Israel to Loosen Up on Gaza Blockade

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2010 Responding to mounting international pressure in the wake of its bloody raid on an aid flotilla in May, Israel announced it will ease its three-year-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, forbidding only weapons and related material. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

PLO Opens Way for Negotiations

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2010 The Palestinian Liberation Organization has approved indirect talks with Israel, opening the door for the first peace negotiations in a year and a half. One may remember the "proximity talks" that fizzled in March when Israel unexpectedly announced an expansion of illegal settlement plans in East Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinians Turn to Gandhi, Dr. King

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2010 While armed militias get all the attention, some Palestinian organizers are embracing nonviolent strategies like peaceful marches and boycotts as a more effective avenue to peace. As one organizer quoted by The Christian Science Monitor put it: “It's not a war between two armies. By using non-violence, we take away the security excuse from the Israelis.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thai PM Draws a Line in the Streets

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2010 Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has responded with a resounding "no" to a conditional offer from anti-government red-shirt protesters to end a bloody standoff in return for early elections. The opposition's offer represented a shift from earlier demands that parliament be dissolved immediately. 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 )

Damn Yankees

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Iraq Welcomes Back Saddam’s Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2010 One of the most criticized decisions made by the U.S. back in 2003 when it stumbled into Iraq like a drunk Mel Gibson at a bar mitzvah was the disbanding of the Iraqi army. All these years later, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is reinstating 20,000 of Saddam Hussein's officers. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Devaluation of Suicide Bombing

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2010 The bad news: Over the last several weeks, a total of 17 suicide bombers have attacked coalition forces in Afghanistan. The good news: Not one coalition member died in the attacks, a fact credited to increased training and awareness of how to deal with potential bombers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Two-State Dissolution

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is allegedly trying to sabotage the possibility of a two-state solution in the Middle East by insisting that Israel would continue to maintain a military presence along the borders of any future Palestinian state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When the Tough Should Get Going

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 The former Marine officer Matthew Hoh, who resigned his Foreign Service post in Afghanistan because he feels the war is pointless and not worth dying for, deserves all the attention he's gotten and more. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel to Palestinians: Have We Got a Deal for You

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2009 The Israeli government has conditioned the introduction of a second cell phone provider in the West Bank on one little thing: the Palestinian Authority withdrawing its request that the International Criminal Court investigate alleged war crimes during Israel's assault on Gaza early this year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Foreign Wars Not Going According to Plan

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2009 For all America's trouble, Iraq has turned out to be a sectarian, authoritarian ally of Iran with no interest in working with the U.S. The "new Vietnam" of Afghanistan, meanwhile, is turning out to be worse than Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )