Trump Unveils Controversial Peace Plan for the Middle East

MATTHEW LEE and ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 The president, with Netanyahu at his side, details the proposal to create a state of Palestine while ceding major West Bank blocs to Israel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Palestinians Really Think of Jared Kushner’s Plan

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 9, 2019 Are Palestinians giving up on having their own state, creating an "opening" for the Trump administration, as the Wall Street Journal argues? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

AIPAC Has Bernie Sanders in Its Crosshairs

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 10, 2019 He could become America's first Jewish president, but the pro-Israel lobby is more concerned with his take on Palestine than his religion. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Uri Avnery, Israeli Journalist and Palestinian Rights Champion, Dies at 94

Ilana Novick Aug 21, 2018 One of the first of his countrymen to meet Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, he was a singular figure in Israeli society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jewish Supporters of Trump Put Democracy at Risk

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 5, 2018 Their backing of a president who orders toxic treatment of immigrants betrays the history of a country that welcomed their forebears from oppressive regimes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media Buries One-State Solution for Palestine and Israel

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Jun 2, 2018 The option for bringing peace and justice to the region is gaining traction, but you might not know it from mainstream news coverage. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Holy Land Has Nearly Equal Numbers of Arabs, Jews

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Mar 27, 2018 A demographic expert estimates that there are about 6.9 million Jews and 6.5 million Arabs in the area—figures that have sparked outrage among nationalist lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israeli Settler Leader Says West Bank Settlements Grew Rapidly in 2017

JOSEF JEDERMANN / The Associated Press Feb 19, 2018 Predicting even more growth ahead under a friendly U.S. administration, Yaakov Katz said, “We have to thank God he sent Trump to be president of the United States.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. Government Officials Admit Brexit Is a Terrible Idea

Staff / Truthdig and Larry Gross Feb 4, 2018 Leaked documents reveal that Tory ministers think their country will in no way be better off outside the European Union. These discoveries and more in today's Larry's List. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pence: U.S. Embassy to Move to Jerusalem by End of 2019

KEN THOMAS and ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 The vice president’s statement to Israel's parliament draws denunciations from Arab lawmakers in the hall, who are forcibly removed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Origins of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2017 Journalist Shir Hever traces current Middle East turmoil to the Ottoman Empire and asks viewers to question the shifting paradigms of the discord. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Israel Lobby’ Splits Could Lead to Two-State Solution, Professor Says

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2017 Fissures within pro-Israel organizations could someday result in a peace between Israel and Palestine, according to international relations expert Stephen Walt. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )