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Trump’s Accidental Good Deed

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Dec 11, 2017 What exactly is this “peace process” the president is supposedly destroying with his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Palestinians and Israelis March Together for Peace

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2015 An Israeli settler shot and killed a Palestinian teenager Saturday morning in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. As the death toll in the conflict rises amid concerns over a third intifada, hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians marched through the streets of Jerusalem later that evening, chanting "Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Brands Rock-Throwing as Terrorism; Charge Could Carry Up to 20 Years in Prison

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 23, 2015 Palestinian activists and officials have condemned the law as repressive and racist. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israelis and Palestinians Expect Third Intifada

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2011 Two separate polls found that the majority of Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza see another intifada on the horizon if negotiations don't yield progress soon. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Netanyahu: The U.S. Is ‘Easy’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2010 The US is easy -- or so says Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli prime minister was recorded in 2001, apparently without his knowledge, claiming that the U was "easy" to manipulate and that Israel should launch a broad attack against the Palestinian Authority that would be "so painful that the price will be too heavy to be borne". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Symbols Are Not Enough to Win This Battle

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Jun 23, 2009 You don't overthrow Islamic revolutions with car headlights. And definitely not with candles. Peaceful protest might have served Gandhi well, but the supreme leader's Iran is not going to worry about a few thousand demonstrators on the streets, even if they do cry "Allahu Akbar" from their rooftops every night. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )