http://blog.vision.org/public/blog/152626Middle East scholar David Hulme covers how identity, ideology and other moral issues in society fuel the Middle East conflicten-usCopyright (C) 2008 Vision Magazine--All Rights Reserved -- This channel is part of the Causes of Conflict blogsite--Powered by MyST Blogsite®.Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:32:29 -0500Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:09:54 -0500MySmartChannels V3.0 (MyST Web Service Platform V6.00.0627)http://blog.vision.org/styles/blogsite/VisionMagazine/images/rss.jpg3188http://blog.vision.org/public/blog/152626Middle East scholar David Hulme covers how identity, ideology and other moral issues in society fuel the Middle East conflict. Middle EastMiddle East conflictMiddle East crisisJerusalemArab-Israeli conflictReligious conflictsEthical issuesMoral issues in societyIsraeli Palestine conflictResolving conflict http://blog.vision.org/public/item/226671Israel refuses to open Gaza border crossings further until Shalit released<p> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/article.aspx?id=10602">The Israeli security cabinet voted against further opening of Gaza border crossings today</a>, tying the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to further progress. Hamas has said that Israel would have to agree to release as many as 1400 Palestinian prisoners in return. They include Fateh and Hamas members. Hamas has refused to link Shalit's release to any future truce, however.</p> <p> </p>http://blog.vision.org/public/item/226671Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:42:59 -0500 fatehgazahamasisraelshalit http://blog.vision.org/public/item/226583Hamas and Israel move toward Gaza truceHelena Cobban has written a lot over the years on the ME. In this link she has a very detailed run down on the <a href="http://justworldnews.org/archives/003392.html" target="_blank">latest Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over prisoner releases </a>that could free key Hamas and Fateh militants from Israeli hands, and one Israeli soldier held in Gaza since 2006. All of this could be the precursor to declaration of another truce between Hamas and Israel on Wednesday. Reconciliation between Hamas and Fateh also seems to be on the cards. Meetings in Cairo indicate progress toward shared responsibilities and new elections.<br /><br /><br />http://blog.vision.org/public/item/226583Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:55:00 -0500 fatehgazahamasisraelpalestine http://blog.vision.org/public/item/225982Who really cares about Gaza's war ravaged people?If there&rsquo;s one thing that&rsquo;s evident about the ever-sickening situation in Gaza, it&rsquo;s that the ordinary suffering citizen is getting little help from Hamas or Israel or apparently anyone else. According to the <em>New York Times</em>, even the U.N. refugee agency in Gaza can obtain only a portion (in volume and range) of its much-needed supplies from across the Israeli blockaded border. To make matters worse, armed Hamas police have recently stolen some of the essential supplies&mdash;food and blankets&mdash;from a U.N. distribution center in Gaza City. And now the U.N. has temporarily suspended sending any supplies into Gaza because of a second Hamas theft of ten vehicles loaded with flour and rice. <h3>See Also</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/article.aspx?id=12780" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Eyes on Gaza</a><br/>People around the world, among them journalists, commentators, bloggers, scholars and government leaders have decried the Israeli attack on Gaza. What will it take to resolve this seemingly impossible impasse between brothers on the same land?</li><li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/world/middleeast/07briefs-UNAGENCYSTOP_BRF.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Gaza: U.N. Agency Stops Its Imports</a><br/>"The United Nations agency that distributes food to a majority of Gaza's refugees said Friday that it was suspending imports of goods because Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, had twice stolen aid from it."</li></ul>http://blog.vision.org/public/item/225982Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:47:32 -0500 Gaza crisishumanitarian aidIsraeli Palestinian conflictMiddle East conflictMiddle East peace