Middle East
Israel allows potato chips into Gaza, but blockade continues
June 15, 2010The Israeli government said it would allow potato chips, jam and other food items to be imported into Gaza, but that is hardly likely to deflect the pressure to end the blockade.
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Class inequality widening in Israel
April 29, 2010A new report from Tel Aviv highlights growing class inequality in Israel, and the issue is getting national attention.
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World Notes: Senegal, Kyrgyzstan, Israel
April 13, 2010French military leaving Senegal, Kyrgyzstan coup impacts Afghanistan, Israel's nukes remain.
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Iraq elections: a tale of big money and ugly politics
April 7, 2010Many Iraqis hoped the March elections would advance a united national consensus to build a sovereign democratic Iraq, free of foreign occupation, but it appears that struggle has a ways to go.
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Israel faces moment of truth over East Jerusalem
March 15, 2010Last Tuesday's announcement by the Israeli government that it will build 1,600 new housing units for Israelis in Palestinian East Jerusalem has unleashed an unparalleled furor.
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