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WikiLeaks: UAE debated silence on Hamas hit
December 29, 2010Diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website show officials in the United Arab Emirates considered staying silent on the assassination of a top Hamas operative. The cables also disclose that the UAE sought help from the United States to track...
Wikileaks to release Israel cables
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December 24, 2010WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his website will publish hundreds of what he calls "sensitive" U.S. diplomatic cables on Israel. Al-Jazeera television quotes Assange as saying the documents will include information on Israel's 2006...
Blaming Israel completely unacceptable
June 16, 2010by David J. Smith Early morning on May 31, Israeli commandoes slid from hovering helicopters onto the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara. They prevented embarked so-called peace activists from gaining the shore of the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the terrorist...
Where to point the finger of blame in the flotilla incident
June 14, 2010by Tawfik Hamid The recent interruption of the flotilla ship that was supposed to carry food and medicine to the people in Gaza has resulted in global anger and strong reactions against Israel. These reactions included many demonstrations against Israel...
Israeli navy kills 4 palestinians in diving gear
June 07, 2010The Israeli military has killed four Palestinian militants in diving gear off the coast of Gaza. Hamas says four bodies have been found, with one or two other men still missing. The Israeli military said navy forces prevented an attack by what it called...
The Gaza flotilla tragedy was predictable and preventable
June 05, 2010by Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı ANKARA — The Gaza flotilla tragedy is a major blow to what remained of Turkey-Israel relations–not least because it was both predictable and preventable. Israel’s boarding of a Turkish...
How much force? Building consensus on the conduct of war
February 05, 2010By Joseph R. Wood Israel last week submitted its response to the UN’s Goldstone Report. That report investigated the conduct of Israel and Hamas during the Gaza war in January 2009, accusing both sides of war crimes. It recommended resorting...
Israel asks Disney to sue Hamas over mouse
November 15, 2007The Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles requested an examination by the Walt Disney Co. into the use of a Mickey Mouse-like figure by Hamas. The Israeli consulate asked Disney to look into whether Hamas infringed on copyright laws, Ynetnews...
Israel declares Gaza an 'enemy entity'
September 19, 2007Israel's Security Cabinet voted Wednesday to declare the militant Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip an "enemy entity" and enacted a number of sanctions. The move came as a result of a barrage of rocket attacks from the strip, highlighted by one...
