Israeli human rights group Yesh Din is calling for the ouster of the military's top rabbi, Brigadier General Avichai Rontzki over his messages to soldiers during the 22-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The primary concern was a booklet which, among other...
Blockade Stalls Gaza Reconstruction
The fragile truce in the Gaza Strip continues to endure. The Israeli invasion force has left... the bodies have largely been recovered from the rubble that used to be the cities and refugee camps of Gaza. This is the time when a war torn nation would begin its...
Obama’s Envoy Won’t Introduce Any New Policies, Israeli President Assures
New US Envoy George Mitchell will be arriving in the Middle East by Wednesday, but Israeli President Shimon Peres sees no reason for the Israeli government to be concerned. "These are mere overtures by the new US administration in order to learn more about the...
Israel, Hamas Argue Over Opening Border Crossings
Notwithstanding a handful of incidents, the truce in the Gaza Strip appears to be holding, and while the Israeli government and Hamas still aren't talking to one another, the Cairo talks continue, aiming to work out a longer-term ceasefire between the two sides. Among...
Biden Warns of Higher US Death Toll in Afghanistan
As the Obama Administration looks to escalate the war in Afghanistan by doubling the number of American forces on the ground, Vice President Joe Biden concedes that Americans should expect a higher death toll this year than in years past. "I hate to say it, but yes, I...
Biden Indicates US Attacks in Pakistan Will Continue
Answering questions about US policy with respect to its ongoing attacks in Pakistan, Vice President Joe Biden pointed reporters to President Obama's comments during the campaign that "if there is an actionable target, of a high-level Al-Qaeda personnel, that he would...
BBC Faces Ire Over Gaza Appeal Refusal
"This is not an appeal by Hamas asking for arms." But don't tell that to the BBC, who declined to broadcast a plea for aid to the Gaza Strip by an organization comprised of the British Red Cross, Oxfam, and several other high profile charities. They said they feared...
Karzai Confirms: US Forces Killed 16 Civilians
Thousands of Afghan villagers across Laghman Province rallied to protest against the latest incident of US troops killing innocent civilians. Protesters condemned both the US forces and President Hamid Karzai's government, demanding that troops end a military...
Clinton Pledges to Boost Foreign Aid
As new Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks to put her own signature on America's foreign policy moving forward, it is starting to become clear what her promise of "smart power" means: supplementing the Bush-era legacy of bellicose interventionism with an added...
Israeli Right Set to Win Elections on Back of War
Israel's 22-day war in the Gaza Strip may have saved the Labor Party of Defense Minister Ehud Barak from the indignity of falling to single-digit representation in the Knesset in next month's elections, but recent polls suggest it has also assured that the next...