Middle East

How Israel Violates International Law

Robert Goldman / The Conversation Feb 3, 2023 How Israel violates international law through the planned destruction of Palestinian assailants’ homes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Inspiration Behind Israel’s Anti-LGBTQ Coalition

Shiri Eisner / 972Mag Jan 12, 2023 The Israeli far-right is enthusiastically borrowing from the American far-right in its crusade against LGBTQ identities. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Middle East

Soldiers of Conscience

Oren Ziv / 972 / Local Call Dec 22, 2022 The incoming government has prompted a new crop of teens to question their upcoming role in one of Israel society’s central tenets. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

News

Waves of Change

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 14, 2022 Turkey and Israel are setting aside political differences to collaborate on a major wave power project on the Black Sea. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Still Short of Majority After Israel’s Election

TIA GOLDENBERG / The Associated Press Mar 4, 2020 The result appears to dash the long-serving leader's hopes for a decisive victory as his trial on corruption charges nears. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Anti-Virus Measures Take Drastic Turns in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Italy

MATT SEDENSKY and LORI HINNANT /The Associated Press Mar 4, 2020 From religion to sports, countries are taking radical and increasingly visible measures to curb the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Netanyahu’s Election Victory Could Mean Palestine’s Destruction

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 3, 2020 After the Israeli prime minister's Likud Party falls shy of a governing majority, one PLO official laments the "triumph of apartheid." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Democrats Are Finally Boycotting AIPAC

Kim Brown / The Real News Network Feb 28, 2020 Several candidates have declined to attend the group's annual conference, a decision that is long overdue, argues journalist Alex Kane. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Stark Difference Between Sanders and Bloomberg on Israel

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 26, 2020 A leading question about Israel on the CBS debate stage gets two very different responses from the two Jewish Democratic candidates. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Zionist Colonization of Palestine

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 For more than a century Zionists and, later, Israelis have pursued a project to seize and ethnically cleanse Palestinian land. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Trial Clouds Last Days of Israel Election Campaign

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2020 The prime minister is slated to appear in a Jerusalem court as a defendant just two weeks after the March 2 vote. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel’s Gantz Vows to Form Government Without Netanyahu

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Feb 16, 2020 The opposition leader's ties to ultra-nationalist party chief Lieberman appear to strengthen ahead of the March 2 vote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )