Israel Strikes U.N. Complex in Gaza Strip
nytimes.com 1/15/2009 — Amid reports that a U.N. building had been hit, Israeli shelling sent panicked residents fleeing, witnesses said. >

Gaza Update: Breaking the Cease-fire
firedoglake.com 1/27/2009 — There are reports of a clash on the Gaza border and unconfirmed news of one Israeli soldier killed and three wounded. At the moment it is difficult to tell what really happened. The most complete report so far is from Reuters :  ...

Op-Ed Contributor: What You Don’t Know About Gaza
nytimes.com 1/8/2009 — Nearly everything you’ve been led to believe about Gaza is wrong. Here are a few key points that seem to be missing from the conversation about Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip. >

No Other Option?!
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/12/2009 — I watch in shock, like the rest of the world, at the appalling death and destruction being wrought on Gaza by Israel; and still it does not stop. Meanwhile, we see a seemingly never-ending army of well-prepared Israeli war propagandists, some Israeli ...

Israeli forces storm Gaza neighborhood - Israel-Palestinians- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com 1/13/2009 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Terrified residents ran for cover Tuesday in a densely populated neighborhood of Gaza City as Israeli troops backed by tanks thrust deeper into the city and sought Hamas fighters in alleyways and cellars. On the diplomatic ...

Blockade helps Gaza militants, says report | World news | The Guardian
guardian.co.uk 1/7/2009 — Israel's latest blockade of Gaza is threatening to destroy the territory's commercial sector and drive more people into the hands of extremists, according to a report published yesterday. In the last three weeks, 75% of Gaza's factories have closed ...

Misinformation about the 2005 Gaza Withdrawal
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com 1/7/2009 — I love Daniel Levy -- we're brothers in Zionism , after all -- but sometimes he drives me nuts. Andrew links without comment to Daniel's recent post informing the world that Ariel Sharon was not seeking peace when he withdrew from Gaza in 2005: One ...

Israel Shells UN Headquarters In Gaza
huffingtonpost.com 1/15/2009 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting fire to the compound filled with hundreds of refugees as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the region on a mission to end Israel's ...

John Kerry visits Gaza Strip
news.yahoo.com 2/19/2009 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip U.S. Sen. John Kerry is in the Hamas -ruled Gaza Strip as part of a rare visit by American politicians to the area. The former Democratic presidential nominee says he is in Gaza to see the aftermath of Israel 's military ...

Gaza War Protest
zombietime.com 1/12/2009 — Gaza War Protest and Anti-Israel Rally San Francisco, January 10, 2009 On Saturday, January 10, 2009, a large rally and march took place in San Francisco to protest Israel's invasion of Gaza. The event was one of a series of similar events held in ...

Letters to the Editor — Christian Science Monitor | Commentary 1/14/2009
Readers write about American guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, the roles of executive power and inalienable rights in the US, questions that should be asked about President Bush, and why Israel's attacks on Gaza are not war crimes.  ...

WSJ/NBC News Poll: Americans Side with Israel — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/15/2009
Susan Davis reports on politics. Nearly half of Americans believe the Palestinians are to blame for the recent outbreak of violence in the Middle East, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released Wednesday evening.  ...

UN assembly holds 'emergency' session on Gaza (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/15/2009
AP - The U.N. General Assembly president opened an emergency meeting of the 192-nation world body on Israeli actions in Gaza on Thursday by angrily blocking Israel's attempt to halt what it called a "hateful" session.

Israel controls access, message in Gaza assault (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/15/2009
AP - The Israeli military took about a dozen foreign reporters on a rare foray into the Gaza Strip Thursday, a day when a bombardment killed the Hamas security chief and an Israel shell landed on the United Nations headquarters there.

Israel's last surge before a Gaza cease-fire? (The Christian Science Monitor) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/16/2009
The Christian Science Monitor - The Israeli military on Thursday shelled the main United Nations aid compound in Gaza, struck a building that houses foreign news organizations, and caused a fire at a hospital. The attacks sparked global ...