The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip moved into its third week today, with still no end in sight. Both sides proclaimed the great success of their respective war efforts, though Hamas once again does not appear to have killed anyone, while the civilian toll in Gaza...
Israel Tells Gazans to Brace for Yet More Escalation
As the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip moved into their third week, the Israeli military once again dropped leaflets on the residents of Gaza warning them "The IDF will escalate the operation in the Gaza Strip. The IDF is not working against the people of Gaza but...
Tight Censorship Working in Israel’s Favor
Following in the footsteps of the United States' efforts to discourage reporting in its assorted wars outside of an embedded scenario, the Israeli government has taken the strategy to unprecedented levels in the modern era. While the United States had the disadvantage...
At Least 800 Gazans Killed in First Two Weeks of Israeli Attack
It has now been two weeks since the Israeli military began its attacks on the Gaza Strip, and one week since they began their ground invasion. In that time, over 800 people have been killed in Gaza, and around 3,300 others have been wounded. Both the United Nations...
Rice: Hard for Israel to Not Kill Gaza Civilians
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the large civilian death toll in the first two weeks of Israel's ongoing war on the Gaza Strip today, saying "it's hard" for Israeli troops to avoid killing civilians because the tiny strip is so densely populated. Rice...
Bush Ordered US to Abstain From Gaza Vote
Last night's United Nations Security Council vote calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed with universal support, except from the United States who abstained from voting. The resolution was a watered-down version of two previous UN resolutions which would...
House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Cheering Israeli War on Gaza
Earlier this afternoon, the United States House of Representatives voted 390-5 in favor of H. RES. 34, voicing their support for the Israeli military effort in the Gaza Strip. The bill, co-sponsored by 11 representatives, demanded that Hamas end its rocket fire...
Report: Israel Forced Civilians Into Single House, Repeatedly Bombed It
Israeli ground troops ordered around 110 Palestinian civilians into a single home in Gaza City's Zeitun neighborhood and ordered them to stay indoors on Sunday. On Monday morning, Israeli forces repeatedly shelled the building, killing at least 30 of the civilians...
Israel Rejects UN Ceasefire
Unlike the two previous attempts at a UN Security Council resolution calling for the end to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, last night's was non-binding. Likewise, unlike the previous two, the United States allowed this one to pass (though they themselves abstained...
Advisers Press Obama to Start Low Level Hamas Talks
The Guardian is reporting that incoming President Barack Obama is being urged by advisers to abandon the Bush Administration's policy of isolating Hamas and to allow for multipartite or clandestine talks with the Islamist organization. But even if the Obama...