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Israel's 155mm Cure For Terrorism

By Eric Margolis

Now’s the time, in Israel’s view, to crush Hamas into dust and tell foreign critics to go to hell. Continue

The Children of Gaza
"We Share Responsibility"

Must Watch - Video

Jon Snow recounts the scene in Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, where doctors struggle to treat adults and children wounded by Israeli attacks. Continue

We Don’t Care Much About Palestinians, Do We?

By Robert Fisk

What if it had been 35 Palestinian dead, and 800 Israeli? Continue

Screams, Tears And Death
Shujayea: Massacre at Dawn

Must Watch - Video

A powerful film with exclusive footage from the day of the Israeli assault on the densely populated district of Shujayea in Gaza City. A film by Amjad Almalki and Ahmed Ashour. Continue

The Punishment of Gaza
Washington is Complicit in Israel’s Crimes

By Paul Findley

All citizens of the United States must face the truth:  Our government is complicit in in Israeli crimes against humanity. Continue

Syllogism of Death

By Dan Lieberman

Explaining the attack on Gaza by logic, reveals a syllogism of death. Continue

Israel's Propaganda War
Secret Report Helps Israelis Hide Facts:

By Patrick Cockburn

The study admits that the Israeli government does not really want a two-state solution, but says this should be masked because 78 per cent of Americans do. Continue

Hug A Terrorist

Video

Girls act to save Gaza victims. Continue

Rwanda 1994 vs Gaza 2014
Samantha Power And The Age Of Genocide

By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich

Hypocrisy has never shown such an ugly, shameless face as that of America’s ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power. Continue

Did A Ukrainian Fighter Plane Use Malaysian Airlines MH17 For Cover?
Militia Soldier - Elena, from Sloviansk

Must Watch - Video

This video was uploaded June 18, 2014, a month before Malaysian Airlines MH17 crashed in Ukraine. Continue

Another State Department Hoax?
Washington Is Escalating the Orchestrated Ukrainian “Crisis” to War

By Paul Craig Roberts

US intelligence says, no evidence of Russian involvement in the destruction of the Malaysian airliner. Continue

People Are Waking Up!
Ukrainians Are Burning Their Military Writs

Video

Ukrainians are burning their military writs, refusing to leave their sons to Ministry of Defense. Continue

Libya's Destruction a Warning to Egypt, Syria, & Ukraine

By Tony Cartalucci

For those wondering what will become of Egypt, Syria, or Ukraine, should NATO succeed, one needs only to look at Libya. Continue

Beyond Propaganda:
Discourse of War and Doublethink. “When the Lie Becomes the Truth”

By Jean-Claude Paye and Tülay Umay

Since the attacks of September 11, we are witnessing a transformation of the way the media report the news. Continue

The World As We Know It.
Did Al Qaeda Cash in on the 9/11 Attacks?

By Mark Gaffney

Is it believable that the very same terrorists who sought to destroy America got away with profiting from the subsequent vast expansion of the US war machine? Continue

End Torture, Shut Down the CIA!

By Ron Paul

For our own safety, end the CIA! Continue

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl - Pat Tillman
A Hero Sandwich and an Order of Fries

By Deke Solomon

'heroic death by friendly fire' that which looks exactly like 'murder most foul.' Continue

America's Lost Decade
Typical Household Wealth Has Plunged 36% Since 2003

By Tyler Durden

Does it feel like you're poorer? There is a simple reason why - you are! Continue

At least 1,052 Palestinians have been killed : More than 6,000 injured since Israel’s military offensive began on July 8. Forty-three Israeli soldiers have also been killed, along with two Israeli civilians and one Thai worker.

IDF Soldier Deliberately Killed by His Own: There seems a Spartan sense of sacrifice among Israelis that part of the cost of serving in the army is that your own brothers may be forced to kill you for the greater good of the nation.

Meshaal: We are ready to coexist with Jews, but not 'occupiers': "We are not fanatics, we are not fundamentalists. We are not actually fighting the Jews because they are Jews per se. We do not fight any other races. We fight the occupiers," he said.

You Can't Kill Hamas, You Can Only Make It Stronger: Experts and insiders say that Israel's military offensive will only further radicalize the Palestinian population -- and alienate frustrated friends in the United States.

Obama presses Netanyahu: It is imperative to reach immediate humanitarian cease-fire: Senior U.S. official: Israeli criticism of Kerry was 'extremely offensive.'

'John Kerry is an alien, an ongoing embarrassment': what Israel thinks of US secretary of state: When the insult is levelled by the previously supportive Haaretz newspaper, standard-bearer of the country's liberal-Left, it may be time for him – and by extension, President Barack Obama – to take notice.

Graham: U.N. move 'anti-Semitic': The South Carolina Republican slammed the U.N. Human Rights Council for its vote last week to launch an investigation into potential human rights abuses in Gaza.

Prescott accuses Israel of ‘war crime’: Any other country would be made an international “pariah” if it acted in the same way, Lord Prescott said, and he directly compared the situation in Gaza with a concentration camp

Australia: MPs condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza, accuse Federal Government of being blatantly pro-Israel: Thirty state and federal MPs have signed a strongly-worded letter condemning the Israeli military's attacks on Gaza.

Australia should ban citizens from joining IDF, Muslim leader says: President of the Lebanese Muslim Association says it is 'not fair' that Australian jihadists returning from Iraq, Syria can face prosecution, while Australian conscripts in the Israeli army don't.

Brazil Condemns Israeli Offensive in Gaza, Recalls Ambassador: The Brazilian government has recalled its ambassador from Tel Aviv and condemned what it called the "disproportionate use of force" by Israel in a military offensive in Gaza.

More than a million people protest horrific carnage in Gaza: The world has reacted in disgust to pictures of the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians in Gaza, including women and children

Protesters condemn Canada's unqualified support of Israel: “The government shouldn’t be simply rubber stamping everything that comes from (Israeli Prime Minister) Benjamin Netanyahu,” added Dewar. “We should be telling him that there are too many civilian casualties and it’s unacceptable.”

Scandinavian countries condemn Israel's disproportionate violence: Denmark, Finland and Norway are backing the Palestinian people in Gaza with substantial medical aid. Denmark and Finland followed the EU position of condemning Israeli attacks on innocent Gazans.

American leaders condemn Israeli operation in Gaza: The presidents of Venezuela and Bolivia have called for the UN to condemn Israel. President Nicolas Maduro likened the latest operation, to an “extermination.”

Egypt army destroys 13 more Gaza tunnels: Egypt's army said Sunday it has destroyed 13 more tunnels connecting the Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip, taking to 1,639 the overall number it has laid waste to.

War criminal Tony Blair 'should be in the Middle East, not the UK': Tony Blair blasted for throwing surprise birthday party for wife Cherie's 60th at their £6million mansion - as Gaza death toll passes 1,050

Shiite militia display jihadist bodies in Iraq city: - Shiite militiamen in Iraq's city of Baquba dragged the bodies of Islamic State jihadist fighters through the streets Sunday and hung them from a bridge and a utility pole

20 killed in clashes and bomb attacks in Iraq: - In Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, Iraqi security forces backed by military aircraft recaptured seven villages near the city of Udheim in the north of the provincial capital city of Baquba, clashing with fighters and killing nine militants,

Seven Killed in Syria Blast: A booby-trapped pick-up van exploded in the main street in al-Arman district, Xinhua reported citing state news agency SANA.

Isis fighters BEHEAD dozens of Syrian soldiers in sickening video: WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:: SICKENING footage has emerged of dozens of soldiers beheaded by barbaric Isis fighters in northern Syria.

Syrian army retakes gas field from fighters: During the assault on the field, Islamic State fighters killed at least 270 soldiers, guards and staff and also killed at least 85 soldiers when they captured an army base in the province of Raqqa on Friday

ISIS militants capture city of Hassakeh as more Syrian rebel fighters reportedly join ranks: “ ISIS jihadists took over the army’s Regiment 121 at Maylabieh” in northeast province after a three-day battle, the Britain-based Observatory said.

At least six dead in attacks on southern Yemen army posts: Militant attacks on two army outposts in southern Yemen killed at least eight people early on Sunday, local officials said, two months after the government said it had cleared that area of al Qaeda fighters in an offensive.

59 killed in fierce Libya fighting: AT LEAST 36 people have been killed in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, many of them civilians, in clashes between Libyan special forces and Islamist militants over the weekend, according to medical and security reports.

British embassy convoy attacked in Libya's Tripoli: The attack took place in western Tripoli, witnesses said, and came after Washington evacuated its mission in the embattled Libyan capital under air cover on Saturday.

U.S. Embassy in Libya Evacuated After Heavy Violence: The United States has evacuated its embassy staff in Libya due to violence between rival militias in the capital. Secretary of State John Kerry said there was a "very real risk" to US diplomats.

Foreigners urged to flee Libya fighting: European nations have called on their citizens to leave Libya as heavy fighting between troops loyal to a renegade general and militias in the eastern city of Benghazi left more than 36 people dead.

Five killed in bomb attack on Nigerian church: At least five people are dead and eight have been injured in a bomb blast outside a Catholic church, one of two attacks prompting the cancellation of planned religious festivities in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.

Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon vice PM: Three die as wife taken in attack on politician's home, while local religious leader captured in separate raid.

Ebola outbreak: Liberia closes most border crossings: The Liberian government on Sunday closed most of the West African nation's border crossings and introduced stringent health measures to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 660 people across the region.

15 killed in wave of attacks in Afghanistan: The Taliban attacks focused on Kandahar Province, where Taliban fighters killed six police officers—including a district police chief—in assaults on some 15 checkpoints

Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan pushes back against cover-up: The family of a Marine murdered in Afghanistan is accusing the Corps of a cover-up by refusing to turn over documents that would show the dangerous environment inside Forward Operating Base Delhi.

Arming The Taliban? Pentagon running out of time to find mass of missing weapons in Afghanistan: The Pentagon has lost track of more than 40 percent of the $626 million in firearms it has provided to Afghanistan’s security forces

Dozens, including 2 children, die as Kiev troops shell Gorlovka in E.Ukraine (VIDEO): At least 13 civilians and likely dozens more have been killed by continuing artillery barrages, as government troops close in on militia positions around the city of Gorlovka in eastern Ukraine.

Fighting Intensifies Near MH17 Disaster Site: Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month.

US releases satellite images 'proving' Russia is firing into Ukraine: Monochrome images taken by civilian satellites are said to be indicating fire from multiple rocket launchers “on the Russian side of the border” and “artillery strikes within Ukraine.”

Admitted Liar Claims Russia Is Shooting Artillery Into Ukraine: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is an known liar:

US allegations of Russia firing at Ukraine are ‘baseless’ – Russian MP: While speaking about Ukrainian artillery frequently hitting Russian territory since the beginning of summer, Klintsevich said that several of his colleagues support the idea of precision strikes against those artillery machines used to target Russia.

What Jesus Would Do At The Border: A dedicated coalition of volunteers and faith groups have banded together at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in downtown McAllen to create an oasis of relief for the ever-increasing number of immigrant families crossing the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

July 27, 2014

Israeli War Tactics Ignore Children’s Innocence

By Nicole Fritz

To insist, as Israel does, that the people of Gaza have the power themselves to end their suffering, when one in five of those dead is a child, is callously disingenuous. Continue

Blockading the Truth: Obama's Big Lie About Gaza

By Chris Floyd

It is impossible that Barack Obama does not know these undisputed facts. Continue

The World Is Doomed By Western Insouciance

By Paul Craig Roberts

Russia is in danger of preemptive nuclear attack by Washington. Continue

Obama’s Ukrainian Ploy Collapses; Ukraine Now Seeks Direct U.S. Bailout

By Eric Zuesse

The government that Obama installed in February is now seeking direct U.S. support in order to continue its ethnic cleansing campaign. Continue

The NSA’s New Partner in Spying
Saudi Arabia’s Brutal State Police

By Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain

The Saudi Ministry of Interior—referred to in the document as MOI— has been condemned for years as one of the most brutal human rights violators in the world. Continue

Do-nothing Congress Takes A Vacation

By Jim Hightower

Not only do our lawmakers love to vacation, but they also tiptoe around ethics rules so lobbyists can pay for their trips. Continue

Hillary Clinton’s Real Scandal Is Honduras, Not Benghazi

By Emily Schwartz Greco

Is it too soon to predict who will be the next president of the United States? Continue

Report: Israel kills more than 1.000 people in Gaza: Agrees to extend truce for 24 hours: Truce extended until midnight Sunday, Haaretz reports as army announces death of 2 soldiers; Palestinian death toll well over 1,000.

More Than 130 Bodies Pulled From Gaza Rubble: The bodies of more than 132 Palestinians were recovered from the rubble across the Gaza Strip in the first half of a 12-hour humanitarian truce today, medics said.

Truce cut short as Israel resumes attack on Gaza: The Israeli military said it is resuming the offensive on the Gaza Strip, cutting short a temporary ceasefire after Hamas militants rejected the truce and continued to fire rockets at Israel.

Gazans dig dead from rubble in scenes of war devastation: The scene was one repeated across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, as desperate residents ventured out during a fragile 12-hour truce only to be met with evidence of death and destruction on a scale that reduced men to tears.

Gaza ceasefire reveals full extent of Israeli destruction: Thousands of people in Gaza have ventured out from homes and shelters during a 12-hour ceasefire to find that whole streets and neighbourhoods have been destroyed in the last week.

Two soldiers succumb to wounds, raising death toll to 42: : Two soldiers succumb to wounds, raising death toll to 42 | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-soldiers-succumb-to-wounds-raising-death-toll-to-42

Hamas calls Israel truce terms 'unacceptable': Hamas has said an Israeli offer to extend a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza is unacceptable because it does not include provision for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and for residents in the enclave to return to their homes.

Palestinians will not 'raise a white flag': Massive protests erupted in several cities and towns across the West Bank over the weekend, including Jenin, Beit Ommar, and Nablus, and at least nine Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in a 24-hour period ending early on Saturday.

‘Kerry told Hamas many of its demands would be met under ceasefire deal’: Kerry’s handling of the ceasefire effort was castigated by Israeli sources on Friday and Saturday, and the Israeli security cabinet unanimously rejected his ceasefire proposal on Friday night.

Kerry ‘completely capitulated’ to Hamas in ceasefire proposal, say Israeli sources: Israeli ministers, who on Friday unanimously rejected US secretary’s offer, reported to describe him as ‘negligent, incapable of handling the most basic matters’

Hamas leader: 'Israelis are playing games': Al Jazeera sat down with Osama Hamdan, one of Hamas' senior leaders and head of foreign relations, to discuss the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, what the group has achieved militarily and diplomatically, and what the future prospects of a long-term solution are.

Hamas not complicit in teens’ kidnap: Israeli police: The Israeli Police Foreign Press Spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, appears to have falsified the Israeli government’s claim that Hamas was responsible for the killing of three Israeli settler teens in June

Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza—Debunked: Israel claims that it is merely exercising its right to self-defense and that Gaza is no longer occupied. Here’s what you need to know about these talking points and more.

Jewish mob accused of beating East Jerusalem men: Two Arab residents of East Jerusalem were hospitalized on Friday after being beaten by a Jewish mob in the capital, they said.

Australia: Alhadeff resigns over Israel email: The email, which was sent in Mr Alhadeff's capacity as CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, claimed Israel was operating with "care to avoid civilian casualties".

Canada’s New Democratic Party supports Israeli war crimes: Op-Ed: As the death toll in Gaza continues to mount, Canada’s social democratic New Democratic Party (NDP) has come under increasing criticism for its failure to denounce the murderous assault being carried out by the Israeli government.

85 Syrian troops killed by Islamist militants: Fate of 200 other soldiers remain unknown according to human rights group
 

Syria: ISIS ‘beheads scores of Syrian soldiers’ after daring assault on army base (GRAPHIC): ISIS published photos of the beheadings of soldiers and officers at a Syrian government base near the eastern city of Raqqa

Video shows American suicide bomber in Syria: Al-Nusra Front claims Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, who grew up in Florida, carried out attack on army positions in Idlib.

Syria regime retakes gas field from ISIS: Syrian government troops Saturday recaptured the Shaar gas field in Homs province from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, a week after the jihadists seized it, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Twelve killed in Yemen car bombs: Two car bombs exploded before reaching their targets, while a third went off at the gate of a base, said a military official.

Iraq's Mosul counts the cost of insurgent rule: When the army left and the gunmen came it was the first time we could breathe. Before I had to wait two hours in traffic just to get to work because of all the checkpoints. Now I can get to my shop in 10 minutes,” said Mohammed

House Votes For Checks On Obama's Iraq War Powers: The House of Representatives sent a bipartisan message to President Barack Obama Friday, warning the commander-in-chief that lawmakers do not want him to escalate war in Iraq without first going to Congress for permission.

More than 50 killed in Libya's Benghazi, Tripoli after heavy clashes?: At least 36 people were killed in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, many of them civilians, in clashes between Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said.

15 Killed as Rockets Hit Residential Building in Libya: The building, which housed Egyptian workers, was completely destroyed by the explosion, ITAR-TASS reported.

US evacuates embassy in Tripoli: The United States shuttered its embassy in Libya yesterday and evacuated its diplomats to neighbouring Tunisia under military escort as fighting intensified between rival militias.

Egypt says fighters killed in Sinai clashes: Military quoted as claiming deaths of 14 fighters and arrest of 47 others near Sheikh Zuwaid in north Sinai.

Tunisian soldiers killed near Algeria border: Two Tunisian soldiers have been killed and six injured in a gunfight near the border with Algeria, the second such attack in less than two weeks.

UN sounds urgent famine warning for S Sudan: World urged not to stand by as aid chiefs say 50,000 children could die from malnutrition in world's worst food crisis.

Over 20 killed, 80 injured in ‘worst’ shelling of Lugansk by Ukrainian forces: At least 24 civilians were killed and another 85 injured as the city of Lugansk in eastern Ukraine was heavily shelled by Kiev forces on Friday and Saturday, media reported.

Mayor of central Ukrainian city shot dead: - The mayor of the central Ukrainian town of Kremenchuk was shot dead on Saturday and the house of another mayor in Lviv to the West was hit by fire from a grenade launcher, the Interior Ministry said.

Russian media allege flight MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile unit: New and detailed allegations in the Russian media come amid mounting US and European Union charges that Russia is responsible for the shooting down of the jetliner.

US Administration Relies on Blatant Lies in Its Foreign Policy – Russian Foreign Ministry: “Judging by a relentless blackwashing campaign against Russia, launched by the US Administration, they more often rely on blatant lies while conducting its foreign policy.

Putin facing multi-million pound legal action over alleged role in MH17 crash: British lawyers have flown to Ukraine to prepare a class action against the Russian president on behalf of bereaved families l.

Six armed Taliban, two others killed in Afghan shootout: Police confronted the fighters in Spin Boldak district, near the Pakistani border, on Sunday morning and firefights ensued.

Two U.S. occupation force soldiers killed in Afghanistan: Improvised explosive device kills two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, while a third dies in the U.S. from disease contracted in Afghanistan.

Wyden Ponders Release of CIA Torture Report Without White House ConsentA senior Senate Democrat is firing a warning shot at the White House against stalling the release of a report about the past use of torture by the U.S. intelligence community.

When Media Mergers Limit More Than Competition: The prospect of a merger between 21st Century Fox and Time Warner Inc., would reduce control of the major Hollywood studios to five owners, from six, and major television producers to four, from five.

Satellite Study Reveals Parched U.S. West Using Up Underground Water: More than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a greater threat to the water supply of the western United States than previously thought.

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"Lie Down And Die Quietly"
Hanan Ashrawi: 'Deliberate Massacre' in Gaza

Video Interview

Israel "is deliberately targeting Palestinian civilians"


The Palestinians' Right to Self-Defense

By Chris Hedges

There is little in life that Palestinians can choose, but they can choose how to die.


American Choice: Genocide Or Justice?

By Finian Cunningham

This is where the American government and the European allies are exposed as being on the side of the Israeli aggressor and genocidal regime.


Clueless in Gaza
We Americans Support Democracy, But Only When the Elections Go Our Way

By Ted Rall

By pushing regime change in Gaza, - the U.S. wants to replace a popular government with an unpopular one...in other words, subverting democracy.


OK. So, What Would You Do About Hamas?

By Barry Lando

O.K., you say, we acknowledge the horror of it all, but what the hell is Israel supposed to do?


Iran's Supreme Leader Calls For End To 'Murderous' Israeli Regime

By Mehrdad Balali

"while waiting for an end to this cold-blooded murderous regime, mighty armed resistance is the only way to deal with it."


Israel Tapped White House Phones, Blackmailed President
Netanyahu Said To Have Offered Lewinsky Tapes For Pollard

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

New critical book on the Clinton family claims that Israel tapped White House phones, blackmailed president with recordings of intern.


US Intelligence: Russia Didn't Do It

By Paul Craig Roberts

Washington's bribes and threats can produce whatever story Washington wants.


Murder Is Murder
Drone-Killing the Fifth Amendment

By Peter Van Buren

As medieval kings invoked church sanction to justify evil deeds, so in our modern world lawyers are mobilized to transform government actions -- torture, indefinite detention without charge, murder -- into something "legal."


The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a Terrorist

By Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux

The Obama administration has quietly approved a substantial expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, authorizing a secret process that requires neither "concrete facts" nor "irrefutable evidence" to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist.


State Sanctioned Murder
Joseph Wood dies almost two hours after execution begins

By Ed Pilkington in New York

Convicted killer 'gasped and snorted' as officials attempted to execute him, as lawyers filed an emergency motion to halt the process.


What If Our Democracy Is A Fraud?
Perhaps we're not as free as we think

By Andrew P. Napolitano

What if you were allowed to vote only because it didn't make a difference?


Running for Their Lives: The Child Migrant Crisis

By Mitchell Zimmerman

U.S. policies stoked the gang violence Central American kids are fleeing.

Israel kills 107 people in Gaza Thursday:
At least 788 Palestinians have been killed and 5,118 have been injured since the beginning of the Israeli attack on the people of Gaza.

17 people killed as Israel shells UN shelter in Beit Hanoun:
Israeli forces have shelled a UN school in Beit Hanoun, with at least 17 dead and 150 injured as many more are feared killed among the hundreds who had taken shelter there with Israeli coordination.


Hamas claims to have killed 8 Israeli soldiers in Gaza attack:
The Hamas-affiliated al-Qassam Brigades said on Thursday that they had killed eight Israeli soldiers in northeastern Gaza City in what was potentially the deadliest attack on the military since the ground invasion began last week.

UN rights council to form commission of inquiry over Israeli 'war crimes' in Gaza:
The United States cast the only dissenting vote in the United Nations Human Rights Council, with European nations abstaining.

UN warns of 'dire' Gaza situation:
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos expresses extreme concern at the situation in Gaza, warning that residents are running out of food and water.


Backs to the wall, Palestinian leadership comes out fighting:
The Palestinian Authority is fed up with the international community's empty promises to implement its national aspirations, and realized that the Palestinians have no one to rely on but themselves.


We are Israeli reservists. We refuse to serve.:
Now that Israel has sent troops to Gaza again and reserves are being summoned to service, dozens are refusing to take part

Not In Our Name: Jewish Activists Arrested in Sit-in at Friends of Israel Defense Forces NYC Office : Video -
For about an hour, activists read the names of the more than 600 Palestinians killed, and demanded the organization stop its fundraising for the military attacking Gaza. Nine were arrested when they refused to leave the premises. We get a video report from the protest.

Brazil recalls ambassador from Israel over Gaza attack:
"We strongly condemn the disproportionate use of force by Israel in the Gaza Strip, from which large numbers of civilian casualties, including women and children resulted."

At least 60 people killed in attack on Iraq prisoner convoy :
At least 60 people have died in clashes after suicide bombers and fighters attacked a bus transferring convicts from a prison north of Baghdad, according to Iraqi police. Security and medical officials said on Thursday that about 50 prisoners were among the dead, many of them burnt beyond recognition. A number of policemen also died.


Twin car blasts welcome new Iraq president; 21 killed:
Iraqi officials say a double car bombing in central Baghdad has killed 21 people and wounded 33, hours after lawmakers elected the country's new president.

Islamic State orders genital mutilation of Iraqi women - UN:
Sunni militants from the Islamic State have ordered all girls and women aged 11 to 46 in and around the city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation, the UN reported. The potential number of victims is estimated at 4 million.

Islamic State Isn't Circumcising Women and Didn't Steal $400 Million Either:
A number of apparently false stories about the jihadist group's behavior in Iraq's second-largest city are spreading like wildfire through the Western media.

State Dept. Official: ISIS No Longer a Terrorist Group But 'A Full-Blown Army':
Brett McGurk, deputy assistant secretary for Iraq and Iran at the U.S. Department of State, said at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday. "It is now a full-blown army seeking to establish a self-governing state through the Tigris and Euphrates Valley in what is now Syria and Iraq."

Mortar shell kills 11 Syrians in Aleppo:
At least 11 people, including three children and a woman, were killed and eight others wounded when a mortar shell fell on a district of Aleppo city, north Syria, on Thursday. The area is controlled by the regular forces, according to a statement by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

42 killed in Nigerian attacks:
Police said the first attack was carried out by a suicide bomber on the convoy of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, a cleric who has fiercely criticized Boko Haram's deadly five-year uprising.

Rival Libyan militias clash in Tripoli, Benghazi:
Heavy black smoke rose over southern Tripoli on Thursday after rival militias exchanged artillery and rocket fire in a battle over the Libyan capital's airport that has killed more than 50 people in nearly a fortnight of fighting.

Foreign intelligence behind attack on army: Egypt:
"The terrorist operations (in Egypt) are carried out by terrorist elements, mercenaries, trained in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, and recruited by foreign intelligence services," Abdel Latif said.

13 Killed as PAF Jets Pound Alledged Militant Hideouts in NWA:
According to military sources, the PAF warplanes targeted alledged militant hideouts located near Pak-Afghan border in Tehsil Shawal in wee hours of Wednesday, killing 13 militants and flattening four sanctuaries. The deceased militants could not be identified immediately

Deadly attacks kill 8 people in Afghanistan:
A bombing in an Afghanistan market has killed at least six people while two foreign women have been killed in a separate attack. A young girl was among the dead in Thursday's bombing at a market in Takhar province, AP news agency reported.

Two foreign occupation force soldiers killed in Afghanistan:
Two soldiers of the NATO-led coalition or International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.


War crime in Afghanistan.:
Al Jazeera America on how a U.S. backed paramilitary unit carried out the extrajudicial executions of three men in Alizai, a village in eastern Afghanistan, on June 1st 2014.

Four soldiers killed in east Ukraine ongoing clashes:
Four Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian have lost their lives during the ongoing clashes between Ukrainian army and rebels

Ukraine's Government Collapses, PM Yatsenyuk Resigns:
Bloomberg reports that the fragile coalition government has collapsed after two parties quit. The UDAR and Svoboda parties said they'd leave the government and seek a snap parliamentary ballot.

Fighting continues near Ukraine crash site:
Fighting between Ukrainian troops and rebels has continued to take place near the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17, as experts in Britain begin analysing crucial data from the downed airliner's black boxes.

Fact or propaganda?
'We Shot Down MH17,' Says Pro-Russian Soldier:
A pro-Russian militant has admitted his unit shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, Italian Newspaper Corriere della Sera has reported. The interview confirms pro-Russian forces mistook the passenger plane for a military one and were told to prepare to engage pro-Ukraine soldiers on the ground.