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Poll Reveals Half of US Respondents See Utility in Torture

Poll reveals that employing torture against enemies may not be as taboo as previously thought The Case Against Torture | Op-Docs | The New York Times from New York Times Half of American respondents polled in a global survey by the United Nations revealed that they believed an enemy fighter could be tortured to extract […]

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Clashes Between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank Result in Deaths on Both Sides

Recent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians left seven Israelis and at least 30 Palestinians dead Clashes in the West Bank: Intifada 3.0 (Dispatch 1) from VICE News

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News Headlines for May 13, 2015: PM Cameron Moves on Terror, BBC and Tory Controversy, Palestine Recognized by Vatican, Russian Fear Invasion

Top news stories and headlines from around the world for Wednesday, May 13 2015 David Cameron To Announce Anti-Terror Legislation Cameron wants more UK government in private citizens’ personal lives, Vatican recognizes Palestine in new treaty, Barack Obama calls for end of occupation in Palestine, UK Peer voted after being diagnosed with dementia during his […]

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Gaza International Airport – A Symbol of a Decade of Hope

Once the site of an arrival by US President Bill Clinton in 1998, today the Gaza International Airport in Rafah is a derelict that reflects the shattered hopes for peace between Israel and Palestine: A runway littered with debris, concourses destroyed by artillery shelling, and a golden dome, home of the frequent flyer VIPs, smashed […]

United Nations Begins Inquiry Into United States’ Drone Program

The United Nations announced that it will be launching an inquiry into the United States’ deployment of combat drones and the legal frameworks governing such use. Ben Emmerson from the United Kingdom, the United Nations‘ special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, opened the inquiry on January 24 and will focus on deployments in […]

Jindallae – Kim Jong-il’s Adopted Palestinian Daughter

NK News has an excellent article about an obscure story out of North Korea about a Palestinian woman born of in vitro fertilization while her parents were diplomats in Pyongyang. Because of Kim Jong-il’s intervention in aiding the couple to conceive a child, she was named by Kim Jong-il and called ‘the flower of North […]

Nicolas Sarkozy Calls Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a Liar in Conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama.

It’s never easy being a world leader particularly when one’s every move is recorded and scripted to minimize spontaneity and chaos. Given this restrained public face, the recent leak of a private conversation between President Barack Obama and President Nicolas Sarkozy proved to be a boon for those who like to know what goes on […]

Obama administration attempts to forestall Palestinian statehood declaration attempt at upcoming UN meeting.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to declare Palestinian statehood at the September 20, 2011 UN meeting, an eventuality that the Obama seeks to forestall through new calls for continuance of peace talks with Israel. The administration has threatened to veto said action at the upcoming meeting. Under UN governing rules, any member of the […]