U.S. Ends $300 Million Funding of U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees
Aug 31, 2018 The move comes as President Trump and his Middle East point men, Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, prepare for the rollout of a much-vaunted but as yet unclear peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians.U.N. Chief: New Force Could Protect Palestinians
Aug 18, 2018 Israeli Ambassador Danny Damon responds to Antonio Guterres' report by saying that "the only protection the Palestinian people need is from their own leadership."
Trump Makes the Crisis Worse for Palestinian Refugees
Feb 19, 2018 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said the U.S. "can no longer play a leading role" in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Sen. Bernie Sanders Is Criticized for Signing Pro-Israel Senate Letter
May 10, 2017 The Vermont senator (pictured, right) is facing criticism from progressives for his stance on Palestine and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
U.N. Finds Israel Responsible for 2014 Attacks on Gaza Shelters
Apr 30, 2015 The United Nations has officially condemned Israel for shelling its emergency shelters in Gaza during the summer of 2014. The attacks left hundreds injured and at least 44 dead.
Truthdigger of the Week: Navi Pillay
Aug 10, 2014 The UN human rights commissioner's response to an effort by US lawmakers to smear an investigation of potential Israeli war crimes affirms her role as a major "voice of the victim everywhere"The U lawmakers to smear an investigation of potential Israeli war crimes affirms her role as a "voice of the victim everywhere".
Truthdigger of the Week: Chris Gunness
Aug 4, 2014 The U.N. spokesman's breakdown in a live interview allowed audiences to feel the visceral anguish that can overcome witnesses of the atrocity in Gaza.
After Another U.N. School Shelled in Gaza, U.N. Official Calls Tragedy ‘Source of Universal Shame’
Jul 30, 2014 Chris Gunness, a UN Relief and Works Agency official, said that the IDF had been notified of the "precise location" of the organization's school-turned-shelter in Jabaliya at least 17 times before what he and his colleagues termed Israeli artillery killed "children as they slept next to their parents" Wednesday .
Did Israel Go Too Far? The Massacre at the U.N. School/ Refugee Center (Video)
Jul 26, 2014 Despite Israeli water-muddying, there isn’t any doubt that the Israelis struck the school, nor is there any evidence that the school was an origin point for any Hamas rockets.
Night of Destiny in Palestine: A Third Uprising? (Video)
Jul 26, 2014 A new element entered the current Gaza war on Thursday, as Israel shelled a U.N. school full of displaced persons taking refuge there and large protests broke out in the Palestinian West Bank.
