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Israel-based correspondent Lia Tarachansky reports on the mood in Israel in the wake of a rising Palestinian death toll.

Members of Jewish Voice for Peace and Jews Say No! occupied the New York City office of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

At least 613 Palestinians are now dead, as well as 27 Israeli soldiers and two civilians, on the 15th day of Operation Protective Edge.

By identifying a target as generic “terrorism,” rather than as al-Qaeda or any other group or list of groups, the Bush administration licensed military operations anywhere in the world.

The Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip has seen its bloodiest day so far, bringing the Palestinian death toll to more than 500.

Vijay Prashad says that without international pressure, Israel will not be held accountable for the crimes it commits against the Palestinians.

The Israeli military is pushing deeper into Gaza and threatening to “significantly widen” its ground offensive that began on Thursday night.

Phyllis Bennis says the calls in Israeli for genocide against Gaza are not only coming from fringe elements in the political establishment.

Hezbollah clashes with Syrian rebels on the outskirts of Ersal seem to be widening the divide between residents of the Eastern Bekaa town.