Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 3, 2020
After the Israeli prime minister's Likud Party falls shy of a governing majority, one PLO official laments the "triumph of apartheid." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated PressDec 11, 2019
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges, gets a break, but new campaign will prolong year-long political stalemate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 18, 2019
The large turnout by Palestinian-Israeli voters resulted in part from extremist and racist language directed at them by the prime minister. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / Informed CommentMay 29, 2019
If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't succeed in forming a government, Israel will have snap elections in September. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
ARON HELLER / The Associated PressDec 24, 2018
Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to hold elections after the ruling coalition came up short on votes needed to pass court-ordered legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJul 22, 2018
Israel has for decades been running the occupied territories of Palestine–Gaza and the West Bank–with apartheid tactics, but now the Knesset is essentially declaring Palestinians to be second-class citizens. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
KEN THOMAS and ARON HELLER / The Associated PressJan 23, 2018
The vice president’s statement to Israel's parliament draws denunciations from Arab lawmakers in the hall, who are forcibly removed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigApr 21, 2015
The lawmaker, feminist and human rights activist was recently seized by Israeli forces for her leading role in Palestine’s accession to the International Criminal Court. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigAug 1, 2014
The nearly month-long attack by Israeli forces on Gaza has revealed that anti-Arab racism permeates many levels of Israeli society. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigJul 14, 2014
Narrowing the argument over Palestine to an inner circle of Israeli Jews would give us a better chance of choosing our favorite champions of justice without risking the charge of anti-Semitism. But we must break out into risk and freedom. If we are digging for truth, Haneen Zoabi deserves a wider hearing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jon Dillingham / TruthdigApr 29, 2011
The Knesset approved a law late last month drastically increasing taxes on Israel’s mammoth, newly discovered offshore natural gas reserves. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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