Israel Is Disappearing the Proof That It Oppresses Palestinians

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 7, 2019 A secretive agency is systematically removing archived documents that detail repression against Palestinians and Palestinian-Israelis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: Israeli Cybersecurity Tools Used for Repression Abroad

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Oct 20, 2018 The spy systems were used against LGBT citizens, human rights activists and Muslims in 15 countries, Haaretz finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Student Detained in Israel for Alleged Boycott Support

ISABEL DEBRE / The Associated Press Oct 9, 2018 Lara Alqasem, 22, was held for a week and finally barred from the country, despite arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport with a valid visa. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Uri Avnery, Israeli Journalist and Palestinian Rights Champion, Dies at 94

Ilana Novick Aug 21, 2018 One of the first of his countrymen to meet Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, he was a singular figure in Israeli society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Multicultural Crowd Rallies in Tel Aviv Against Likud Apartheid Law

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 13, 2018 About 30,000 people, mainly Palestinian-Israelis but also Jewish supporters, rally in the downtown area against the so-called “Jewish nationality law” passed by the far-right Likud Party and its allies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Palestinian Poet Convicted of Incitement

Emily Wells / Truthdig May 3, 2018 Her arrest after she posted her work on social media was condemned by more than 150 high-profile writers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Black Lives Don’t Matter in Israel

David Sheen / Truthdig May 3, 2018 Benjamin Netanyahu's war on African refugees is worse than imagined—as one Eritrean discovered after human traffickers kidnapped him in Tel Aviv. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Building the Iron Wall

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Mar 18, 2018 A corporate censorship is being imposed, inch by inch, step by step. It begins by silencing the demonized. It ends by silencing everyone. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Israeli Journalist Posits That Although Israel Is Not a Nazi State, It Certainly Is Evil

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2016 Haaretz journalist Gideon Levy wants readers to stop being in denial about Israel's malevolent acts; the Black Lives Matter movement is getting stronger and clearer on its goals; and Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks are in a public argument over how to handle leaks. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Discusses Israeli Occupation With Israeli Journalist Amira Hass (Video)

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 28, 2016 The Haaretz correspondent for the occupied territories and author of "Drinking the Sea at Gaza" has angered Israeli and Palestinian leadership with her uncompromising honesty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Is the Only Way to Put an End to Israel’s Occupation

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2016 Haaretz writer Gideon Levy outlines the most effective method to stopping Israel's occupation of Palestine; scientists may have found a battery that "lasts forever"; meanwhile, the anti-Semitism crisis in the U.K.'s Labour Party may have actually been manufactured by the Israel lobby. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israeli Arab Lawmaker Refuses Holocaust-Day Invite, Saying Israel Today Is Like Germany in 1930s

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2016 Israeli lawmaker Haneen Zoabi declined to participate in a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, citing her inability to speak out against what she called the “frightening similarity” between Nazi Germany’s behavior and Israel’s policies in the occupied territories, reports the newspaper Haaretz. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )