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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.