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• U.N. study: Israel’s restrictions on Gaza ‘devastating’

  August 20, 2010 12:23am

  A study released by two U.N. agencies said Israeli security measures on Gaza’s borders and in its waters have affected the health of over a tenth of the strip’s inhabitants.

• Algerian aid ship departs for Gaza

  August 19, 2010 9:58pm

  An aid ship sponsored by the Algerian government departed for Gaza.

• U.N. wants to clarify Israel-Lebanon border

  August 19, 2010 8:07pm

  The U.N peacekeeping force in Lebanon wants to clearly mark the border between Israel and Lebanon after a deadly clash.

• Israeli soldiers probed for looting flotilla ships

  August 19, 2010 12:19am

  Israel’s military is investigating an IDF officer and soldier suspected of selling goods they confiscated from the Gaza flotilla after the May 31 raid.

• Palestinians complain about non-delivery of mail to Gaza

  August 18, 2010 8:47pm

  Palestinian officials complained to Israel and the international community about the non-delivery of mail to the Gaza Strip.

• Israeli doctors help Romanian babies

  August 18, 2010 7:21pm

  A team of Israeli doctors went to Romania to help treat premature babies who were injured in a fire in an intensive care unit.

• Planner of Munich Olympic massacre dies

  August 18, 2010 7:03pm

  A planner of the 1972 attack on Israel’s Olympic team in Munich and one of the founders of the Palestinian security services has died.

• American Muslim leaders visit concentration camps

  August 18, 2010 12:01am

  Eight Muslim American leaders who visited concentration camps and met with Holocaust survivors signed a statement condemning Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism.

• Barclays to pay $298 million in sanctions settlement

  August 17, 2010 8:12pm

  Barclays Bank will pay $298 million to settle charges that it violated U.S. sanctions by conducting transactions with clients in Iran, Cuba, Libya, Sudan and Myanmar.

• Harvard says it’s not divesting from Israel

  August 17, 2010 7:49pm

  Harvard University said the sale of some of its investments in Israel was not politically motivated and it is not divesting from Israel.