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 )

State Solutions

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Feb 20, 2017 Dig deeper

Two States [a cartoon from Jordan]

Emad Hajjaj, Jordan / Cagle Cartoons Feb 17, 2017 Dig deeper

Donald Trump Plots to Keep Palestinians Stateless Forever

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 16, 2017 The Trump-Netanyahu show on Wednesday was par for the course in American and right-wing Israeli debate on the fate of the disputed lands . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Settlements

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Now Is the Time for Obama to Recognize a State of Palestine

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 29, 2016 Just as the president established diplomatic relations with Cuba, so he could do for the Palestinian Authority. It would be one step toward resolving the decades-old problem of Palestinian statelessness. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Kerry Rebukes Israel and Calls Settlements a Threat to Peace (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 29, 2016 In a public address, the secretary of state explained that the U.S. abstention at the United Nations Security Council meeting last week was driven by an effort to save Israel from “the most extreme elements” in its own government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Death of the Two-State Solution

By Sandy Tolan / TomDispatch Oct 20, 2016 The Obama administration’s recent 10-year, $38 billion pledge to renew Israel’s arsenal of weaponry, while still ostensibly pursuing “peace,” makes clear that Washington's support for a two-state solution is bankrupt. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

R.I.P., Shimon Peres: The Last Great Israeli Leader to Believe in a Two-State Solution

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 28, 2016 Make no mistake, the late Shimon Peres was a hard-line Israeli nationalist, but he also was a dedicated socialist and at one point headed Socialist International. That stance helped him appreciate the need for human rights for all human beings. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer and Sandy Tolan Confront the Grimness of Life in the West Bank

BLANK May 27, 2016 In this week’s edition of “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig's editor in chief speaks to the author of the book “Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land” about music's role in the life of children in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Adelson Tabloid Slams Obama for Listening to ‘Court Jews’ in Questioning Israel’s Credibility

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 3, 2015 President Barack Obama gave an interview on Israeli television Tuesday in which he said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s position on rejecting a Palestinian state as long as he is in power is damaging Israel’s credibility. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama-Netanyahu Tiff Worsens: U.S. Won’t Rule Out Using U.N. to Create Palestine

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 25, 2015 President Obama dropped some further hints on Tuesday about how he might proceed on Israeli-Palestinian relations in his final two years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )