Opinion

Can the Liberal Democratic Project Incorporate Israel and Survive?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Oct 26, 2023 The concept of allyship falls flat when your ally is an explicitly ethnonationalist state built on dispossession. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The United States’ Criminal Alliance With Israel

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Nov 24, 2019 The Trump administration's policy change is part of its pattern of seeking to legalize illegal Israeli practices, which is partly self-serving. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Stain on America’s Soul That Will Not Wash Away

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 22, 2019 Although the extent of our lawless detention program in Guantanamo Bay is something most of us know little about, it defines us all. Dig deeper ( 32 Min. Read )

The Fascism Behind the U.S. Stance on Israeli Settlements

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 20, 2019 Mike Pompeo's announcement about illegal squatter settlements on Palestinian land puts the U.S. firmly on the wrong side of history. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Making Torture American Again, With Help From Hollywood

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 23, 2019 Author and researcher Alex Adams says it's "not just thrillers or action movies; torture is everywhere." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Students Challenge Canadian Government on Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia, Citing Kingdom’s Rights Abuse

Emma Niles / Truthdig Apr 1, 2016 A lawsuit led by their professor charges that the $15 billion contract violates Canadian law, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims his government’s credibility would be harmed if he broke the agreement.A lawsuit filed by their professor charges that the $15 billion contract violates Canadian law, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims his government’s credibility would be harmed if he broke the agreement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Want Endless War? Love the U.S. Empire? Well, Hillary Clinton’s Your Choice

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Feb 2, 2016 If the candidate's foreign policy record is any guide, a Hillary Clinton presidency would perpetuate and bolster some of our most hateful national characteristics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kunduz Hospital Bombing: Probable Cause That the U.S. Committed a War Crime

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Oct 14, 2015 The Pentagon has access to video and audio recordings taken from the gunship that carried out the attack that killed 22, so officials must know what actually occurred. It's time for a full accounting. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The U.S. Aids and Abets War Crimes in the Philippines

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jul 22, 2015 The International Peoples’ Tribunal on Crimes Against the Filipino People has found the U.S. government and that of the Philippines guilty of egregious human rights violations as an outgrowth of the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Why a U.S. Alliance With al-Qaida Is a Crazy Idea

By Stanley Heller Jul 1, 2015 With US Middle East strategy in tatters, some experts are advocating that the U ally with al-Qaida against Islamic State Here’s why such a cold-blooded plan is pure folly -- and what we should call for instead. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Israel Doesn’t Get Geneva Conventions, Still Holding Gaza Civilians Hostage

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 6, 2014 It is legitimate for Israel to seek the disarming of Hamas, but it isn’t legitimate or legal in international law for it to hold noncombatants’ lives and welfare hostage in order to accomplish that goal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Palestinians’ Right to Self-Defense

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 24, 2014 If the international community will not halt Israel's Gaza attack and war crimes then it must concede to the Palestinians the right to self-defense under the U.N. Charter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )