U.N. Finds Israel Responsible for 2014 Attacks on Gaza Shelters

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 The United Nations has officially condemned Israel for shelling its emergency shelters in Gaza during the summer of 2014. The attacks left hundreds injured and at least 44 dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cutting Through the Hysteria Over Court’s Gaza War Probe

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 28, 2015 Here are the facts about the International Criminal Court’s examination of crimes committed in the 2014 fighting. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Would Happen If the International Criminal Court Indicted Israel’s Netanyahu?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 5, 2015 If the International Criminal Court takes up Israeli government actions in the occupied Palestinian territories, it could well find specific officials guilty of breaches of the Rome Statute of 2002. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Best Truthdig Cartoons of 2014

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2015 Take a look at some of our favorite editorial cartoons and animations published this past year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Best of Larry’s List 2014

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2014 Here are some odds and ends that may have escaped you in the 2014 news cycle, as collected by our very own Larry Gross. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Mahmoud Abbas Right That Israel Is Guilty of War Crimes, Genocide in Gaza?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 27, 2014 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday at the United Nations that Israel was guilty of war crimes in Gaza and even “genocide.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Egypt Offered Palestinians 1,600 Square Kilometers Near Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2014 In response to the Palestinian refugee crisis, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he was willing to cede some of his country's land, but Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the offer; some Ukrainian soldiers are alarmingly wearing Nazi symbols on their helmets; meanwhile, Turkey refuses to join the coalition against Islamic State. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Must Muslim Americans Condemn IS? Must Turkish Jews Condemn Gaza War?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 16, 2014 During the recent war in the Gaza Strip, a controversy broke out in Turkey about whether Turkish Jews were required to condemn Israel’s actions, as some pro-Palestinian Turks suggested. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gaza War Inspires a Third of Israelis to Consider Leaving the Country

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2014 For a variety of reasons, the recent war in the Palestinian territory has persuaded an increasing number of Israelis to give serious thought to emigration, according to one poll; in Gambia, the National Assembly passed a law to imprison people for life for "homosexual acts"; meanwhile, it's important that the left condemn jihad as vehemently as it does Israeli occupation. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Open-Ended Cease-Fire Reached in Israel/Gaza, but How Long Will It Last?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 27, 2014 Israel on the one side and Hamas and Islamic Jihad on the other have announced an open-ended cease-fire brokered by Egypt, the terms of which are similar to those of 2012. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton’s ‘Articulate, Sophisticated, Passionate Defense’ of Netanyahu’s Deplorable Acts

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 14, 2014 Israel's best spokesperson is none other than our very own former secretary of state, according to Haaretz columnist and professor Peter Beinart, who argues that Hillary Clinton's empathy for Benjamin Netanyahu's decisions is exactly why she "gets so much wrong" about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gaza Cease-Fire Extended for Another 5 Days

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 14, 2014 Hamas and Israel agreed to have a few additional days added on to their recent 72-hour truce after a "tense countdown" and some confusion on both ends Wednesday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )