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Open Season in the Holy Land

Over Thanksgiving, Israel launched an attack on the Gaza Strip, killing Hamas’ second-in-command, Ahmed Jabari. In retaliation, Hamas began firing rockets that were some of the first missiles to hit parts of Israel in 20 years. VICE traveled to the Israel-Gaza border to see what eternal tension had flared up this time. Full story

World Peace Update

This week, milk was used as a weapon. I'm not sure we've ever been further from planetary harmony. Full story

Palestinian Youths Are Being Shot in the West Bank

Because bombing people in Gaza isn't enough. Full story

World Peace Update

Oh hai, Israel! Nice of you to join us. Ever since one of your drones took out Hamas' military leader, Ahmed Jabari, in a missile strike last Wednesday, you've been bombing the crap out of the Gaza Strip. Bravo on your maiden appearance in World Peace Update. Full story

Popping the Marks

Obama = Yazid

I have voted twice for a man who launches drone strikes on innocent civillians and defines what is happening in Gaza right now as "self-defense." As it stands, I have voted for Yazid. Full story

Fuck Israel

It’s too much to hope that any American government will ever even threaten to turn off the spigot of funds to Israel, but if it did the whole Israel-Palestine conflict would be settled in a half hour. And yes, I’m a quarter Jewish—in the demagogic vernacular, a self-hating Jew. B… Full story

Question of the Day

Would You Rather Be in Gaza or Syria Right Now?

Both are in the midst of lots of fighting and death, as you may have read about on this website over the last year. With that in mind, we went to ask strangers in London a question: Would you rather be in Gaza or Syria right now? Full story

Did Israel Assassinate Hamas' Chief Peace Negotiator?

The target of the Israeli missile strike this Wednesday, November 14, was one of Israel’s closest allies within Hamas and he had just completed brokering a truce with Israel three hours before his murder. Full story

What Are the Protesters in New York Saying About Gaza?

Last night, I went to the Israeli consulate in New York City to attend a pro-Palestine rally. Chants of “Israel wants peace, Hamas wants terror!” and “Free, Free, Palestine!” echoed throughout the night, and I asked those on both sides what they were yelling about. Full story

Gaza Is Plunged into War, Again

As night fell on Wednesday, Gaza was once again plunged into war as Israeli fighter jets hit a number of targets in the small strip of land. Israel claims the assassination and subsequent air strikes, called "Operation Pillar of Defense," were in retaliation for a week of rocket Full story