Chris Hedges: Bring Down That Wall

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 20, 2006 If we allow Israel to complete its massive $2-billion project to ring Palestinians in militarized, pod-like encampments in Gaza and the West Bank, we will condemn Israel and the Palestinians to endless cycles of violence that could ultimately doom the Jewish state. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Palestinians Form Human Shield

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2006 Israeli forces called off an air strike on a Palestinian militant's home after hundreds of people formed a human shield around the building. Militant leaders, impressed by the success of the tactic, have ordered it to be emulated throughout Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Cycle of Violence

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2006 Because of regular rocket attacks on its territory, Israel has been conducting military incursions into Gaza, including an artillery shelling that killed 19 civilians. In response to the attack, Palestinian militants fired even more rockets into Israel, killing a woman and prompting Defense Minister Amir Peretz to vow revenge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinian Authority Officially Recognized — by AT&T

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 Calls made to the Palestinian territories will carry their own designation, rather than appearing on AT&T bills as calls to Israel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadliest Day for Israel in Lebanon

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2006 More than 100 Hezbollah fighters staged a fierce ambush on Israeli ground forces entering a Lebanese border town, killing at least eight Israeli soldiers. Meanwhile, 24 Palestinians were killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip. Looking to make sense of the roots of this carnage? Read Truthdig contributor Chris Hedges' new Dig, Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politics

Israel’s Barrier to Peace

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 26, 2006 Chris Hedges, the former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times, argues that there can be no hope for peace in the Middle East as long as America continues to aid Israel in its dehumanizing practices.The former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times and author of the bestseller "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" examines the way Israel's security wall has ripped a mortal gash in the lives of Palestinians residing in its shadow, and argues that there can be no hope for peace in the Middle East as long as America continues to aid Israel in its dehumanizing practices. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Pro-Israel ‘Nutjobs’ on the Attack

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 25, 2006 The columnist weighs in on the controversial report about America's pro-Israel lobby: The accusation of anti-Semitism is far too often raised in this country against anyone who criticizes the government of Israel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bin Laden Releases Another Tape

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2006 This time he's railing against the U for cutting off aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Calls For End to Iran Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2006 The pontiff used his first Easter message to ask for "an honorable solution" via "honest and serious negotiations" He also affirmed Israel's right to exist Somehow we suspect those wishes won't have much of an impact on the Holocaust-denying president of Iran . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did the AP Erase a Video of a War Crime?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2006 The Associated Press erased a video of an unprovoked Israeli soldier shooting Palestinian children in 2004--according to a journalist conducting a study of the AP's practices in the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel to Halt Payments to Palestinians

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 As Palestinians swore in their Hamas-dominated parliament, Israel froze contact with the "terrorist" group, and stopped a planned transfer of funds Hamas dismissed the effect of the sanctions, and former President Jimmy Carter warns in an Op-Ed that America risks severe consequences if it conspires with Israel to disrupt the transfer of power to Hamas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Unveils Plan to Encircle Palestinian State

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Unsettling prospects: "If the Jewish state were to annex all of the Jordan Valley, which is dotted with small settlements, it would leave a future Palestinian state on the West Bank entirely surrounded by Israel and without a direct link to neighbouring countries." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )