Gazans crowd markets, mosques amid calm

Israel: NoIsrael: No peace talks until furor at U.N. endsuntil furor ...

By: dustgeer

UNITED NATIONS - Israel won't resume Middle East peace talks while Arab nations pursue a campaign at the United Nations to prosecute Israel for alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli ambassador said.Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad Malki urged the Security Council yesterday to implement the recommendations of a U.N. panel ...

about 1 month ago

Gaza zoo replaces zebras by painting donkeys

By: picez

Gaza City zookeepers have found a creative way of drawing crowds to their dilapidated zoo - by painting their donkeys. The Marah Land Zoo's only two zebras died of hunger earlier this year when they were neglected during the Israel-Hamas war. The popular animals were too expensive to replace, so the keepers decided to design a pair of ...

about 1 month ago

U.N. rights council backs Gaza 'war crimes' report

By: salmanshahid3

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The United Nations Council for Human Rights approved a controversial report Friday which accuses Israel and Hamas of "actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity" during the December-January war in Gaza. ...

about 1 month ago

Israel At War With the New York Times

By: israelseen

  By David Bedein Wed Nov 10 2009   The days of quiet diplomacy between the government of Israel and the New York Times is over. Israel has declared an unprecedented war against the New York times, for what it calls tendentious and unfair coverage of the Jewish State. At the focus of the storm is the ...

20 days ago