Israeli High Court Rules Army Use of Human Shields Illegal
1 Oct 2007
After delaying a decision for over three years, Israel’s High Court of Justice has ruled that the military’s use of Palestinian “human shields” in the Occupied Territories is illegal and a…

Air Raids Terrorize Gaza Residents, Target Key Infrastructure
24 Sep 2007
Israel?s first major air campaign against Gazans since its August departure from the Strip has ruined important facilities, injured noncombatants and introduced sonic booms as a new tactic.

Rights Groups Win Release of Abu Ghraib Photos
21 Sep 2007
A federal judge yesterday found that lawyers for the federal government failed to prove their assertion that privacy and national security should trump the public’s right to know when it comes to…

Report: Prisoner Abusers ?Confused? by Administration Remarks
19 Sep 2007
In new reports detailing United States troops’ serial abuse of Iraqi detainees, three soldiers allege that many of the cruel punishments were ordered and approved by superiors and at least partly…

Staged Arrests Round Off Weekend of Anti-war Protests in DC
18 Sep 2007
A weekend of actions against the US occupation of Iraq culminated in the mass arrest of nearly 400 protesters who tried to deliver messages—literal and symbolic—to the White House.

Diverse Anti-war Protests Largest in DC Since Vietnam
16 Sep 2007
Demonstrators from a variety of backgrounds and representing numerous causes came together Saturday by the tens of thousands with a unified message demanding an end to US military involvement in Iraq.

Expectations for DC Anti-war Convergence Loom Large
15 Sep 2007
Pointing to reports that activists in hundreds of cities are arranging buses and caravans to travel to the nation’s capitol, the coalition of anti-war groups behind this weekend’s Washington, DC…

Palestinians Cheer as Army Quits Two West Bank Settlements
15 Sep 2007
In a surprise move, Israeli military forces razed and abandoned two former settlements, Ganim and Kadim, near Jenin, prompting a flood of celebrating Palestinians to reclaim the plots.

Israel?s High Court Rejects World Court Ruling on Barrier
7 Sep 2007
The long-awaited final say of Israel?s highest judicial body has reaffirmed the domestic legality of the 700km barrier being built largely inside occupied Palestinian territory; the barrier remains outlawed by the still-higher World Court.

Chicago Calls for End to Iraq War
7 Sep 2007
Chicago’s city leaders Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on the “United States government to immediately commence an orderly and rapid withdrawal of United States military…

Former Gaza General Eludes UK War Crimes Charge
5 Sep 2007
British agents allowed to slip through their fingers the man who oversaw the destruction of Palestinian homes and ordered a bombing that killed 14 noncombatants in 2003.

Investigation: Five Palestinians Killed in Tul Karm Raid Noncombatants
5 Sep 2007
An investigation into an August 24 raid by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Tul Karm has found that all five Palestinians killed in the incident were unarmed noncombatants and were not…

Nuke Material Handling Plan in Pre-war Iraq Faulty, Auditors Find
31 Aug 2007
As the United States massed forces around Iraq in preparation for an invasion that the Bush administration told the world was necessary to rid the nation of alleged weapons of mass destruction, the…

Israeli Army Continues Use of Palestinians as Human Shields
29 Aug 2007
In direct violation of both domestic and international law, the Israeli military continues to use Palestinian civilians as human shields to protect soldiers during military operations in the…

Israeli Terror Compensation Rules Treat Jew?s Victims Differently
22 Aug 2007
Arab victims of last month’s terrorist attack on a bus in northern Israel will not be eligible for the same compensation as Jewish victims of Palestinian attacks because the perpetrator ? a Jewish…

?Disengagement? Affords Some Relief for Gaza Fishing Enclave
22 Aug 2007
The people of the Gaza Strip coastal area known as Al-Mawasi had little access to the outside world until Israel withdrew its settlers and army; now the enclave’s fishermen return to the beach, if not the sea.

Soldiers, Anguish Remain Around Evacuated West Bank Settlements
17 Aug 2007
In the northern West Bank, where Sharon’s “disengagement” does not include the withdrawal of military from evacuated settlements, bitter memories temper Palestinians’ guarded optimism.

Israel to Take West Bank Land for Settlement Barrier
16 Aug 2007
According to a decision by Israel’s attorney general, the long-awaited move to effectively annex the largest Jewish settlement in the West Bank by wrapping it in Israel’s controversial “separation…

Failing Constitutional Vote, Iraqi Assembly Without Mandate
14 Aug 2007
Amid confusion and misinformation, Iraq’s parliament failed again to produce a draft constitution to submit to the Iraqi public, leaving all Sunni Arab and some secular Shia lawmakers embittered.

Bil’in: A Struggle in Pictures
14 Aug 2007
Photo essay of demonstration against the separation barrier in Bil’in.