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From Occupation to “Occupy”: The Israelification of American Domestic Security

Max Blumenthal, Al-Akhbar. December 3, 2011.

The Israelification of America’s security apparatus, recently unleashed against the OWS, has taken place at every level of law enforcement.

As Israel Tries to Bomb the Palestinian Spring Out of Existence, Could Egyptian Protesters be the Palestinians’ Only Hope?

Jesse Rosenfeld, AlterNet. September 1, 2011.

With the PLO, Hamas and Israel all acting against their interests, is Egypt the last, best hope for the Palestinian people?

How Israel Takes Its Revenge on Children Suspected of Throwing Stones

Catrina Stewart, The Independent UK. August 27, 2011.

Israel has robustly defended its record. But the children who have faced the rough justice of the occupation tell a very different story.

How Could the Largest Social Justice Movement in Israel's History Manage to Ignore the Country's Biggest Moral Disaster?

Max Blumenthal, Joseph Dana, AlterNet. August 24, 2011.

The decision to exclude the occupation from the grievances of the July 14 Tent City movement was entirely organic. The key question is why.

A Wildfire Is Burning All Illusions in Israel

Max Blumenthal, Electronic Intifada. December 5, 2010.

The devastating fire has revealed a sad truth: Israel has prioritized offensive military capacity so extensively that it has completely neglected the welfare of its citizens.

What if Helen Thomas Had Emulated Powerful Right-Wingers and Said Palestinians Don't Exist?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 14, 2010.

Right-wingers constantly deny the existence of the Palestinian identity, and they get to keep their jobs.

Israeli Professor Living Near Gaza Border: 'How Has My Country So Terribly Lost Its Way?'

Julia Chaitin, AlterNet. June 8, 2010.

'Anyone who does not agree with the government and/or military policy is perceived as a traitor. Democracy is to be feared and freedom of speech has become profanity.'

Dispatch From Istanbul: Protesters Decry Israeli Assault On Freedom Flotilla

deleted, AlterNet. June 7, 2010.

Men, women and children gathered in the Saturday heat and stayed well into a rainy evening in solidarity with besieged Gaza and the Turkish victims of the IDF.

Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Teenagers, Get Slapped on the Wrist

Catrina Stewart, Independent UK. April 28, 2010.

The IDF said it was authorized to use rubber bullets against Palestinian protesters last month, but X-rays showed a conventional bullet lodged in the skull of one of the victims.

"It's Time to Put the People Before the Politics": UN Official Urges Action on Gaza

deleted, AlterNet. April 27, 2010.

"Abandon the people, leave the people to despair and desperation, and that will make the politics more difficult going forward," says UNRWA Director John Ging.

Obama: Out of Patience With Israel?

Donald Macintyre, Hugh MacLeod, Independent UK. March 16, 2010.

The current diplomatic rift between the U.S. and Israel over settlements has provoked the "biggest crisis in relations for 35 years."

'Neocon-ing' Obama

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 25, 2009.

In his Nobel speech, Obama slipped decades of violent U.S. foreign policy behind the phrase "whatever mistakes we have made," while asserting the morality of U.S. interventions.

Israel Approves 50 New Settler Homes in West Bank

Agence France Presse June 29, 2009.

The decision to build the houses in Adam, north of Jerusalem, came despite repeated U.S. calls for Israel to halt all settlement activity in order to relaunch peace talks with the Palestinians.

Palestinians 'Treated Like 'Animals': Jimmy Carter

Agence France Presse June 15, 2009.

The former president was speaking at a UN school graduation ceremony in Gaza City.

Palestinians Voice Dismay About Netanyahu Terms

Mohammed Assadi, Reuters June 15, 2009.

Palestinians aired concerns about the terms Netanyahu set for a peace deal, but the Israeli leader won guarded approval in Washington and Brussels.

"My Son Is a Murderer" -- The Gut-Wrenching Realities Facing Military Moms

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet. May 20, 2009.

Author Susan Galleymore shares her dramatic encounters with mothers living in Mid-East war zones and American military moms.

Israel Promises Internal Probe After Soldiers Describe Civilian Killings in Gaza

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. March 24, 2009.

While Defense Minister Ehud Barak claims that Israel has "the most moral army in the world," IDF soldiers suggest otherwise.

Attempts to Undermine Hamas Are Killing Gaza

Ali Gharib, IPS News. February 10, 2009.

The U.S. and the international community are poised to continue politically-charged policies that will impede progress.

Conspicuously Absent from Obama's Inaugural Speech: 'Gaza'

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 22, 2009.

Obama's message about 'a new way forward based on mutual interest and respect' did not address the Gaza bloodbath.

Rebuilding Gaza Could Be the Most Difficult Reconstruction Project in the World

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. January 20, 2009.

The scale of the ruin, the economic siege of the enclave, and attempts to exclude Hamas are complicating factors.

Like 60,000 Other Gazans, We've Taken Our Belongings and Fled

Fares Akram, Independent UK. January 13, 2009.

Even if the warplanes are gone by the time our baby is born, Israel's siege will keep the flames of this conflict alive for generations to come.

Mobilized Against Israel's Bombs, Jewish Activists Say 'Not in Our Name'

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 12, 2009.

"We as Jews have to say to this country that claims to represent us, 'Stop. Stop. This is a humanitarian disaster.'"

AlterNet Commenters Share Their Anger at the Killing and Atrocities in Gaza

AlterNetJanuary 10, 2009.

The anger and frustration at U.S. politicians, the corporate media and the slaughter of hundreds of innocent civilians is palpable.

The Headline You Never Saw in the Mainstream Press: Israel Attacked Gaza on U.S. Election Day

Jim Lobe, Ali Gharib, IPS News. January 8, 2009.

The corporate media buried a key Israeli military attack on a Hamas target that some claim sparked the current conflagration in Gaza.

Could Israel Be Charged With War Crimes?

Mel Frykberg, IPS News. January 7, 2009.

The repeated bombing of clearly marked civilian buildings is a flagrant violation of international law.

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