Israel to reopen Gaza’s main crossing if peace persists
Israel caves: Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman offered a deal to Hamas, including reopening Kerem crossing and expanding fishing zones, "if situation remains calm."
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Israeli forces Bomb 25 Sites in Gaza; One Soldier Killed By Gaza Resistance after Four Palestinians killed by Israel
Israel is escalating its attacks on Gaza, bombing at least 25 sites. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman stated that he was planning to launch…
Aftermath Of Israeli Strikes Proves Israel Is Targeting History, Culture And Ordinary Civilians
The apparently deliberate bombing of the Arts & Crafts Village destroyed Palestinian archeology & art - a "deliberate and barbaric assault against Palestinian heritage…
People of Khan Al-Ahmar mere pawns in cruel Israeli game
Israel's obsession with village of Khan al Ahmar is rooted in Israeli expansionism, carried out through discriminatory law. The Bedouin are in the way.…
UN urges Israel and Gaza to ‘step back from the brink’ of war
After IDF's single largest bombing campaign in Gaza since 2014, & Hamas' rocket response, a UN rep called for moderation & promised that UN…
Let’s talk about “We Will Not Allow Gaza To Be Rebuilt”
Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin speaks as though Israel alone has Gaza's best interests in mind, but a little digging proves his words to be…
An ordinary week in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Gaza and Khan al Ahmar have made the news recently. But nothing newsworthy from the West Bank. What does a typical week look like…
The Moral Decadence of Zionism
Professor Jeremy Salt writes: "Israel is by far the worst settler-colonial experience in history," a state that makes murderers into heroes, and "based not…
Opinion: A Law That Tells the Truth About Israel
If Israel is Jewish, it cannot be democratic; if it’s democratic, it cannot be Jewish. But now the nation-state law makes it plain. Israel…
The plight and blight of home demolition in Israel and Palestine
Khan al Ahmar is just the latest example of dispossession & demolition by Israel. Racist laws enable "legal" expulsion of Palestinians from any land…