Hillary Clinton, Ban Ki Moon Deplore Construction of New Housing Project in East Jerusalem Mark Leon Goldberg January 10, 2011There was another step backwards in the elusive quest for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians today as construction began on new Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem. Bulldozers razed the Shepherd's Hotel in a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood to make way for a new apartment complex for Jewish Israelis.
Human Rights Council Takes On the Gaza Flotilla Raid Mark Leon Goldberg September 30, 2010A Human Rights Council report is very damning of Israeli actions. Among other things, it offers evidence that six of the deceased were victims of summary executions by the Israeli commandos. But will there be any accountability for these apparent crimes?
Fighting Along the Lebanese-Israeli Border Mark Leon Goldberg August 3, 2010Lebanese and Israeli soldiers exchanged gunfire earlier today. The clash seemed to have been sparked by Israeli attempts to remove a tree along the border fence. (MSNBC even has a picture). Early reports indicate that four Lebanese were killed, including a journalist and two Israeli soldiers were critically wounded.
Did Israel Violate the Laws of War When It Fired Mortars Near a UN School? Mark Leon Goldberg July 26, 2010The Israeli government just released an update to its internal review of the Israeli Defense Force's conduct during Operation Cast Lead.
Gaza UN Summer Camp Attacked….Again Mark Leon Goldberg June 28, 2010It seems that once again, UN run summer camps for Gaza children are being targeted by extremists:
Who Or What Should Investigate the Flotilla Killings? UPDATE: Obama Weighs In Mark Leon Goldberg June 3, 2010There is pretty vigorous debate about what to do next on the flotilla incident. That the incident needs to be investigated is not in doubt. The question is: who or what will do the investigating?
When Israel and Turkey Fight, the International Community Suffers Mark Leon Goldberg June 2, 2010Relations between Ankara and Jerusalem have been on the rocks since about 2008. There was this incident. And this.
UN Summer Camp for Children Attacked in Gaza Mark Leon Goldberg May 24, 2010Ugh. It seems that a group of some 20 masked gunmen stormed a UN-administered summer camp in Gaza and vandalized the place. They tied up the guard and left a note threatening the United Nations in Gaza.
The UN and Israel Mark Leon Goldberg May 12, 2010A couple of recent developments seem to belie the notion that the UN is somehow intractibly anti-Israel. First, we had the staunchly pro-Israel (and Jewish) chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee argue that Obama's policy of engagement at the UN served both American and Israeli interests.
