Will Bush Ever Face World Court?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2009 The International Criminal Court recently issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a move Sudanese officials denounced as politically motivated. Will it ever be the case that the ICC takes former U.S. President George W. Bush to task? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s ‘Wanton Destruction’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2009 Human rights investigators are adding yet another alleged war crime to existing accusations of Israel's war-time exuberance, as Amnesty International officials believe Israel's military forces engaged in "wanton destruction" of civilian homes during the bloody assault on Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hungry Hungry Hillary

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And the Israeli PM Goes to …

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 In a political blast from the past, former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been chosen to form Israel's next government, ending a nine-day struggle between the candidates and paving the way for a coalition arrangement with a strong right-wing bent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza’s Baby Boom

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2009 According to a Palestinian census, the population of Gaza jumped by 40 percent between 1997 and 2007. West Bank officials expect the Gaza population, which they estimate at 1.4 million, to double over the next 21 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Opens Gaza Border … for Flowers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2009 In probably the least appropriate metaphor for relations between Israel and Palestine, Israel has allowed, for the first time in a year, Gazan flower companies to export 25,000 carnations to Europe in time for Valentine's Day, though the volume pales in comparison to previous annual exports of 60 million flowers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s Lose-Lose Election

William Pfaff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2009 Of the possible political combinations that have emerged from the Israeli parliamentary election, none will bring the region closer to peace. Israel will continue to persecute the Palestinians, whose hatred will only grow. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Palestinians Push for War Crimes Inquiry

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2009 On the heels of Israel's election and its bloody three-week assault on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority is pressing the International Criminal Court to investigate the possibility of war crimes committed by Israeli commanders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Votes in a Bubble

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2009 With world opinion soured by the recent events in Gaza, Israelis are headed to the polls to elect a new government that is widely expected to move further to the right. Pre-election polls put the conservative Likud in the lead. Labor was a distant fourth, behind even the ultraconservative Yisrael Beitenu, despite taking a hawkish turn. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Hard Look at the Israeli Election: No Good Choices

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2009 Will Israel become a "country of fear or a country of hope," as Tzipi Livni, a candidate for Israeli prime minister and the current foreign minister, recently asked? This week's Mosaic Intelligence Report serves up an analysis of the coming election. (Hint: It doesn't look good for the whole hope thing.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halt! Who Goes There? Well, Not Aid

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2009 Be it a political gamble or a mix-up of epic proportions, Hamas is being accused of stealing humanitarian aid from UN trucks in the Gaza Strip Due to the thefts, officials say, aid has stopped flowing into the battle-torn territory, where half the population depends on the U shipments for food. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

David Rieff on ‘Africa’s World War’

BLANK Feb 6, 2009 Why does the Darfur violence arouse outrage but the slaughter of millions more in Congo does not? An indispensable new book by Gerard Prunier attempts an answer by combining cool analysis and scholarly dispassion without losing sight of the horror of its subject. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )