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PHOTO: Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem. flickr user FabioHofnick. 
A suicide bomber blew himself up and killed a woman in the southern town of Dimona, where Israel’s secret nuclear reactor is housed. Some American news reports say he killed three people–that would include the bomber himself and another bomber who failed to detonate.
Israel suspects that the bomber accessed the […]

PHOTO: Palestinian women and children in south Hebron. flickr creative commons. 
Researchers at Israel’s Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry say that Arab women are the most exploited force in the Israeli work force, according to an article in Ha’aretz. Long working hours, low wages and cultural expectations are all factors to consider.
According to the researchers, Arab working women […]

PHOTO: Palestinian security forces clear rubble in Gaza City after a bombing in 2002.
Egypt is patching up the wall that Hamas officials brought down to allow Gazans access to Egypt after Israel imposed a blockade following an exchange of fire between Palestinian guerrillas and the IDF.
 When the wall was pushed down, Palestinians flooded the border town […]

In recent weeks, fighters from various Palestinian military factions in Gaza, some governmental and some not, have exchanged fire with Israeli soldiers. This has led Israel to essentially seal off Gaza, and by doing so, almost putting a complete stop to supplies that can get in. Gaza is home to several refugee camps and is one […]