Hamas | AAN.org

Israel Must Make Peace with Neighborsnew

The war against Hamas in Gaza looks more and more like the three-week Israeli war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006, which could hardly be called a success. It will last about as long. It will kill about as many Arabs, probably a thousand or so. And it will end with Hamas, like Hezbollah, still able to fire rockets at Israel.

The Georgia Straight | Gwynne Dyer | 01-13-2009 | International

Tags: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, international, Hezbollah, Hamas, war & peace

Why Is Israel Bombing Gaza?new

Israel is attacking Gaza because Gaza was attacking Israel because Israel was attacking Gaza. Ctrl-A. Ctrl-C. Ctrl-V. Repeat. Instead of talking about which side is at fault, let's focus for a minute on all the innocent people who are suffering.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Andisheh Nouraee | 01-09-2009 | Commentary

Tags: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, international, Hamas, war & peace

An Insider's View of the Gaza Conflictnew

Eva Bartlett is a Canadian activist with the International Solidarity Movement, a group that opposes Israeli policy in Gaza, and despite damaged cell phone towers and infrastructure in the area, she was able to talk us about what is happening in Gaza.

VUE Weekly | Bryan Birtles | 01-08-2009 | International

Tags: Middle East, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, international, Hamas, war & peace, Eva Bartlett

A Sojourn in the Palestinian City of Nablusnew

Arabs by day, Jews by night, and it was getting clear that both had become accustomed to the hells of occupation. My mind was swirling through a vortex of insanity that can only be found on a battlefield. What was I doing here?

Santa Barbara Independent | Jesse Aizenstat | 12-15-2008 | Travel

Tags: travel, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, war & peace, Nablus