Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 24, 2014
A United Nations-run school in Gaza sheltering Palestinian evacuees was hit by shells Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than a hundred. According to Al-Jazeera, the shells came from the Israeli military, but The Washington Post says that has not been confirmed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 24, 2014
In international law, Israel’s pretext for indiscriminate bombing -- that Hamas hides out among noncombatants -- is unacceptable. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 23, 2014
Shortly after Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman publicly accused Al-Jazeera of airing "anti-Semitic" propaganda, the media outlet's offices in Gaza reportedly "came under fire" Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 23, 2014
A Hamas rocket hit and destroyed a house in Yahoud, a town only a mile from Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel on Tuesday, raising severe alarm among international airlines and leading most of them to cancel flights to Tel Aviv. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 22, 2014
The Electronic Intifada, an independent online publication, reports that many Palestinian wordsmiths "have responded to the latest onslaught by doing what they know -- writing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 22, 2014
Watch as Jon Stewart gets hollered at by the rest of the "Daily Show" crew whenever he tries to talk about what's going on in Israel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 22, 2014
After rumors of a humanitarian cease-fire that would begin Tuesday morning, Al-Jazeera reports that Israel has refused the United Nations' request, citing "security reasons." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 22, 2014
Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal points to the overwhelming bias in U.S. media against the Palestinians, calling NBC to account for having tried to remove an Arab-American reporter from Gaza after he reported the Israeli navy’s killing of children on the beach. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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