Israel’s War on Protesting Children and Other Civilians

TODD PITMAN / The Associated Press Dec 9, 2018 Israeli forces deployed along the volatile border with the Gaza Strip are firing live rounds at rock-throwing Palestinian protesters. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Israeli Warplanes Target Gaza as Militants Fire Rockets, Mortars

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press May 29, 2018 The sudden burst of violence is the largest flare-up between Israel and the Palestinians since a 2014 war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Blaming the Victims of Israel’s Gaza Massacre

Gregory Shupak / FAIR May 17, 2018 Based on media coverage, readers could think it was Palestinians, not Israelis, who carried out what Doctors Without Borders called “unacceptable and inhuman” violence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Palestinian Protesters Willing to Die for Human Rights (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig May 15, 2018 "Sooner or later, we will enter our lands, and we will free it, and we will kick the occupiers out of our land," said Abu Mohammed about the Great March of Return. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

55 Die in Gaza Protests as Israel Fetes U.S. Embassy Move

FARES AKRAM and JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press May 14, 2018 In a jarring contrast, Israeli forces attack Palestinians at the Gaza border, while a few miles away Israel and the U.S. celebrate the new embassy in contested Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Israel Boosts Border Force Ahead of U.S. Embassy Opening

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press May 13, 2018 Combat battalions, special units, intelligence forces and snipers are sent to the Gaza border, where Palestinians plan a mass protest Monday against the embassy move to Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Latest Gaza Border Protest Turns Deadly

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press May 11, 2018 One protester is killed and 146 are wounded in the seventh weekly action aimed at shaking off a decade-old blockade of the Palestinian territory. More protests are expected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

4 Palestinians Dead, 150 Hurt in Latest Gaza Protest

FARES AKRAM and KARIN LAUB / The Associated Press Apr 20, 2018 The deaths bring to 32 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli troops at the border since late March. The Gaza Health Ministry says live rounds have wounded 1,600 in that time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israeli Flags Burn, Live Rounds Fired in Gaza Border Protest

MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Apr 13, 2018 Hundreds of Palestinians, including a journalist, are hurt in the third large-scale protest in as many consecutive Fridays along the volatile border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gaza Hospitals Taxed by Influx of Israelis’ Shooting Victims

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Apr 12, 2018 Over a thousand Palestinians were injured by Israeli soldiers during two weeks of mass protests on the Gaza-Israel border, according to a count by the Gaza Health Ministry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Has Israel Become a Middle Eastern Dictatorship?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 2, 2018 The Israeli army snipers who were ordered to shoot unarmed Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border were acting according to the contemporary script of Middle Eastern despots. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel Rejects Calls for Probe of Gaza Violence

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Apr 1, 2018 The Israeli defense minister says troops acted appropriately and fired only at protesters who posed a threat. Fifteen Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )