19 May 2013

U.S. & World Headlines

Jordan’s king calls for end to Israel “aggression”

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Israel: Reality Under Missile Attacks

Authors: Global Voices: Mideast & AfricaIsraelis have been using social media to document and share their experiences over the past five days as Hamas rockets fall like rain on cities across the Southern and Central regions of Israel. While the IDF has been heavily using Twitter to control the message and rally support online, many Israelis turn...

Israel raids kill two in Gaza, taking day's toll to 25

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Israelis Protest Military Operation against Gaza

Authors: Global Voices: Mideast & AfricaYesterday a Facebook group organized hundreds of Israelis to gather in Tel Aviv's Habima square. The group calls for people to “Refuse the election war! Refuse to die or kill in the name of a political spin.”...

Gaza “war not an option,” French FM says in Israel

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Thousands like Dog Bites Palestinian Woman on Facebook

Authors: Global Voices: Mideast & AfricaWritten by Amira Al Hussaini · comments (1) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper...

Hezbollah MP: Israel surprised by Palestinian resistance

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Is Öcalan the Key to Negotiations with Turkey?

Authors: Global Voices: Mideast & AfricaHundreds of Kurdish political prisoners have been on hunger strike in Turkey for 67 days. They demanded an end to a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan's isolation, and to allow the use of the Kurdish language in public spaces without discrimination. None of these demands...

McCain suggests Bill Clinton as Gaza truce negotiator

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Palestine: Social Media in Conflict, Four Years On

Authors: Global Voices: Mideast & AfricaBack in 2008, during Israel's attack on Gaza that left more than 1,400 (more than 700 of whom were civilians) dead, individuals the world over took to social media to comment on the attacks and the politics behind them. Four years later, the world — and the Internet — has changed. Now, as Israel once aga...