Dispatches From Gaza: A Wave of Sadness

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Aug 14, 2018 Though subject to extreme and bleak conditions, Palestinians find ways to work into their daily lives rituals and practices that offer some sense of normalcy and humanity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rapture-Ready: How U.S. Policy Meshes With Armageddon

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Jun 9, 2018 Because of the zealous efforts of the Trump administration, we are enabling the foot soldiers in a new Middle East holy war. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump’s Accidental Good Deed

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Dec 11, 2017 What exactly is this “peace process” the president is supposedly destroying with his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

50 Years After the Six-Day War: How to Make Peace in the Holy Land

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Jun 5, 2017 Here is a direct, doable guide to help counteract today's dire realities and bring substantive change to the region. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Taking a Closer Look at Immigration (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer hosts a discussion on immigration policy and its effect on human rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Death of the Two-State Solution

By Sandy Tolan / TomDispatch Oct 20, 2016 The Obama administration’s recent 10-year, $38 billion pledge to renew Israel’s arsenal of weaponry, while still ostensibly pursuing “peace,” makes clear that Washington's support for a two-state solution is bankrupt. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer and Sandy Tolan Confront the Grimness of Life in the West Bank

BLANK May 27, 2016 In this week’s edition of “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig's editor in chief speaks to the author of the book “Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land” about music's role in the life of children in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prodded by Millennials, Bernie Sanders Reboots the Conversation on Israel and Palestine

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Apr 17, 2016 The traditional American fealty to Israel does not compute for the candidate's young supporters, who understand the lopsided brutality of the conflict and demand justice for the oppressed. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

A Kiss Was Just A Kiss: Hillary Clinton’s March to the Radical Right on Israel

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Mar 31, 2016 Back in 1999, she air-kissed Yasser Arafat's wife and dared to utter the word "Palestine." Today, she is being embraced by billionaires and neoconservatives who help bankroll her campaign and believe Israel can do no wrong. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Farewell, Ben Carson—We’ll Always Have ‘Hummus’

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Mar 8, 2016 The good doctor’s foreign policy gaffes made for some great political satire, but his ignorance on the Middle East made him a frightening presidential candidate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Children of the Stone

Tim Riley / Truthdig Oct 30, 2015 A fierce 8-year-old Palestinian boy, caught in a famous photograph throwing a rock at an Israeli soldier, grows up to become a great classical violist dedicated to bringing music and musical education to Palestinian children (Above, a detail of the cover of "Children of the Stone," a book reviewed by Tim Riley). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Everyday Politics of Confinement in Palestine

By Sandy Tolan, TomDispatch Apr 30, 2015 Despite the torrents of press coverage here about Israel and its relationship with the United States, the daily reality of half the people in a century-old conflict is essentially off the American radar screen. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )