Chris Hedges Discusses Israeli Occupation With Israeli Journalist Amira Hass (Video)

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 28, 2016 The Haaretz correspondent for the occupied territories and author of "Drinking the Sea at Gaza" has angered Israeli and Palestinian leadership with her uncompromising honesty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Arab Lawmaker Refuses Holocaust-Day Invite, Saying Israel Today Is Like Germany in 1930s

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2016 Israeli lawmaker Haneen Zoabi declined to participate in a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, citing her inability to speak out against what she called the “frightening similarity” between Nazi Germany’s behavior and Israel’s policies in the occupied territories, reports the newspaper Haaretz. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza: Doctors Plead End to Attack, Netanyahu’s Impunity Denounced

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2014 After a week of relentless bombing by Israel's Netanyahu government, foreign and local doctors on the scene in Gaza and a Palestinian attorney plead with the international community to make the assault on civilians there stop, "Democracy Now!" reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Indiscriminate Compassion of Haneen Zoabi

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 14, 2014 In a government driven mad and violent by self-interest and fear, the Israeli legislator is battling enemies many of her peers appear not to see. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: Are Israeli Settlements Legal?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 12, 2012 "Democracy Now!" hosts a debate inspired by the determination of a panel appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel's settlements in the occupied territories are legal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Attack Kills a Hamas Commander

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2010 A Hamas military commander, Issa Batran, was killed and 11 other people were wounded in Israel airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the first such strikes since the massive Israeli offensive against Gaza in January 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abbas Boosts Boycott of Settlement Goods

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2010 A boycott of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank gained some heft Saturday when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threw his executive weight behind the campaign, calling on all Palestinians to stop buying settlement-made products. 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 )

New Rule Allows West Bank Deportations

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2010 A new order from the Israel Defense Forces will enable the government to deport tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank. The military order defines anyone who is in the West Bank illegally as an "infiltrator," and gives the IDF the ability to deport or arrest Palestinians without other cause. 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 )

Ben the Builder Has a New Fence in Mind

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2010 Possibly inspired by that thing on the U.S.-Mexican border, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will construct a $1.5 billion fence along sections of its border with Egypt, claiming it will "ensure the Jewish and democratic character" of Israel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinians Stand Fast on Preconditions

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2010 A U.S. proposal to resume Middle East peace talks without preconditions has been shot down by the Palestinian National Authority, which insists that Israel must first freeze settlement activity in the Palestinian territories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )