Israel

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Illustration for Israel's situation in the Mideast by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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The Associated Press walked back a tweet on Tuesday and quietly edited text of an article after catching flack for appearing to criticize U.S. lawmakers for supporting Israel. (Twitter)

Pro-Palestinian activists blocked the entrance to a Boeing office in Washington state Monday morning, accusing the company of profiting from Israel's offensive in Gaza. (Twitter/Jewish Voice for Peace)

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Pro-Palestinian activists blocked the entrance to a Boeing office in Washington state Monday morning, accusing the company of profiting from Israel's offensive in Gaza. (Twitter/Jewish Voice for Peace)

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Pro-Palestinian activists for the second day Sunday blocked an Israeli-owned ship from docking at the Port of Oakland in a protest against Israel's military action in Gaza. A protest against a Zim ship in 2010 (pictured here) was held by hundreds of Bay Area activists condemning Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. (Facebook/Block the Boat for Gaza)

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"Let Israel win!" Rep. Mike Coffman, Colorado Republican, said that being a supporter of Israel "means that I will stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel in the recognition that Hamas is a terrorist state and that Israel should never negotiate with terrorists." (Associated Press)

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An Israeli army officer gives journalists a tour, Friday, July 25, 2014, of a tunnel allegedly used by Palestinian militants for cross-border attacks, at the Israel-Gaza Border. A network of tunnels Palestinian militants have dug from Gaza to Israel, dubbed "lower Gaza" by the Israeli military, is taking center stage in the latest war between Hamas and Israel. (AP Photo/Jack Guez, Pool)