The meeting takes place in a bare room in a block of flats in the centre ofGaza City. No photographs, no real names – those are the conditions.

This is the … [Keep reading >>]

During the January assault on Gaza there were claims that Israel had used white phosphorus, not simply to create obscuring smoke but to attack populated areas — in contravention of … [Keep reading >>]

Newspapers in Israel have been picking up a story that began in one of the elite military prep schools in the country. Graduates who had joined the armed forces … [Keep reading >>]

Even the high and mighty can’t escape it; the real world of suffering intrudes.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey walked off the stage after an angry exchange with the … [Keep reading >>]

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The BBC refusal to carry an aid appeal for Gaza was reaffirmed by the board of directors, … [Keep reading >>]

Typically, when a country goes to war the citizens are infected with a fast spreading virus of loyalty and support for those in leadership positions. If the evidence of … [Keep reading >>]

This on Thursday:

“The BBC has defended a decision not to air a TV fund-raising appeal for Gaza, saying it wanted to avoid compromising public confidence in its impartiality.

“It said a … [Keep reading >>]

The headline is not a typo.

United Nations workers and Palestinian firefighters work to try and put out a fire and save bags of food aid at the United Nations headquarters … [Keep reading >>]

The Israeli military is now saying that the attack on the UN school last week was “a mistake.” The government has not yet issued a statement though there was … [Keep reading >>]

March of the Dead … [Keep reading >>]

UN: IDF officers admitted there was no gunfire from Gaza school which was shelled
By Barak Ravid and Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent

“The United Nations is claiming Israeli military officers have admitted … [Keep reading >>]

A neighbor from Green Gulch, Emila Heller, sent this email about her son who blogs as Hopeman from Sderot, Israel, along with PeaceMan who blogs from Gaza.

“My son Eric was … [Keep reading >>]