Before Saturday, when Israel began its massive attacks on the Gaza Strip, the political picture for February's elections looked extremely straightforward. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party was riding high in the polls on his calls to attack the Gaza Strip. Foreign...
As Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip continue to escalate, the war or words between the Hamas government in Gaza and the rival Fatah faction in the West Bank continues to heat up. Arab League head Amr Mussa called for an "immediate reconciliation meeting" between the...
Across Israel, Arab leaders are reporting the same thing: the are called in by Israeli police, or by Shin Bet, and are threatened over the growing protests in their communities against the military operation against the Gaza Strip. "The call in imams, distinguished...
Updating yesterday's story on the Israeli government's ban on journalists in or even near the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Supreme Court has said that it is "inclined" to allow a handful of journalists into the warzone to provide coverage. It has asked the Foreign Press...
Speaking earlier today on the growing death toll in the Gaza Strip, United Nations Relief and Works Agency spokesman Christopher Gunness said that "a minimum of 25 percent of all those killed are civilians," adding that "it may well be far higher." At present count,...
As pro-war rallies continue across Israel, the Israeli government has announced that it will reject the 48-hour ceasefire proposed yesterday to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Gaza Strip. Labeling the truce as 'unrealistic', the attacks on the strip will...
Previously scheduled to begin tomorrow, the closely watched trial of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi was postponed today according to a spokesman of the Iraqi court. The delay is pending an appellate court ruling on what charges Zeidi will face for throwing his...
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi reported today that neighboring India "has activated their forward air bases," and urged dialogue between the two nations to solve their long-standing disputes over Kashmir. Minister Qureshi suggested that if India...
The Afghan government announced today that it has arrested 48 members of the Afghan police force over suspicion of aiding the Taliban insurgency and that 12 others eluded capture and joined the Taliban. The announcement comes just a day after a Taliban statement...
In addition to announcing a massive military offensive in the Khyber Agency, the Pakistani government today proclaimed the Khyber Pass, the source of nearly three quarters of the supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan, closed until further notice. The military imposed...
