Middle East

Israeli Knesset Bans U.N. Relief Group From Gaza

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Oct 29, 2024 The bills block the United Nations agency responsible for administering humanitarian aid in Gaza and the West Bank from continuing its mission. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Netanyahu’s Election Victory Could Mean Palestine’s Destruction

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 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 )

Israel Heads to Historic 3rd Straight Election After Parliament Vote

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Dec 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 )

Netanyahu’s Demonization of Palestinian-Israelis Backfires Spectacularly

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 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 )

The Israeli Government Is Collapsing Before Our Eyes

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 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 )

Israeli Government Falls, Early Elections Called for April

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Dec 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 )

With Nationality Law, Israel Openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 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 )

Israel Is Divided Over a Bill to Establish Jewish-Only Communities

Ilana Novick Jul 16, 2018 The proposed law has been compared to South Africa's onetime system of apartheid. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pence: U.S. Embassy to Move to Jerusalem by End of 2019

KEN THOMAS and ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Jan 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 )

Truthdigger of the Week: Khalida Jarrar

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 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 )

Understanding Israel’s War as Racist Is Crucial to Ending Occupation

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 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 )

The Right to Resist

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Jul 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 )