Jul 28 2014 - 10:26am Israel’s rhetoric exposes some disturbing moral grey areas
July 28, 2014

In the ongoing Gaza campaign, Israel and its supporters have once again fallen back on the shopworn idea that civilian casualties are justifiable because its primary intention is not to specifically target non-combatants.

Jul 28 2014 - 10:25am The Solution to Middle East Chaos
July 28, 2014

Gaza, Syria, and Iraq are pained by that same disease of extremism and conflict. Civilians, more specifically children and women, are bearing the brunt of the injustices. In today's Middle East, we have sacrificed a generation to the flames of rage.

Jul 28 2014 - 10:22am UN council agrees on demand for Gaza cease-fire
July 28, 2014

The U.N. Security Council agreed on a statement Sunday calling for "an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire" in the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas and scheduled a meeting at midnight to adopt it.

Jul 25 2014 - 10:58am 4 Palestinians killed in West Bank amid protests against Gaza assault
July 25, 2014

Four Palestinians were killed in the West Bank on Friday, three by Israeli forces and one by an Israeli settler, amid widespread protests in solidarity with Gaza.

Jul 25 2014 - 10:54am Gaza toll tops 800 as Kerry pushes humanitarian truce?
July 25, 2014

Israeli fire Friday pushed the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to above 800, as Washington pressed Israel and Hamas to agree a week-long humanitarian ceasefire and thrash out a durable truce.

Jul 25 2014 - 10:52am Kerry Proposes Weeklong Halt to Fighting in Gaza Strip
July 25, 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed a two-stage plan to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip that would first impose a weeklong truce starting Sunday, an official involved in the negotiations said on Friday.

Jul 24 2014 - 2:02pm The Conflict in Gaza: Recalculating the Political-Military Equation
July 24, 2014

This Policy Forum explored the military implications of the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the likely political winners and losers.

Jul 24 2014 - 11:02am 150 Palestinians arrested during raids on southern Gaza
July 24, 2014

Israeli troops in southern Gaza arrested 150 Palestinians, dozens of whom surrendered voluntarily to the soldiers

Jul 24 2014 - 11:03am U.N. Rights Panel Votes for Inquiry in Gaza Conflict
July 24, 2014

The UN Human Rights Council voted for inquiry into human rights violations in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories at session on Wednesday in which the top human rights official, Navi Pillay, said Israel & Hamas had likely committed war crimes w/ indiscriminate attacks on civilians.

Jul 24 2014 - 11:01am 37 Palestinians killed in Gaza Thursday, including 10 from one family
July 24, 2014

37 Palestinians were killed by Israeli shelling and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, bringing the Palestinian death toll on the 17th day of the offensive to 734, with more than 4,000 injured.


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