Read more Gaza Strip border stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24181/gaza-strip-border.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:47:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66952/texas-gov-compares-mexico-to-gaza-strip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn a trip to Israel this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry compared Mexico with the Gaza Strip and said his state could learn from his hosts when it comes to security. "Just like it's important to Israelis to keep heavy security on their border with Gaza, it's important to citizens...http://www.newser.com/story/66952/texas-gov-compares-mexico-to-gaza-strip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 16:01:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64363/hamas-israel-targets-gaza-youth-with-aphrodisiac-gum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamas says Israel is corrupting Palestinian youth with aphrodisiac chewing gum. “We have discovered two types of stimulants that were introduced into the Gaza Strip from Israeli border crossings,” a spokesman tells AFP. “The first type is presented in the form of chewing gum and the second in the form...http://www.newser.com/story/64363/hamas-israel-targets-gaza-youth-with-aphrodisiac-gum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49078/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-border-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Israeli soldier has been killed and three wounded by an explosion along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, reports the BBC. The attack appeared to have been carried out by militants in a breach of last week's ceasefire declaration, although no group has claimed responsibility, according to Palestinian authorities....http://www.newser.com/story/49078/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-border-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 3:51:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48914/us-navy-hunts-hamas-arms-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn American naval force is on the trail of a ship believed to be carrying Iranian arms bound for Hamas, the Times of London reports. Iran is working to resupply Hamas fighters in the wake of the three-week Israeli assault on Gaza using vessels purportedly sent to fight piracy along...http://www.newser.com/story/48914/us-navy-hunts-hamas-arms-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Jan 2009 6:35:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48409/gaza-faces-years-of-reconstruction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow that the guns have fallen silent in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave faces what might be the most difficult reconstruction project in recent history, writes Patrick Cockburn in the Independent . Rebuilding in the densely populated zone will face two major obstacles: the economic blockade by Israel and Egypt, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/48409/gaza-faces-years-of-reconstruction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 8:34:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47103/cynicism-key-to-israels-arsenal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“The promulgation of a hyper-nationalist ethos” in Israeli media coverage of the Gaza situation doesn’t surprise Neve Gordon, he writes in the Nation —what’s unsettling is the cynical war ethic emerging around humanitarian aid. As one reporter explains, Israel gives assistance to Palestinians during times of war to avoid pressure...http://www.newser.com/story/47103/cynicism-key-to-israels-arsenal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 14:13:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47038/israel-waging-a-heartbreaking-stupid-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael's push to wipe out Hamas via military action "is understandable, but stupid," writes Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of the Jewish progressive magazine Tikkun . While Israel clearly must defend itself, "the kind of response matters"—and the killing of Gazan civilians is "a crime against humanity" as much as Hamas...http://www.newser.com/story/47038/israel-waging-a-heartbreaking-stupid-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 11:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46945/israeli-ground-troops-enter-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli tanks and infantry battled with Hamas forces today after Israeli ground forces rolled into the Gaza Strip after nightfall, Reuters reports. Israel says it plans to seize areas used by Hamas to fire rockets from northern Gaza. "The objective is to destroy the Hamas terror infrastructure in the area...http://www.newser.com/story/46945/israeli-ground-troops-enter-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Jan 2009 14:37:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46845/israel-lets-foreigners-flee-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael has reopened a border crossing to let foreign passport holders flee Gaza, the New York Times reports. Hundreds of men holding only Palestinian travel documents have been forced to remain behind as their wives and children are evacuated. The move raises fears that a wider Israeli assault on the...http://www.newser.com/story/46845/israel-lets-foreigners-flee-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 7:40:23 CST