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WMR: U.N. Agency in Gaza Runs Out of Food

Your Name and Date: Victoria Wilmarth 11/16/08
Title of Article: U.N. Agency in Gaza Runs Out of Food
Source of Article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/15/gaza.humanitarian/index.html
 
Article Summary
Time: November 2008
Place: Gaza
Key People: IDF, UN, Israeli Government, HAMAS (potentially), Ban Ki-Moon, Ehud Olmer, Mahmoud Abbas
Key Concepts:
Article Summary:  Israel sealed off the border with Gaza on November 5th in response to rocket attacks. [...]

2008 11 16 Tori Wilmarth Arab-Israeli Conflict
Israel
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WMR 3 Israeli Security Chief Warns Of Armed Jewish Right

Zoe Weinberg November 2, 2008
Article:
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Israeli Security Chief Warns Of Armed Jewish Right
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-us-palestinians-israel-radicals.html
Time: November, 2, 2008
Place: Jerusalem, Israel
Key People: Yuval Diskin, head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, radicial right Israelis, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,
Summary:
The radical right wing in Israel is considering using violence to prevent any peace agreements in which the West [...]

2008 11 02 Zoe Weinberg Arab-Israeli Conflict
Foreign Policy
Israel
Judaism
Middle East
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Abbas Boosts West Bank Security

More than 500 Palestinian police reinforcements have been deployed in the city of Hebron in the West Bank. Hebron is city of 150000 Palestinians and contains a pocket of a few hundred Jews. It is also home to burial site of Abraham (sacred to both Jews and Muslims).The Palestinian forces will not guard the center [...]

2008 10 28 Ivan Auer NMH-PA Media Reports Comments (0)

“Livni Invited to Form Government”

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was recently elected the new leader of the Kadima party, replacing Ehud Olmert(September 17).  As he is in the process of resigning as Prime Minister, she has 42 days to form a coalition within the Knesset.  The Kadima party currenntly holds 29 seats and must form a coalition of 61 seats, [...]

2008 09 30 Leah Heyman Arab World
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Israel
Middle East
NMH-PA Media Reports Comments (1)

Egypt Opens Gaza Border Crossing

Because it was the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, Palestinian officials (Hamas) have opened the border as a kind gesture. Egypt opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip at Rafah for two days, allowing Palestinians (of Gaza) with medical needs and foreign residency permits to leave Gaza. The Gaza Strip is located [...]

2008 09 25 Pam Chen Egypt
Israel
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Eleven Dead in Fresh Gaza Clashes

A fight between a local Tribe, Doghmush, and Hamas broke out on Sept. 16th, 2008. Eleven died, and 40 were wounded by an attack on the Doghmush stonghold in Gaza. In this case the Hamas were attempting to quel a rising extremist group. The Doghmush have been connected for the kidnapping of a BBC reporter [...]

2008 09 23 Ivan Auer NMH-PA Media Reports
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Culture Wars in Gaza

Increasingly, the Islamist agenda of HAMAS, the ruling party in Gaza,  is being challenged by Palestinian youth with more Western and secular tastes.
See:  Michael Kimmelman, “Watching ‘Friends’ in Gaza: A Culture Clash,” New York Times, Sept. 6, 2008
IME Course Study Guide on the Arab-Israeli Conflict

2008 09 07 Ted Thornton Culture
Islam and Politics Comments (0)

Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish is Dead

The man nicknamed the “national poet” of Palestine has passed away.
Story at BBC

2008 08 10 Ted Thornton Arab World
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Culture Comments (0)

Israel-HAMAS Truce in Jeopardy

A one week old truce between Israel and HAMAS appears to be unraveling with violations reported by both sides.  Part of the problem is that HAMAS appears unable to control the behavior of rival Palestinian factions.
Story at the BBC
More on the Arab-Israeli Conflict from the IME course study pages

2008 06 27 Ted Thornton Arab-Israeli Conflict Comments (0)

Talks Seek to Bridge Hamas-Fatah Rift

 
(Read the NYtimes article.)
The Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas met in Senegal to restore mutual respect. In June 2006 Hamas, ending the monopolistic rule of Fatah, won the parliamentary election and took over Gaza. Mahmoud Abbas, the president from Fatah, declared the Hamas government illegitimate. Since then, hostility between the two groups has been increasing. Hamas has criticized [...]

2008 06 09 Jooyeon Hahm Arab-Israeli Conflict Comments (1)