In another time Rachel’s story would be read by school children around the world and millions of people would visit the place where she stood alone facing an armored bulldozer to say with her body, “this has to stop!”

Cindy Corrie has battled Israel for justice ever since her activist daughter Rachel was killed in Gaza in 2003. On the eve of a lawsuit verdict, she says her fight will carry on.

Former soldiers say the Israel army in the occupied territories subjects Palestinian children day-by-day to beatings, intimidation, humiliation, verbal abuse, night-time arrests and injury.

Putting aside military occupation of the West Bank and the siege of Gaza Strip, Israel's treatment of its own Palestinian citizens is enough to cast serious doubt on its democratic credibility.

If an attack does occur by November, it would clear that what drove Netanyahu was not any technical advancement in the Iranian nuclear program, but the American political calendar.

Netanyahu and Barak may be playing a dangerous game of bluff aimed at forcing America's hand. But, for now, those who believe Israel is heading towards war are speaking with louder voices.

"Throwing stones shows the Israeli soldiers that we are still here, that we exist. We want toys,not guns or rocks, but this will only happen when the occupation ends and we get our rights back."

The United States is showering economic benefits and military goodies on Israel, in addition to the billions of dollars in aid it hands over every year. And Europe is not far behind.

Is this the same man who said "I abhor racism and oppression or cruelty of any kind and will not let this pass without being absolutely clear and emphatic with regard to what my position is"?

Day after day, tens of thousands of people live in the shadow of terror. Will there be an attack today? Will our children get to school okay? How many olive trees were damaged overnight?

Jewish voices in calling for a just and lasting peace, which would allow both Israelis and Palestinians to thrive, say that first and foremost this requires an end to the occupation.

The prospect for Palestinian children arrested by Israel: blindfolds, painful plastic wrist ties, physical and/or verbal abuse, solitary confinement, denied their right to silence.

For over five years in Gaza, more than 1.6 million people have been under blockade in violation of international law. More than half of these people are children.

After three years in an Israeli jail, Mahmoud Sarsak's hunger strike has won his fight for freedom, with support by the international footballers union, Eric Cantona, and the world football body Fifa.

An entire generation of children suffer from malnutrition-related deficiencies such as stunted growth and anemia — in addition to the psychological trauma incurred as a result of Israel’s military attacks on the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu is busy telling his people that democracy and colonialism are compatible and that settlements are legal while the entire world understands the settlements violate international law.