Mowing the Lawn in Gaza
• http://www.commondreams.org, John FefferIsrael believes it can bomb Gazans into changing their interests. How long will Obama support this delusion?
Current News Headlines
These pages list the most recent news stories reported by the readers and editors of Freedom's Phoenix:
The Day The United States Shot Down A Civilian Airliner: A Look Back At Iran Air Flight 655
• inquisitr.comShooting down passenger planes, while uncommon, is not unprecedented. The United States itself was once responsible for shooting down a civilian airliner with 290 people on board — including 66 children.
Further Military Assistance to Israel May Be Illegal Under US Law
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Yousaf ButtThough the fatalities in the latest flare up between Israel and Hamas – about 285 Palestinians and two Israeli killed so far – dwarf those in other conflicts, the American public needs to pay particular attention to what's happening there.
As Israel Overruns Gaza, Tanks Ordered To "Open Fire At Anything That Moves"
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Zero HedgeHealth officials in Gaza said 28 Palestinians were killed since the Israeli ground offensive began late Thursday...
FLASHBACK - Ron Paul: Israel Created Hamas (VIDEO)
• Daily Paul.comFLASHBACK - Ron Paul: Israel Created Hamas (VIDEO)
ANALYSIS: A few thousand dollars - the price of life for civilians killed in war zones
• Crina Boros, Craig Shaw and Karrie Kehoe, TrustThe United States frequently paid $2,500 in response to the death of a civilian in Iraq, and continues make payouts around this amount in Afghanistan. In contrast, the U.S. government pays families of U.S. soldiers killed in those countries a death g
Israel Kills – For the Fun of It
• Antiwar.comThis kind of thing has been happening ever since the fighting started – just as it happened all those other times the Israelis have taken out their sadistic impulses on Gaza's sitting ducks.
Israel Kills – For the Fun of It
• antiwar.comTheir foreign-military policy = pure sadism
Senate Approves Transfer Of Additional $351 Million To Israel To Fund Its Iron Dome Missile Defense
• jonathanturley.orgThe US Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee just approved the transfer of $351 million to Israel for the Iron Dome missile defense system —
Through Lens, 4 Boys Dead by Gaza Shore
• nytimes.comMy day here began at 6 a.m. Photographing something as unpredictable as war still has a routine.
Rand Paul's Cartoonish View of Pro-Israel Political Power
• Economicpolicyjournal.comRand Paul's "Stand with Israel Act" is opposed by AIPAC as too extreme, though it's backed by the far-right Zionist Organization of America.
How America's Policies Sealed Iraq's Fate
• http://original.antiwar.com, Dahr Jamail and Tom EWho even knows what to call it?
IDF starts Gaza ground offensive
• http://www.jpost.com, YAAKOV LAPPIN, HERB KEINONNetanyahu's office says purpose of mission is to destroy terror tunnels and seriously harm the infrastructure of Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza.
Israel Runs Up the Score
• http://www.theamericanconservative.com, Scott M.At this writing, one Israeli has been killed by Hamas fire; hundreds of Hamas rockets have either fallen harmlessly or been destroyed by Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense.
The Tragedy of Collective Punishment
• http://www.slate.com,Israel is too quick to punish innocent Palestinians for monstrous crimes committed by other Palestinians.
Would you want to live in the new Israel that is beckoning?
• http://www.haaretz.com, Gideon LevyIt will not tolerate any opinion that is different; the people will speak in unison, like a choir; the media will declaim statements dictated by the government.
Young American Jew Stands Up For Palestine, Disappeared By Police
• http://libertycrier.comA young American Jew dares to suggest that his country should use a different strategy when dealing with the Palestinians.
Senate Approves Transfer Of Additional $351 Million To Israel To Fund Its Iron Dome...
• http://jonathanturley.org, jonathan TurleySenate Approves Transfer Of Additional $351 Million To Israel To Fund Its Iron Dome Missile Defense System
The Gaza Bombardment – What You're Not Being Told
• http://libertycrier.comThe corporate media isn't just distorting the facts on the Gaza assault, they're flat out covering them up.
Israel's Strategy and America's Mythology
• arcleinThough he's in his 90s, the veteran Israeli politician and commentator Uri Avnery can see it all quite clearly. After three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped in the occupied West Bank, "the Netanyahu government immediately saw in the incident an aus
Moral Clarity in Gaza
• Charles Krauthammer"Here's the difference between us," explains the Israeli prime minister. "We're using missile defense to protect our civilians, and they're using their civilians to protect their missiles."
Obama Surrenders in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine
• arcleinBut when Petraeus presented the plan to the President, Obama balked. He had just ended the Iraq war and did not want to get mired in a new conflict. He had promised war-weary Americans he would do "more nation-building at home." Besides, the weapons
Israel Young Boy's Message to Gaza ( Rocket attacks Gaza Families )
• https://www.youtube.com, K TubeThanks for watching Israel Mortar Hitting Roof of Gaza Building To Warn of imminent Israeli Strike.
Abu Dhabi partners with Virgin Galactic spaceship firm
• http://abcnews.go.com, By Adam SchreckThe Mideast investment fund that recently bet big on Mercedes-Benz said Tuesday that it will pay about $280 million to buy nearly a third of commercial space travel start-up Virgin Galactic.
Hamas' Legal Experts: Targeting Jewish Civilians A-OK
• Elder of Ziyon
Enacting sanctions against Russia over Ukraine: Importation of all Russian AK variants now banned
• TheTruthAboutGuns.comBrand names like Saiga, Izhmash, Molot, and Vepr are no longer importable. Even old surplus Mosin-Nagant bolt-actions are cut off from importation. Hope you got one before now.
Israelis for Peace
• http://www.dailypaul.com, Joseph.NgoI have been following Ronny Edry's Israel-loves-Iran campaign ever since it went viral over two years ago.
Syria Crisis: Isis Marches Further Into Syria Tipping the Balance of Power in the Civil War
• unz.comWhile international attention has been focused on the situation in Gaza, the self-styled caliphate has been spreading deeper into the country armed with tanks and artillery seized in Iraq
Report: Hamas, Islamic Jihad offer 10-year truce
• maannews.netHamas and Islamic Jihad have submitted a list of 10 demands to Egypt to establish a 10-year truce with Israel, the Hebrew-language daily Maariv reported Wednesday.
Dubai Plans to Build the World's First Temperature-Controlled City
• slate.comThis month Dubai announced grandiose plans to build "the world's first temperature-controlled city, Mall of the World" in the Al Sufouh district.
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