Israeli Settler ‘Terrorists’ Put a ‘Price Tag’ on Eviction

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2011 Even Israel's pro-settlement conservative government is unnerved by extremist settler gangs (Defense Minister Ehud Barak prefers to call them terrorists) who have attacked targets including mosques and Israel Defense Forces officers. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Facebook Gets Spanked by the FTC

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 As you may recall, a couple of years ago Facebook was caught making users' personal information public without advance warning, suggesting a cavalier attitude toward the issue of privacy, putting it generously Well, the Federal Trade Commission also treated the social networking giant generously, it turns out (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We Deserve the Truth From Citigroup, Judge Rules

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2011 A federal judge will not accept the SEC's settlement with Citigroup for defrauding its customers of more than $700 million in just one of the firm's lousy investment opportunities. (more)A federal judge will not accept the SEC's settlement with Citigroup for defrauding its customers of more than $700 million in just one of the firm's lousy investment opportunities. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel Refuses to Halt Settlement Construction

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2011 Israel decided to move ahead with settlement construction Tuesday, giving the go-ahead for the building of 1,100 housing units in east Jerusalem, even after Palestinians claimed the area as their future capital in their application for U.N. membership last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Army Trains Settlers to Confront Palestinian Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2011 Fearing a mass uprising if Palestinians win statehood in the U.N. next month, the Israel Defense Forces are training settlers in the West Bank and equipping settlement security personnel with tear gas and stun grenades. The IDF is also designating a point for each settlement at which soldiers are free to shoot at the legs of protesters. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel OKs Major Housing Development With More to Come

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2011 Israel's Interior Ministry has approved a 1,600-unit housing complex in East Jerusalem. It's the same complex that was announced last year, embarrassing a visiting Vice President Joe Biden, and it comes with the promise to build an additional 2,700 units of housing in the occupied Palestinian area of the city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Bans the Boycott

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2011 Israeli legislators passed a law Monday prohibiting any and all domestic boycotts against the country and its West Bank settlements as part of an attempt to oppose what they see as a global attack on the state's legitimacy. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 18, 2011 The fix was in to let Wall Street off the hook once and for all for its role in the Great Recession until last week when the attorney general of New York refused to go alongThe fix was in to let Wall Street off the hook once and for all . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Merkel Said to Berate Israeli PM

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2011 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly strongly rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a telephone call between the two leaders, claiming that Netanyahu “hasn’t made a single step to advance peace.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Vetoes U.N. Condemnation of Israeli Settlements

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2011 The U.S. has vetoed a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Israel to halt the building of illegal settlements on Palestinian land, saying its passage would “harden the positions of both sides.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s Hope Kindergarten

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2011 In a biting bit of Israeli comedy, this video shows an Israeli kindergarten class that learns, for example, the perils of disillusioned leftism and the proper way to describe an Arab ("Sorry, I meant demographic threat  "). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former Car Czar Pays Steep Settlement Fine

Staff / Truthdig Dec 31, 2010 President Obama's erstwhile "car czar," Steven Rattner, has paid a high price -- $10 million, to be exact, not to mention his former position in the current administration -- for his investment group's involvement in a shady pension fund scheme. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )