Voices from Gaza, Israel, East Jerusalem and the West Bank

From a Newsweek on line exclusive, featuring the thoughts provided by some of the many impacted by the recent developments occurring in Gaza, with statistics listing that one and a half million...

Day 9 of Israeli War On Gaza; disastrous humanitarian situation

Gaza Strip,4, January, 2oo9-  Israeli army started the ground military operation vowed of launching it years ago. Many Palestinian civilians killed and their number is dramatically rising. Meanwhile, a small number of Palestinian militants killed in the ongoing clashes...

Day 8; Israeli War on Gaza

Gaza Strip,3, January, 2oo9-  In the recent reporting period of this report, Israeli army is using all naval, ground and air forces to attack Gaza. With the early hours  of Saturday morning, Israeli army...

Report from Gaza 31 December 2008: 400 dead 2000 wounded

Three hours later, a new happy year would be starting for the rest of the world. Palestinians in Gaza would receive it with blood, sadness and bombings.  It seems Israeli air force, naval forces, rockets, shells would share them a high-tech bloody fireworks. War on the...

Foreign tourists seized in Egypt

Egyptian security sources report group of 10 to 15 tourists abducted in south of country. Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirms five Italian tourists kidnapped. The tourist belong to Israel and Italy. There is...

Bush In Israel: Standing With One Side

HuffPo has an interesting angle on President Bush's visit to Israel this week.  A worthwhile read for anyone interested in the region's history."Air Force One is traveling back in time Tuesday, banking low...

Israel marks 60 years as political clouds gather

Israel has celebrated their 60th birthday with barbecues and military displays, but events were clouded over by the investigation that could unseat the prime minister and stop talks towards much needed peace in...

Geopolitics of Peak Oil

Why would the US be topping up their strategic oil reserves at at time when prices are at all time highs?  "A few weeks ago, I highlighted the fact that the US Government was topping off the strategic...

On the Way to the Sulha

Pictures from the Sulha gathering at Latrun 2007  On the way to the Sulha is a yearly event where Israelis and Arabs get together in an atmosphere of reconciliation. This year’s gathering took place at...

Survey shows most Israelis are happy

The level of satisfaction with life of Jewish Israelis stands in stark contrast to those living in Gaza.  Suggesting the stark difference between quality of life for the two peoples despite the closeness in...

Straying Power - How Often Does Your Partner Cheat?

How often does your partner cheat? It depends on where you live according to study conducted by Durex. "GATHERING reliable data on sex is notoriously tricky. Two years ago Durex, a company that makes...

King Abdullah of Jordan Delivers Message of Hope to Middle East

This is an excerpt from King Abdullah of Jordan's speech delivered Tuesady at the Petra III Conference, an annual gathering of Nobel Laureates." Working together, a new generation in the Middle East can move...

Israeli Protestors: "Olmert, Go Home"

Israeli protestors swarmed Rabin Square in central Tel Aviv to voice their disgust with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's handling of 2006's incursion in to Lebanon. Olmert had appointed a commission to investigate the...

Nothing like biting the hand that feeds you

"DEBKAfile Exclusive: Egypt braces for a round of Palestinian terrorist strikes in Sinai"Won't the Palestinians ever learn that attacking those who are trying to help you never works?

The Big Lie About the Middle East

"Tell James Baker: Arab nations don't care about the Palestinians. No sensible person is against peacemaking in the Holy Land. Applause and hopefulness would seem the reasonable reaction to the Iraq Study Group's recommendation that the Bush Administration "act boldly" and...

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