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 )

Chaos in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2007 Factional clashes between Hamas and Fatah forces in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank escalated to the boiling point on Thursday, when Hamas gunmen captured various Fatah outposts and the ongoing violence caused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to dissolve his government and declare a state of emergency throughout the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Drawn Into Gaza Clash

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2007 After five days of fighting between rival Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, Israel has entered the fray, responding to rocket attacks on its soil with airstrikes in Gaza. The BBC reports that two Hamas officers were killed in the air attacks, and that at least 40 people have been killed since violence erupted last weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Worse Than Apartheid

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 The N.Y. Times' former Middle East bureau chief, writing about Israel's unrelenting attack on the Gaza Strip, argues: "It is a sad commentary on the gutlessness of the American press and timidity of the Democratic opposition that most Americans are not aware of the catastrophic humanitarian crisis they bear so much responsibility in creating." Above: Water mixes with blood in a street of a northern Gaza Strip town after an Israeli tank shelling in November. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )