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UNICEF: Gaza Violence Most Devastating for Children
IMEMC – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said via press statement, that the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel threatens devastating harm for children on all sides, urging restraint to protect all children. …
Defense Expert: Iron Dome is a Bluff
IMEMC – Prize winning Israeli defense and aerospace engineering expert Dr. Moti Shefer stated, during a recent interview with Radio 103, that the infamous Israeli “Iron Dome” security system was one of the biggest bluffs that he’d ever seen. …
ISM Update — Gaza Report: War Against Civilians
IMEMC – The war is now in its seventh day, the death toll is rising briskly, 17,000 people have fled Beit Lahia in the north after the threat of a land invasion, fishermen are prevented from accessing their fishing grounds, and sewer and water pipes for 70,000 people have been bombed. …
23 Palestinians Kidnapped Overnight in West Bank
IMEMC – Forces invade Aida Camp At least 23 Palestinians were abducted by Israeli forces, during overnight raids throughout the West Bank, including several Members of Parliament. Further confrontations near Rachel’s Tomb have been reported at Aida refugee camp, near Bethlehem. …
3 Suspects to be Charged in Khdeir Murder
IMEMC – Prime suspect to plea ‘insanity’ Three Israelis are to now be indicted with the murder of Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khdeir, as it appears their initial intent was, in fact, to kill an eight-year-old child. …
Wounded Young Man Left Bleeding To Death In Hebron
IMEMC – Several Israeli military jeeps invaded, on Monday morning, the Sammoua town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, seriously shot a young Palestinian man, then prevented medics from reaching him, instead forcing the young man to bleed to death 40 minutes later. …
Palestinian Civil Society Calls for Investigation into Israeli Bombing of Gaza Center for Disabled
IMEMC – Several Palestinian civil society groups have called for an independent investigation into the Israeli bombing of the al-Mabarra Center for the Disabled in Jabalia which killed two residents and wounded four, who remain in the hospital with severe burns and shrapnel wounds. …
Deadly airstrikes on seventh day of Gaza assault
7/14/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israel continued airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip Monday, killing at least 14 Palestinians, medical sources said. In the latest attack, three people were killed and seven injured including some critically after an Israeli airstrike on the Sheikh al-Eid family home in northern Rafah, residents said. Sarah Omar Sheikh al-Eid, 4, Khalid Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid, 50, and Omar Ahmad….
Teenager killed in airstrike on motorbike in Khan Younis
7/14/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A Palestinian teenager identified as Ziyad al-Najjar, 16, died Monday after an Israeli airstrike on his motorbike in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, medics said. [END]
6 injured in airstrike on Abu Issa family home in Deir al-Balah
7/14/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An airstrike on the Abu Issa family home in Deir al-Balah injured six people late Monday, medics said. [END]
3 killed, 7 injured in airstrike on house in Rafah
7/14/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Three people were killed and seven injured including some critically after an Israeli airstrike on the Sheikh al-Eid family home in northern Rafah, residents said. Sarah Omar Sheikh al-Eid, 4, Khalid Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid, 50, and Omar Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid, 24 were killed, witnesses said. [END]
Israel detains 11 Hamas lawmakers in West Bank
7/14/2014 – SALFIT (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Monday detained eleven Hamas lawmakers in Nablus, Jenin and Salfit, security officials said. Hamas lawmaker Daoud Abu Sir was detained in Nablus, together with An-Najah university professor Abdul Sattar Qasim. Omar Abdul-Raziq, a Hamas and PLC member, was detained in Salfit. Riyad al-Imlah was detained in Nablus, Khalid Said al-Dahbour in Jenin, Riyad Radad and Fathi al-Qaraawi in….
7 injured in clashes north of Ramallah
7/14/2014 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Seven Palestinians were injured late Sunday in clashes near Ramallah, locals said. Clashes broke out in the village of Sinjil, with youths throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at soldiers, who responded with tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets. Seven youths were injured. Three youths were also detained after being assaulted by Israeli forces. [END]
Israel to charge 3 Jews over Palestinian teen murder
7/14/2014 – JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel is to indict three Jewish extremists with murder over the brutal killing of a Palestinian teenager, officials said Monday, as it emerged their initial target was an eight-year-old child. According to a statement given to Petah Tikvah magistrates court near Tel Aviv, a 29-year-old man and two minors aged 17 are to be charged on counts of murder, kidnapping with intent….
Israel shoots down Hamas drone
7/14/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israel’s air force said Monday that it shot down a drone over southern Israel, a statement said.”This morning, IAF located and successfully intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle which was identified along the Ashdod coast line. IAF engaged the vehicle with a “Patriot” surface to air missile. The UAV was destroyed in mid flight.” Hamas’ military wing….
Rafah crossing opened for Gaza pilgrims
7/14/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egypt opened the Rafah crossing Monday to allow pilgrims to leave Gaza and travel to Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage. Over 490 Gazans left early Monday and 152 pilgrims returned to Gaza from Saudi Arabia. Four seriously injured Palestinians entered Egypt for treatment. [END]
US warns Israel ally against Gaza ground assault
7/14/2014 – GAZA CITY (AFP) — Washington warned its Israeli ally Monday against any ground invasion of Gaza, as Egyptian officials said the US top diplomat was headed to the region to join efforts to end a week of deadly violence. The White House stopped short of criticizing Israel over the civilian casualty toll from its devastating air and artillery bombardment of the densely populated Palestinian enclave that….
Hamas official: Gaza truce efforts ongoing, no deal yet
7/14/2014 – GAZA CITY (AFP) — Efforts toward a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are underway, but no deal has been reached yet, an official from the Islamist movement said Monday.”There are efforts and communications on the issue of a truce deal but until now there is nothing final,” he said, after Egypt proposed a truce to begin 9 a. m. Tuesday. The official confirmed Egypt was….
Report: Saudi to donate $53 million to Red Crescent
7/14/2014 – JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Ma’an) — King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has issued a directive to provide the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza with $53 million, Saudi media reported. The Saudi Press Agency reported that Finance Minister Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf said that the directive has allocated this amount for immediate needs of medicines and medical equipment and supplies necessary to treat the victims of….
Arab League to meet on Israel’s Gaza offensive
7/14/2014 – CAIRO (AFP) – Arab League foreign ministers will meet in Cairo later Monday to discuss Israel’s deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip, aimed at countering militant rocket attacks. With the Israeli campaign in its seventh day, at least 172 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,230 wounded. There have not been any Israeli fatalities. The Arab League meeting comes amid intense international efforts….
UN Council authorizes humanitarian convoys to Syria
7/14/2014 – UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution authorizing humanitarian convoys to Syria to come to the aid of more than one million civilians in rebel-held areas, without the consent of Damascus. The council — including permanent members Russia and China, who have vetoed four Western-backed draft resolutions on Syria since the start of the conflict in 2011 — unanimously approved the measure. [END]
UN evacuates remaining Libya staff
7/14/2014 – TRIPOLI (AFP) — The United Nations announced Monday it was evacuating its remaining staff in Libya because of a deteriorating security situation, a day after deadly clashes closed the country’s main airport.”UNSMIL (United Nations Support Mission in Libya) temporarily withdrawing staff from Libya because of security situation,” the mission, which already pulled out dozens of personnel last week, said in a statement. [END]
Israel to mull Egypt ceasefire plan for Gaza
AlJazeera 14 Jul 2014 – Security cabinet to discuss Cairo initiative to end Gaza violence that has left at least 187 Palestinians dead.
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Gaza report: War against civilians
7/14/2014 – International Solidarity Movement – Charlie Andreasson, Gaza, Occupied Palestine – The war is now in its seventh day, the death toll is rising briskly, 17,000 people have fled Beit Lahia in the north after the threat of a land invasion, fishermen are prevented from accessing their fishing grounds, and sewer and water pipes for 70,000 people have been bombed. It is no longer a question that the Israeli military is….
Lebanon: Lebanon rocket hits northern Israel: army
Relief Web 14 Jul 2014 – Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory JERUSALEM, July 14, 2014 (AFP) – A rocket fired from Lebanese territory hit northern Israel on Monday, the Israeli army said, after overnight rocket fire from both Syria and Lebanon. “At least…
occupied Palestinian territory: Gaza running out of medical supplies, as Israeli bombing continues
Relief Web 14 Jul 2014 – Source: IRIN Country: Egypt, Norway, occupied Palestinian territory GAZA/RAFAH, 14 July 2014 (IRIN) – As Israel continues to bomb hundreds of targets in the Gaza Strip, hospitals are facing a shortage of medical supplies. Pre-existing shortages are being exacerbated by…
occupied Palestinian territory: Gaza and Israel: New Obstacles, New Solutions
Relief Web 14 Jul 2014 – Source: International Crisis Group Country: occupied Palestinian territory To break the violent impasse, Israel must change its policy toward Hamas and work toward a lasting ceasefire, recognising how much its own stability depends on the stability of Gaza. After rounds…
occupied Palestinian territory: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on impact of violence on children in Gaza and Israel
Relief Web 14 Jul 2014 – Source: UN Children’s Fund Country: occupied Palestinian territory NEW YORK, 13 July 2014 – Children are bearing the brunt of the worsening violence in Gaza and Israel with at least 33 children killed in Gaza in recent days, and hundreds…
occupied Palestinian territory: Crisis in Gaza 2014, ANERA Response Log
Relief Web 14 Jul 2014 – Source: American Near East Refugee Aid Country: occupied Palestinian territory This log will be updated regularly to provide an ongoing report back to donors on the ways ANERA is responding during this current crisis. Monday, July 14, 2014 | Medicines to…
Gaza truce efforts ongoing, no deal yet: official
The National 14 Jul 2014 – After Egypt proposes a truce between Hamas and Israel an official says no deal has been reached yet.
Pleas for Egypt to allow more Gaza victims safe passage
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Despite Egypt s expressions of solidarity with Gaza s population, its actions on the Egypt-Gaza border show a reluctance to take on too much responsibility for a problem that could have consequences on Egypt s already tense domestic climate.
Ethnic tensions and warlordism haunt Afghans amid election dispute
The National 14 Jul 2014 – To Afghans, the controversy is not just about which individual will hold power – it is about lingering ethnic tensions, the bloodshed of the past and a culture of warlordism long encouraged by the US.
Gaza death toll exceeds 2012 conflict
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Egypt has proposed a truce for early Tuesday morning as the death toll from the conflict climbs higher
Embattled Hamas running out of options
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Hamas’ terms for a ceasefire with Israel could end up making the group look weak, Hugh Naylor reports
Activist Malala in Nigeria to campaign for Bring Back Our Girls
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Malala, who escaped a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012, is to meet President Goodluck Jonathan later on Monday.
Iran s nuclear talks envoy signals importance of final week push
The National 14 Jul 2014 – The attendance of Hossein Fereydoun, the younger brother of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, signals the importance of the talks to Tehran, says one analyst.
Iran jails 8 youths for Facebook posts: reports
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Access to social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, is routinely filtered by Iranian authorities, as are other websites considered un-Islamic or detrimental to the regime.
Video: Violence erupts in Buenos Aires after Germany clinch World Cup
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Argentines clash with police after fans go on rampage following Germany’s victory in World Cup 2014.
Philippines braces for first major storm of the season
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Tropical Storm Rammasun is expected to hit fishing communities in the eastern Philippines late Tuesday
Final voyage for Costa Concordia
The National 14 Jul 2014 – The liner, twice as big as the Titanic, will be refloated over a six-to-seven day period before it is towed away for scrapping to a port in Genoa in northern Italy.
In pictures: As Israel drops evacuation warnings, Palestinians flee north Gaza
The National 14 Jul 2014 – At least 4,000 residents of northern Gaza have fled their homes to take refuge in Gaza City, as Israel continues its aerial offensive against Hamas targets.
Cairo storefront cinema a home for alternative films
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Zawya, built into an annex of a one-time movie palace-turned multiplex, sells several dozen tickets per day, while special premiere screenings have filled it beyond capacity.
Map: violence escalates in Israel, Hamas battle
The National 14 Jul 2014 – As the confrontation between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas spins out of control, Israel s armed forces face criticism over deaths of Palestinian civilians caught in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
Video: Germany parties as team wins world cup
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Fans celebrate team’s win with traditional parade of honking cars in Frankfurt and Berlin.
Video: Nigerians keep up protests to demand action on kidnapped girls
The National 14 Jul 2014 – ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ protesters in Nigeria’s capital Abuja demand action and voice their disappointment at government’s failure to rescue the abducted school girls.
Video: Warring sides in Gaza conflict campaign through social media
The National 14 Jul 2014 – Israel and Hamas employ new tools in Gaza border conflict blame game – Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
Video: Dozens killed in Baghdad shooting
The National 14 Jul 2014 – About 29 people, mostly women, have been killed by gunmen who police said left messages suggesting some of the victims were prostitutes.
Hamas has more drones up its sleeve, defense officials say
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Lapid: Israel can cover costs of extended conflict in Gaza
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Coalition backs bill banning free plastic bags
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Israel s new idea: Three states for two peoples
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Working under rocket fire, Israeli parents face tough choices
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Police are obliged to protect every Israeli citizen
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Lowest deeds from loftiest heights
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
A prime minister’s message to Gaza
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Yair Lapid’s moment of truth will come after the Gaza operation
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Top British diplomat William Hague to leave position
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Kerry holds ‘good, serious’ talks with Iran FM as nuke deadline looms
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
NYT reports ‘deluge’ of complaints about coverage of Israel-Gaza fighting
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Israel must maintain its weapons siege of Gaza
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash violently in Los Angeles
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Five-year-olds know the siren drill, while Tel Aviv parents try to keep calm
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Two sisters wounded by rocket explosion in Israel’s south
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Jerusalem light rail back on tracks after rioting
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Iran’s lone Jewish MP compares Israel to Nazis over Gaza strikes
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Israeli filmmakers interrupt Jerusalem festival to call for Gaza cease-fire
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Catch-22 in Gaza: How Israel always winds up as Hamas best friend
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Rio blues: After the World Cup party, a pall of depression descends on Brazil
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Suspecting criminal activity, cops seize MK Ben-Eliezer’s home
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Why Israelis don t talk about peace
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Prize winning author, apartheid opponent, dies at 90
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Ukraine ends rebel blockade of strategic airport; loses contact with transport plane
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Police: Suspects planned Palestinian teen’s death in advance, burned him alive
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Over 500 dead in West Africa as Ebola epidemic rages
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Five reasons Israel will invade Gaza and five reasons it won’t
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Jewish Israelis have no monopoly on victimhood and pain
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Protesters against Israel’s Gaza operation arrested in New Delhi
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Is Israel committing war crimes in Gaza?
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
IN PICTURES: Israel-Gaza conflict, Day 7
Ha’aretz – 14 Jul 2014
Israel showed restraint in Gaza before attacking? You must be kidding
Ha’aretz – 13 Jul 2014
Living next door to Gaza: What local kibbutzniks think of Hamas
Ha’aretz – 13 Jul 2014
Rocket from Lebanon lands near border in norther Israel
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – IDF returns fire at source of 4th projectile fired from Lebanon in the past week; rocket sirens continue to sound in South.
The Gaza numbers game
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – UN officials emotive statements are entirely disconnected from the legal and moral implications of Israel s actions.
President Obama: Now is the time
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – This fantasy idea that Abbas sold to the State Department and White House is absolutely dead even though it has not yet officially been buried.
David and Goliath: A letter from Ashkelon
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – The fight between Israel and the Palestinians is a struggle for narrative.
Iron Dome – the savior of … Gaza
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Without Iron Dome, Israeli culture would have demanded the IDF rain hellfire on the Palestinians.
The heavy price of false optimism
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – The important questions raised concerning the light rail for the city and its alignment through Arab east Jerusalem are not new.
Egypt proposes Israel-Gaza ceasefire for Tuesday morning
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Initiative calls for end of all “hostilities” from both sides, meeting in Cairo within 48 hours after quiet restored; Kerry expected to visit Egyptian capital; security cabinet to meet Tuesday to discuss truce proposal.
Two sisters seriously injured in rocket attack
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Gazans fire 105 rockets at Israel; IAF strikes over 100 targets across the Strip; 2 rockets fired from Syria at Golan Heights
WATCH: Hamas hacks into Channel 10 broadcast
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – The Hamas military wing succeeded in briefly hacking into major Israeli new channel’s satellite broadcast on Monday.
VIDEO: Despite rocket threat, Tel Aviv soccer fans celebrate World Cup
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Though streets eerily quiet, bars and pubs buzzed with TA soccer fans Sunday night. “If we live in fear, we let the terrorists win.”
Amidst talk of Gaza ceasefire, Liberman repeats call for Israel to topple Hamas
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Foreign minister said he realizes this would be complicated “and looks frightening,” but that “the alternative is even worse.”
Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘using terrorism’ in its operations against Hamas in Gaza
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – “Israel is dropping 400 tons of bombs on our brothers, not chickpeas…to agree with brutality is brutality itself,” said the prime minister.
Jewish leaders praise Israeli resilience, concerned over trauma
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Sderot Mayor calls for destruction of Hamas ? Former British commander in Afghanistan blames Gazans for conflict.
Terror texts bring cyber warfare to mobile phones
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – It is still unclear who is behind the messages, however, and Amichai-Hamburger notes that they could be coming from devious Israeli pranksters.
MKs make state of emergency in south contingent on budgeting aid
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Elkin: Finance Ministry must prepare to compensate residents of South for missed days of work; Lapid promises to do so when operation ends.
Technion breakthrough opens new avenues for Alzheimer s cure
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Vital mechanism that causes accumulation of protein plaques in brain has been discovered by scientists in Israel, and may eventually lead to cure for fatal dementia.
Yisrael Beytenu transfers Arabs from Knesset room
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman’s faction split up with Likud last Monday and needed a new home in the Knesset.
Sanctions law poses obstacle in final diplomatic push with Iran
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Iran’s request for provision requiring US legislative action poses a challenge to US negotiators; main obstacle remains uranium enrichment ahead of July 20 deadline.
Gaza rockets intercepted above Tel Aviv, as projectile from Syria lands in Golan
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Sirens heard in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Herzliya, surrounding areas; rocket from Syria lands in Golan Heights; young sisters injured near Beersheba.
Conversion reform to be decided by government order
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Currently there are only four conversion courts in the country in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Ashkelon and 31 rabbinical judges for conversion.
Israelis determined to keep smiling in bomb shelter ‘selfies’
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Social media trend encourages those taking shelter from rocket attacks to snap light-hearted pictures in order to make most of stressful situation.
Neo-Nazis, Islamists declare ‘You Jews are beasts’ during protest of Israeli operation
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – A demonstration in Frankfurt against Operation Protective Edge erupted into violence, with protesters tossing stones at the police.
Bill approved to make restaurants kosher and open on Shabbat
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – According to MK Elazar Stern s bill, the only requirement for a restaurant or other business to get kosher certification would be to serve kosher food.
Government ministers approve amendment on flood damages
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Agriculture Minister Yair Shamir’s proposal would regulate drainage nationwide and prevent damages in cases of flooding.
Ministerial panel approves proposal to ban free plastic bags
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – If legislation gets government approval, the bill mandates that every disposable plastic bag would cost customers 40 agorot.
Arab MK forced out of Knesset panel session for saying top cop has blood on hands
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Danino was at the committee to discuss how Israel Police treats Arab rioters, when Zahalke interrupted him.
Will the Palestinian leaders isolate extremists?
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – The successive Israeli political leaderships have appreciated the value of peace and harmony in the region and isolated the extremist elements in their otherwise heterogeneous civil society. Will the Palestinian leaders do their own part?
French MP in Israel: Toulouse shooting could be repeated
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Meyer Habib expressed great concern after hundreds of Parisian Jews were trapped in a synagogue by pro-Palestinian protesters.
Study: Smokers more likely to light up because of parents who smoke
Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2014 – Seven out of 10 heavy smokers started smoking while living with their parents and followed their unhealthy example.
Israel says it has shot down drone launched from Gaza
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – Unmanned aircraft is said to have been downed using Patriot missile near city of Ashdod on southern coast Israel claims to have downed a drone from the skies above its southern coastline. The unmanned aircraft, which…
Egypt proposes Israel-Gaza ceasefire as death toll nears 200 – the day’s events
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – Neither Israel nor Hamas confirm stance on proposal Nearly 200 Palestinians killed and 1,400 injured Hamas PM: ‘open to initiatives’ but ‘siege must end’ Rocket attacks from Gaza, Lebanon and Syria How do the events affect…
Egypt calls on Israel and Hamas to agree ceasefire
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – Statement urges Israel to refrain from ground invasion and for Palestinian factions in Gaza to stop firing rockets Egypt has called for a ceasefire in the week-long conflict between Israel and Hamas, starting with “de-escalation” that…
Brits among foreigners evacuated from Gaza as death toll climbs
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – Twenty seven Brits and their dependents leave region via humanitarian corridor negotiated with Israel Twenty seven British nationals and their dependents were among hundreds of foreigners evacuated from Gaza on Sunday amid continued bombardment by Israel…
Immediate Gaza ceasefire unlikely as Israel tries to hurt but not kill Hamas
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – Arab League and EU back Kerry’s calls for return to 2012 truce as Hague says any deal must improve conditions in Gaza The Arab League and the European Union joined calls on Monday for an end…
A knock on the roof, then another Gaza home destroyed by Israeli missile
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – A Palestinian group says 869 homes been ruined or damaged in Israeli attacks. In Shati, a crowd witnesses one such strike In a side street in Gaza’s Shati camp, an Israeli warning missile has just “knocked…
Three Jewish Israelis admit kidnapping and killing Palestinian boy
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – Police say suspects admit abducting 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir and setting him on fire Three Jewish Israelis face charges for abducting and murdering a Palestinian teenager in a revenge attack for the killing of three Israeli…
Hollande urges Middle East diplomacy after pro-Palestinian protest in Paris
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – Synagogue under police guard after youths tried to storm building, trapping those inside, following march in capital FranÁois Hollande is urging diplomatic partners to talk to Hamas and is pressing Israel for restraint in Gaza. The…
Binyamin Netanyahu accuses Hamas of trying to kill as many Israelis as possible video
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, accuses Hamas of using civilians to hide their missiles while trying to kill as many Israelis as possible. Speaking in Tel Aviv to a US-based TV network he says the…
After his Gaza comments, Vic Alhadeff should step down | Joseph Wakim
The Guardian 14 Jul 2014 – Comments by the chair of the NSW community relations commission have inflamed tensions between Arab and Jewish Australians at a sensitive time When former NSW premier Barry OFarrell appointed the incumbent CEO of the NSW Jewish…
Here s How it is Legal for the Government to Kill an American Citizen
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – When you are saying something true, pure, clean and right, you often do not need many words. Like most of the Bill of Rights, the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution is beautiful in its brevity. Americans…
Forbidden Book: Douglas Valentine s “The Phoenix Program: America s Use of Terror in Vietnam”
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 -On June 10, Open Roads publishers announced a new “Forbidden Bookshelf” series. Curated by New York University Professor Mark Crispin Miller, “Forbidden Bookshelf” aims to “fill in the blanks of America s repressed history by resurrecting books…
Obama s White House mulls cooperation with the Nazis of the 21st Century
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – ….So, here we have, on one hand, officials at the State Department comparing Assad to the Nazis, and, on the other, serious reports that the White House is considering reaching out to Assad to coordinate efforts…
(Ismael Mohamad / United Press International) Israeli lawmaker s call for genocide of Palestinians gets thousands of Facebook likes
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – A day before Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khudair was kidnapped and burned alive allegedly by six Israeli Jewish youths, Israeli lawmaker Ayelet Shaked published on Facebook a call for genocide of the Palestinians. It is a…
Iranian pilot killed fighting in Iraq
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – An Iranian pilot has been killed while fighting in Iraq, state media reported Saturday …Iran s official IRNA news agency did not say whether the pilot died while flying sorties or fighting on the ground. It…
Iraq: What You Should Know About the Country We Destroyed
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7 , 2014 – I ve been working with Iraqis since January 2001, when I made my first trip to Baghdad. Some of these long-time colleagues and friends are Christians, most are Muslims. I don t know if they re…
Maliki s top army general killed west of Baghdad
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 -A senior general of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki s army was killed in battle on Monday, Maliki s office said in a statement.Major General Negm Abdullah Ali, the army commander of the sixth division in charge…
Exporting Gaza to the favelas
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014- WHEN I was in Brazil for those first days of the World Cup, I was–with many other journalists–tear-gassed by military police. I saw sleek, urban-outfitted tanks in the streets, and I felt concussion grenades send subsonic shrapnel…
Tariq Abu Khdeir wasn t the first and he won t be the last
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014-Israel has detained over 7,000 Palestinian children over the past 12 years. Many of them report beatings, abuse and a denial of rights by security forces. It s time to put things in the wider context.The detention and…
The Undisputed Truth About Israeli Occupation
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 -Imagine for a moment a man who picks someone s safe and loots a hoard of money. The victim, tracking the man down, demands the money back. But the fellow refuses to recognize the cash as someone…
Prince of Darkness disowns Iraq s tragedy
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – As Iraq stands on the verge of a complete breakdown into mini sectarian states, former leading neoconservative and Iraq war advocate Richard Perle has chimed in on the situation on Newsmax TV. His statements in an…
Iraq once again blocks social media sites
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – Social networking sites have been blocked once again in Iraq yesterday, to the surprise of Internet users as it comes only one week after the sites were unblocked. Leith Samir, an internet user, told Anadolu: “We…
The end of a decade-old witch hunt
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – SAMI AL-ARIAN, whose case has been one of the most shocking examples of the government s persecution of Arabs and Muslims after September 11, may finally see some justice. On June 27, federal prosecutors filed a…
Army Violently Stops African Refugees Trying to Leave Israel
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 -Just as the Hunger Strike led by Palestinian political prisoners ended last week, African refugees in Israel s desert detention centers began their own. On Friday afternoon, nearly a thousand asylum seekers and refugees left Israel s…
The Privatization of Repression Blackwater s Death Machine
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – Obama is excellent at multitasking in navigating the waters of international politics, seeking to construct a political-structural framework of American global hegemony, formally (for who knows the full extent of the forces standing behind him?) presiding…
Obama s Foreign Policy Is Forming Alliances We Never Thought Possible
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014 – …Now, the Obama administration is reportedly considering entering a de facto alliance with the Assad regime amid another pressing crisis in the region. The Daily Beast s Josh Rogin reported last week that some in the…
Justice Slaughtered by Politics;PCHR Shocked by Israel s Election by UN General Assembly as Vice-Chair of UN Special Committee on Decolonization
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July 7, 2014- The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is shocked by Israel s election as Vice-Chairperson of the Special Political and Decolonization/4th Committee in the UN General Assembly. PCHR emphasizes that this step constitutes a shock to the…
Chomsky and BDS
Uruknet 14 Jul 2014 – July – …Professor Chomsky says that the abbreviation should be “BD,” not “BDS”, since sanctions are “not on the horizon”. No, professor, the question is whether sanctions are justified, and if they are, they should be part of the strategy….
Gaza truce efforts ongoing, no deal yet: Hamas official
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 Efforts towards a ceasefire between Israel and its Islamist foe Hamas are underway, but no deal has been reached yet, a Hamas official told AFP on Monday.
Egypt proposes Tuesday ceasefire in Israel-Gaza fighting
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 Egypt proposed an initiative on Monday aimed at stopping fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, state news agency MENA said.
Rockets from south Lebanon fired toward Israel
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 Two rockets fired at Israel from south Lebanon in the fourth such attack in as many days, security sources said.
Kerry says had good talks with Iran’s Zarif, EU’s Ashton
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he had a good meeting with his Iranian counterpart and a senior European Union official over Tehran’s nuclear programme ahead of a July 20 deadline for an…
Toll in Israel strikes on Gaza hits 184, topping 2012
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 The death toll from Israel’s seven-day air campaign against Gaza rose to 184 on Monday, exceeding that of the last conflict in the besieged Palestinian territory, in 2012.
UN evacuates as deadly clashes sever Libya air links
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 The United Nations announced Monday that it was evacuating its remaining staff from Libya, after deadly clashes closed Tripoli airport and severed air links with the outside world.
Kurds go to Syria from Turkey to fight Islamists
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 A new offensive by al Qaeda offshoot the Islamic State on Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria has triggered a regional call for arms from the Kurds, and Turkish Kurds are coming to their aid.
US embassy hosts Iftar for orphans
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 The U.S. Embassy in Beirut held an Iftar for 50 orphans from the Social Welfare Institute s Orphanage at a McDonald’s in Dora Monday.
US warns against Israeli ground invasion of Gaza
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 The United States on Monday warned against any Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, saying it would put even more civilians at risk than are currently in the crossfire of attacks on Hamas.
Army hunts militants on Syria border
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 The Lebanese Army Monday launched an air and ground search for militants who potentially crossed the border into Lebanon from Syria, the National News Agency said.
Kerry in Egypt Tuesday to push Gaza truce
Daily Star 14 Jul 2014 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit Egypt Tuesday as pressure piles on Israel and Hamas to end a week-long conflict in Gaza.
One wounded after rocket hits Eilat
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Rocket siren sounded in Eilat
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IDF hits Gaza homes of Islamic Jihad officials amid rocket fire
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Why IDF soldiers bring tears to my eyes
YNet News, 14 Jul 2014 – When Israel’s young troops sing ‘we have no one to rely on other than our Father in Heaven’ before entering into battle, it carries on a tradition of thousands of years of Jewish spirit and belief. ….
‘Human rights activists’ at Hamas’ service
YNet News, 14 Jul 2014 – Op-ed: Islamic organization has a huge reservoir of marionettes waging its PR war in Israel and around the world. ….
A hotbed of hatred created by Hamas
YNet News, 14 Jul 2014 – Op-ed: Islamic organization has thrown Palestinian and Israeli societies into an insane situation, a factory of hate for generations to come. ….
MK Gilon: ‘Ceasefire is a tactical achievment’
YNet News, 14 Jul 2014 – ….
How do we cease the fire?
YNet News, 14 Jul 2014 – Analysis: In order to create more stability and deterrence, Israel’s strategy should be to treat Gaza as an actual state. ….
UK foreign minister William Hague stepping down
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Israel’s goal must be demilitarization of Gaza
YNet News, 14 Jul 2014 – Analysis: Ahead of ceasefire, IDF must demand a complete stop to rocket manufacturing in Strip or a free hand to attack Hamas’ military industry. Otherwise, next round will follow very soon. ….
UNRWA Commissioner-General Calls Israel to Halt Offensive on Gaza Civilians
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Israeli Drone Kills One near Khan Yunes
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
One Palestinian Killed, another Injured in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Israel s Criminal Assault on Occupied State of Palestine: Gaza under Fire
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
UNICEF: Children Bear Brunt of Worsening Violence in Gaza and Israel
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Palestinian Left to Die after being Shot by Israeli Forces near Hebron
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Escalating Violence in Gaza and Israel Threatens Devastating Harm for children, says UNICCEF
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Newspaper Review: International Action to Stop Gaza Holocaust Focus of Dailies
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Death Toll Surpasses 170 as Israeli Aggression on Gaza Continues
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Israeli Army Arrests 13 in West Bank, including Lawmakers, Former Ministers
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Two Palestinians Injured by Israeli Live Fire during Clashes in Bethlehem
WAFA – 14 Jul 2014
Israeli Youths Murder Called Blueprint for Revenge
New York Times 14 Jul 2014 – Israeli security officials said three Israeli Jews were looking for a victim after three teenagers were found slain.
Israel and Hamas to Consider Cease-Fire in Gaza
New York Times 14 Jul 2014 – Secretary of State John Kerry was expected in Cairo on Tuesday to help advance the Egyptian truce proposal.
Nation Games: In Qatar s Bid for Soccer Respect, Big Bankroll and Imported Talent
New York Times 14 Jul 2014 – The gulf nation began an ambitious program to identify and train talented boys from Africa as it sought to build its credibility as host of the 2022 World Cup.
U.N. Security Council Authorizes Strengthened Syria Aid
New York Times 14 Jul 2014 – The unanimous measure permits U.N. agencies and other relief groups to deliver cross-border aid without the Syrian government s permission.
Hamas Publishes Photo of a Drone It Says It Built
New York Times 14 Jul 2014 – Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, said on Monday that it had built and flown three types of unmanned aircraft against Israel, all variants of an Iranian-made drone.
At War Blog: The Enemy, Through the Eyes of a Child
New York Times 14 Jul 2014 – Gerardo Mena, a decorated veteran of the war in Iraq, came home with what he thought were unshakeable feelings about Arabs. But his young son helped him to see his views and fears in a new light.
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Diplomacy Can Still Save Iraq
New York Times 14 Jul 2014 – The country can be pulled back from the brink only if the U.S. can mediate a bargain among the warring sects.
Shelling Between Israel and Gaza Continues
New York Times 14 Jul 2014 – Palestinians in northern Gaza are leaving, heading south for safety.
We re Like Toys for Them : Young Gazans speak about Operation Protective Edge
Mondoweiss – A Palestinian man looks at a destroyed house following an overnight Israeli missile strike in Gaza City Monday, July 14, 2014. (Photo: AP/Khalil Hamra) Ali al-Halabi just wanted to focus on learning French. He graduated high school this fall, and dreams of one day seeing the…
Projecting Palestinian liberation at Israeli sponsored film festival
Mondoweiss – Attendees at Frameline LGBT Film Festival in San Francisco one Saturday night were treated to an extra screening outside the theater. As people lined up for the 9:30 film, activists from Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!) projected the statements Frameline Supports Apartheid, Israel Is An Apartheid…
Detroit shows its soul, as 1000 march for Gaza
Mondoweiss – Detroit Detroit showed its soul at yesterday s demonstration in solidarity with the suffering people of Gaza. It was historic in important ways: The event was organized in the community by a small group of young adults, most of them leavened as activists in Students for Justice…
Understanding Hamas
Mondoweiss – The Palestinian unity government, Ismail Haniyeh center. (photo: Said Khatib/AFP) In 2006 following Hamas s success in the Palestinian legislative elections, Ismail Haniyeh, the newly elected Prime Minister wrote a letter to President Bush. In this letter Haniyeh asked for his new government to be recognised, he…
On the photo of three Gaza brothers whose parents were killed by an Israeli bombing
Mondoweiss – The son (L) of one of the Palestinian members of Tayseer Al-Batsh s family, who hospital officials said were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, mourns during their funeral in Gaza City July 13, 2014. The Israeli airstrike on the family home of Al-Batsh, Gaza s police…
Tensions rise on West Bank, and 22-year-old dies after Israelis stop ambulance
Mondoweiss – The Abu Aisha family s demolished house in Hebron. (Photo: Allison Deger) While Gaza is now in the seventh day of Israel s Operation Protective Edge, an hour and a half by car from the besieged strip, a Palestinian was killed overnight in Hebron during clashes with Israeli…
A mother in Gaza
Mondoweiss – Helpless and defenseless in Gaza #GazaUnderAttackpic.twitter.com/voVNUWHGpr Gaza Writes Back (@ThisIsGaZa) July 13, 2014 When Israel launched operation Pillars of Clouds back in 2012, I was 8 month pregnant with Yasmeen. Yet, I knew very little, about the enormous emotional complexities of loving, raising, and…
Not In Our Name: The Jewish duty to stand with the people of Gaza
Mondoweiss – August 12/06 Rally in Toronto, Canada against Israeli aggression/occupation of Palestine and Lebanon. (Photo: Wikimedia ) Justice, always justice, shalt thou pursue, my family says each year, quoting the prophet Micah as we bring a match to the third Hanukkah candle, adhering to a tradition in which…
Out to Kill: Israel s assault on Gaza is not to stop rocket fire
Mondoweiss – A Palestinian girl stands in a destroyed building following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City on July 08, 2014. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMSMAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) Will the Israeli air strikes, and even a threatened ground invasion, end rocket fire from Gaza? According to the…
Federal official fires gun at pro-Palestine demonstrators following scuffle in LA
Mondoweiss – The conflict is lapping up on our shores. Yesterday afternoon in Los Angeles, there was a big pro-Israel rally and, across the street, a pro-Palestine rally. The demonstrations ended with a scuffle between the sides and a federal official firing a shot at pro-Palestine folks in…
JVP organizes Gaza protests in 15 cities (JTA)
Jewish Voice for Peace – Protests take place in Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco, among other cities July 11, 2014 7:35am BOSTON (JTA) Protests against Israel organized by Jewish Voice for Peace drew 1,000 demonstrators in 15 cities, organizers said. Protests took place in Boston,…
Gaza War, Day 7: 174 Palestinian Dead
Tikun Olam – Abandoned wheelchair in ruins of Gaza rehabilitation center (Wissan Nassser/NYT) This is the end of the first week of Israel s war against Gaza. The NY Times has heartbreaking photos of the aftermath of the air attack on a Palestinian rehab center in which two severely disabled…
#GazaUnderAttack Day 7 WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT
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How Gaza Fight Is Different This Time No Israeli Victims
The Foward Breaking News 14 Jul 2014 – In the past week, Israel has endured a thousand rockets. Yet not a single Israeli has died so far from a rocket strike during the week-long conflict. Click here for the rest of the article…
Egypt proposes Israel-Gaza ceasefire
BBC 14 Jul 2014 – Egypt proposes a ceasefire to end days of cross-border fire between the Gaza Strip and Israel that has left at least 175 Palestinians dead.
Rocket attack on Libya airport
BBC 14 Jul 2014 – Libya’s main international airport in Tripoli is hit by a new rocket attack a day after fierce clashes forced it to close.
Jewish Doctor Bounced From JetBlue Flight Over Gaza Spat With Passenger
The Foward Breaking News 14 Jul 2014 – A Jewish woman was ejected from a JetBlue flight after arguing about the Israel-Hamas conflict with a Palestinian passenger. Click here for the rest of the article…
Israel Cabinet To Meet on Gaza Ceasefire Plan
The Foward Breaking News 14 Jul 2014 – Egypt proposed an initiative on Monday aimed at stopping fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, state news agency MENA said. Click here for the rest of the article…
Homeland Security Officer Probed for Firing on Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Los Angeles
The Foward Breaking News 14 Jul 2014 – Four people have been arrested and a Homeland Security officer is under investigation for firing his weapon during a weekend scuffle between pro-Israel demonstrators and Palestinian supporters outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles. Click here for the rest of the article…
UN authorises Syria aid convoys
BBC 14 Jul 2014 – The UN Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution on Syria allowing aid convoys to go into rebel-held areas without government approval.
Eight killed in Sinai rocket attacks
BBC 14 Jul 2014 – Egypt’s military warns it will continue its crackdown on jihadist militants after two rocket attacks in Sinai kill seven civilians and one soldier.
South Africa: Political Parties Weigh in On Gaza
allAfrica.com14 Jul 2014 – [The Daily Vox]As tensions and violence continue to escalate in Gaza, South Africans are showing increasing interest in the region. The DAILY VOX rounds up the response from the country’s leading political parties.
Egypt: Army Sends 500 Tons of Food, Medical Supplies to Gaza
allAfrica.com14 Jul 2014 – [Egypt Online]Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedki Sobhi ordered on Friday 11/07/2014 that 500 tons of food and medical supplies be sent to the Gaza Strip.
Egypt: Azhar Mosque Preacher Calls on Arabs, Muslims to Unite in Supporting Palestinians
allAfrica.com14 Jul 2014 – [Egypt Online]Preacher of Al-Azhar Mosque Mohamed Madkor has called on the Arabs and Muslims to unite in supporting the Palestinians in the face of the brutal Israeli aggression.
Egypt: FM Stresses Importance of Forming Iraqi National Government
allAfrica.com14 Jul 2014 – [Egypt Online]Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry met on Friday 11/07/2014 with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and acting Foreign Minister Hussain al-Shahristani during his current visit to Baghdad.
What Kind of Israel Do Settlers Want?
The Forward New 14 Jul 2014 – When Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner met West Bank settlers, she was disturbed by how normalized their presence has become. What kind of future do they envision for Israel? Click here for the rest of the article…
Inside Home of Mourning for Slain Palestinian Teen Mohammed Abu Khdeir
The Forward New 14 Jul 2014 – A shrine to revenge victim Mohammed Abu Khdeir lies on his bed: a photo, his favorite checkered shirt, and a schoolbag. It only reminds them of the brutality of his murder. Click here for the rest of the article…
Kerry, Zarif meet to seek breakthrough for Iran nuclear accord
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – Secretary of State John Kerry held a second day of talks with Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as negotiators search for an elusive breakthrough for nuclear deal.
US, Iran to hold bilateral nuclear talks in Geneva
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – US Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns and Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman are set to meet with Iranian nuclear negotiators in an attempt to close a final accord before the interim nuclear deal expires on July 20.
VIDEO: The trouble with Gaza – in 80 secs
BBC 14 Jul 2014 – Explaining Gaza’s turbulent history – in 80 seconds
Israel says three confess to burning alive Mohammed Abu Khudair
Al-Akhbar News 14 Jul 2014 – Three Israelis arrested for the murder of a Palestinian teenager have confessed to abducting him and burning him alive, officials said on Monday, an incident that helped trigger the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza. Easing a court gag order on the case, Israel said the suspects,…
Twenty-nine women among 31 killed in Baghdad brothel massacre
Al-Akhbar News 14 Jul 2014 – A picture taken with a mobile phone on July 14, 2014 shows apartment blocks in Baghdad’s Zayouna district where gunmen slaughtered twenty-nine alleged prostitutes on July 12. (Photo: AFP) A picture taken with a mobile phone on July 14, 2014 shows apartment blocks in Baghdad’s Zayouna…
Hatred of Hamas leaves Egyptians unsympathetic
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – Many Egyptians, upset with Hamas for its alleged support of terrorism against their country, are not expressing much sympathy for the Gaza Strip in its conflict with Israel.
Two car bombs kill six in Baghdad
Al-Akhbar News 14 Jul 2014 – Two car bombs struck Baghdad on Monday, killing six people and wounding a dozen others, police and medical sources said. The explosions occurred as the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki battles jihadi insurgents who have taken over large parts of northern and western Iraq and…
What do Palestinians need to do to get Western media sympathy?
Al-Akhbar Blogs 14 Jul 2014 – Basically we have learnt that for the Palestinians to attain Western media and human rights legitimacy and sympathy, they need to emulate Israeli tactics and methods according to those rules: read more
Egypt lifts ban on Mubarak party officials from running for Parliament
Al-Akhbar News 14 Jul 2014 – An Egyptian court on Monday overturned a ruling that had banned senior members of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak’s party from contesting upcoming parliamentary elections, a judicial source said. Although dissolved in 2011, shortly after Mubarak’s overthrow in a popular uprising, some former National Democratic Party members…
Israel’s supply of electricity to Gaza no act of generosity
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – Due to its legal obligations, and to avoid a humanitarian disaster, Israel continues to supply electricity and water despite the conflict in Gaza.
Jihadis execute four Syrian “spies” on Iraqi border
Al-Akhbar News 14 Jul 2014 – Jihadi militants publicly executed four Syrian men in a western Iraqi town for allegedly spying for the Syrian government, witnesses and a doctor said on Monday. Militants flying the flag of the jihadi Islamic State (IS) group brought the men to a main street in Al-Qaim,…
Five killed in Benghazi clashes between army, militia
Al-Akhbar News 14 Jul 2014 – At least five people have been killed and nine wounded in the Libyan city of Benghazi after heavy fighting between security forces and rival militias erupted late on Sunday, hospital and security sources said. Irregular forces loyal to renegade former general Khalifa Haftar bombarded Islamist militia…
Iraqi Kurdish president to meet Turkish leaders
Al-Akhbar News 14 Jul 2014 – The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region will meet Turkish leaders on Monday as Ankara keeps a close eye on moves for an independent Iraqi Kurdistan amid the chaos in its conflict-torn neighbor. Massud Barzani is due to meet President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep…
Intolerance becoming all too common in Israel
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – A heated public debate has been building between the extreme left and right in Israel, threatening to explode into violence.
Was Turkey s corruption probe a coup attempt ?
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – The assertion that the December corruption probe in Turkey was an attempt to bring down the government is a Machiavellian notion that places political goals above the principle of justice.
Lebanon: Who was behind the first rockets fired into Israel?
Al-Akhbar News 14 Jul 2014 – A man holds a mock Qassam rocket during a rally organized by Lebanese and Palestinian supporters of the Islamist movement Hamas and the Islamic Group, Jamaa Islamiya in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza strip where Hamas is engaged in a major confrontation with the Israeli…
Coastal Syrians carry on despite threat of Islamic State
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – Regime supporters along the Syrian coast are confident the Syrian army can triumph and that the Islamic Caliphate declared by the Islamic State in eastern parts of the country won t last.
ISIS supporters watch from the shadows in Saudi
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi tells of his experience regarding a threatening tweet sent to him by a Saudi Islamic State supporter, raising questions about the popularity of the organization in the kingdom.
West Bank clashes intensify amid Gaza war
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – Israel s war on Gaza, with its heavy civilian casualties, is fueling already tense clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank.
Gaza: The sport of gawking at the dead
Al-Akhbar Opinion 14 Jul 2014 – Palestinians stand looking at a building hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Abed) Palestinians stand looking at a building hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Abed) On the…
Foreign fighters flock to ISIS
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – The number of foreign fighters in Syria has risen since the declaration of the caliphate by the Islamic State while Jabhat al-Nusra may be close to declaring its own emirate.
Iran, EU negotiators meet in Istanbul
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have met extensively in Istanbul.
Gaza: An exclusive look into the roles of al-Qassam Brigades and Islamic Jihad
Al-Akhbar Politics 14 Jul 2014 – A picture taken from the southern Israeli Gaza border shows rockets being fired from the Gaza strip into Israel, on July 12, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Jack Guez) A picture taken from the southern Israeli Gaza border shows rockets being fired from the Gaza strip into Israel, on…
Iran, P5+1 to meet June 16-20, EU says
Al-Monitor 14 Jul 2014 – The next round of P5+1 talks is scheduled to take place in Vienna from June 16-20.
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Israeli jets destroying Gaza water and sewerage systems: officials
Mohammed Omer, Middle East Eye7/13/2014
Health crisis looming as Israeli attacks accused of targeting already fragile water and sewage infrastructure
Israel s Gaza offensive, which by the sixth day has claimed at least 145 lives, including 28 children, and injured as many as 1,000 people, threatens to bring an even deeper humanitarian disaster to the area, with vital water and sewerage systems being destroyed by Israeli air strikes.
Palestinian officials on Saturday claimed that the Israelis had targeted water wells in different parts of Gaza City, leaving thousands of families without access to clean drinking water. An Oxfam official said going into the weekend that 90 percent of the water in Gaza was already unsafe to drink.
The sewerage system is also a target, with Israeli warplanes targeting sewage treatment stations in West Gaza City early on Saturday. The areas most affected are Shati refugee camp, Tal al-Hawa, Sheikh Ejleen and most Western districts, according to Saed al-Din Atbash, head of water facilities at Gaza Municipality.
Atbash told reporters in Gaza City that Israel is deliberately targeting the wells.
“Warplanes have targeted two wells directly, one near to al-Maqwsi area 9a densely populated area with residential tower blocks) and another in al-Zaytoun, both used by 7,000 inhabitants,” he said.
Israeli warplanes have also targeted five water pipelines that supply large numbers of Gazans. With each line providing water to 20,000 inhabitants, as many as 100,000 people could be affected by the attacks.
The latest damage to vital infrastructure is further straining the Palestinian health system, and the World Health Organization has already appealed for $60m to help prevent its collapse….more..e-mail
The abnormal normality of the occupation and its escalations
Mya Guarnieri, +972 Magazine7/14/2014
To pretend as though the events of recent days are extraordinary is to ignore the context that led to this flare-up and is disrespectful to the millions of Palestinians who wrestle with the occupation every day, in both the West Bank and in Gaza.
It s Wednesday. The death toll in Gaza is in the dozens and rising as Layla*, a Christian Palestinian, gets into my car. We live in Bethelehem. She needs a ride to pick up her tasrich (permit) from the Civil Administration s office in Gush Etzion, where Israel and the Western media claim that the current flare-up began.
Layla laughs at our clothes as she opens the passenger door. With her sleeveless top and above-the-knee skirt, she says, she looks like a settler. I m in long sleeves and jeans, which Layla calls Abu Dis style, referring to the conservative Muslim village where I teach. Although we joke about our clothes, I wonder if they reflect the increased tension of recent days; I wonder if they reflect the anxieties neither of us want to admit to.
We leave Bethlehem and merge onto a road that s shared by army jeeps, Palestinians, and Jewish Israeli civilians and settlers. Layla sighs, I don t know who to be afraid of anymore, Mya, she says. We reason that being together keeps us safe from everyone. No matter who might stop us, we ll be able to reason with them in their own language. Both our clothes and words will be familiar.
But, as we drive deeper into Gush Etzion, we quickly notice how normal things are in the West Bank. Look at all the settlers, Layla exclaims, tapping on the window as we pass them. Even though it s midday, even though it s blisteringly hot, even though three Israeli boys were murdered not far from here, even though Mohammed Abu Khdeir was brutally murdered by Jews, even though settlements are illegal, even though Israel is pummeling Gaza, there they are. Settlers. Waiting for buses. Hitchhiking.more..e-mail
Israel to the Palestinians: submit, leave or die
Jeff Halper, Redress7/13/2014
What is clear is that the military operations had a purpose of their own, that they would have been launched regardless, that they were merely waiting on a pretext.
US Secretary of State John Kerry s initiative may have ended with a whimper instead of a bang, but its impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was significant and fundamental nonetheless.
The end of the political process, futile as it may have been, triggered the collapse of the status quo as we have known it for the past 47 years. It set in motion a series of events that will confront us with two stark alternatives regarding Israel and Palestine: either the permanent warehousing of an entire population or the emergence of a single democratic state.
Premeditated aggression
Both the blatantly disproportionate response to the kidnapping and killing of the three Israeli teenagers and, as I write, the all-out air strikes on Gaza, have been cast by Israel as military operations: Operations Brothers Keeper and Operation Protective Edge. Neither had anything to do with the operations purported triggers, the search for the teenagers or rocket fire from Gaza.
Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank supposedly enjoying extra-territorial status were invaded in Operation Brothers Keeper, more than 2,000 homes were ransacked, some 700 people arrested. Who knows as yet the devastation wrought on Gaza 100 dead in more than 1,100 air attacks so far, mostly civilians according to reports; deafening around-the-clock bombing of communities by American-supplied F-15 jets and artillery from the ground and sea that amounts to collective torture; Israel s foreign minister calling for cutting off all electricity and water amid threats to completely obliterate Gaza s infrastructure….more..e-mail
Implementing the master plan for East Jerusalem
Amira Hass, Ha aretz7/14/2014
Israel’s undeclared goal is to expel the residents of East Jerusalem from the city, or at least to limit their number and weaken them as a national community. There is a direct connection between the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir on the one hand, and the Jerusalem municipality, Interior Ministry, Jerusalem police and High Court of Justice on the other. Since the occupation and annexation of East Jerusalem, these official bodies have initiated, implemented and approved deliberately discriminatory policies against its Palestinian residents. Their message is clearly heard by the inciters and has been internalized by the murderers.
A long, long time ago, in other words two or three days ago, before the new war with Gaza began, the murder of Abu Khdeir by Jews aroused condemnation and shock, including from the right-wing establishment: ministers, MKs and settlement rabbis. They managed to present it as a single, isolated incident, unrelated to anything. Although the impression is spoiled by the Facebook storm troopers who praise the murder, and the anonymous individuals who destroyed the monument built by Israelis in the Jerusalem Forest, where the boy s body was found, what s important is that people abroad know that Economy Minister Naftali Bennett and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemn the act. They are even considering declaring Abu Khdeir a terror victim.
Because what could be easier than condemning the burning of a boy when he was still alive? It s also easy to condemn the murder because the suspects come from the social sector, the community, the accent, the political party and the place of residence that can be conveniently shrugged off. It s not our people. After all, they re not really normative like us. And the main thing, they aren t settlers or hilltop youth. more..e-mail
Gaza health ministry declares state of emergency
Electronic Intifada: 14 Jul 2014 – Frustrated aid workers stranded at border as Egypt keeps Gaza crossing closed.more..
hell on earth
In Gaza: 14 Jul 2014 – FB link to 40 seconds of intense bombing on the densely-inhabited Gaza City. Filed under: Israel war on Gaza , Israeli attacks on Gazamore
Palestine Video Diary: On the Ground in Gaza
Palestine Chronicle: 14 Jul 2014 – On the ground in Gaza: Thousands of Palestinians seek refuge at UNRWA schools Shams Odeh reports for Middle East Eye in Gaza speaking to Palestinians who evacuated their homes in northern Gaza Strip after Israeli forces ordered them to do so as a prelude to bomb the area. Interview with Mohammed Abu Khdeir s father Hussein Abu Khdeir talks about how the killing of his son Mohammed earlier this month may spark a third intifada. On the ground in Gaza: Batsh family decimated in Israeli air strike As the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip continues and the bodies continue to pile up, Palestinians try to maintain a semblance of normal life while old and young mourn the losses of friends and families. Noor Harazeen reports in Gaza. On the ground in Gaza: Injured Palestinians at Rafah Crossing As more bombs rain down on Gaza, the Egyptian government has opened the…more
Israel s Atrocity and the West s Ignorance
Palestine Chronicle: 14 Jul 2014 – By Jamal Kanj Seeing free Western media with headlines like Rockets raining over Israel , or describing the success of Israel s Iron Dome defence system in intercepting missiles from Gaza, you would assume there was a war between equals or even that poor Israel was under attack. Many Western readers won t know that all of the 100-plus killed since Tuesday and practically all of the 700 injured are Palestinians, many of them children. Responding to a correspondent who questioned the disproportionate number of civilians killed, including 22 children, CNN anchor Brianna Keilar explained: Yes, Gaza is just so heavily populated. That s certainly always a side effect and we re seeing that there. Officially, White House spokesman Josh Earnest offered unqualified US support for Israel s right to defend itself against these vicious attacks. Yet when that White House statement was issued on Tuesday, not one single Israeli had been hurt….more
Dear PLO&
Dissident Voice: 14 Jul 2014 – As I write, the Israelis have slaughtered 160 Palestinians in their latest mad-dog military adventure, the vast majority being civilians including 35 children. 934 others have been wounded, including 280 children. And still the mighty international community shuffles and mumbles. The Israeli onslaught has brought a flurry of press releases from the Palestinian authorities. One gave detailed prisoner figures highlighting that the huge number of Palestinians arrested in this latest blitz included 12 MPs, bringing the number of Palestinian parliamentarians in Israeli jails to 23. This shocking statistic shows the lengths to which the regime will go in order to deny Palestinians self-determination and a functioning democracy. The others were aimed at telling the international community what it should be doing while failing to say what action the Palestinian authorities had taken themselves. For example, PLO (Palestine Liberation Organisation) Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi called on the United Nations…more
Old Man Take a Look at Your Life
Dissident Voice: 14 Jul 2014 – Neil Young s July 17th, 2014, concert in Israel has been cancelled , not because Young had a change of heart but, as promoter Shuki Weiss productions (who booked Young while on his Honour the Treaties tour of Canada) claimed in part: It is with deep regret that we are forced to announce the cancelation (sic) of the Neil Young and Crazy Horse show & in light of the missile attacks in recent days and the fear for the audience s safety at an event with so many participants & Neil Young later issued a statement saying : It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we must cancel our one and only Israeli concert due to tensions which have rendered the event unsafe at this time. We ll miss the opportunity to play for our fans and look forward to playing in Israel and Palestine in peace. I will be making donations to…more
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