Hanukkah and Christmas: A Return to Hope in Troubling Times

By Rabbi Michael Lerner / Tikkun Dec 24, 2016 The holidays can be occasions for spiritual progressives to unite, affirm their shared message of hope and encourage their friends and families to join them in challenging the forces of fear. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

CNN Caption Stirs Up Charges of Anti-Semitism

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 23, 2016 The controversy is symptomatic for the cable news organization in its two-year-long coverage of the presidential campaign. It almost nightly turned the airwaves over to Donald Trump, bloviating at his rallies and saying racist things. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Where the Jews Aren’t

By Elaine Margolin Sep 2, 2016 A new book examines the brief history of an autonomous Jewish region in Russia, founded in 1929. It lasted until Stalin ordered the eradication of its Jewish identity in 1948, burning Yiddish books, banning the Yiddish language, and executing by firing squad its Yiddish writers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Without a Serious Middle East Peace Effort, Hatred Will Only Grow

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2016 I am convinced that it is in the vital interest of Israel to make peace with the Palestinian people, and with the Arab world at large, before the dangerous infection of extreme ideology engulfs the entire region. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

In Passover Article, Hillary Clinton Implies Rival Bernie Sanders Is Betraying Jews

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2016 The Democratic presidential front-runner published a blog piece “doing what can only be described as ‘goysplaining,’ ” which, writes Ben Norton at Salon, is when a non-Jew condescendingly accuses “a Jew of betraying his own people for criticizing Israel.” Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

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 )

AUDIO: Robert Scheer Interviews Tom Dine, a Longtime Advocate for Israel and Mideast Peace

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 9, 2016 In Friday's episode of "Scheer Intelligence," Truthdig's editor-in-chief speaks with Tom Dine, senior policy adviser at the Israel Policy Forum and former head of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, about Dine’s career in public service, the thwarting of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Dine's role in negotiations between Syria and Israel in recent years. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

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 )

Whom Does Jerusalem Belong To?

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 18, 2015 Far right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commemorated Israel’s “Jerusalem Day” with a speech in which he said, “Jerusalem was always the capital of the Jewish people only, and no other,” and warned that Muslim terrorism menaced it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

At Home in Exile, an Ode to the Richness of Jewish Diaspora Life

Rayyan Al-Shawaf / Truthdig May 1, 2015 In his new book, Alan Wolfe presents his view that Jewish universalism is rooted in "the passion for justice that so moved the Hebrew prophets." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Discussing ‘Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 6, 2015 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, author and journalist Max Blumenthal and Israeli activist Ronnie Barkan discussed the state of Israeli society at an event sponsored by Princeton University's Seminarians for Peace and Justice in the Holy Land. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )