Israeli Settlement Activity Appears to Surge in Trump Era

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Jan 2, 2019 With little resistance from a friendly White House, Israel has launched a new settlement push in the West Bank since Trump took office. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

An Indictment of Netanyahu Would Further Endanger Palestinians

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 3, 2018 A change in Israel's government could accelerate Israeli dispossession of the Palestinians and result in further warfare and bloodshed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Were the Oslo Peace Accords Doomed From the Start?

Sandy Tolan / TomDispatch Sep 13, 2018 This is the question worth asking on the 25th anniversary of the accords, which essentially drove policy in the U.S., Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories and European capitals for a quarter of a century. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Questioning of U.S. Jews at Israeli Border Exposes Rift

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Aug 19, 2018 A series of incidents at border crossings highlights a growing gulf between the country’s hard-line government and liberal Jewish Americans. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Israel Detaining Jewish Activists for Supporting Palestinian Rights

Ilana Novick Aug 13, 2018 An incident involving writer Peter Beinart, who was stopped at the airport in Jerusalem, is the third in three weeks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Palestinian Teens Reach Finals of Silicon Valley Competition

MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH / The Associated Press Aug 5, 2018 Four high school friends head to California this week to pitch their mobile app about fire prevention to tech leaders. More than 19,000 teenage girls participated in the worldwide contest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israeli Activist Who Grew Up in a Kibbutz Sails to Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla (Video)

The Real News Network Jul 30, 2018 Zohar Regev Chamberlain says the injustice she witnessed as a child in Israel moved her to defend Palestinian human rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

D.C. Elites Shocked at Trump’s Treatment of Putin but Give Israel’s Netanyahu a Pass

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 18, 2018 While Vladimir Putin’s behavior has been objectionable, there is something profoundly hypocritical about the American elite pretending the U.S. doesn’t embrace people like the Russian leader all the time. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Palestine’s Feminists Are Fighting on Two Fronts

Fadi Abu Shammalah and Jen Marlowe / TomDispatch Jun 17, 2018 Because the protests in Gaza are unarmed and popular in nature, men are supporting women's involvement, raising hopes among activists of a path to greater gender equality. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Two Important International Votes Condemn Israeli Occupation

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 14, 2018 A U.N. General Assembly resolution that condemns recent violence in Gaza is adopted, while the Indian Student Federation boycotts Hewlett Packard for its alleged involvement in the oppression of Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rights Group: Israeli Lethal Force in Gaza May Be War Crime

ILAN BEN ZION / The Associated Press Jun 13, 2018 Ahead of an emergency U.N. General Assembly meeting on a resolution condemning Israel’s “excessive use of force," Human Rights Watch assesses the recent violence against Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times Fuels Anti-Semitism Charge Over Candidate’s Criticism of Israel

Adam Johnson / FAIR Jun 7, 2018 With the increase in overt fascist activity on the U.S. right , one might be surprised to see the paper of record turn its sights not on this disturbing trend but on a progressive candidate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )