The World as It Is

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 10, 2008 War creates a world without empathy. Those who have empathy cannot, as did Palestinian gunman Alaa Hisham Abu Dheim, coldly murder students in a Jerusalem library. Those who have empathy cannot drop tons of iron fragmentation bombs on crowded Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza, killing more than 120 Palestinians in a week, of whom one in five were children and more than half were civilians. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

8 Dead in Jerusalem Seminary Shooting

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2008 A Palestinian gunman opened fire during dinner at Jerusalem's Mercaz Harav seminary on Thursday, killing eight people and wounding nine before he was shot to death. President Bush condemned the attack, as did Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, while Hamas officials reportedly praised it but didn't claim responsibility. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Aid Groups Slam Gaza Blockade

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2008 A coalition of human rights and development groups has condemned Israel's blockade of Gaza as the worst humanitarian crisis the territory has suffered since 1967. The Israeli government has defended the blockade as a necessary strategy against rocket attacks, a claim the aid groups reject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Puppy Love

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McCain Talks Tough in Texas

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 As Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battled it out in several states Tuesday, Republican front-runner John McCain sent out a word of warning about the "dangerous" state of the world in trying to win supporters in San Antonio, Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Hopeful for 11th-Hour Mideast Peace Deal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2008 In keeping with the tradition of U.S. presidents attempting to forge peace agreements during their last years in office, President Bush remains optimistic about securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal in the final 10 months of his administration despite the recent outbreak of violence in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scores Killed in Israeli Attacks on Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2008 Attacks by Israeli forces killed more than 70 Palestinians on Saturday as fighting intensified in northern Gaza, prompting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to call the incursion "more than a holocaust." Two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven were wounded, the Israeli military reported. Updated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Bloody Duel in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2008 Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 32 Palestinians, including four boys and a six-month-old infant, in the Gaza Strip since Wednesday morning in a standoff that continued into Thursday evening, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza Refugees Storm Egypt

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2008 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flooded from a blockaded Gaza into Egypt on Wednesday after militants blew a gap in the border wall. Egyptian authorities stood by as the mob rushed to stock up on food and other supplies. Israel has raised concerns and appealed to Egypt to get control of the situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Loosens Grip on Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2008 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has decided to temporarily ease a blockade on Gaza after international organizations showered Israel with warnings and condemnation. Israel has promised not to allow Gaza to turn into a humanitarian crisis, but that's exactly what our own Chris Hedges calls it in his latest column. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Lessons of Violence

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 21, 2008 The former New York Times Middle East bureau chief warns that the actions that led to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza will not bring peace to Israel but will instead create a new generation of Palestinian militants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Gaza Déjà Vu

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2008 The Mosaic Intelligence Report looks at Bush's rosy predictions for peace in the Middle East and explains why his optimism is unwarranted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )