U.N. List Targets Firms Linked to Israeli Settlements

JOSEF FEDERMAN and JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 Over 100 companies are said to be complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in the occupied West Bank. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )

U.S. and Israel Exit U.N. Cultural Agency at Stroke of Midnight

THOMAS ADAMSON / The Associated Press Jan 1, 2019 While mainly procedural, the departure represents a major blow to UNESCO, which was established after World War II to foster peace. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kushner: Mideast Peace Plan Due Soon, With or Without Abbas

ILAN BEN ZION / The Associated Press Jun 24, 2018 In an interview with an Arabic-language newspaper, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser appeals directly to the Palestinians and criticizes their leader. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Holy Land Has Nearly Equal Numbers of Arabs, Jews

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Mar 27, 2018 A demographic expert estimates that there are about 6.9 million Jews and 6.5 million Arabs in the area—figures that have sparked outrage among nationalist lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Muslim Group Recognizes East Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 14, 2017 The Organization of the Islamic Conference also rejects President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel—and the U.S. as a mediator in the peace process. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Marco Rubio Is Running Out of Time to Deliver Middle East Return on Investment for Big Donors

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Mar 3, 2016 Can Marco Rubio win Florida to stay in the presidential race? Three billionaire supporters with hard-line views on Israel hope so. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel and NPR: Once a ‘Colony,’ Then a ‘Settlement,’ Now a ‘Neighborhood’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 11, 2014 Media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting takes exception to a Wednesday segment of "Morning Edition" in which an Israeli columnist is interviewed about occupied territory. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poof! John Kerry Blames Israeli Squatting in East Jerusalem for Breakdown in Peace Talks

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 9, 2014 The State Department rushed to affirm that John Kerry blamed both sides for the collapse of his talks, but he was pretty plain about what he thought actually happened. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel Refuses to Halt Settlement Construction

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2011 Israel decided to move ahead with settlement construction Tuesday, giving the go-ahead for the building of 1,100 housing units in east Jerusalem, even after Palestinians claimed the area as their future capital in their application for U.N. membership last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel OKs Major Housing Development With More to Come

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2011 Israel's Interior Ministry has approved a 1,600-unit housing complex in East Jerusalem. It's the same complex that was announced last year, embarrassing a visiting Vice President Joe Biden, and it comes with the promise to build an additional 2,700 units of housing in the occupied Palestinian area of the city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Depriving Palestinians in the West Bank

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2010 Even while it builds settlements on Palestinian territory, Israel is actively preventing Palestinian development in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem by denying basic infrastructure such as electricity and running water to Palestinian communities, according to a report from the group Human Rights Watch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )