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Israel Forgives Itself For Death of Four Palestinian Children
Brendan O'Connor · 06/11/15 08:50PMGaza Man "Cheated" Into Selling Banksy Painted on His Door for $175
Andy Cush · 04/01/15 06:04PMWhen Banksy lands in a city and begins a street art-making spree, there's a routine that usually follows. First, the stenciled paintings are ignored, then, after people realize what they are, they are gawked at and occasionally vandalized. Eventually, they are cordoned off and protected from the public, and finally, they are physically removed, and someone makes a lot of money, or hopes to. An extreme version of this complex lottery played out for one unlucky family in Gaza recently.
Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Level Seven-Story Office Building
Kelly Conaboy · 08/24/14 08:50AMEgypt Calls for an Open-Ended Cease-Fire in the Gaza Strip
Kelly Conaboy · 08/23/14 09:40AMHamas Admits to Kidnapping, Killing Three Israeli Teens
Allie Jones · 08/21/14 02:05PMIsrael Launches Series of Airstrikes, Kills Hamas Chief's Wife and Son
Aleksander Chan · 08/20/14 07:10AMJust hours after rockets fired from Gaza broke Israelis' and Palestinians' cease-fire agreement, the Israeli military has claimed to have killed the wife and young son of Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif in a torrent of airstrikes on Gaza. Reuters is reporting Israel has launched 60 airstrikes on Gaza and Hamas has fired more than 80 rocket salvoes since yesterday.
Israel and Gaza Break Cease-fire With Rockets
Aleksander Chan · 08/19/14 10:15AMHours after agreeing to extend their cease-fire for another 24-hours, Israel and Palestinians broke their truce by firing rockets at each other. Israel's attacks are reportedly in retaliation for three rockets fired from Gaza on Tuesday. No casualties have been reported after the rockets landed in an open area near Beersheba.
The Cease-fire in Gaza Is Over, and Israel Has Ended Negotiations
Allie Jones · 08/08/14 07:18AMThe 72-hour cease-fire ended in Gaza this morning after Hamas fired at least 18 rockets into Israel, and Israel responded with airstrikes. According to the BBC, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy was killed in a strike near Gaza City. Almost 2,000 people have died in the conflict so far, including 414 Palestinian children.
British Foreign Office Minister Resigns Over Government's Gaza Policy
Aleksander Chan · 08/05/14 08:12PMSayeeda Warsi took to Twitter early this morning to announce her resignation from her position as a senior British Foreign Office minister for faith and communities, citing the government's "morally indefensible" approach to the ongoing crisis in Gaza. When she was appointed in 2010, Warsi became the first Muslim to serve in a British Cabinet.
Israel Pulls All Troops Out of Gaza
Allie Jones · 08/05/14 07:06AMIsrael and Hamas Agree to Egypt's 72-Hour Cease-fire Deal
Aleksander Chan · 08/04/14 05:47PMHere Is a List of Wars That Started Over Major Horseshit
Adam Weinstein · 08/04/14 02:55PMFifty years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson launched strikes against North Vietnam for attacking U.S. warships without provocation in the Tonkin Gulf. Six days later, Congress passed a "Gulf of Tonkin resolution" giving Johnson carte blanche to make war in Vietnam. It was a thin pretext for protracted conflict.
Here Is an Israeli Paper Column Titled "When Genocide Is Permissible"
Adam Weinstein · 08/01/14 11:55AMThis morning, the not-so-subtly pro-settler, pro-war Times of Israel published an op-ed explaining that genocide is okay when the victims are Gazans. The paper quickly thought better of it, and took down the piece. We saved it here in its entirety, because it's an important window into a terrible mindset.
50 Palestinians Killed, Israeli Soldier Captured as Cease-fire Fails
Taylor Berman · 08/01/14 07:18AMLess than two hours after it began, the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel collapsed, resulting in the deaths ofat least50 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers. Hamas militants also reportedly captured an Israeli soldier, though it's unclear if the abduction took place before or after the truce's start.
U.S and U.N. Announce 72-Hour Humanitarian Cease-fire in Gaza
Megan Reynolds · 07/31/14 05:30PMThis Israeli Government Account Is Tweeting Out Bullshit Graphic Pics
Adam Weinstein · 07/31/14 03:05PMDavid Frum's Apology for His Nutty Theory Links to More Nutty Theories
Adam Weinstein · 07/31/14 10:55AMAtlantic senior editor David Frum was ridiculed this week for pushing a conspiracy theory about photos of suffering Gazans that he based on a crazy blog. Yesterday, Frum issued a "sorry not sorry" apology with more conspiratorial accusations. And he backed them up with another crazy blog, one that even Wikipedia won't trust.
Israel Vows to Destroy Hamas Tunnels "With or Without" a Cease-fire
Allie Jones · 07/31/14 07:34AMIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put Israel's military plans plainly this morning: "We have neutralized dozens of terror tunnels and we are committed to complete this mission, with or without a cease-fire." The Israeli army has called up 16,000 more reservists and asked the U.S. for more ammunition.
U.S. Condemns Strike On Gaza School Without Mentioning Israel
Allie Jones · 07/30/14 03:05PMEarlier today, a school being used as a U.N. shelter was shelled in Gaza, killing at least 17 Palestinians and injuring 90. Israel took some responsibility for the attack, explaining that its military "fired back after its soldiers were targeted by mortar rounds launched from the vicinity of the school." The U.S. condemned the shelling without blaming Israel.