As Gaza Ceasefire Collapses, Israel Kills Dozens Following Soldier’s Capture in Rafah; Gazan Human Rights Lawyer Pleads to U.S.: We Deserve To Be Protected, Not Bombed With Your Weapons; Recipe for Lasting Ceasefire? Lifting Israeli Siege & Int’l Accountability Could Break Status Quo; Amnesty International: U.S. Should Stop Arming Israel Amid “Growing Evidence of War Crimes in Gaza;” John Brennan Faces Calls to Resign After CIA Admits to Spying on Senate Torture Probe.
Headlines
August 1, 2014
Ceasefire Collapses in Gaza; Palestinian Death Toll at 1,460
U.N., Amnesty International Criticize U.S. Military Support for Israel
5 Latin American Countries Recall Ambassadors to Israel over Gaza Assault
Death Toll from Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Tops 700
Ukraine: Investigators Reach Plane Crash Site amid Violence
Congress Fails to Pass Bill on Migrant Crisis Before Recess
112 Arrested in Immigration Protest at White House
CIA Admits to Spying on Senate Torture Investigators
White House Accidentally Leaks Torture Report Talking Points to AP
European Human Rights Court Issues 1st-Ever Ruling on CIA Torture Program
Argentina Denies “Default,” Blames U.S. Judge for Blocked Debt Payment
U.S. Unveils Travel Sanctions on Venezuelan Officials
Texas: Hundreds Protest Right-Wing American Legislative Exchange Council
White House: Shelling of U.N. School “Totally Unacceptable”