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March 30, 2013
Jews act like Romans in Holy Land
Bill Weinberg

With Israel's harsh restrictions on freedom of movement, Palestinian Christians' attempt at a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem is converted into a protest for rights and dignity. 

Such a perverse historical irony.

February 26, 2013
Dozens injured in West Bank protests
Maan News Agency

Hundreds took to the streets in the West Bank and Gaza in a second day of protests following the death of a Palestinian prisoner who PA officials say died as a result of torture.

Hundreds of people took to the streets in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Feb.

January 11, 2013
Palestinian activists occupy E1 Corridor
World War 4 Report

Palestinian youth have established a protest encampment in E1 Corridor, where Israel plans to build settlements linking Jerusalem with the Ma’ale Adumim settlement bloc. 

Palestinian activists have established a protest encampment in the E1 Corridor, a piece of land where the Israeli government plans to build new settlements linking Jerusalem with the Ma’ale Adumim settlement bloc.

January 4, 2013
Settler pogrom at West Bank village
World War 4 Report

Some 20 settlers rioted in the West Bank village of Jallud, shattering the windows of one home, assaulting three residents and vandalizing cars before fleeing the scene.

Some 20 settlers rioted in the West Bank village of Jallud, near Ramallah, on Jan. 2, according to the residents.

November 21, 2012
Gaza truce announced; bombing continues
World War 4 Report

Israel launched new air-strikes across the Gaza Strip, even as Egypt's foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced a ceasefire to end eight days of violence.

Israel launched new air-strikes across the Gaza Strip late Nov.

November 21, 2012
More West Bank clashes as Gaza assault goes on
World War 4 Report

Mourners clashed with Israeli troops at funerals in Hebron and Ramallah as Palestinians across the West Bank continue to protest the Israeli assault on Gaza.

Mourners clashed with Israeli troops at two funerals Nov.

November 19, 2012
Gaza: Israel approaching "genocidal threshold"?
New Jewish Resistance

Ariel Sharon's son in the Jerusalem Post calls for "flattening Gaza" and invokes Hiroshima, as Operation Pillar of Cloud continues. Over 100 Palestinians have been killed in the strikes.

In news that shocked the world Nov. 18, an Israeli bomb destroyed a Gaza City home, killing 11 people, including nine from three generations of a single family—from a grandmother to a two-year-old child.

November 17, 2012
Anger sweeps West Bank, Jewish dissident censored
New Jewish Resistance

As protests over the Gaza assault rocked the West Bank, Peter Beinart, author of The Crisis of Zionism, was barred from speaking at a Jewish book festival in Atlanta.

Dozens of Palestinians were injured as protests were held across the West Bank in support of Gaza under its third day of Israeli bombardment Nov. 16.

November 9, 2012
Chomsky sloppy on Gaza —and timid on Palestine's future
Bill Weinberg

Noam Chomsky, writing on his visit to Gaza, gets numerous facts wrong. But worse is his acceptance of the "two-state solution," a betrayal of secular-democratic principles.

Noam Chomksy is held in such God-like reverence by the leftoid legions we get a kick out of calling him out on the things he gets egregiously wrong.

October 18, 2012
Israel releases "red line" document
World War 4 Report

Following a legal battle by rights groups, Israel released the "Red Line" document, establishing minimum daily caloric intake necessary for the survival of Gaza's inhabitants.

After a three-and-a-half-year legal battle waged by Israeli human rights group Gisha, Israel's Ministry of Defense turned over a document entitled "Food Consumption in the Gaza Strip—Red Lines," detailing the policy of restricting the entrance of food to the Gaza Strip.

October 10, 2012
Free Gaza ...with Holocaust denial? Not.
Bill Weinberg

Greta Berlin of the Free Gaza Movement appears to have been caught in an egregious anti-Semitic faux pas. The responses fall into the usual three broad categories: principled repudiation, cynical exploitation, and kneejerk rallying around the perpetrator...

Here we go again. Greta Berlin of the Free Gaza Movement appears to have been caught in an egregious anti-Semitic faux pas.

September 7, 2012
Arab Spring hits the West Bank
World War 4 Report

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said he would resign if that was the will of the people, amid growing protests across the West Bank over the rising cost of living.

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Sept.

September 7, 2012
Israeli high court orders release of Gaza "red lines" document
World War 4 Report

Israel's Supreme Court ordered the state to release the "red lines document" which purportedly established the minimum caloric intake required for the survival of Gaza residents.

Israel's Supreme Court on Sept. 5 ordered the state to release the "red lines document" in which it purportedly established the minimum caloric intake required for the survival of residents of the Gaza Strip, as part of a policy in place until June 2010 that restricted the entrance of goods into Gaza.

April 30, 2012
Gaza authorities call for new Intifada to free political prisoners
World War 4 Report

Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh called for a new intifada to support the more than 4,000 Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel, hundreds of whom started a mass open-ended hunger-strike two weeks ago.

Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh called on April 30 for a new intifada to support Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel, who started a mass hunger-strike two weeks ago. The Hamas premier urged Arab and Muslim nations to intervene to support detainees, in remarks at a rally for prisoners in Gaza City.

April 22, 2012
UN protests more East Jerusalem, West Bank evictions
World War 4 Report

UN aid agencies in the occupied West Bank protested that Israel destroyed 21 homes of Palestinian Bedouin refugees at Khalayleh north of East Jerusalem—leaving 54 people homeless, including 35 children.

UN agencies in the occupied West Bank said April 22 that Israel last week destroyed 21 homes of Palestinian Bedouin refugees—leaving 54 people homeless, including 35 children.

April 2, 2012
Civil Administration maps West Bank lands for "illegal" settlement
World War 4 Report

Released document reveal that the Civil Administration in the West Bank has for years covertly mapped available land, naming the parcels after existing Jewish settlements, with an eye toward expanding these communities.

It came to light in Israel last month that the Civil Administration in the West Bank has for years been covertly identifying and mapping available land, and naming the parcels after existing Jewish settlements, evidently with an eye toward expanding these communities.

February 25, 2012
Palestine: one detainee hunger strike ends; another begins
World War 4 Report

With Khader Adnan still recovering after his 66-day hunger strike against his "administrative detention" by Israel, a Palestinian woman, Hana Yahya al-Shalabi, began her own hunger strike against her detention without charge or trial.

Khader Adnan, the Palestinian who recently ended a 66-day hunger strike against his detention by Israel without charge or trial, is recovering well, but still remains in a precarious medical condition, according to a joint statement from the Pales

January 5, 2012
Thousands of US troops deployed to Israel for missile defense drill
World War 4 Report

Amid growing tensions in the Persian Gulf, the US and Israel are preparing to hold the largest missile defense exercise in the history of the Jewish state. The drill will involve the deployment of thousands of US troops to Israel.

Amid growing tensions in the Persian Gulf, the US and Israel are preparing to hold the largest missile defense exercise in the history of the Jewish state. Last month, Lt.-Gen.

November 20, 2011
West Bank clash as settler fires on Palestinian funeral
World War 4 Report

A funeral procession in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar erupted into clashes with Israeli forces after a Jewish settler fired on the group and Palestinian mourners responded by throwing stones. Israeli forces fired tear gas and live bullets.

A funeral procession in the West Ban town of Beit Ummar erupted into clashes between Israeli forces and locals on Nov. 20, after a man in an unmarked vehicle, initially identified as a Jewish settler, fired towards the group and Palestinian mourners responded by throwing stones. Israeli forces shortly arrived at the scene, and started firing tear gas at the Palestinians.

November 4, 2011
Israel responds to UNESCO vote with new West Bank settlements
Bill Weinberg

The Israeli government said it will move ahead with "sensitive housing projects" in East Jerusalem and the West Bank as a rebuttal to UNESCO's decision to grant Palestine full-member status. The US meanwhile cut funds to UNESCO.

The Israeli government immediately said it would move ahead with "sensitive housing projects" as a rebuttal to UNESCO's Oct. 31 decision to grant Palestine full-member status. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a forum of eight senior ministers formally decided the next day to initiate a new wave of settlement construction on the West Bank.

October 1, 2011
Will Palestine join "phantom republics"?
Bill Weinberg

The US has already cut funds to the Palestinian Authority as a punitive measure in response to its statehood bid. From Kosova to Western Sahara, numerous other countries around the world similarly wait and sacrifice for UN recognition.

The UN Security Council’s Standing Committee on Admission of New Members is currently considering Palestine's application for full United Nations membership.

September 26, 2011
Did PA call for "Judenrein" Palestine?
Bill Weinberg

The right-wing blogosphere is having a field day with claims that Palestinian ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat called for a "Jew-free Palestinian state." But Areikat responds that it's "a total fabrication" and a "total set-up" by conservo-bloggers.

The right-wing blogosphere is having a field day with this one. The Daily Call started it all with a Sept.

September 3, 2011
Diplomatic fallout as UN releases Gaza flotilla raid report
World War 4 Report

The UN issued its its report on the deadly 2010 Gaza flotilla raid, criticizing Israel for "excessive and unreasonable" force but finding that the blockade of the Gaza Strip itself is lawful. Turkey responded by recalling its ambassador from Israel. 

The UN on Sept. 2 issued its its report on the deadly May 2010 Gaza flotilla raid, criticizing Israel for using "excessive and unreasonable" force but finding that the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip itself is lawful. Prepared by a panel headed by former New Zealand prime minister Geoffrey Palmer for the office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the report found:

August 24, 2011
Will UN recognition hurt Palestinian rights?
World War 4 Report

The Palestinian bid for UN recognition could deprive Palestinians of international representation by transferring that responsibility from the PLO to a state that doesn't exist yet, a legal briefing warns.

The Palestinian team responsible for preparing the initiative for United Nations recognition in September has been given an independent legal opinion that warns of risks to Palestinian rights in the proposal.

August 19, 2011
Anti-Israel protests in Egypt; more air-strikes on Gaza
World War 4 Report

Egypt registered a formal complaint with Israel over the killings of three Egyptian officers at the Sinai border and demanded an investigation—as Israel bombed Gaza for a second day.

Egypt registered a formal complaint with Israel over the killings of three Egyptian officers at the Sinai border and demanded an immediate investigation on Aug. 19, one day after militants carried out deadly attacks near Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat.