For Palestinians, U.S. Embassy Is a Show of Bias

KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH / The Associated Press May 13, 2018 The opening of the embassy helps harden Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ rejection of Washington as a future mediator in the conflict with Israel. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Netanyahu: Don’t Look Here, Where We’re Shooting Children—Look at Iran

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 2, 2018 Israel's prime minister is attempting to bamboozle the clueless Donald Trump into getting on a new war footing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump Meet on Phony ‘Deal of the Century’

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 5, 2018 The two far-right Ieaders plan to meet in an apparent effort to hurry up the U.S. president's announcement of the “Deal of the Century” between Israel and the Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pence Says He’s Proud to Be in ‘Israel’s Capital, Jerusalem’

KEN THOMAS and ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Jan 22, 2018 The vice president gets a warm welcome from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who thanks Pence for Donald Trump’s “historic” declaration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel Slams Palestinian Leader Abbas for Anti-Trump Speech

The Associated Press Jan 15, 2018 After Mahmoud Abbas made a fiery speech attacking the U.S. leader, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the Palestinian president had “lost his senses.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nikki Haley to U.N.: U.S. Will Be ‘Taking Names’ on Jerusalem Vote

The Associated Press Dec 20, 2017 The U.S. ambassador is serving notice after a United Nations General Assembly vote on a nonbinding resolution criticizing President Trump's decision on Israel's capital. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslim Group Recognizes East Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 14, 2017 The Organization of the Islamic Conference also rejects President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel—and the U.S. as a mediator in the peace process. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Israeli, French Leaders Tangle Over U.S. Jerusalem Decision

Josef Federman and Tia Goldenberg / The Associated Press Dec 11, 2017 The leaders spar verbally over the move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, while new violence ripples across the region. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Israeli Embassy Plan Is Another Way Trump Puts U.S. at Risk

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 6, 2017 Moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is not a “recognition of reality" but rather a deadly provocation that could get Americans blown up. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bet on Trump or Challenge Israel? Palestinians Mull Strategy

Karin Laub / AP Sep 21, 2017 After more than two decades, Palestinians are increasingly questioning their leaders’ policy of reaching statehood through negotiations with Israel. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Accusation of Israeli Apartheid Stirs Up a Storm of Passions in the U.N.

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 19, 2017 A report saying the occupied West Bank is virtually a textbook case in apartheid governance has provoked a shouting match, along with an undersecretary's resignation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )