Rights organizations slam W. Bank court for acquitting five killers of prisoner

Human rights organizations strongly criticized a military court under the authority of Fatah faction for acquitting officers charged with torturing to death Hamas-affiliated prisoner Haitham Amr in the intelligence headquarters

US senators submit resolution urging Egypt’s regime to revoke its hold on citizens’ freedom

The US Foreign Relations Committee received a drafted resolution by US senators Russ Finegold, Robert Casey and former presidential nominee John McCain urging Egypt to abolish its 30 year old

Haaretz: Shin Bet uses physical, psychological torture on prisoners

Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported Monday that Israeli Shin Bet interrogators employ psychological pressure and physical torture to extract information and confessions for crimes attributed to Palestinian prisoners.

Ashton calls for allowing Gaza to export goods

Catherine Ashton, the European foreign policy chief, called on Monday for allowing exports from Gaza to the outside world in order to boost its economy.

Extremist settlers storm Nablus to perform prayers in Joseph’s Tomb

A large group of extremist settlers escorted by troops provocatively entered the Palestinian city of Nablus at the pretext of visiting Joseph's Tomb near Balata refugee camp in the early

Dr David Kelly’s postmortem report must be released

Christopher King calls on Britain’s coalition government to release the postmortem report – so far kept secret – on the death of Iraq war whistleblower and UN weapons inspector David

Israelis demonstrate during cabinet meeting demanding exchange deal

Relatives of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Palestinian resistance in Gaza, along with dozens of supporters demonstrated on Sunday in front of the Israeli council of ministers demanding expediting

Israel to boycott UN team sent to probe its brutal attack on Flotilla

Israel said it would not deal with the team of experts dispatched by the UN international council for human rights to investigate its deadly attack on the Freedom Flotilla aid

US and Israeli misconception, and confusion surround definition of victim and perpetrator

A recent study by a medical team has revealed that the rate of cancer and congenital deformities among the population of Fallujah, in Iraq has significantly risen since the city

Are Negotiations With Hezbollah Possible?

Beirut — The request by former U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker for dialogue with Hezbollah, which the American administration describes as the "most technically-capable terrorist group in the world,”