| Turkish Funds Helped Group Test Gaza Blockade When the Free Gaza Movement teamed up with a much wealthier Turkish organization to assemble a flotilla, Israel began to see it as a serious threat. feeds.nytimes.com |
Libyan Aid Ship Plans Run to Gaza A ship commissioned by a Libyan charity has left Greece, but it remains unclear whether it will challenge the Israeli blockade of routes to the territory. feeds.nytimes.com |
Report Criticizes Gaza Restrictions A new study asserts that Israel has never clearly told those living in Gaza where they may and may not live and operate. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: Bahrain: Shiite Cleric Is Stripped of Citizenship A powerful Shiite cleric with close ties to Iraq was stripped of his citizenship on Monday as the authorities widened a crackdown against suspected dissidents before next month’s elections. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraq War Logs Say Detainees Fared Worse in Iraqi Hands – Iraq War Logs - Wikileaks Documents The documents offer few glimpses of what happened at American detention sites, but they contain details of abuse by the Iraqi Army and the police. nytimes.com |