U.S. General Says Troop Surge in Middle East May Not End Soon

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2020 America has sent more than 20,000 additional troops into the region over the past eight months to counter the escalating threat from Iran. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Black Lives Don’t Matter in Israel

David Sheen / Truthdig May 3, 2018 Benjamin Netanyahu's war on African refugees is worse than imagined—as one Eritrean discovered after human traffickers kidnapped him in Tel Aviv. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Uses Mosque Attack in Egypt to Promote Muslim Travel Ban

By Common Dreams staff Nov 25, 2017 The death toll from the shooting the Al-Rawdah Mosque in the Sinai Peninsula now tops 300, including at least 27 children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

At Least 235 Dead in Mosque Attack in Egypt

Ashraf Sweilam and Brian Rohan / The Associated Press Nov 24, 2017 The bloodshed is the latest sign of how three years of fighting in the Sinai Peninsula has been unable to crush an insurgency by an Islamic State affiliate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Arab American Left and Palestine: The Untold Story

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jun 6, 2017 Author Pamela Pennock pushes back against politically fueled stereotypes and makes a case for reframing Arab Americans’ present-day struggles. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Why Islamic State Is a Vast Exaggeration and Can’t Actually Shoot Down Planes (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 1, 2015 Islamic State (Daesh) in the Sinai Peninsula made a big deal of claiming it shot down a Russian airliner Saturday morning. It did not. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Egypt Going the Way of Syria?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 25, 2014 Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has declared a state of emergency for 3 months in parts of the province of North Sinai after two attacks by Muslim radical groups in that province left 30 Egyptian soldiers dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Launches Sinai Airstrike

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 8, 2012 The Egyptian military fired missiles into Sinai for the first time since the 1973 war with Israel, killing 20 Islamic militants accused of attacking security checkpoints 30 miles from the Gaza-Israel border. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Apologizes for Killing 3 Egyptian Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2011 Israel apologized to Egypt on Saturday for killing three soldiers on Egyptian soil as it chased gunmen responsible for the deaths of eight Israelis. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Retaliates After Bloody Attacks in South

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2011 Israeli warplanes struck targets in Gaza late Thursday after a series of deadly cross-border terrorist attacks in southernmost Israel earlier in the day. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

State of Denial: Searching for Peace in Israel

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Feb 12, 2010 The Israeli-Arab conflict is about land It is about colonies and walls and about binational states and two states and -- in the end -- about who has power The Israelis with their eternal American supporters? Or the Palestinians, hopelessly divided and soaked -- in Gaza, at least -- in corruption and nepotism The Israeli-Arab conflict is about land . Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )