What Have Israelis Done to Deserve Mike Huckabee?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2009 The failed presidential candidate who "majored in miracles" is in the Holy Land as the guest of a pro-settlement group. Huckabee likened opposition to Israeli settlements, which have stalled the peace process, to American segregation. That would make America's first black president a segregationist, in Mike Huckabee's estimation. And this man wants the launch codes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Axis of Obstinacy: Israel Rebukes Diplomat for Challenging Settlements

BLANK Aug 10, 2009 A leaked memo from Israel's consul general in Boston, Nadav Tamir, has Israel's extremist foreign minister calling for the diplomat's resignation. Tamir wrote in an internal document that his government's settlement policy has led to "the feeling in Washington that Obama has to deal with obstinacy from the governments of Iran, North Korea and Israel." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Means Business About Two-State Solution

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2009 There is new evidence that the Obama government is serious about halting Israel's colonization of the Palestinian territories -- and about imposing, rather than merely inviting, a two-state Middle East solution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Settlement Stalemate With No End in Sight

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2009 The Obama administration's confrontation with Israel over its colonies inside the Palestine territories began as a test of Prime Minister Netanyahu, who was elected in order to defy the U.S. How it will end is a mystery. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S.-Israel on the Rocks

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2009 Tensions have been mounting between the US and its usual BFF, Israel President Obama's demand for an end to the construction of settlements in the West Bank was rejected by Israel earlier this week Obama has responded by suggesting that Israel's intransigence endangers U security. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Rejects Complete Halt on Settlements

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2009 In a surprisingly strong statement Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Israel to freeze all settlement activity in the West Bank. On Thursday, an Israeli government spokesman insisted that while they would cease building new settlements, “normal life” (read "new construction") would continue in those that already exist. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Backs Settlement Expansion

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet he would not oppose the "natural growth" of settlements, saying, "There is no way that we are going to tell people not to have children or to force young people to move away from their families." Israeli settlements are widely seen as a hindrance to the peace process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And the Israeli PM Goes to …

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 In a political blast from the past, former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been chosen to form Israel's next government, ending a nine-day struggle between the candidates and paving the way for a coalition arrangement with a strong right-wing bent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wal-Mart’s $640 Million Sneeze

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2008 Wal-Mart will pay as much as $640 million to settle 63 lawsuits around the country alleging that the retailer had exploited its workers. The payout could add up to less than 0.1 percent of the company's revenues this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Settlement Extremists Threaten Israel’s Moral Substance

William Pfaff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2008 The steady expansion of nominally illegal colonies into the Palestinian territories has gone on to the point where the political parties are now incapable of disengaging from the settlement enterprise. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Protest Bush or Get Rich Trying

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2007 Nicole and Jeff Rank, who were arrested in 2004 for refusing to remove or cover their anti-Bush T-shirts at a presidential rally, have just won an $80,000 settlement from the federal government. In prosecuting the case, the ACLU learned that the president's advance manual has little tolerance for free speech, saying: "As a last resort security should remove the demonstrators from the event." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. to Pay $300,000 to Ex-Detainee

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 The federal government is settling a lawsuit brought by an Egyptian who claims he was abused in a Brooklyn detention center and then deported on suspicion of having links to terrorism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )