Jerusalem, as Palestinians protested the "price tag" killing of an 18-month-old infant in Duma, near Nablus.
Europe
Greece seeks ‘security axis’ with Cyprus, Israel
With his own country in turmoil, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias spoke in Jerusalem of developing an "axis of security" made up of Greece, Cyprus and Israel.
Iran
Iran, world powers reach nuclear agreement
The Iran nuiclear deal comes as the US is in a de facto alliance with Tehran against ISIS, and includes a lifting of sanctions on a notorious commander of counterinsurgency forces in Syria and Iraq.
Greater Middle East
Israel Lobby schmoozes Sisi âAssad next?
Egypt's dictatorial President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a delegation from the American Jewish Committee to discuss ways to "defeat terrorism" in the region.
Palestine
Israel razes Negev Bedouin village âfor 86th time
Bulldozers backed by Israeli forces destroyed the “unrecognized” Â Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Negev Desert for the 86th time in the last four years.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: clashes in Cairo; ‘war’ in Sinai
A protester was killed at a Cairo rally in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, as Egypt's military luanched air-strikes on ISIS-aligned militant forces in the Sinai Peninsula.
Greater Middle East
Israel denies backing Nusra after Golan lynching
Druze villagers in the Golan killed a wounded Syrian fighter seized from an IDF ambulance—in mistaken belief he was from Nusra Front, which has massacred Syrian Druze.
Palestine
UN Gaza report finds evidence of war crimes
A report by the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict finds that both Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes during the 51-day conflict.
Palestine
Jewish extremists attack revered church in Galilee
An apparent arson attack by Jewish extremists damaged the revered Byzantine-era Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
Greater Middle East
Syria: Nusra Front renegades in Druze massacre
Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate Nusra Front acknowledged that its followers were responsible for a massacre at a Druze village, which was quickly condemned by other rebel factions.
Palestine
Israel frees Palestinian parliament speaker
Israeli authorities released Palestinian parliament speaker Aziz Duweik following a year in “administrative detention”âheld without trial in contravention of international law.