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Appointment of colonel angers university's faculty
The Israeli government has moved quickly to quash protests over the appointment of the army's senior adviser on international law to a teaching post at Tel Aviv University.
Gazan children denied treatment abroad
Injured children appear to be victims of a bureaucratic wrangle involving the Palestinian Authority, Hamas and Egypt.
Israel acts to block war crimes charges
Special task force is being set up to work on legal defences as UN and rights groups claim tactics were violations of international laws.
Israeli weaponry under scrutiny
Distinct nature of injuries raise fears that troops may be using munitions not cleared for use in populated areas.
Israel warns of expansion of operation
Analysts speculate whether the military will deploy reserve forces and seize entrenched areas closer to the heart of Gaza City in its battle with Hamas.
Civilian death toll spurs legal action
Human rights groups from Israel launch a petition as recent attacks target universities, schools, mosques, hospitals and ambulances.
Offensive traumatises generation of children
Mental health workers say Israel is deliberately trying to inflict psychological damage; 'violence becomes model for future behaviour'.
Caution reins in ground invasion
Even if Israeli tanks do lumber into the enclave, will they dare to move into the real battlegrounds of central Gaza?
Netanyahu knocked off his platform
Timing of Israeli campaign offers Tzipi Livni, the Kadima leader, and Ehud Barak, the head of the Labor Party, some political advantages.
Settlers live better than average Israelis
Jewish settlers in the West Bank are happier, healthier and wealthier than other Israelis, according to a new survey.
Israeli police postpone peace march to 'save lives'
Jewish peace groups accuse the Israeli police of fuelling racism by cancelling a "Jewish Pride" march by a far-right group that was to have taken place through one of the largest Arab towns in Israel.
Livni's comments echo most hardliners
Palestinians' expulsion and land swaps are not new but Jews are pondering how to implement them against global opposition.
Settlers plan 'Jewish Pride' march
Extremist settler groups involved in violent confrontations with Palestinians in Hebron have chosen their next battleground, this time outside the West Bank.
Justice for Palestinians and Jews linked
Lobbyists are likening case of Jews who left Arab states in the wake of Israel's formation to the rights of millions of Palestinian refugees.
Family's eviction draws global outrage
AnalysisThe eviction of an elderly Palestinian couple from their home to make way for Jewish settlers is condemned.
