The United States has sped up its commitment of military aid to the Lebanese army. Three out of a proposed eight military supply planes have arrived in Beirut thus far. The steps are designed to bolster efforts to dislodge Fatah… Read moreUS steps up military support for Lebanon
Israeli fighter jets carried out an air strike in close proximity to the Gaza residence of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya on [May 24], yet Israeli officials have insisted that Haniya was not the intended target. Another strike leveled the… Read moreIsraeli air strike near Haniya residence
Fighting has resumed at Lebanon’s Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, where authorities are demanding that Fatah al-Islam lay down arms and turn over its leaders. Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said the group has two choices: “Surrender or the army will… Read moreLebanon crisis escalates
Thirty-three senior Hamas officials have been arrested by the Israel Defence Force (IDF). Among those detained were legislators, mayors and even the Education Minister, Nasser Shaer. [Haaretz, May 24]. Overnight, Israeli Air Force fighter jets targeted Palestinian money exchanges accused… Read moreIsrael detains senior Hamas officials
Syria distanced itself May 22 from the Islamist militants battling Lebanese army troops for control of Tripoli’s Nahr al-Bared refugee camp. “We renounce Fatah al-Islam,” said Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. “Members of the group are wanted by the Syrian security… Read moreLebanon: Syria or al-Qaeda behind Fatah al-Islam?
Patriarch Alexy II, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, gave Russian President Vladimir Putin an icon May 17, as a token of appreciation for his contribution to the unification of the Moscow-based Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside… Read moreRussian Orthodox reunification: more fodder for West Bank conflict?
Gunmen climbed down from rooftop positions in Gaza late May 19, as Hamas and Fatah leaders agreed to end a week of factional bloodshed in in response to new Israeli airstrikes on the Strip. May 19 marked a fifth day… Read moreGaza: Israeli airstrikes bring Palestinian truce
Lebanese security forces fought militants linked to al-Qaeda in the northern city of Tripoli and at the adjacent Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared early May 20, leaving at least 10 dead, including four police. Witnesses said gunmen from the… Read moreLebanon: army clashes with al-Qaeda?
An Israeli airstrike targeting a minivan supposedly carrying a Hamas fighter in northern Gaza City killed three people and wounded 12 on May 18. Israeli tanks also fired five shells near a housing project in the northern Gaza town of… Read moreGaza: towards re-occupation?
From the Zochrot (Remembering), a group of Israeli citizens working to raise awareness of the Nakba, the Palestinian catastrophe of 1948: International Nakba Day, May 15, 2007 The Nakba is the story of the Palestinian tragedy: the destruction of communities,… Read moreStatement on the Nakba and Right of Return
Israeli troops fired shots amid clashes between Hamas and Fatah forces at the Karni crossing on the Gaza-Israel border [May 15]. [BBC, May 15] At least seven Presidential Guard personnel are thought to have been killed during the Hamas attack…. Read moreIsrael intervenes in Gaza factional fray
Via the Alternative Information Center, May 6: Joint report of B’Tselem with HaMoked—Center for the Defence of the Individual, Summary Utterly Forbidden: The Torture And Ill-Treatment Of Palestinian Detainees In recent years, Israel has openly admitted that ISA (formerly the… Read moreIsrael: rights groups document Shin Bet torture
