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Israel’s Days of Shame

Uri Averny / Tikkun May 21, 2018 Bloody Monday may well be seen as the day Palestinians regained their national pride and their will to stand up and fight for their independence. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Jared, Boy-Peacemaker! (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig May 17, 2018 If I didn’t know better, I would think the Trump administration is trying to hasten the End Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rising Mideast Tensions Put World on High Alert

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance May 14, 2018 A confluence of trigger events could lead to an escalation of conflict in coming days. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Deadly Gaza Protests Cloud U.S. Embassy Opening in Jerusalem

The Associated Press May 14, 2018 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation says it "strongly rejects and condemns" the U.S. relocation of its embassy to Jerusalem, calling it a "deplorable action." (Updated) Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Israel’s Use of Live Fire in Gaza Protests Faces Legal Test

KARIN LAUB and MOSHE EDRI / The Associated Press Apr 30, 2018 The hearing by the Supreme Court of Israel comes amid growing international criticism of that nation for its use of lethal force and a mounting casualty toll in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pompeo: U.S. Stands With Israel Against Iran

MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Apr 29, 2018 In Tel Aviv, the secretary of state call for concerted international action to punish Iran for its missile programs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arms Embargo on Israel Is Needed as Military Unlawfully Kills and Maims Gaza Protesters

Amnesty International Apr 29, 2018 Israel is carrying out a murderous assault against protesting Palestinians, with its armed forces attacking demonstrators who pose no imminent threat to them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Israeli Politician Calls for Stripping Natalie Portman of Citizenship

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 22, 2018 The actress lands in the center of a controversy after declining to attend the Genesis Foundation awards ceremony in Jerusalem because of her distress at “recent events" in Israel. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gaza Flare-Up Driven by Deep Misery

JOSEF FEDERMAN and DAN PERRY / The Associated Press Apr 15, 2018 It’s not surprising that so many people would risk death by converging on the border fence, which Palestinians have done three Fridays in a row. Dozens of them have been killed and hundreds injured. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Norman Finkelstein on His Book ‘Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom’ (Audio and Transcript)

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 13, 2018 The author and critic of the "Holocaust industry" believes the younger generation of American Jews is growing estranged from Israel because of its treatment of Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Gaza Hospitals Taxed by Influx of Israelis’ Shooting Victims

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Apr 12, 2018 Over a thousand Palestinians were injured by Israeli soldiers during two weeks of mass protests on the Gaza-Israel border, according to a count by the Gaza Health Ministry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )