What’s Really Behind Trump’s Israel Tweets

MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Aug 16, 2019 The president is playing to his base, but his latest gambit could threaten one of the United States' oldest and most tested alliances. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Duty Free Americas Owners Give Millions to Israeli Settlements

URI BLAU and JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Jul 1, 2019 Critics charge that activities billed as harmless philanthropy come at the expense of Palestinians and their claim to a state. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Critics Blast Trump Backing of Israel’s Plan to Commit ‘War Crime’

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jun 9, 2019 The president's envoy to Israel says the U.S. supports Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, angering human rights advocates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Forges Ahead With Jerusalem Plans Despite Warnings

Matthew Lee and Josef Federman / The Associated Press Dec 5, 2017 Recognizing the city—which is holy to Muslims as well as Christians and Jews—as Israel's capital would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Two Views on Trump and the Israel Reality

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2017 Can Donald Trump bring peace to the Middle East? Author Yoav Litvin and Tom Dine, former head of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, examine the possibility. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Jerusalem Embassy Move Is an Invitation to Terrorism

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 19, 2016 The Israeli occupation of the Palestinian West Bank is a severe security problem for the United States. Now the president-elect is planning to ratchet up tensions even further. (Pictured, Trump and his choice for ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.) Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Waving the ‘Anarcho-Capitalism’ Flag

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2011 It's a theory that seeks the removal of government oversight from any and all economic and social activity, which has been steadily adopted by legislators and policymakers on the right, and some on the left, for the past three decades, and tea partiers may actually be opposed to it. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )