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Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Israel Ignoring Principles of Distinction and Proportionality

Gary Spedding | Posted 16.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Israel, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Hamas, Idf, Operation Pillar of Cloud, Operation Pillar of Defence, Terrorism, Gaza Rocket Fire, International Law, Human Rights, Proportionality, Self-Defense, UK Students, UK Politics News
Gary Spedding

Nothing can be gained through the use of judicial executions or the assassinating of people, even if they are guilty of crimes (terrorism) they have previously committed. The cost to human life should be the single biggest motivating factor toward finding a way to end all violence immediately.

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Kim Apologises Over Gaza Conflict Tweets

The Huffington Post UK | Ashley Percival | Posted 19.11.2012 | Home
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Video, Gaza, UK Celebrity, Kim Kardashian, Kim Kardashian Twitter, Israel Palestine, Kim Kardashian Israel, Home News

Kim Kardashian has issued a statement of apology after she waded into the Israel-Palestine conflict. The reality star was forced to say sorry for ...

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Hague Charged With Complicity in Gaza Attacks

Rafeef Ziadah | Posted 17.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Arms Control, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Israel Boycott, UK Politics News
Rafeef Ziadah

Considering Israel's continued violations of international law and Palestinian human rights, our response to this latest round of military aggression must be to intensify efforts for an effective and credible arms embargo operating in both directions between the British and Israeli governments.

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'We Must Flatten Gaza Like The US Flattened Japan'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gilad Sharon, Video, UK News, Gaza, Ariel Sharon, US-Japan Relations, Gaza-Bombing, Operation Pillar of Defence, UK News

The son of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has called for more aggressive tactics against Hamas, calling on the Israel Defence Force to "fl...

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'A War On Two Fronts'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Anonymous Hackers Israel, UK Tech, Video, UK News, Israel Hackers, UK World, Anonymous, Cyberwar, UK News

Hacking collective Anonymous claim to have targeted the Israeli government and other finance websites, with more than 44 million hacking attempts made...

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Gaza Violence 'Extremely Dangerous For Children'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Gilad Sharon, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Video, UK Impact, UK News, Gaza, William Hague, Ariel Sharon, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Alex Schein, Israel, Save the Children, World News, UK News

Hundreds of thousands of children are trapped in houses in Gaza facing prolonged power cuts and depleting supplies of food and water, according to Sav...

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David Cameron Calls For End To Israel-Gaza Conflict

PA | Posted 18.11.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, William Hague, Gaza, Israel-Palestine, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Al Qassam Brigades, Hamas, Israel Airstrikes, Israel, Hamas Military Chief, Israel Gaza Conflict, UK Politics News

David Cameron has urged Israel to "do everything possible" to end the crisis in Gaza as its military continued to trade missile strikes with Hamas ami...

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300 Rockets Blight Gaza As Conflict Escalates

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Gaza, William Hague, Israel-Palestine, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Al Qassam Brigades, Hamas, Israel, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Conflict, Hamas Military Chief, UK News

More than 300 airstrikes blighted the Gaza Strip on Saturday, with targets including a police compound and the prime minister's Hamas headquarters. ...

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Christopher York

'Every Time I Hear The Sound Of Shelling I Expect To Die'

HuffingtonPost.com | Christopher York | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Tel Aviv, Video, UK News, UK World, Gaza Attacks, Hamas, Israel, Pictures, UK News

As the military strikes and political rhetoric in Gaza and Israel escalate, it is the civilians on both sides that bear the brunt of the violence. ...

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Israel As A Puppet Master?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, UK News, The Guardian, UK Media, Benjamin Netanyahu, Poll, Antisemitism, Steve Bell, UK Jews, UK-Judaism, UK News

A Guardian cartoon showing Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "puppet master" holding dolls of William Hague and Tony Blair has sparked ou...

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PHOTOS: Israeli Forces Intercept Hamas Rockets

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Tel Aviv, UK News, UK World, Gaza, Egypt Prime Minister, Egypt, Israel Attacks, Gaza Attacks, Hamas, Israel, Pictures, UK News

Escalating tensions in Gaza and Southern Israel have seen an increase in the number of attacks launched by both sides. Huge explosions have been s...

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'Um, Chief Rabbi, We're On Air'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, UK News, Gaza, Judaism, Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi, UK-Christianity, Israel, UK Religion, UK-Judaism, UK News

Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks issued a plea for "a continued prayer for peace, not only in Gaza but the whole region" - but later accused Iran of being part ...

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Egypt's PM Visits Gaza

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Tel Aviv, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Video, UK World, Gaza, Egypt, Egypt Prime Minister, Gaza Attacks, Hamas, Israel, UK News

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to halt the Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Egypt's prime minister visits the territory. Hamas interio...

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Downing Street: Gaza Rocket Attacks 'Unacceptable'

PA | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jihad Misharawi, Video, UK News, Downing Street, UK News

Hamas bears "principal responsibility" for the escalating crisis between Gaza and Israel, Downing Street said tonight. Number 10 also called rocket...

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Pictures Of The Day Live: 16th November 2012

Posted 16.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Photography, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Omar Masharawi, Jihad Masharawi, Picture Desk Live, Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2, Funny Pictures, Gaza, Baby, Movember, Storm, Obama, Pictures of the Day, Barack Obama, World News, Omar Al-Masharawi, UK News, Sandy, Twilight, Airstike, Israel Gaza, Israel, Pictures, News, Landscape, Emilia Clarke, Jude Law, Fushun China Ring, UK News

Huffington Post Picture Desk Live: Scroll down for the best news, entertainment, culture and sports pictures of the day, brought to you by The Huffing...

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First Picture Of 11-Month-Old Baby Of BBC Worker Killed In Gaza City Strike

BBC | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Jihad Misharawi, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, UK-Gaza, Video, Bbc, UK News, UK Gaza, Jon Williams, Hamas, Israel, UK News

A picture of the 11-month-old son of a BBC picture editor killed in a Gaza strike has been tweeted by Middle East Bureau Chief Paul Danahar. Baby ...

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Tel Aviv Targeted In Gaza Rocket Attack

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jihad Misharawi, Video, UK News, Bbc, Jon Williams, Omar Misharawi, Hamas, Israel, UK News

Israel launched fresh air strikes on Gaza on Thursday as tensions escalated with rockets reportedly being launched from the area into Tel Aviv for the...

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Funeral For 11-Month-Old Baby Of BBC Worker Killed In Gaza Strike

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Jihad Misharawi, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, UK-Gaza, Video, Bbc, UK News, Jon Williams, Omar Misharawi, Hamas, Israel, UK News

UPDATE: First Picture Of 11-Month-Old Baby Of BBC Worker Killed In Gaza City Strike The 11-month-old son of a BBC journalist killed in a Gaza strik...

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How This Conflict Looks From Israel

Toby Greene | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hamas Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Ahmed Jabari Dead, Ahmed Jabari, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Hamas, Israel Gaza, Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, Sderot, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Beerhseva, UK Politics News
Toby Greene

Close to a million Israelis in southern Israel are currently experiencing something reminiscent of the blitz on a daily basis, as Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip fire rockets indiscriminately at their homes. The rest of the county is following rocket by rocket via round the clock TV and radio broadcasts and social media.

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PHOTOS: Thousands Throng To Al-Jabari Funeral

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ahmed-Al-Jabari, UK News, UK World, Operation Pillar of Defence, Operation Pillar of Cloud, Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, UK News

Thousands of people thronged to the centre of Gaza City to mourn the death of Hamas military commander Ahmed Al-Jabari, killed in a target Israeli air...

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Hamas Responsible For Violence Says Hague

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Ahmed-Al-Jabari, UK News, William Hague, Middle East, Gaza Conflict, United Nations, Foreign Office, Idf, Hamas, Israel, Video, UK News

Foreign secretary William Hague has condemned the violence in Israel and Gaza which has left 16 people dead but says that Hamas "bears principal respo...

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What Does Operation Pillar Of Defense Mean?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, UK News, UK World, Gaza, Israel-Defence-Forces, Gaza Rockets, Idf, Pillar of Cloud, Idf Gaza, Pillar of Defence, UK News

The Israel Defence Force has never been one to shy away from a dramatic, bombastic moniker for wars - and this year's "Operation Pillar of Defense" is...

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BBC Arabic Worker Clutches Baby Son Killed In Gaza Strike

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: UK-Gaza, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Jihad Misharawi, Video, Bbc, Gaza, UK Gaza, Jon Williams, Hamas, Israel, UK News

UPDATE: First Picture Of 11-Month-Old Baby Of BBC Worker Killed In Gaza City StrikeFuneral For 11-Month-Old Baby Of BBC Worker Killed In Gaza Strike...

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Three Israelis Killed In Gaza Rocket Attack

Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Video, UK News, Gaza, Ahmed Jabari, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Israel, World News, UK News

Three Israelis have been killed and two others injured after rockets fired from Gaza hit an apartment block in the south of the country, police have c...

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Israel And Gaza Tensions 'Threaten Spiral Of Violence'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ahmed-Al-Jabari, UK News, Gaza, Middle East, Gaza Conflict, Idf, UN Security Council, Hamas, Israel, UK News

A senior British diplomat has warned the increased tension between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory threatens a "spiral of violence". ...

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