With Thousands Left Homeless, Gaza Reconstruction Faces Familiar Obstacle: Israeli Siege
In the shadow of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire, thousands of Gazan residents face homelessness, grief, and trauma — amid a continuing Israeli blockade.
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Israel Attacks on Gaza Left Strained Health Care System in Tatters
After a ceasefire on Thursday, Palestinians took stock of damage wrought by airstrikes that left doctors dead and at least 19 health care facilities destroyed.
2006: Elections in Gaza
After Hamas won democratic elections in Gaza, Joe Biden called for the U.S. to cut off aid to the the Palestinian Authority.
2010: Gaza Flotilla Raid
Joe Biden defended Israel’s deadly attack on a maritime humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza.
Hamas Official Denies Group Used Destroyed Gaza Media Tower for Intelligence
In its first official statement, Hamas denies Israel's allegation that the building housing the AP and other news media was used for military intelligence.
USAID’s Samantha Power Reaches New Summit of Cynicism About International Criminal Court
Power recently celebrated Sudan for voting to join the ICC. She discreetly did not mention who hasn’t joined: the United States.
Sen. Patrick Leahy's Retirement Leaves a Hole in the Heart of Human Rights Advocacy
U.S. politicians constantly talk about human rights overseas. Leahy actually meant it.
2006: Israeli Attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
Despite Israel’s indiscriminate killings of civilians in both Lebanon and Palestine, Joe Biden defended Israel.
As Israel Attacked Gaza, It Heard Something New: Opposition from Congress
Zionist fears of Democratic dissent have turned stale for years. The latest House speeches show that’s changing.
But What About Hamas’s Rockets?
We must be clear: What started this immediate horror was the intensification of Israel’s ethnic-cleansing campaign against Palestinians in East Jerusalem.