Medics say Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza An Israeli air strike on a car killed at least two Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza town of Rafah on Friday, security officials and medical staff said.
Three dead in Mid-East violence Two Palestinians infiltrated a Jewish settlement in the West Bank and attacked students at a seminary before being shot dead, police say.
Sick Gazans rush Egypt's chemists Abu Abdullah wanted only one thing when he crossed through the shattered wall into Egypt -- a vaccine for his baby boy that can't be found in the neighbouring Gaza Strip.
U.N. Human Rights Council rebukes Israel on Gaza U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, in a speech on Wednesday, denounced Israel's "disproportionate use of force and targeted killings" as well as the Palestinian militants for firing rockets into Israel. Arbour, a former U.N. war crimes prosecutor, told the forum that international law forbids collective punishment and said Israel should lift all restrictions on aid intended for Gaza.
Israel pushes Egyptian responsibility for Gaza Israeli officials proposed that Egypt take over responsibility for supplying the Gaza Strip
Border breach could let Israel cut Gaza link, say officials The deputy defence minister, Matan Vilnai, said the rush of Palestinians across the border - after explosives were used to breach the dividing wall on Wednesday - was an opportunity for Israel to "disconnect" from Gaza. He said Israel wanted to relinquish responsibility for the supply of water, power and medicine to Gaza.
Situation in Gaza and the path to peace Article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention states that "no protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed". The British government, as a signatory to the convention, has a responsibility to ensure that it is upheld.
US presses Egypt on Gaza border Ms Rice, arriving for talks in Colombia, said she understood Egypt's position, but said: "It is an international border, it needs to be protected and I believe that the Egyptians understand the importance of doing that."
Gaza diary 3: Rana Elhindi We have been working with the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility, a water company in Gaza, to map out where the greatest need for water is so that we can work at fast tracking supplies to these areas.
In pictures: Gaza border break
Egypt moves to stem tide of Palestinians breaching border Egyptian riot police attempted to reseal the country's border with Gaza today as Palestinians continued to pour through a smashed wall into north Africa.
Egypt jittery at Israeli proposal to disconnect from Gaza The Gaza border crisis caused another sharp flap Thursday in Egyptian-Israeli relations, with Egypt angrily accusing Israel of trying to dump all responsibility for the troubled Gaza Strip in its lap. According to Israeli officials, Israel DID just dump all responsibility for Gaza on to Egypt.
GAZA EXODUS TO EGYPT - A 'Blessing in Disguise' for Israel? In Jerusalem the opening of the border with Egypt is even being greeted with some relief. "Cairo now has to solve the humanitarian problem that we have been dealing with until now,"......"The opening of the border relieves us of our responsibility for Gaza," a government official said, "and if the international community demands that the Israeli border with Gaza be opened, we will now point to the Egyptian role."
UN agency aiding Palestinian refugees appeals for funds to Gaza
Video: Desperate Palestinians burst into Egypt
Human Rights Council calls on Israel to end Gaza blockade The session opened with a plea by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour urging the Israeli Government to lift all restrictions on supplies into Gaza and pointed out that Israeli action in Gaza amounted to the use of collective punishment.
U.S., Israel discuss Iran Senior Bush administration officials are in Israel to discuss countering Iran's nuclear program.
Kucinich Urges Restoration of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza "Threatening the public health of 1.5 million people is not an effective or lawful means to ensure the security of Israel," Kucinich said. "Collective punishment will not stop the rocket fire; it only creates a questionable "balance" of suffering on both sides of the border.
Settlers attack a Palestinian house , international observers in Hebron
Gaza busts out of its blockade "We want to breathe some new fresh air, the air of freedom," said one woman as she headed toward Egypt with five children in tow. "I don't have much money to buy anything, but I will buy some detergent. My main reason is to just get out to see the other side."
Palestinians protest in Jerusalem, call for ending Gaza siege Dozens of Palestinian residents, and peace activists, held a protest on Thursday evening against the ongoing Israeli siege and attacks against the Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip. The protest was organized by the Al Aqsa Foundation for Rebuilding Muslim Holy Sites.
Palestinian forces enter Jordan under U.S. program
Undercover Israeli troops invade Bethlehem and Kidnap two Palestinians
Escape from Gaza or Voluntary Transfer? Here's an excerpt from the Israeli newspaper Arutz Sheva which explains the real motive behind the incident: "MK (Israeli Knesset member) Aryeh Eldad is hailing the Arab exodus to Egypt as proof that voluntary transfer is indeed an option."
The West's Orwellian Monopoly on Morality The US and Israel need a puppet government in Palestine so that a ghettoized remnant of Palestine can be turned into a "two-state solution." The two states will be Israel incorporating the stolen West Bank and a Palestinian ghetto without an economy, water, or contiguous borders.
US Officials Rejected Key Source on '94 Argentina Bombing The FBI agent, James Bernazzani, also says Argentine investigators had no real leads on an Iranian link to the bombing when his team was in Argentina. Three top officials in the US Embassy in Buenos Aires at the time ? including Ambassador James Cheek ? have confirmed the absence of evidence linking Iran to the bombing, which killed 85 people and wounded another 300.
Gaza overlooked by U.S. voters; economy dominates race Americans are still largely clueless as to what Israel is really doing to those people, thanks to the influence of the Israeli lobby on our media.
The day Gaza's Berlin Wall came down Finally came crowds and crowds of normal Gazans, men and women, old and young, some on bicycles, a few being pushed in wheelchairs, simply enjoying the rare sensation of freedom.
Refugee stories - Letters from Gaza (3) ... no expectations
Olmert: 2006 war with Hezbollah restored Israel's deterrence
Alarm for Egypt as Gaza crisis crosses the border Demonstrations in Cairo and elsewhere today were a reminder that Gaza's suffering generates strong feelings.
McCain to U.N.: Condemn Palestinian attacks U.S. Sen. John McCain called on the United Nations to condemn Palestinian rocket attacks against Israel.
Bush, Jordan king, discuss Gaza/Egypt issue
US Methodists to unveil proposals for divestment in Caterpillar The Church's social action agency wants the denomination to divest from companies providing products or services used for 'illegal destruction' in Palestinian areas.
'US will continue to buy Israeli goods despite economic slowdown' "I understand the growing fears of Israeli exporters regarding the weakness of the US dollar and uncertainty of the US economy," Donohue said. "But even with a slowdown in the economy, we are still going to buy more Israeli goods than anyone else." Of course we will, it's probably legislated by now.
American Official Visits Bethlehem and meets with UN Representatives
Rights court awards 2 Palestinian asylum seekers ¤15,000 for inhumane treatment in Belgium The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered Belgium to pay two Palestinian asylum seekers ¤15,000 (nearly US$22,000) each in damages for inhumane and degrading treatment they suffered while awaiting deportation.
4,200 balloons released in NY to protest Qassam fire Israeli consulate organizes display to illustrate ongoing rocket attacks on southern communities
Former Ambassador to U.N. Advocates for Israel A staunch advocate of Israel, Bolton served as Assistant Secretary of State in the early 1990s.
OneVoice spreads its message at York University
Delegation invites Abbas to Knesset Israeli lawmakers attempting to visit Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah Thursday got an unexpected taste of life at IDF checkpoints when their convoy was denied entrance into the Palestinian territories.
Actually I'm quite comfy in here Israeli veterinarian Dr. Motke Levinson (left) and Palestinian zookeepers wait for an antelope to come out of its crate at a zoo
Israel urges Davos business chiefs to boycott Iran
UN seeks 10 million dollars in Gaza aid from Gulf Arabs
Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs: Brainwashing the U.S. Military, U.S. police departments and stealing elections
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