Month: April 2009

Gaza Changed Everything, But Its People Still Suffer

Three months after the end of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, and nearly four months after former prime minister Ehud Olmert started it, the standoff between Israel and Hamas is as unresolved as ever. Gaza’s 1.5 million residents, nearly all of them civilians, are still in a very tough situation, since Israel still prohibits … Continue reading “Gaza Changed Everything, But Its People Still Suffer”

‘Israelis Prepared for Violations’ in Gaza

TEL AVIV – After the internal investigation into the misconduct of Israeli soldiers in the course of the Gaza assault was closed suspiciously fast, a brief overview of publications by army officials, published months before the start of the war, suggests the reported misconduct was policy and not coincidence. The Military Police investigation into the … Continue reading “‘Israelis Prepared for Violations’ in Gaza”

Struggle Brews Over ‘Torture Memos’ Immunity

The Justice Department Thursday released four secret memos used by the George W. Bush administration to justify torture. The memos, produced by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), provided the legal framework for the CIA’s use of waterboarding and other illegal interrogation methods that violate domestic and international law. The disclosures were made … Continue reading “Struggle Brews Over ‘Torture Memos’ Immunity”

West Bank a Time Bomb Waiting to Explode

Tension between Israelis and Palestinians is rising sharply as reflected in a number of increasingly bloody and violent confrontations since Israel’s devastating war in Gaza at the beginning of the year. While Gaza, which the Islamic organization Hamas controls, has been a powder-keg for several years, recent attacks in the West Bank, which is under … Continue reading “West Bank a Time Bomb Waiting to Explode”