Israel-Gaza Conflict

Professor fired for anti-Israel tweets, hired by American University of Beirut

Salaita, whose appointment as a professor at the University of Illinois was rescinded over his anti-Israel tweets, announced on Twitter that he will teach in the fall.

July 2, 2015 7:06 am

Obama administration rejects further consideration of U.N. Gaza report

“We don’t believe that there’s a call or a need for any further Security Council work on this,” a State Department spokesman said.

June 24, 2015 6:33 am

U.N. leader singles out Israel, says state must do more to protect Palestinian children

In a Security Council discussion on how wars around the world are affecting children, Ban mentioned other war zones besides Gaza, but did not call on any country other than Israel to do anything.

June 18, 2015 3:27 pm