International – Page 457

Israelis, Palestinians rally for peace at Gaza border

January 30, 2008

In an emotional rally at the Gaza border Jan. 26, some 2,000 Israelis demonstrated for peace and an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza. The demonstration was organized by Israeli Jewish and Arab groups, and was...

EDITORIAL: In Iraq until when?

January 25, 2008

Addressing the House Armed Services Committee last week, a leading U.S. general in Iraq let a cat out of the bag — unless Congress and a new administration that is committed to a sane foreign policy...

Gaza: So many tragedies in so little time

January 22, 2008

RAFAH, Gaza—Where to start…, what to talk about…? The crippling electricity shortages, affecting hospitals as well as civilians? The air strikes & on-going, daily bombings by the Israeli army, their indiscriminate targeting of civilians and police...

New hope blooms for Colombia prisoner exchange

January 20, 2008

The gratitude two liberated Colombian hostages displayed as they set foot on Venezuelan soil raised hopes that the long sought-goal of humanitarian prisoner exchange in Colombia might gain new life. Clara Rojas, a 44-year-old lawyer, former...

Israelis, Palestinians to protest Gaza blockade, call for peace

January 20, 2008

As Israel continues a military assault on Gaza, and rockets from Gaza terrify the bordering Israeli village of Sderot, Israeli peace advocates are organizing a relief convoy and peace demonstration, Jan. 26, at a Gaza border...