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Month: August 2014

Gaza Truce Pushes into 2nd Day Ahead of Cairo Talks
A fragile ceasefire in Gaza pushed into a second day Wednesday as Israeli and Palestinian delegations prepared for crunch talks in Cairo to try to extend the 72-hour truce. The ceasefire, which came into effect […]

Rania Masri Speech: ‘ Mr.Obama, What is Barbaric?’
A speech by Rania Masri, the keynote speaker, during the ‘Texas For Gaza’ protest on August 2, 2014 in Austin Texas. (Note that the recording missed the first few seconds. She began it by saying […]

Conflict Resolution 101: Talking With Hamas
By Medea Benjamin The world awaits with bated breath to see if the interim truce negotiated by US Secretary of State John Kerry will lead to a long-term ceasefire. But if US mediation is to […]

On Heroes and Preachers: Gaza’s New Resistance Paradigm
By Ramzy Baroud “Where is the Palestinian Gandhi? In Israeli prison, of course!,” was the title of an article by Jo Ehrlich published in Modoweiss.net on Dec 21, 2009. That was almost exactly one year […]

Israel Withdraws Troops from Gaza as 72-hour Truce Begins
Israel on Tuesday completed the withdrawal of all troops from Gaza as a 72-hour humanitarian truce went into effect following intense global pressure to end the bloody offensive. Army spokesman Peter Lerner told reporters troops […]

7 Bodies Recovered as Medical Teams Rush to Eastern Gaza
Palestinian medical teams rushed to areas in the eastern Gaza Strip to search for bodies and survivors on Tuesday immediately after a ceasefire went into effect at 8:00 a.m., an official said. Ministry of Health […]

British Minister Quits over Gaza Policy
A British minister resigned on Tuesday over the government’s policy on Gaza. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a minister at the Foreign Office and minister for faith and communities, wrote on Twitter: “With deep regret I have […]

Don’t Cry For Me: Voice of a Palestinian Child in Gaza
By Sam Bahour As the latest horrific obscenity of Israel’s aggression against the Gaza Strip continues, the death toll mounts. Palestinian children are paying the highest price, both those who are killed and wounded, and […]

Israel Has Caused ‘$5 Billion’ Damage to Gaza Homes, Infrastructure
Israel’s offensive on Gaza has caused over $5 billion of damage to homes and infrastructure in the Strip, the Minister of Public Works said Monday. Minister Mufeed al-Hasayneh, a resident of Gaza, told Ma’an that […]

Israeli Deceptions Revealed in Story of ‘Kidnapped’ Soldier
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth A single incident at the weekend – the reported capture by Hamas on Friday of an Israeli soldier through a tunnel – illustrated in stark fashion the layers of deception […]

70 Bodies Found in Rafah as Death Toll Hits 1,810
The death toll on the 27th day of Israel’s offensive on Gaza hit at least 120 on Sunday as health officials reported that over 70 bodies had been recovered in Rafah, a day after the […]

Palestine Accuses Israel of Breaking Ceasefire Minutes after It Begins
An Israeli strike on a house in al-Shati refugee camp has reportedly broken a humanitarian ceasefire minutes after it came into place. Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that the bombing, which targeted the home of the […]

The Superhumans of Gaza
By Rifat Audeh Close your eyes and visualize a child that you know and love dearly. The child can be your son, daughter, sibling, nephew or niece, grandson or granddaughter or even the child of […]

Gaza: When Mourning becomes Reawakening!
By Dr. Shah Alam Khan Do we know how to mourn the dead? Do we know how to laugh in grief and then all of a sudden cry with pain that’s unbearable? Do we know […]

Fresh Israeli Shelling Kills 10 in UN Shelter for Displaced in Rafah
10 Palestinians were killed on Sunday after Israeli shells hit a UN school in Rafah where thousands of people were sheltering from the ongoing Israeli offensive. At least 30 were injured in the strike, according […]

37 Killed in Israeli Airstrikes and Shelling on Gaza Sunday Morning
Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed 37 people across the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, as the 27-day assault on Gaza showed no signs of ceasing despite Israeli moves to redeploy outside of urban areas the […]

The Experts’ Verdict: Every Israeli Missile Strike is a War Crime
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Today’s Guardian includes an article that appears to be excusing Israel of responsibility for the massive death tolll it has inflicted on Palestinian civilians. But, more significantly, it includes a […]

The War between Gaza and the Zionists
By William James Martin It is important to understand the genesis of the present round of violence between Israel and Hamas, really between Israel and the people of Gaza. Both President Obama, Secretary Kerry, and […]

The Palestinians in Gaza Love Life but with Dignity
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan The more than 1.7 million Palestinians of Gaza Strip including 1.3 million refugees have been living in overpopulated shanty towns and refugee camps under tight blockade by Israel and Egypt that […]

Ceasefire Ends Amid Intense Rafah Clashes, Report of Soldier Captured
Intense clashes erupted Friday morning between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the southeastern Gaza Strip amid unconfirmed reports that an Israeli soldier may have been captured. The Interior Ministry in Gaza said that at […]

Press Release: Challenging the Siege of Gaza
(Civil society organizations and public figures have called on the world to demand the opening of the Rafah Crossing.) The signatories, including former Robin Island inmate, anti-Apartheid icon, and ANC leader, Ahmed Kathrada, former ANC […]

For the Sake of the Burning Children of Gaza
By The Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek One of the most common refrains repeated by President Obama and other western leaders since the beginning of Israel’s massive military offensive against Gaza is, “Israel has the right […]

Zionist Megaphone: ‘Missiles Raining on Israel’
By Jamal Kanj Watching US news coverage about Gaza for the past three weeks, I could imagine how the Nazis manipulated a nation to become complicit in the gassing and killing of millions of people. […]