Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of carrying out terrorism in Gaza: "Those who associate Islam with terrorism close their eyes in the face of mass killing of Muslims, turn their heads from the massacre of children in Gaza," Erdogan told a...

For those that haven't seen it, a piece in Jerusalem Post by Gilad Sharon (Ariel Sharon's son) grabbed some attention over the weekend. In it, he essentially argues for annihilating Gaza and its inhabitants. First, he denounces the worry about civilian casualties,...

Here is Noam Chomsky's statement on Israel's latest aggression in Gaza: "The incursion and bombardment of Gaza is not about destroying Hamas. It is not about stopping rocket fire into Israel, it is not about achieving peace. The Israeli decision to rain death and...

Via Electronic Intifada, Israeli attacks on Gaza "have caused serious damage to civilian infrastructure including homes, schools, sports facilities and a hospital in many parts of Gaza City," according to the the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Israeli forces...

Soldiers in Honduras that were "trained, vetted and equipped by the U.S. government" chased down and murdered a Honduran teenager, in the latest egregious example of US-fueled human rights abuses in that country. Associated Press: Ebed Yanes, 15, was killed the night...

Several hours ago, Israel assassinated Ahmed Jabari along with his son, a Hamas operative and at least three other civilians in an attack that launched a new war in Gaza.  Israelis have been receiving call-ups for reserve duty as happens whenever a war or ground...

The flare up of violence between Israel and Gaza looks like its about to escalate, with an Israeli airstrike today killing a Hamas commander and Israeli military leadership talking openly about the possibility of an expanded war on Gaza, possibly including a ground...

Aside from the juicy details of the Petraeus sex scandal, the case raises some serious questions about the ease of government surveillance and individual privacy. Scott Shane at the New York Times: The F.B.I. investigation that toppled the director of...