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Let Us Expand the Definition of Terrorism

David A. Love | Posted 05.07.2010 | Politics

In these days of extremism at home, we cling to a narrow, selective definition of terrorism, while ignoring blatant forms of terrorism in our midst. In doing so, we can't see the forest for the trees.

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Obama's New Path To Mideast Peace?

David A. Love | Posted 04.22.2010 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, West Bank, Gaza, Occupied Territories, Richard Goldstone, East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Middle East, Goldstone Report, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Gaza, Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, Human Rights, World News

Obama's Mideast speech laid out a new vision for Israel and the Palestinians. But the U.S. can't impose solutions unless the participants break out of the old patterns of antagonism.

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Home/fronts: Joe Sacco's Footnotes in Gaza (Metropolitan Books, 2009)

Jared Gardner | Posted 04.13.2010 | New York

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Joe Sacco, Homelessness, Graphic Novels, Gaza, Books, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel, New York News

Sacco's latest book is a return to Palestine and the origins of Sacco's own career in comics journalism, a field he has all but singlehandedly created out of the example of his remarkable work.

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Human Rights Watch World Report 2010 Warns Of Attacks On Activists

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 03.22.2010 | World

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Despite the growing strength of the human rights movement, abusive governments have begun to hit back at activists who challenge them, according to Hu...

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Living Under the Bombing of Gaza

Khulood Ghanem | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

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At the start of the Gaza war I was on my way walking in the street. I heard the first rocket, the second and the third, at this moment I could see nothing, all I remember was the biggest explosion I have ever seen.

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Netanyahu's Challenge to the UN -- And My Challenge to Liberals -- For Moral Consistency

Lanny Davis | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

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Based on these core principles, liberals should overwhelmingly demand that the Palestinians accept Israel's minimal request to bring peace.

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Richard Goldstone: Why I Investigated Israel's Conduct In Gaza

RealClearWorld | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

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Five weeks after the release of the Report of the Fact Finding Mission on Gaza, there has been no attempt by any of its critics to come to grips with ...

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Gaza War Crimes Debate To Reopen At UN Security Council

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

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GENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council will reopen the debate about alleged war crimes in Gaza later this week after Palestinians succeeded in g...

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A Fast For Human Rights In Gaza

David A. Love | Posted 10.07.2009 | Impact

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Gaza Humanitarian Crisis, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Blockade, West Bank, World, Richard Goldstone, United Nations, Palestinians, Civilian Casualties, Hamas, Israel Blockade, Civil Rights, Humanitarian Aid, World News, Palestinian Authority, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Fasting, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, Jewish, Muslims, Muslim, Impact News

There are many opinions on the Mideast conflict, but one thing is certain: the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian and human rights disaster, and it cannot continue.

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Israeli Ambassador Explodes: Gaza War Critics Are Calling Us Nazis

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

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The Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.'s take on the Goldstone report is ridiculous. In fact, nowhere in his piece does he dispute the report's finding that Israel (and Hamas) committed war crimes.

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The Hyposcrisy of "Universal Jurisdiction"

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

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It is disgraceful that Israeli leaders cannot walk the streets of London safely, while Hamas and Hezbollah leaders are honored and celebrated.

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The Goldstone Report on Gaza

Jessica Montell | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

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With the release of the Goldstone report, Israel has a choice. It can continue to shoot the messenger and bury its head in the sand, or it can initiate a genuine process of truth-telling and taking responsibility.

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Israel Diary: Voices of Peace, Stories of Conflict

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.28.2009 | World

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My last day in Israel was a whirlwind of visits -- and points of view. I met with people on both sides of the conflict, all hoping to break through old paradigms that no longer work. READ MORE Meet the HuffPost Game Changers We've announced the top ten Game Changers in Entertainment and Green, and now it's up to you to pick the Ultimate Game Changer in each category. READ MORE WATCH: Arianna Discusses "Pigs at the Trough" on The View WATCH: Arianna Talks Iran, the GOP, and Polanski on Morning Joe WATCH: Arianna Defends Rep. Alan Grayson on Countdown WATCH: Arianna Takes on Red State Blogger on Dylan Ratigan's Show WATCH: Arianna Talks Letterman, KFC, Jiggling Breasts, and the Olympics on Leno

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Israel's Ehud Barak: Terrorism Pays At The UN

wsj.com | EHUD BARAK | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

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This week the United Nation's Human Rights Council produced a 600-page report alleging that Israel carried out war crimes in Gaza. The Goldstone Repor...

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Goldstone's Rosh Hashanah Bomb

Jamal Dajani | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

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Those of us who covered Israel's three-week Operation Cast Lead in Gaza are not surprised by the findings of the U.N. commission's report accusing both Israel and Hamas of war crimes.

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UN Probe: Gaza War Crimes Committed By Both Israel, Armed Palestinians

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

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UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. investigation concluded Tuesday that both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza committed war crimes and pos...

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Humility, Humiliation, and Hope in Jerusalem and The West Bank

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

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In the Golden City of Jerusalem, I witnessed humility, humiliation and hope.

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A Treasure Chest of Hope for Children Impacted by Disasters and War

Ann M. Veneman | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

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It is often said that a picture can speak a thousand words. But what I saw there were no words to describe.

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Hamas Blocks Gaza Patients Seeking Care: PA

IMEMC | Posted 09.04.2009 | World

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The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued on Tuesday a press release accusing the Hamas-run government in Gaza of barring dozens of patients, includin...

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Israel Gaza War Defended In Government Report

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — An Israeli government report released Thursday insisted that "incessant" Hamas rocket attacks forced Israel to hit Gaza hard earlier...

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Breaking The Silence Claims Over Gaza Rebuffed By IDF Reservists

Huffington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

In part of an ongoing schism within the ranks of the Israeli Defense Forces over alleged abuses against Palestinian civilians during Operation Cast Le...

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Gaza Operation: Israeli Soldiers Tell A Different Story Than Official Military Line

Mikhael Manekin | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

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Twenty-six soldiers have now come forward to talk about their combat experiences in the Gaza War, and their testimonies are radically different from the official version given by Israel Defense Force spokesmen.

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Gaza Breakdancing On The Rise

Electronic Intifada | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

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It was a summer Wednesday evening and Muhammad al-Ghreiz, 22, was getting his eight-member team ready for a breakdance show at the al-Baydar restauran...

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The United Nations Kangaroo "Investigation" of Israeli "War Crimes"

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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Richard Goldstone knows that unless his report condemns Israel, at least as forcefully as it condemns Hamas, it will never be accepted by the UN Human Rights Council.

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Israeli Drones Killed Gaza Civilians: HRW

AP | JOSEPH MARKS | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Human Rights Watch charged Tuesday that Israeli pilots failed to verify targets of drone aircraft at least six times during the Gaza...

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