Gaza War Crimes Report Sparks Conflict

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2009 A controversial report about last winter's war in Gaza, generated by the United Nations and headed up by South African Judge Richard Goldstone, was the subject of debate at the U.N. Security Council Wednesday, largely owing to the fact that the report accuses both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Could Get Much Worse if Tolerated

William Pfaff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2009 God's specific instruction to the Jewish people to reoccupy Jerusalem and the Palestinian West Bank stands in the way of peace, but President Obama must get results -- and fast -- before the situation deteriorates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama: No Preconditions on Mideast Peace Talks

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2009 So, things didn't go so well Tuesday for Barack Obama and his honored guests, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the latter of whom refused to budge on the contentious issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Well, now President Obama is doing some not-budging of his own on the issue, as he told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mideast Peace Talks Yield Only a Handshake

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2009 So much for President Obama's hopes to make progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this week. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Obama had little to show for his time with the two leaders beyond the symbolic level of a tentative handshake to open their discussion at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli PM Won’t Halt Settlement Construction

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2009 Although the U.S. has requested that Israel stop building new settlements in the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apparently refused to put a halt to those projects. About the best he was willing to do Monday was say that construction might be scaled down "for a temporary period." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinians Love Obama, but Won’t Budge on Settlements

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2009 Dashing the president's hopes to restart the peace process, Palestinian leaders said they would not talk to Israel until there is a "total settlement freeze" Obama has been pushing for just that, but recently indicated a willingness to compromise In the words of one Fatah leader: "I would say, Mr Obama, we love you but I am sorry, this is not enough ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Settlement Freeze: Been There, Done That

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2009 The Obama administration hopes to announce a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. But Israel's ever-expanding network of settlements seems to stand in the way. Will a new push for "settlement freeze" succeed? Or will Netanyahu's delay tactics prevail? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Furious at Organ Harvesting Accusation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likened a report in a Swedish tabloid that said Israeli troops harvested organs from dead Palestinians to "medieval libels that Jews killed Christian children for their blood." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Settlement Stalemate With No End in Sight

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2009 The Obama administration's confrontation with Israel over its colonies inside the Palestine territories began as a test of Prime Minister Netanyahu, who was elected in order to defy the U.S. How it will end is a mystery. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East Peace Agreement ‘Within the Year’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2009 According to ex-British prime minister turned Middle East envoy Tony Blair, a Mideast peace deal is possible "within the year." Following President Obama's speech in Cairo and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's response in which he finally agreed to the creation of a Palestinian state (under very tight conditions), Blair is confident that with continued discussions and proper mediation Israelis and Palestinians can come to an agreement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

There Will Be Peace In Israel … Sort of

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2009 On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time of the possibility of a two-state solution, but only under certain conditions: the Palestinian state cannot have a military or control of its borders and airspace and it must recognize Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. Palestinian officials aren’t exactly thrilled by these terms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )