Gaza's sick fear for their lives as blockade bites "I am afraid," said the boy in a voice that was barely audible. "I could suffocate while asleep if the electricity suddenly goes off, I am afraid to die."
The poor and the sick suffer as Israel cuts power to Gaza
No light, no heat, no bread: stark reality for the powerless in Gaza "If new supplies don't come, we'll have to put the patients on manual ventilation. All of us will have to work at it non-stop, 24-hours a day,"
The Lessons of Violence This is not another typical spat between Israelis and Palestinians. This is the final, collective strangulation of the Palestinians in Gaza. The decision to block shipments of food by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency means that two-thirds of the Palestinians who rely on relief aid will no longer be able to eat when U.N. stockpiles in Gaza run out
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian women and children in Hebron; seven injured In the latest Israeli settler attack to take place in the Palestinian city of Hebron, a group of armed settlers attacked and beat a group of women and children, and a human rights worker who was accompanying them, on Saturday evening.
Propaganda battle over Gaza plight Egypt is threatening to open crossing points into the Gaza Strip if Israel does not relent.
In pictures: Gaza power cuts
Israel to ease blockade of Gaza Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Arye Mekel told the BBC the easing of restrictions, which were imposed on Friday, was for one day only and the government would then review the situation.
A Palestinian girl reacts during a children's protest against Israel stopping fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip
Jordan urges Russian pressure on Israel to end Gaza siege
Jordan's queen appeals to world community to help end Gaza blockade Jordan's Queen Rania on Monday described the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip as "a bad and painful" situation and appealed to the world community to move to ensure an end to the suffering of Palestinian civilians.
Soldiers assault and arrest B'Tselem worker in Hebron
Egypt sends troops to Gaza border for fear of Palestinian breakout
Netanyahu: Israel should practice mass deterrence Opposition leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) warned Monday that Israel might find itself "a country pointing missiles in three directions."
PMO denies Jerusalem building freeze
Abbas fights political battles for statehood
No peace deal if Israel keeps building-Palestinian PM President George W. Bush's drive for peace between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of his term in office is unlikely to succeed unless the Jewish state stops building in the West Bank, the Palestinian premier said.
Gaza blockade sparks international outcry
U.N. agency says may have to halt Gaza food handout
Hamas plans delegation to Egypt over Gaza blockade
'Israel's sanctions strengthen Hamas'
Mideast Arabs, Iran's Ahmadinejad worried over worsening Gaza situation In a statement issued by his office, Lebanon's Saniora said the Israeli actions in Gaza were "racist and barbaric" and that the world is not allowed to "remain silent on the Israeli actions."
Bolton: Final IDF op in Lebanon had no impact on UN truce talks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who "changed her mind fundamentally" after an Israeli aerial assault killed 28 civilians in Kana on July 30. "Rice exerted enormous
pressure on me to reach an agreement already," he said. "Until Kana, the U.S. wasn't interested in another typical Middle Eastern cease-fire. We thought we would exploit the fighting to fundamentally change the situation, especially in Lebanon and Syria. But under the influence of her shock over Kana, the secretary of state changed her mind and only wanted an immediate end to the fire. That was the policy Rice dictated."
IDF official rejects claims of humanitarian crisis in Gaza "There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza," a military official told Ynet Sunday, claiming that the Palestinians had enough food supply to last them for the next weeks, and that any reports of such a crisis were created and promoted by Hamas.
Israel launches new satellite to spy on Iran Last November, a US intelligence report stated that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons programme, a finding that undermined hawks in the US who had been pushing for a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. Israel, however, has publicly disagreed with the US intelligence finding.
Islam-West rift widens, poll says
Gaza children's protest. Children in Gaza march through the streets to protest against Israel closing the Gaza Strip.
World Vision Lebanon warms displaced refugees World Vision is rushing badly needed blankets, heaters and other critical supplies to displaced Palestinian refugee families who are being hit hard by cold winter temperatures that have caused several deaths.
Lebanese troops fire on Israeli jets
Palestinians stage protests over Gaza in Lebanon camps
A Firsthand Look at the Holy Land
Tunis worried about situation in occupied Palestinian territories
Palestinian group sounds like Al Qaeda but forgoes violence
Photostory: As long as there is life, there is hope
Lord Mayor of City of London visits Israel & Occupied Palestinian Territories for first time in nine years In East Jerusalem the Lord Mayor will visit the St John?s Eye Hospital. Lord Mayor David Lewis is a long-term supporter of the eye-treatment charity Orbis and will visit the St. John?s Hospital to present an indirect ophthalmoscope, equipment used for the diagnosis and treatment of retinal disease. It provides a wide angled view of the retina and will be particularly useful in the care of the many patients with diabetic eye disease. Diabetes affects approximately 14% of the Palestinian population
Israel may have to take military action against Iran: Bolton ** "One can say with some assurance that in the next year the use of force by the United States is highly unlikely," Bolton told AFP on the sidelines of the Herzliya conference on the balance of Israel's national security.
Braverman: Globalization greatest danger not Iran "As far as I'm concerned, globalization is the greatest danger to Israel, not Iran. Everyone will solve the problem of Iran, the US, Russia, Europe
Conference on anti-Semitism starts Tuesday in Jerusalem The issue of Palestinian incitement in the media against Israel will not be raised at the conference due to its focus on Europe.
When Bush Comes to Shove Israeli officials are adamant that neither Israel nor the U.S. has ruled out the use of force against Iran. In a media briefing on the second day of the Bush visit, a senior Israeli official claimed that while both countries preferred diplomatic and economic measures, they did not "remove any option from the table." .......Miller points out that if America does not act, and Israel decides to use force on its own, it will need American approval, because of the heavy U.S. military air traffic in and around Iraq.
In Gaza, life destroyed by the Qassams "We hate the rockets!" says Daoud. "They destroy everything. We can't even work anymore."
Race heats up congressional debate One matter on which Stein and Laesch disagreed was Israel. Laesch said he would oppose any further military funding to Israel until it agreed to sit down with Palestinian leaders and discuss peace, with the possibility of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank. Stein called Israel "a longtime, stable, staunch ally" of the United States, and said he would oppose cutting off aid to the country. Both Republicans agreed with that degree of support for Israel.
Abandon Mideast peace push By JOHN BOLTON here's the essential fix the President is in: He is far more likely to be successful in countering Iran's expanding influence and dealing with other major regional problems than in resolving the Arab-Israeli dispute - yet his pursuit of the former goal is impeded by his policies concerning the latter. The NY Daily News gives airtime to neocon John Bolton. Bolton wants Iran attacked yesterday.
Pope restates solidarity with Holy Land Christians
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