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As aid convoy draw near, Israel threatens another large-scale Gaza war
19 hours ago ago from The Truth Will Set You Free
Israel has threatened another massive war against the Gaza Strip as the impoverished enclave continues to suffer in the aftermath of the devastating January offensive. Israeli planes have been dropping thousands of leaflets across Gaza, warning Palestinians against cooperating with the resistance fighters based in the coastal sliver. The leaflets also threaten Gazans with a new attack just ahead of the first anniversary of Israel's 22-day ...
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16 hours ago ago from In Gaza
Mohammed Abu Sharrar (22) was with 3 friends, walking to the eastern cemetery, east of Jabaliya, early on 27 November when he was hit by the shrapnel. Said Sharrar, “a UAV (drone) dropped a missile next to me. I was hurt the worst.” Around 6 am and quiet, according to Sharrar, there was no activity in the area, no reason for the Israeli army to target them. “It was the first day of ‘Eid. We were going to visit the grave of a friend ...
Related contentIn the Guardian, Palestinians ‘Claim’ While Israelis ‘Count’
21 hours ago ago from Uprooted Palestinians
Pulse Halim writes in over the Guardian’s blatantly biased language in its coverage a week ago: It is the second time in 2 days that the UK Guardian and its correspondent Ian Black have repeated the same claim without proof. They say: “Palestinians claim 1,400 were killed, mostly civilians; Israel counted 1,166 dead, the majority of them combatants.” “Palestinians claim 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the three-week ...
Related contentLebanon Surrenders
15 hours ago ago from J O S H U A P U N D I T
Lebanon has now officially become a colony of Syria and Iran,and the March 14th 'Cedar Revolution' is officially over. What marked Lebanon's final surrender was the visit by Lebanese PM Saad Hariri to pay tribute to Syrian President Bashar Assad, the man who likely gave the order to assassinate Hariri's father Rafik, who preceded him as Lebanon's prime minister. While Syria's army no longer officially occupies Lebanon, that's because it's ...
Related contentThe trouble and promise of the rules of war
21 hours ago ago from The State of the Jews
Ultimately,the laws of war are an Israeli strategic asset. That's my take-away from a beautiful and heartbreaking description of war's moral complexity published yesterday in the Wall Street Journal. Well worth the read: Five years ago, a particularly gruesome image made its way to our television screens from the war in Iraq. Four U.S. civilian contractors working in Fallujah were ambushed and killed by al Qaeda. Their bodies were ...
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Renewed Lebanese drug trade hikes Mideast tensions
20 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Renewed Lebanese drug trade hikes Mideast tensions BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanon's drug-producing heartland is back in business with a resurgence of marijuana and poppy fields, challenging the country's underpowered security forces and adding another dimension to Israel's war with Hezbollah militants. Associated Press interviews with farmers and Lebanese officials, and documents from international organizations that monitor drugs, show ...
Related contentPostwar Gaza: Scars frozen, Mideast at an impasse
13 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Postwar Gaza: Scars frozen, Mideast at an impasse GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Gaza's scars have been frozen in place since Israel waged war a year ago to subdue Hamas and stop rockets from hitting its towns. Entire neighborhoods still lie in rubble, and traumatized residents can't rebuild their lives. A man who lost two daughters and his home can't visit his surviving 4-year-old girl in a Belgian hospital because Gaza's borders remain ...
Related contentIsrael, Hamas Wrestle Over a Prisoner Swap
19 hours ago ago from TIME.com - World
SEARCH TIME.COM Full Archive Covers Videos Israel, Hamas Wrestle Over a Prisoner Swap By Aaron J. Klein / Tel Aviv Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 A picture taken on October 2, 2009 shows captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in a video broadcast on an Israeli news channel. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Share Although the likelihood remains that ...
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