The Ombud speaks out on when the journalistic ideal of fairness is co-opted.
Israel’s ‘victory’ has left Gaza City in ruins, but the 50-day war has strengthened Hamas’s influence.
Hamas has agreed to observe a 24-hour humanitarian truce after initially rejecting such an offer by Israel.
The trail of blame for three missing Israeli boys, which the Israeli government has used as the reason for their latest military exercise, is weak.
Unrest in Ukraine and the Middle East has seen gold rebound 9.4% this year while the Fed warns benchmark rates could rise sooner than expected.
The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape has called for Israeli ambassador to South Africa Arthur Lenk to leave the country amid unrest in Gaza.
The ethical boundaries are constantly shifting for Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza.
The latest killings bring to the forefront Palestinians’ deep concern about prisoners and has reopened wounds on both sides.
Dervla Murphy spent a month in Gaza once it was possible to get in via Egypt after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, and has brough out a book.
Singer Mohammed Assaf has had messages of support from Palestine’s president, despite being arrested more than 20 times by Hamas for his singing.
Palestinian women are turning their kitchens into a much-needed source of revenue — and fellowship.
Israel says it is phasing out white phosphorus smokescreen munitions whose use during its 2008-2009 offensive drew war crimes allegations.
Starting with the new school year in September, Gaza boys and girls in middle and high school will be breaking the law if they study side by side.
Gaza’s third international marathon has been cancelled after the ruling Hamas movement refused to allow women to run.
The United States has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli strikes in Gaza have pushed the death toll to 40 as the US claims militant rocket fire is a ‘precipitating factor’ in the conflict.
In Gaza, the emergence of militant organisations beyond the control of the ruling Hamas make the consequences of Israel’s operation unpredictable.
The Israeli navy have boarded and diverted a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists seeking to breach Israel’s naval blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Some 450 000 litres of fuel have been delivered to the crisis-hit Gaza Strip through Israel’s Kerem Shalom border crossing.
Hamas will not do Iran’s bidding in any war with Israel, according to senior figures within the militant Islamic group.
