Operation Cast Lead

Hind Rajab files criminal complaint, seeks arrest of Ehud Olmert over 2008-9 Gaza War

Operation Cast Lead, also known as the first Gaza War, was a 22 day conflict between Hamas and the IDF.

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.
Israeli soldiers with PTSD, demanding better rights and conditions, block a road outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, August 18, 2025.

Police clash with combat veteran demonstrators outside Knesset, punch protest leader

 Hamas official Osama Hamdan attends a press conference, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon June 29, 2024.

WATCH: Hamas official storms off CNN after being pressed on Oct. 7, blame for Gazan deaths

 Israeli troops operate in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout image released November 19, 2023.

IDF to look at the past: How the October 7 probe will be handled


How did we get here?

What is it going to take for this government to act in a responsible way which shows it is running a sovereign state?

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A view from Israel: Leading by example

The recent suspension of tax transfers to the PA and renewed construction in the West Bank are a step in the right direction, but now it's time for Israel's leaders to set a long-overdue example for the world on how to deal properly with terrorism.

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‘My son needs time to recover,’ says Noam Schalit

Gilad Schalit needs his time to transition back to normal life, his father says; President Peres is expected to visit this week.

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Noam Schalit: Gilad underwent difficult things in captivity

Gilad Schalit needs his time to transition back to normal life, his father says; President Peres is expected to visit this week.

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Schalit story an intelligence failure

Israel's failure to return Gilad Schalit by other means will go down in history as one of the worst intelligence and military failures in the country's history.

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Unprecedented silencing of dissent at UC Irvine

The university has seen larger, more disruptive, protests than the one against Michael Oren, but only we were arrested.

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UK amends law to protect Israelis from prosecution

British envoy Gould informs Livni that universal jurisdiction law allowing warrants to be issued against visiting Israelis for war crimes changed.

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US blogger revealed as recipient of FBI wiretaps of Israel

Richard Silverstein speaks to ‘Post’ about eavesdropping fracas.

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Israeli-Turks watch relations crumble between their lands

Head of Israeli-Turkish center in Yehud says latest deterioration in relations is part of chain that began with Second Lebanon War.

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Egyptian official: We forbade large-scale Gaza operation

In Ma'an interview, Cairo's envoy to the Palestinians claims Israel avoided Cast Lead-style action after Eilat attacks out of fear of Egyptian reaction.

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