Middle East
The Cost of Bearing Witness in Gaza
CHRIS HEDGESWriting and photographing in wartime are acts of resistance, acts of faith. They affirm the belief that one day - a day the...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least 78 People on Christmas Even in Gaza
Airstrikes across Gaza have killed 78, including an Israeli air raid on a residential area in central Gaza's al-Maghazi camp, Palestinian official says. Palestinian...
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis Laments ‘Futile’ War in Holy Land
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Sunday lamented that Jesus’ message of peace was being drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in...
“No Christmas Tree, No Joy” In Bethlehem, Birthplace Of Jesus Christ
BETHLEHEM -- Bethlehem is normally at its busiest at Christmas but this year war has scared away tourists and pilgrims from the Palestinian town...
Netanyahu Wanted to ‘Collapse’ Hamas. This War Could Collapse Israel
David HearstAfter a particularly heavy Israeli barrage during the siege of Beirut in July 1982, US President Ronald Reagan called Menachem Begin, the Israeli prime minister,...