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In a few weeks, this book might actually push Harry Potter out of the news.

Here’s a rarity: The BBC takes journalist John Pilger to task. See news director Helen

It was only a matter of time before one of the British newspapers spun the

Could these be Caterpillars? Palestinian police use bulldozers to destroy confiscated cars, stolen from Israel,

Did Hamas gunmen forcibly convert a Christian professor to Islam? Or did Sana al-Sayegh become

Do the right thing An overwhelming amount of anti-Israel venom at the Daily Kos leads

Financial Times correspondent Harvey Morris examines the hard times facing Gaza businesses in the midst

Deborah Howell, the Washington Post‘s ombudsman, continues defending the paper’s decision to give a soapbox

Melanie Phillips argues that Alan Johnston was kidnapped with Hamas’ approval.

Which projectile classify as “crude” and “home made?” These or these?

Time magazine’s Andrew Lee Butters describes Hamas’ media tour of Gaza: I’ve seen some tough

AP reports clashes between Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Imagine the headlines if Israeli soldiers did

Hamas is cementing its control over Gaza media, banning Palestinian public TV from working in

Christian Science Monitor correspondent Nicholas Blanford (pictured) was arrested and detained overnight by Hezbollah gunmen

An unidentified Hezbollah leader told Israeli television that his organization would’ve surrendered had the war

We’re pleased to add new social networking links like Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbledUpon, Furl, Reddit and

AP‘s Maggie Michael and the Washington Post‘s Ellen Knickmeyer went on the same Egyptian tour

The Christian Science Monitor‘s Josh Mitnick found Palestinians trying to organize a moderate Islamic opposition