An Israeli air strike today killed Nizar Ghayan, an influential Hamas figure, as well as nine women and 11 children. Though the overall toll in the strip is difficult to ascertain amid the chaotic situation on the ground, reports are that the toll is now at least 425...
Arabic Speaking Israeli Officials Take Fight to Arab Media
With the Gaza toll rising, nowhere is popular outrage at the Israeli attacks more apparent than in the Arab world. As it rallies its public relations team to placate concerns about the carnage, it is only natural that attention should be given to the Arabic language...
Israel Pursues Diplomacy to Gain More Time for Attacks
Israel ratcheted up diplomatic activities across the world today, as its attacks on the Gaza Strip continue to net a growing death toll of both militants and civilians. As its ground forces prepare for an invasion of the strip, the diplomats hope to win international...
US Leaders Staunchly Support Israeli Attacks on Gaza
As the war in the Gaza Strip rages on, protests continue all across the world. In the United States alone, over 100 protests have already been organized against the attacks, from a small rally in Salt Lake City to much larger rallies along the east coast. Among the...
Gaza Toll Passes 400 as Israeli Military Recommends Major Ground Offensive
After five days of aerial bombardment against the Gaza Strip, the death toll has finally surpassed 400 while nearly 2,000 are reportedly wounded. The situation in the strip is increasingly dire, and the civilian populace has gone for days without electricity and...
Gaza War Drives Israeli Politics Ahead of Election
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...
Amid Calls for Unity, Hamas and Fatah Drift Farther Apart
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...
‘There Is a Limit to Democracy,’ Israeli Arabs Warned
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...
Israeli Court Urges Govt to Allow Handful of Reporters into Gaza to Cover War
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...
UN: At Least a Quarter of Slain Gazans are Civilians
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,...