Posts Tagged: gaza
AP Reporter Challenges State Department on Double Standards for Civilians Killed in Combat (VIDEO)
The Associated Press’ Matt Lee tripped up State Department spokesman Mark Toner on Monday for appearing to hold the Israeli military to a higher standard...
Gazans Frustrated by Hamas-Imposed Electricity Cuts Say ‘Israeli Rule Is Preferable’
Frustrated by recent cuts to their electricity supply, Gaza residents told Israel's Channel 2 on Wednesday that they would prefer Israeli rule to that of Hamas. Palestinians in the Strip have...
The Gullibility of ‘Incredible Hulk’ Mark Ruffalo on Gaza
Mark Ruffalo is a fairly famous actor, most well-known for playing The Incredible Hulk in The Avengers series. Recently, he tweeted this: Thousands homeless in #GazaOneYearOn. Time...
Poll Reveals Plummeting Palestinian Support for Boycott of Israel
The movement to boycott Israeli products may have gained notoriety lately with some high-profile incidents (that didn't turn out exactly as activists may have hoped), but its footing among...
After Sirens Sound in Southern Israel, Jihadist Group Warns: ‘Jews, Your Children Are Not Safe’
Shortly after Red Alert sirens sounded Tuesday morning in Israeli communities bordering Gaza, a pamphlet was circulated, warning that Israel's children were not safe, Israeli news site nrg reported. The pamphlet, issued...
Iran Reaffirms Support for Hamas, Rejects Hammond’s Comments on Change Regarding Israel
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham reaffirmed her country's continued support for a Palestinian terrorist organization and rejected U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond's comments that Tehran had...
Report: Egypt Digging Massive Water Reservoirs to Destroy Smuggling Tunnels Running Into Gaza
The Egyptian army has begun digging deep water reservoirs to be used for fish farming along the country's border with Gaza in order to combat and...
Ten Years Later, Gaza Withdrawal Was a Clear Mistake
The tenth anniversary of Israel's retreat from Gaza has occasioned a number of interesting commentaries. Perhaps the most innovative comes from Shmuel Rosner, of Haaretz...
Senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad Official Says All of Israel Now in Range of Rockets
Just one year after Israel's Operation Protective Edge against Hamas in Gaza, a senior commander for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group claimed that all...
Jewish Group Singles Out Panasonic Over Air France Maps Excluding Israel
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) on Thursday singled out electronics giant Panasonic for its complicity in Air France's exclusion of Israel...
Jewish Group Rejects Air France Apology for Excluding Israel From Flight Maps
When passengers who flew on Air France flights recently notified the company that Israel's place on the flight map was conspicuously absent, though the West Bank and Gaza...
Study: 75% of Jewish North American College Students Exposed to Antisemitism in 2014
Nearly three quarters of Jewish U.S. and Canadian college students and young adults reported having been exposed to antisemitic vitriol last year, according to a study by...
One Year After Protective Edge, IDF Set to Launch New Detection System for Gaza Tunnels
The IDF will activate in the coming days a new detection system for underground tunnels running between the Gaza Strip and Israel, a senior Israeli military official...
Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh Claims Israel Won’t Launch Another War in Gaza
One of Hamas' senior leaders and the deputy chief of the organization's political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, claimed on Saturday that Israel has indicated that it...
