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Israel Stirs the Pot in Syria

Posted on: Jun 17, 2013, Source: CounterPunch

In recent weeks Israel has moved from relative inaction to a deepening involvement in Syrian affairs.

Is Israel at a Strategic Dead End as Palestinian "Arab Spring" Arrives?

Posted on: May 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Palestinian "Arab Spring" is arriving and Israel has no political strategy to deal with it. Instead, Israel used the only weapon in its current arsenal - brute force.

How God-TV Convinced Its Evangelical Followers to Plant Half a Million Trees in the Middle of Israel's Desert

Posted on: Dec 28, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Chrsitian group accused of plotting to evict Bedouin tribes to make way for Jewish-only communities.

Israeli Secret Police Locking Up Arab Political Activists Without Evidence of Crime

Posted on: Sep 24, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

Amnesty International calls the continuing prosecution of defendant Ameer Makhoul 'pure harassment.'

Israel's 1.5 Million Starving Prisoners

Posted on: Jun 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Israel's four-year blockade of Gaza continues to trample the lives of 1.5 million innocents.

Israeli Legislator Reveals Her Terror on Ship, Accuses Israel of Intentionally Killing Peace Activists to Deter Future Flotillas

Posted on: Jun 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

An Arab member of the Israeli parliament says Israeli naval vessels fired at ship few minutes before commandos boarded ship.

3 Facts You Need to Know About the Israeli Attack on Peace Activists on the Gaza Flotilla

Posted on: May 31, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Our main media organizations have willingly allowed Israeli spokespeople to fill the airwaves with misinformation. Let's reiterate a few simple facts.

Whistleblowing Journalist Treated as "Fugitive Felon" by Israel's Mossad Intel Agents

Posted on: Apr 14, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Brave journalist who exposed lawbreaking OK'd by Israeli officers faces espionage charges; Mossad promises to "remove the gloves" to track him down.

Israel's Fear of Jewish Girls Dating Arabs; Team of Psychologists to "Rescue" Women

Posted on: Sep 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Youth counselors and psychologists are going after young Jewish women who are dating Arab men to "rescue" them.

Israeli Government Ads Warn Against Marrying Non-Jews

Posted on: Sep 7, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Israel has launched an advertising campaign urging Israelis to inform on Jewish friends and relatives abroad who may be in danger of marrying non-Jews.

Palestinian Woman Makes History in Israeli Parliament

Posted on: Feb 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Although Haneen Zoubi is not the first Arab woman to enter the Knesset, she is the first to be elected for an Arab party.

Did Key Elements of the Israeli Army Wage a Jewish Jihad in Gaza?

Posted on: Feb 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Critics warn that extremist rabbis and their followers, bent on waging holy war against the Palestinians, are taking over the Israeli army by stealth.

Israel's Leaders Are Frantically Trying to Prevent War Crimes Proceedings for Their Gaza Atrocities

Posted on: Jan 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Israeli officials are in a frenzy of activity to forestall legal actions abroad over their involvement in the recent Gaza offensive.

Israel's Bombing Campaign Will "Send Gaza Back Decades"

Posted on: Jan 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

In the last days before declaring a cease-fire, Israel upped its assault. The objective? To destroy Gaza's infrastructure and economy.

Israeli Assault Injures 1.5 Million Gazans

Posted on: Jan 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

In addition to the 1,000 deaths, there are some 1.5 million injured in Gaza. How has such an astounding figure passed the world's media by?

Democracy? Israel Bars Arab Parties from Election

Posted on: Jan 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

In a move signaling a further breakdown in Jewish-Arab relations inside Israel, all the main Jewish parties voted on for the blanket disqualification.

'We Are Very Violent': Israeli War Crimes Mount

Posted on: Jan 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet

And so does international criticism of Israel's utter disregard for civilian lives.

Academic Freedom? Not for Israeli Arabs

Posted on: Mar 4, 2008, Source: Middle East Online

An Arab-Israeli professor is being hounded for opposing militarism.

Palestine No More? Here Comes Hamastan and Fatahland

Posted on: Jun 28, 2007, Source: CounterPunch

Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sound more smug than usual after Fatah's overthrow in Gaza. It appears that a drastic and deadly new strategy to isolate Palestinians and use other Arab countries as enforcers has been unveiled.