* Hamas as a political actor. * A primer on Mohammed Deif, the commander of Hamas's military wing. * Britain's Foreign Office minister resigns, protesting government silence on Gaza violence, and posts her resignation letter on Twitter. * Young people brought into the US illegally by their parents confront the
* Up to this point the experimental drug that appears to have saved an American ebola patient had only been tested on monkeys. * San Diego pharma company that produces the experimental ebola treatment says it's increasing production. * The paranoid hypochondriac's guide to the ebola outbreak. * Jimmy Carter:
* Israel bombards the Gaza town of Rafah, killing 100 people in 24 hours. * Israel declares a seven-hour ceasefire—a "humanitarian window"—for most of Gaza. * How the ICC can determine war crimes. * The conflict may be deescalating: Israel is pulling troops out of Gaza and stationing some
* Aspiring British parliamentarians discouraged by masters in angelic reiki. * India’s Parliament hiring men with a gift for mimicry to frighten away monkeys. * Humans have kept elephants longer than we’ve domesticated chickens—yet Behemoth's crying comes as a shock. * "Cafe Putin" to open next week,
* Federal authorities at US international airports are watching for passengers displaying Ebola symptoms. * UN officials accuse Israel of serious international rights violations after it bombed a UN-designated shelter. * In an interview with a Guardian reporter, Ukrainian rebel commander nicknamed "the Demon" threatens to kill him. * The housing
* Bloomberg correspondent captured by Ukrainian rebels in Donetsk. * Journalists in Russia's Far East nominate Putin for "Hero of Russia" title for his annexation of Crimea. * The misogyny within Israel's Gaza attacks: rape threats and slut-shaming Palestine supporters. * Two Austin women go topless to
* During an authorized protest, ISIS marches in the Hague, calling for “Death to the Jews.” * In the downing of flight MH17, the share of the Netherlands’ population killed was greater than America’s loss in 9/11. * Germany, Britain, France, Italy, and the US agree on stiffer sanctions against Putin
* During an uncertain Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire, Israeli official says the IDF is only attacking if fired upon. * Texan ranchers near the Mexican border band together to track down illegal immigrants and send them back. * Long after the demise of the sanitarium, doctors have begun prescribing nature walks. * First large-scale
* Fossils from a newly discovered dinosaur species suggest nearly all dinosaurs were feathered. * Walmart ice-cream sandwiches don't melt in the sun because they're full of so much gum. * Just before the troops went into Gaza, I went to a protest in Jerusalem. I went because
* US-backed Afghan militias murder and rape their way through Afghanistan. * Kerry says he doesn't want to return home without securing a ceasefire. * America lifts ban on flights to Israel. * By "mowing the grass," Israel hopes to exhaust Hamas through attrition, with modest gains and acceptable
