Thousands Mark Christmas in West Bank Town of Bethlehem

MOHAMMAD DARAGHMEH & PATTY NIEBERG / The Associated Press Dec 24, 2019 The celebrations capped the most successful year in history for Palestinian tourism, according to Tourism Minister Rula Maayah. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Holy Land Has Nearly Equal Numbers of Arabs, Jews

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Mar 27, 2018 A demographic expert estimates that there are about 6.9 million Jews and 6.5 million Arabs in the area—figures that have sparked outrage among nationalist lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Forges Ahead With Jerusalem Plans Despite Warnings

Matthew Lee and Josef Federman / The Associated Press Dec 5, 2017 Recognizing the city—which is holy to Muslims as well as Christians and Jews—as Israel's capital would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Great Game in the Holy Land

By Michael Schwartz, TomDispatch Feb 27, 2015 Almost all the current wars, uprisings and other conflicts in the Middle East are connected by an increasingly frenzied competition to find, extract and market fossil fuels whose future consumption is guaranteed to lead to a set of cataclysmic environmental crises. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Holidays in the Holy Land

Bill Schorr, Cagle Cartoons Dec 17, 2012 Dig deeper

Glenn Beck Wants to ‘Restore Courage’ in Israel

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2011 A day after Israel clashed with protesters along four borders, professional fearmonger Glenn Beck announced his attempt to bring thousands of supporters to his "Rally to Restore Courage" in Jerusalem this August, urging his conservative base to get more involved in the region's politics. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )