Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 1, 2014
There was a time when people like Avigdor Lieberman were not welcome in Israeli politics, or, indeed, in Jewish circles in the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 23, 2014
Shortly after Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman publicly accused Al-Jazeera of airing "anti-Semitic" propaganda, the media outlet's offices in Gaza reportedly "came under fire" Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 5, 2011
Avigdor Lieberman says it will be "at least a decade" before peace can be negotiated with the Palestinians. Israel's extremist foreign minister calls for "less international involvement and over-doing and over-speaking" in this interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 10, 2010
Not Jewish in Israel? Repeat after me: Because I'm not Jewish, and because the Israeli government thinks non-Jews are potential threats to its security, I do solemnly swear my allegiance to Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKAug 10, 2009
A leaked memo from Israel's consul general in Boston, Nadav Tamir, has Israel's extremist foreign minister calling for the diplomat's resignation. Tamir wrote in an internal document that his government's settlement policy has led to "the feeling in Washington that Obama has to deal with obstinacy from the governments of Iran, North Korea and Israel." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 7, 2009
Whatever their private discussions, the governing administrations of the United States and Israel are engaged in a public back and forth that ought to give one pause. It all started when Vice President Biden said "Israel can determine for itself" whether to bomb Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 29, 2009
President Obama and newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have their first meeting in a few weeks, a test of the special relationship between two countries that are now led by men with very different ideas about how to pursue peace in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigApr 13, 2009
It was unthinkable, when I was based as a correspondent in Jerusalem two decades ago, that an Israeli politician who openly advocated ethnically cleansing the Palestinians from Israeli-controlled territory, as well as forcing Arabs in Israel to take loyalty oaths or be forcibly relocated to the West Bank, could sit on the Cabinet. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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