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Pop Culture Battles Fundamentalists in Gaza

Western imports ease daily stress, but fuel the fundamentalists' ire

New York Times New York Times Sep 7, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Culture is the quiet battleground in Gaza, where Jennifer Lopez pouts on CD covers beside religious paperbacks on store shelves, the New York Times reports. Combating daily food shortages and feeling isolated, Gazans escape with soap operas, sitcoms, and music—homegrown or imported from the West. But recent incidents—from a party host beaten for serving alcohol, to a theater director held at gunpoint—have heightened cultural tensions. More »

More about:  television • Gaza • Hamas • Palestine • Fatah • culture • culture wars • Palestinian people • Noor TV

Gaza Camps Offer
Arts and Crafts, Not AK-47s

UN hopes its summer camps can hose down extremism in Palestinian territory

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Sep 4, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UN’s Relief and Works Agency is combating extremism in the Gaza Strip with some unconventional weapons: hula hoops, finger-painting, and sports, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The agency runs summer programs in 350 locations for Gaza’s youth in an attempt to counteract Hamas’ militant equivalent, where young Palestinians learn martial arts, train with fake weapons, and are taught religious intolerance. More »

More about:  Gaza • Hamas • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • Islamic extremists • Islamic extremism • terrorists • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

Abbas rejects plan, which doesn't include contiguous Palestine

Haaretz Aug 12, 08 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert has presented Mahmoud Abbas with a plan to withdraw from most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip once the Palestinian Authority retakes Gaza from Hamas. The centerpiece of the proposal is a new permanent border that would keep 7% of the West Bank in Israel in exchange for adding some territory to Gaza. Abbas immediately rejected the proposal because it doesn't create a contiguous Palestinian state, though it offers passage without checkpoints between the West Bank and Gaza. More »

More about:  Gaza • Hamas • Palestine • Ehud Olmert • Israel and Palestinians • Mahmoud Abbas • West Bank • Fatah • border dispute • Palestinian statehood

Palestinians Forced to Spy for Medical Care

Israeli secret police said to deny entry to Gazans who refuse

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Aug 4, 08 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli authorities are coercing sick Palestinians into spying on their communities in Gaza, according to a report by an Israeli human rights group. Israel's secret police are telling Gazans seeking entry into the country for vital medical care that they must become informants or they won't be allowed in, reports the Guardian. Thirty ailing Palestinians submitted testimony detailing their interrogations. More »

More about:  Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • spying • medical treatment • collaboration

Rockets Hit Israel, Olmert Ends Ceasefire

Islamic Jihad militants call Gaza Strip attack revenge for raid

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 24, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(AP) - Police say three Palestinian rockets have hit southern Israel and Ehud Olmert's office says the ceasefire that took effect last week has been broken. Islamic Jihad militants in the Gaza Strip say they carried out the attack to avenge an Israeli military raid that killed one of their fighters in the West Bank early today; two people were lightly wounded in the rocket barrage. More »

More about:  Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Middle East • West Bank • truce • rockets

 Gaza Truce Takes Hold 

Skeptics wary of future of the ceasefire

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 19, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Guns went quiet as a six-month truce between Israel and Gaza Strip militants took effect early today, despite widespread skepticism about its longevity. If the quiet holds, Israel will ease its blockade on Sunday to allow larger shipments of some supplies. A week later Israel is to further ease restrictions at cargo crossings, which in recent months have been closed to all but humanitarian aid and limited fuel supplies.   More »

More about:  Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Palestine • Middle East • ceasefire