By William Booth, Sudarsan Raghaven, and Ruth Eglash The Washington Post 21 July 2014 GAZA CITY — The Palestinian death toll rose to more than 500 on Monday as Israel announced that it had prevented two more attempts by Hamas militants to infiltrate the nation via tunnels from the Gaza Strip. As international concern mounted over the growing casualties on both sides in the conflict, now in its 14th day, yet another diplomatic push was underway

By Jodi Rudoren and Anne Barnard The New York Times  16 July 2014 JERUSALEM — Israel’s missile defense system intercepted four rockets over the Tel Aviv area on Wednesday morning, after the military bombed the homes of several political leaders of the militant Islamic movement Hamas overnight and warned 100,000 residents of the Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes by 8 a.m. ahead of more airstrikes. The warnings, distributed by leaflets, automated

By Jodi Rudoren and Anne Barnard 15 July 2014 The New York Times   JERUSALEM — Egypt’s proposal for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas collapsed Tuesday only a few hours after the Israelis had accepted it, as Palestinian militants in Gaza launched a barrage of rockets into Israeli territory. Israel responded with another round of airstrikes in Gaza, where eight days of Israeli bombings have killed nearly 200 people. Israel announced at 9

By Steven Erlanger and Isabel Kershner The New York Times 9 July 2014 JERUSALEM — Rockets continued to fall over central Israel on Wednesday and Israel carried out more airstrikes in Gaza, as the military and political confrontation between Hamas and Israel showed no signs of abating. [caption id="attachment_9453" align="alignright" width="237"] The New York TimesSources: Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Israel Defense Forces[/caption] At least

By Isabel Kershner The New York Times 8 July 2014 JERUSALEM — Israel began an intensive aerial offensive in Gaza early Tuesday, bombing more than 50 targets, including at least four homes that the military said belonged to militants, after about 80 rockets were fired out of Gaza on Monday, reaching deep into southern Israel. Military officials said additional reservists were being called up in anticipation of a possible ground assault. As the airstrikes

Kalla Wants Embassy in Palestine and to Be ‘Close’ With Israel By SP/Carlos Paath, Jakarta Globe June 25, 2014 Bandung. If elected on July 9, the administration of Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla would open an Indonesian embassy to Palestine in the West Bank city of Ramallah, vice-presidential candidate Kalla said, while also calling for closer ties with Israel. “Insya Allah [God Willing] if we are elected, we will continue to fight for Palestine’s

Palestine Says Ready to Go Back to Negotiating Table With Israel By RIA Novosti June 26, 2014 MOSCOW, June 26 (RIA Novosti) - Palestine is ready to return to the negotiating table with Israel if its fourth group of political prisoners is released, the head of the Palestinian state, Mahmoud Abbas, said Thursday. “We reaffirm our commitment to peace and have many times confirmed to you that we are ready to return to the negotiating table for another

Israel's search for settlers led to collective punishment, rights group Military closed West Bank city of Hebron for third day, imposed blanket travel restrictions in hunt for missing teens By Renee Lewis, Aljazeera America June 17, 2014 In its search for three missing settlers, Israel has imposed unlawful collective punishment on Palestinians living in Hebron, the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said Tuesday.  “Security force have extensive

Palestine—Negotiating Semantic Minefield Becomes Pressing Necessity By David Singer, Canada Free Press June 2014  Two former Australian Foreign Ministers—Bob Carr (2012-2013) and Gareth Evans (1988-1996)—have published an article this past week engaging in a semantic tug of war with Australia’s current Foreign Minister—Julie Bishop - over Australia’s recently declared policy of refusing to describe East Jerusalem as “occupied territory”.