The Parents of a Child Soldier Helped Me, Now I Help Others
A child soldier in Burma recounts his tale of forced conscription and how he escaped.
IRIN Contributor
Bullets, stones, leaders, words
Against the backdrop of renewed violence and construction in the West Bank, all the words of the leaders in the so-called peace process are sounding hollow, compared to the arguments of an elderly Israeli who's almost seen it all.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Thinking out loud: What is all this about recognising Israel as a Jewish state?
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists the Palestinians acknowledge Israel as a “Jewish state”. The Palestinian Authority won't. Alright, let's now look at the facts on the ground.
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Did Eden Abergil upset you too?
This week, Israeli soldier Eden Abergil posted photos of herself posing next to blindfolded Palestinian detainees on her Facebook account. If you thought that was demeaning to Palestinians, well, you only got half the story.
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Did the Netanyahu government try to pull a fast one and get away with it?
These days, it is getting increasingly difficult to tell the peacemakers and the peacewreckers. The Israeli government does  a good job of appearing to be the former.
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Sheikh Jarrah: The Holy City's telling battle on two fronts (Part two)
For the Palestinian residents in this Jerusalem neighbourhood, the only things keeping out the extremist Jewish settlers bent on seizing their homes are their front doors. And often the doors are barely enough.
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Sheikh Jarrah: The Holy City's telling battle on two fronts (Part one)
If Jerusalem were a chain of volcanoes waiting to erupt in the tempestuous landscape of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah must be one of the more volatile peaks. This first part looks at how Israel - touted so often as the region's shining democracy - is struggling to extend these principles to its Palestinian Arab population, in the face of security concerns.
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What if Gilad Shalit was your son, held for four years without a word in captivity?
The family of the captured soldier want the Israeli government to bring their son home. Is giving in to Hamas' demand for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners to secure Shalit's release a move Israel can afford to make?
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Israel vs the activists, round two. Now what?
Nine are dead after Israel's raid on the Turkish aid ship to Gaza on Monday. With another boat intending to to break the naval blockade this weekend, will the Israelis do the right thing this time?
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China should shut up when it comes to Israel this time
Beijing has no moral right to join the chorus of critical voices lambasting the Jewish state for what happened on the Free Gaza flotilla.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Let's not miss the whole point of the Free Gaza flotilla
We might as well say it now: The truth about what happened in the Mediterranean 60 miles from Gaza went down with the dead activists. But does that matter?
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Pondering a Zionist's words on the eve of the Palestinians' catastrophe
It is sobering to remember that one of those who realised Israel needs to treat the Palestinians justly was one of the first full-blooded Zionist.
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The price tag on the life of an Israeli Defense Force soldier
Forget the oft-bandied stereotype that Jews are miserly. When it comes to paying a price for its soldiers, the Jewish state has proven that it is willing to pay, big. And this is something her enemies know well.
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Zhao Ziyang's Tiananmen Square Speech
Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang visiting and talking to protesting students gathered on Tiananmen Square before the June 4th Incident
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