What is to be done about Gaza?

The task of residents in Gaza, as they face the desolation around them, is heart-breaking. Over 10,000 people have no homes and lost all their possessions, left with only their lives (and often with the loss of family members. A very sensitive story is found here.

Apparently, the options for Israel in Gaza are very few. Professor Efraim Inbar comments on Israel's options here.

Meanwhile, the people in Gaza are going hungry, and the time for harvest has passed. Read more.

Should people be free to choose their own religion?

How much "religious freedom" will Egypt allow?

Sam Chaise asks the question, "Should people be free to choose their own religion?" Obviously, the freedom of religion is under question in many parts of the world.

 

What happens to Christians and Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq Now?

At least 10,000 Christians have fled from surrounding the majority-Christian Hamdaniyah district near Mosul. The consequences of the arrival of the "caliphate" and the new Islamic State threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Read more.

Palestinians and Israel

Just south of Bethlehem... will there be a lasting peace?

Do Palestinians want one or two states? What is their vision for the future? Read more

What kind of peace can come out of these events - with young men being killed in brutal ways? Read more

 

Egypt - "What kind of future can be expected with this type of justice?"

Justice in Egypt is not leaving a lot of happy faces. 

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