Enter content hereKershner, Isabel.  "Israeli Minister Dismisses Peace Effort." New York Times   2 Apr. 2009: A5

Israel's new foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announces in his first day of office that "Those who wish for peace should prepare for war.  He denies Israel's commitment to the "understandings on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict" and of the agreement reached by his predecessor during peace talks in Annapolis, Md. in 2007.

Bronner, Ethan.  "A Religious War in Israel's Army." New York Times 22 Mar. 2009: WK1

Mistreatment of Palestinian civilians during Israel's recent attack on Gaza demonstrates how religion is playing the major role in the violence occurring within the area and the inability of secular liberals to control members of their own military.

Gordon, Michael.  "U.S. Officials Say Israel Struck in Sudan." New York Times 27 Mar. 2009: A7

During their recent conflict with Gaza, it is likely that Israel was responsible for the airstrike in sudan which stopped a shipment of weapons to Hamas.  Israel would not comment on the attack however it resembles similar airstrikes used by the country in earlier skirmishes. 

Country profile Israel and Palestinian territories. 31 Mar. 2009. BBC. 9 Apr. 2009. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/803257.stm>

A brief overview of the Israeli-Palestinian conflics provided by the BBC.  It includes a historical background of events, a table of information on both Israel and Palestine, a history of the leaders and information regarding the area's media.

Brief History of Palestine, Israel and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict.  3 Jul. 2008.  MidEastWeb for Coexistence RA.  9 Apr 2009. <http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm>

A more in-depth historical overview of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict starting at 8000 B.C. and continuing through the important events in the Middle East's history from Roman rule, Ottoman Rule, British rule through modern history. 

Bronner, Ethan. "Israel Rejects Cease-Fire, but Offers Gaza Aid". New York Times 1 Jan. 2009: A1

During the recent Israeli offensive on Gaza, Israel agreed to increase humanitarian aid to help the rising number of civilian casualties suffered during the attacks.  The country would not, however, agree to a 48 hour cease fire during the operation to ensure the success of the aid workers.

Omer, Mohammed. "Blitzkrieg on Gaza."  Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. 28.2 (2009): 9-18

A report on the events which occurred during Israeli's attack on Gaza.  Gives information on the locations and types of assaults, as well as statistics on both side's military and civilian casualties.

McGirk, Tim and Klein, Aaron. "Voices from The Rubble." Time 173.5 (2009) 32-33

Reporters from Time magazine speak with Abed Rabu, a Palestinian civilian whose children were massacred when they walked out to make peace with Israeli Military personal during their offensive on Gaza.  Soldiers who were apparently relaxing during the attack shot and killed three of Rabu's daughters ages 2, 4 and 7 as Abed waved a white flag to signal peace.

Tim McGirk, Jamil Hamad, Aaron Klein and Mark Thompson. "The Battle over Gaza." Time 173.1 (2009): 24-28

Time Magazine's overview of the recent Israeli-Gaza skirmish focusing on the rockets fired into Israel, the truce which ended on December 19th and the Palestinian civilian casualties which occurred over the course of battle.

Christoff, Stefan, "Robert Fisk on Gaza ad the media."  Znet (24 Feb 2009).  9 Apr. 2009 <http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/20660>

Robert Fisk, a reporter for the Uk-based Independent newspaper criticizes the role of the media during Israel's attack on Gaza.  Due to Israel's decision to restrict international press access to Gaza during the attack, much of the reporting was done from two miles outside the city and as such, much of the gained information is skewed in Israel's favor.