Iran, the U.S. and Israel: Blind Man’s Bluff

Barry Lando / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 A lot of people with important-sounding titles pontificate on what lies ahead, but whom are they kidding? It’s like we’re watching kids playing around with vials of highly volatile chemicals.In a perilous spiral of assassinations, threats and counterthreats, leaders in Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran keep ratcheting up the tension. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Throngs Rally in Israel to Demand Social Justice

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2011 Israelis turned out in the hundreds of thousands Saturday night to protest high costs of living and demand social justice in the largest such demonstration the country has ever seen. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel OKs Major Housing Development With More to Come

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2011 Israel's Interior Ministry has approved a 1,600-unit housing complex in East Jerusalem. It's the same complex that was announced last year, embarrassing a visiting Vice President Joe Biden, and it comes with the promise to build an additional 2,700 units of housing in the occupied Palestinian area of the city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

Obama Reaches Out to Muslims on Indonesian Trip

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2010 Listen closely and you'll hear the sound of Glenn Beck frothing at the mouth. What's today's reason? Well, on Tuesday, President Obama was in Indonesia(!), where he expressed the need to "build trust" with Muslim societies(!!). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jerusalem Jews Tell Elie Wiesel to Get Real

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2010 You may recall Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel’s letter urging President Barack Obama to lay off of Jewish settlements in Jerusalem. A group of prominent intellectuals who actually live in the city have written their own withering response, calling Wiesel’s letter a fantasy “replete with factual errors and false representations.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel Officially Rejects U.S. Demands

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already made his position clear, but over the weekend he officially refused U.S. demands to halt housing construction in occupied East Jerusalem. The White House has delayed negotiations while waiting for an official reply. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Builder Bibi Won’t Budge on East Jerusalem

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again rejected calls to stop construction of Jewish housing in East Jerusalem, which Palestinians hope to make their capital. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abbas Walks the Talk

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2010 The prospect of Palestinian-Israeli "proximity talks" in the Middle East has hit another expected bump: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not attend any such talks unless Israel halts settlement construction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Extends West Bank Lockdown

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2010 Israel has extended its lockdown on the occupied West Bank amid high tension between Palestinians and Israelis stemming from Israel's announcement that it would construct 1,600 more homes on Palestinian land. The lockdown had been scheduled to end Saturday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Biden in Israel: ‘It’s Good to Be Home’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2010 Vice President Joe Biden went a-courtin' in Israel on Tuesday, meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in an effort to bring the U.S. and Israel closer and "allay that layer of mistrust that has built up in the last several years," as Biden put it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinians Stand Fast on Preconditions

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2010 A U.S. proposal to resume Middle East peace talks without preconditions has been shot down by the Palestinian National Authority, which insists that Israel must first freeze settlement activity in the Palestinian territories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )