Posts Tagged: Gaza blockade
A New Phase of Operation Protective Edge Begins: IDF Aims to Target Hamas Terror Tunnels and End Rocket Fire
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon instructed the Israel Defense Forces to begin a ground action to strike at terror tunnels...
Obstacles ‘Substantially Overcome’ in Turkey-Israel Normalization Talks
JNS.org - Obstacles have been "substantially overcome" in negotiations to restore diplomatic relations between Turkey and Israel, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, Reuters reported. The...
Erdogan’s Demand to Lift Gaza Blockade ‘Not Under Consideration’ by Israel
JNS.org - Israel clarified on Wednesday that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's demand to lift the sea blockade on the Gaza Strip in...
Goodbye, Harriet Sherwood: 3 Years Covering Gaza, No Lessons Learned
Harriet Sherwood's latest 3,200 word report, Goodbye Gaza, accurately reflects the Guardian's unwritten ideological "style guide," which seems to dictate that even the most malevolent Palestinian...
The Truth About Gaza: There is No Limit on Exports and Imports
WAFA reports: Quartet Representative Tony Blair Monday expressed deep concern regarding the grave humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, worsened by the recent storm, urging immediate...
Israel Lets Building Materials Into Gaza for First Time Since 2007
JNS.org - Israel will allow building materials for private projects into Gaza for the first time since 2007, when the Palestinian terror group Hamas...
Alice Walker at the 92Y: Mild Program, Tight Security, and a Squelched Interview
JNS.0rg - The day before music star Alicia Keys rebuffed the appeals of author Alice Walker and Pink Floyd band member Rogers Waters to cancel...
Israeli Navy to Introduce New Unmanned Watercraft
Ynet - The Navy is set to introduce new experimental unmanned watercraft which completed a trial period after two and half years. The Navy is to...
Hamas Bans Fishing Off Coast of Gaza for “Security Reasons”
Hamas security forces in Gaza have banned fishermen from working since Monday, a human rights center said Wednesday, Ma'an News Agency reports. Naval security forces...
Turkish and Israeli Officials Will Meet Next Week to Discuss Flotilla Compensation
Fox News/AP - Turkey's deputy prime minister says Turkish and Israeli officials will meet next week to work out the amount of compensation to...
Israel Foreign Ministry: Israel Doesn’t “Understand What Motivates the Turkish Government”
Yigal Palmor. Photo: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs In an interview with Turkey's Hurriyet Daily, Yigal Palmor, spokesman for Israel's Foreign...
BBC’s Donnison Distorts Reasons for Limited Entry From Gaza to Israel
On February 21st 2013 the BBC published two versions of the same report by Jon Donnison about Hebrew being taught in schools in...
Israel and Turkey Seek to Reconcile Ahead of Obama’s Visit
Israeli and Turkish officials have been engaging in dialogue over the past few weeks, Israel's Channel 2 News reported. The head of Israel's National Security Council...
Palestinian Shameless Twisting of History at the U.N.
It's a shame to have to re-visit history for the umpteenth time, but Palestinian revisionism forces us to provide a reality check. The Palestinian National Authority...
