Ted Cruz Today, the Rapture Tomorrow

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Mar 16, 2016 The Texas senator's measured pro-Israel comments mask the extremist views of "God's candidate." His Christian Zionist backers see Israel's continued grip on Palestine as key to the second coming of Jesus. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Nearly Half of Israeli Jews Want to Expel Palestinian-Israelis From the Country (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 9, 2016 A just-released Pew Forum poll reports a startling statistic about the current state of affairs in Israel. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Farewell, Ben Carson—We’ll Always Have ‘Hummus’

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Mar 8, 2016 The good doctor’s foreign policy gaffes made for some great political satire, but his ignorance on the Middle East made him a frightening presidential candidate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Pied Piper of Zion

By Uri Avnery / Tikkun Jan 30, 2016 The Israeli Peace Camp is in despair. No savior is in sight. Many just sit in front of their TV set and wring their hands. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Jews and Arabs Kiss to Protest Israeli Schools’ Snubbing of Novel

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 9, 2016 Israeli education officials have excluded Dorit Rabinyan's book "Borderlife," about a love affair between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man, from high schools' exam curriculum. The lifestyle site TimeOut Tel Aviv responded by making a tender video showing Jews and Arabs kissing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jewish Extremists Have a Lot in Common With Islamic State

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2015 Violent Jewish extremism in Israel, like Islamic State, needs to be confronted and destroyed; corporate crimes abounded in 2015; meanwhile, a neuroscientist has come up with theories about why daily rhythms change as one ages. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Melting Pot

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Has Netanyahu No Shame?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2015 The recent comments of the Israeli prime minister (at right) attributing the Holocaust to Palestinian influence over Hitler is a “blood libel” lie, Rabbi Michael Lerner writes in an op-ed article. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Netanyahu’s Blood Libel Against Palestinians

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 23, 2015 In saying a mufti put Hitler up to the Holocaust, the Israeli prime minister is attempting to paint Palestinians as congenital Jew-haters -- justifying robbing them of their remaining land, their livelihoods and their lives. Netanyahu is wrong on the history.In claiming that a mufti put Hitler up to the Holocaust, the Israeli prime minister is trying to paint Palestinians as congenital Jew-haters—justifying continued quashing of their future. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Exposed: Pro-Israel Modern-Day McCarthyites Are Going to Extremes to Slime Human Rights Activists

By Max Blumenthal and Julia Carmel, AlterNet Oct 2, 2015 As pro-Israel extremism reaches new depths with the notorious Canary Mission project, the FBI investigates growing threats against Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activists. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

All Should Be Repenting for the Suffering of the Refugees

By Rabbi Michael Lerner, Tikkun Sep 10, 2015 Our global economic and political system is the root cause of the problem, so instead of blaming Europe, let's fix the problem. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Defending Natalie Portman: Don’t Use the Holocaust to Justify Fearmongering

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 Actress Natalie Portman has kicked off a controversy with remarks about how to remember the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews, in which the National Socialists murdered 6 million. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )