Who’s in Charge — Obama, the Pentagon or Israel?

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2009 The military is far too accustomed to getting its way, so it was refreshing to see Barack Obama reject the Pentagon's sluggish withdrawal plan. But will he stand up to Israel, whose Prime Minister Olmert recently bragged about pulling the American president's puppet strings? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hamas Official Killed, U.N. Compound Hit in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2009 Another high-ranking Hamas official, Interior Minister Said Siyam, was killed on Thursday near Gaza City, according to Israeli and Hamas sources. Israeli leaders faced international criticism after their forces also struck both the United Nations compound and a high-rise in Gaza City where several media organizations are based. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Drama of Reciprocal Self-Destruction

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2009 The people of Gaza and Israel suffer at the hands of leaders whose bewildering and savage decisions have no rationally achievable purpose. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Language of Death

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 12, 2009 Israel will, from now on, speak to the Palestinians in the language of death. And the language of death is all the Palestinians will be able to speak back. The slaughter -- let’s stop pretending this is a war -- is empowering an array of radical Islamists inside and outside of Gaza. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Targeting Hamas

Dario Castillejos, Dario La Crisis Jan 12, 2009 Dig deeper

Time to Stop the Mideast Comparisons

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Jan 11, 2009 It all depends where you live. That was the geography of Israel's propaganda, designed to demonstrate that we softies -- we little baby-coddling liberals living in our secure Western homes -- don't realize the horror of 12 (now 20) Israeli deaths in 10 years and thousands of rockets and the unimaginable trauma and stress of living near Gaza. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama Will Back Israel

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 9, 2009 The president-elect has struggled to stay out of the Gaza fight, but based on everything he said during the campaign, he appears determined to stand up for Israel. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel Resumes Attack

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2009 Following a three-hour pause in its aerial bombardment to allow those in the Gaza Strip to "get medical attention, get supplies whatever they need," Israel has resumed its attack, although it promised additional halts amid reports that Hamas and Israel are working out details of a cease-fire Overall, 660 Palestinians have been reported killed, including more than 200 children . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Voices for Peace

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 7, 2009 While the Israeli government, dominated by hawks in the midst of a political campaign, has escalated its assault on Gaza, there are many Israelis who are outraged by what's happening. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bring In the Peacekeepers?

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Jan 7, 2009 Can it be that yet another Israeli failure in Gaza will change the dynamics of "peacekeeping" in the Middle East, that at last the ghost of Arafat will watch the "internationalisation" of the Israeli-Palestinian war? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle Eastern Vultures

Tab, The Calgary Sun Jan 6, 2009 Dig deeper

Israel Begins Ground War in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2009 Israeli forces crossed into Gaza on Saturday night, launching ground attacks and seriously ratcheting up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following a week of bombardment from intensive airstrikes. The United Nations Security Council met that evening in New York about the mounting Mideast crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )