The Daily Banter Headline Grab (from Reuters): Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire brokered by Egypt on the eighth day of intensive Israeli fire on the Gaza Strip and militant rocket attacks out of the enclave, Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said. ...read more
The Daily Banter Headline Grab. From AP: JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants barraged Israel with nearly 150 rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip. Three rockets struck the ...read more
President Obama's policy towards the Israel/Palestine conflict has been one of avoidance and acquiescence to Israel. Over and over again Obama has rolled over to Netanyahu's demands, and the Israeli state continues to colonize Palestinian territory and brutalize its people. In ...read more