More than 10 passengers died Monday when Israeli forces stormed a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for Gaza, the Israeli army said, sparking fury from Turkey and Palestinian leaders. The bloody ending to the high-profile mission to deliver supplies to Gaza came on the eve of a meeting in Washington between President Barack Obama and [...]
Vatican Decries Plight of Mideast Christians In a document presented by Pope Benedict XVI, bishops from Middle East decried the plight of Christians in the region. Read more on New York Times
What happened on that aid flotilla seems to depend more upon what “side” one has already taken in the Mideast conflict.
Shock and outrage swept the globe Monday after Israeli commandos stormed a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza, as the Jewish state’s foes and allies closed ranks in condemning the deadly raid. Duration: 00:47
A convoy of ships containing pro-Palestinian activists and aid destined for the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday prepared to steam south from Cyprus towards Israeli naval vessels determined to stop them. The ships, carrying more than 700 passengers, are readying for the last leg of a high-profile mission to deliver tonnes of aid to Gaza, [...]
Pope urges end to bloodshed in Mideast Benedict XVI hopes Christians’ rights will be more and more respected in Mideast. Read more on Middle East Online
Route 443, which links Jerusalem with Tel Aviv, travels across land confiscated from Palestinians during the 1980s — and only Israelis are currently permitted to use it. The Israeli courts recently ruled that Palestinians should also be allowed to use the road. Duration: 02:12
Vatican says world ignores Christians in Mideast (6:50 a.m.) NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Vatican said Sunday that the international community is ignoring the plight of Christians in the Middle East, and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and poli read more Read more on Sun Star
Bishops’ paper deplores plight of Mideast Christians Nicosia, Cyprus — In a document presented here Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, bishops from across the Middle East called on Christians to become a dynamic minority in a conflict-ridden region and attributed their declining numbers here to “instability” caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq [...]
Catholic Bishops Deplore Mideast Christians’ Plight NICOSIA, Cyprus — In a document presented here on Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, bishops from across the Middle East called on Christians to become a dynamic minority in a conflict-ridden region and attributed their declining population here to “instability” caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq [...]
Does the vast number of Zionists in the Fed, media, wall street and the government of the US inhibit its ability to act fairly towards both Arabs and Jews in the Mideast conflict? Does AIPAC and the christian zionists also create an inherent bias in American politics towards the conflict? james or jon, or whatever [...]
Carbonated TVs own brand of political commentary, with your host Omar Khan. This week we hear the latest from the Mideast conflict, GOP leader Mike Huckabees Palestinian aversion, and Indian officials reaction to the latest book written on Pakistans founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Vatican: Mideast conflict causes Christian flight A Vatican document says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the upheaval it causes in the region is the chief reason Christians flee the Middle East. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News
Up to 19 passengers died Monday when Israeli forces stormed a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for Gaza, the Israeli army said, sparking fury from Turkey and Palestinian leaders. Duration: 00:43