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As Palestinians Go To ICC, Human Rights Watch Alleges Israeli War Crimes for Shooting Fleeing Gazan; Can Israel Claim Self-Defense Against the Territory It Occupies? Int’l Jurist John Dugard Says No; Killing of U.S. General by Afghan Soldier Underscores Obama’s “Deep Problems” in Winding Down War; “War Makes Everyone Crazy”: Hiroshima Survivor Reflects on 69th … Continued
Gaza Ceasefire: After 1,800+ Dead, What Led Israel to Stop the Assault — and What Comes Next?; Iron Dome Boondoggle: Has Obama Just Signed a $225M Check for a Defective Israeli Missile Shield?; New York Police Killing of Eric Garner Spurs Debate on Chokeholds & Filming Officer Misconduct. HeadlinesAugust 5, 2014 Israel Pulls Forces … Continued
“Everything That Moves in Rafah is a Target”: Israel Continues Shelling of Gaza During Short “Pause”; “Disgraceful,” “Criminal Act”: Israel Condemned as 10 Die in Another Strike on U.N. Shelter in Gaza; Likely Solution for a Lasting Ceasefire Was on the Table Before Israeli Assault & Over 1800 Dead; As Gaza Death Toll Tops 1800, … Continued
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 … Continued
“Enough Blood Has Been Spilled”: Israel Condemned for Striking U.N. Shelter as Death Toll Tops 1300; U.S. Jewish Leader Henry Siegman to Israel: Stop Killing Palestinians and End the Occupation; Iron Dome or Iron Sieve? Evidence Questions Effectiveness of U.S.-Funded Israeli Missile Shield. HeadlinesJuly 31, 2014 Palestinian Toll Tops 1,370, Including 315 Children Israel: … Continued
“They Thought They’d Be Safe. They Were Wrong”: 20 Gazans Killed in Israeli Bombing of U.N. Shelter; Rabbi Henry Siegman, Leading Voice of U.S. Jewry, on Gaza: “A Slaughter of Innocents.” HeadlinesJuly 30, 2014 Dozens Killed in Israel’s Worst Bombardment of Gaza So Far U.N. Blames Israel for Deadly Shelling of School Housing Displaced … Continued
“Nowhere to Go”: Gaza Suffers One of Deadliest Days So Far as Israel Vows “Protracted” Assault; Palestinian Journalist Mohamed Omer: Lifting the Blockade Isn’t a Hamas Demand — It’s a Human Right; Jeremy Scahill: Leaked U.S. Terrorist Watchlist Rulebook Reveals “Global Stop and Frisk Program”; Mass U.S. Surveillance Targeting Journalists and Lawyers Seen As Threat … Continued
During Brief Lull, Gazans Return to Neighborhoods Destroyed and Bodies Beneath the Rubble’ What Do Gazans Endure? A Palestinian Student Who Lost 2 Brothers, 4 Cousins Tells His Story; Professor Ilan Pappé: Israel Has Chosen To Be A “Racist Apartheid State” With U.S. Support. HeadlinesJuly 28, 2014 Kerry Denies Israeli Rejection of Ceasefire Offer … Continued
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: In Gaza, Unrelenting Israeli Assault Causes “Grave Humanitarian Crisis”; “No Safe Place”: After Deadly Attack on Gaza School, U.N. Warns 150,000 Seeking Shelter Are at Risk; Shelter Are at Risk; Turning Point? Largest West Bank Protest in Decades Raises Spectre of a 3rd Intifada; Doctor: After “Losing Everything,” Gazans Cling to Hope … Continued
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Bombed in Their Homes and in the Streets, Where Can Gazans Flee; Amidst “Brutal Operation in Our Name,” Israeli Military Reservists Declare Refuse to Serve; Katrina vanden Heuvel: With 100,000+ Displaced, Why is U.S. Ignoring Ukraine’s Civil War? Botched 2-Hour Arizona Execution “Shrouded in Secrecy” Fuels Outrage Over Lethal Injection Methods. HeadlinesJuly … Continued
