Palestine
Egypt holds four-way talks on Gaza violence
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi announced that emergency talks are progressing toward a ceasefire in the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and southern Israel.
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Palestine
Anger sweeps West Bank, Jewish dissident censored
As protests over the Gaza assault rocked the West Bank, Peter Beinart, author of The Crisis of Zionism, was barred from speaking at a Jewish book festival in Atlanta.
Palestine
Israel launches new assault on Gaza
Israel’s armed forces launched multiple air-strikes across the Gaza Strip, after killing Ahmad al-Jaabari, the head of Hamas’ military wing the Qassam Brigades.
Palestine
Chomsky sloppy on Gaza —and timid on Palestine’s future
Noam Chomsky, writing on his visit to the Gaza Strip, gets numerous facts wrong. But worse is his acceptance of the "two-state solution," a betrayal of secular-democratic principles.
Palestine
Turkish court opens trial against Israeli commanders
A Turkish court opened a trial in absentia for Israeli military commanders accused of killing nine Turkish citizens aboard a ship attempting to pass through the Gaza blockade in 2010.
Africa
Israel bombs Sudan —again?
The Sudanese government charged that Israeli airstrikes were responsible for explosions overnight at the Yarmouk Military Industrial Complex, an armaments plant in Khartoum.
Palestine
Israel releases ‘red line’ document
Following a legal battle by rights groups, Israel released the “Red Line” document, establishing minimum daily caloric intake necessary for the survival of Gaza’s inhabitants.
Palestine
Mizrahi Jews as political cannon fodder —again
Israel is explicitly using its own Mizrahi citizens as bargaining chips against the claims of stateless Palestinian refugees in its new “Justice for Jewish Refugees” campaign.
Palestine
Israel shoots down Hezbollah drone?
Israeli warplanes swooped low over Lebanese villages in a show of force apparently aimed at Hezbollah the day after a mysterious incursion by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Greater Middle East
Jihad against the phantom menace hits Sinai
The jihad against a non-existent “film” produced by non-existent “Jews” continues to claim lives, with the latest attack launched by militants in Egypt’s Sinai on Israeli border troops.
Iran
Unprecedented maneuvers in Strait of Hormuz
With two US warships headed for Libya, 25 nations led by the US are converging on the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz for naval maneuvers on an unprecedented scale.
Palestine
Arab Spring hits the West Bank
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said he would resign if that is the will of the people, amid growing protests across the West Bank over the rising cost of living.