Juan Cole / TruthdigApr 24, 2014
This week the Fatah Party (secular Arab nationalist) of Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas met in Gaza with members of the Hamas Party (fundamentalist Muslim), seeking a reconciliation and a government of national unity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigApr 19, 2014
As talks between Israel and Palestine falter, thousands of Palestinians demonstrated Thursday on behalf of nearly 5,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israeli authorities in 22 Israeli jails, many of them arbitrarily. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigApr 9, 2014
The State Department rushed to affirm that John Kerry blamed both sides for the collapse of his talks, but he was pretty plain about what he thought actually happened. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigApr 7, 2014
Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday blamed the Palestinians for the collapse of peace negotiations that began in August under the auspices of Secretary of State John Kerry. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 1, 2014
Washington's top diplomat wrapped up a lightning visit to Israel on Tuesday but was to return within 24 hours as speculation grew that a jailed U.S.-Israeli spy may be key to saving the peace talks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 31, 2014
Much anticipated peace talks ended in an exchange of insults and no agreement after a week of conferences in Geneva. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 23, 2014
The former Israeli prime minister turned "the two-state solution into a cloud of dust," Palestinian political scientist and former minister of the Palestinian Authority Ali Jarbawi writes in The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 23, 2014
Given that the international coalition, spearheaded by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, that convened in Switzerland on Wednesday for an emergency diplomatic intervention on the crisis in Syria carried a strong message underscoring the need for regime change, it's not surprising that things got a little heated in the opening session. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJan 22, 2014
As the diplomatic summit on the Syria crisis got underway in Switzerland on Wednesday, reports of the suspected "systematic killings" of 11,000 prisoners heightened the urgency of the proceedings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigDec 28, 2013
Israel has approved the construction of 1,600 new homes in existing settlements on territory that was seized from the Palestinians, Reuters reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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