Scores Killed in Israeli Air Attacks on Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2008 More than 150 people were killed and hundreds more wounded Saturday during Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, which were launched in retaliation for last week's rocket attacks on Israel by the Palestinians, according to Israeli officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Frees Nearly 200 Palestinians

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2008 With Condoleezza Rice fast approaching on a peace mission, Israel offered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a show of support on Monday by freeing 198 Palestinian prisoners. The group included Israel's longest serving prisoner. Israel holds roughly 9,000 Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosaic: Carter Shunned by Israel, Is a Hero to Hamas

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2008 Is former President Jimmy Carter on a peace mission or a mission impossible? As this Mosaic Intelligence Report explains, Carter will try to mediate the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit as a goodwill gesture on the part of Hamas, which is reported to be seriously considering Carter's proposal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

8 Dead in Jerusalem Seminary Shooting

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2008 A Palestinian gunman opened fire during dinner at Jerusalem's Mercaz Harav seminary on Thursday, killing eight people and wounding nine before he was shot to death. President Bush condemned the attack, as did Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, while Hamas officials reportedly praised it but didn't claim responsibility. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Hopeful for 11th-Hour Mideast Peace Deal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2008 In keeping with the tradition of U.S. presidents attempting to forge peace agreements during their last years in office, President Bush remains optimistic about securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal in the final 10 months of his administration despite the recent outbreak of violence in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scores Killed in Israeli Attacks on Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2008 Attacks by Israeli forces killed more than 70 Palestinians on Saturday as fighting intensified in northern Gaza, prompting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to call the incursion "more than a holocaust." Two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven were wounded, the Israeli military reported. Updated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bush Lands in Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2008 President Bush has arrived in Israel, where he plans to do some legacy shopping and see if he can't just solve this Mideast conflict everyone is always talking about. Everyday Israelis and Palestinians, however, remain skeptical that their leaders will find a solution before the end of 2008, as promised. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meeting Low Expectations for Peace

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2007 Now that the Annapolis peace summit is over, the Mosaic Intelligence Report investigates the fallout from lowering the diplomatic bar, putting the slapstick back in world affairs and the conspicuous absence of Iraq, Iran and Hamas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Costume Party

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Déjà Vu in Annapolis

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Nov 30, 2007 Haven't we been here before? Isn't Annapolis just a repeat of the White House lawn and the Oslo agreement, a series of pious claims and promises in which two weak men, Messrs. Abbas and Olmert, even use the same words of Oslo. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Olmert Warns of Israel’s End If Two-State Solution Isn’t Found

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2007 If Israeli and Palestinian officials can't find a way to establish a Palestinian state, the state of Israel won't survive, according to Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. These words of warning came on the heels of Olmert's meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and President Bush in Annapolis, Md., during which the three leaders laid out plans and set goals for formal peace talks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Annapolis Peace Summit — Dead Before Arrival

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2007 The Mosaic Intelligence Report's Jamal Dajani heads to Jerusalem to find out why the Bush administration's highly vaunted Annapolis peace summit has generated little more than skepticism in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )