Israelis, Palestinians Meet About Peace Talks Stalemate

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2014 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held U.S.-mediated talks Thursday to try to revive their crisis-hit peace process, a Palestinian official said, as a report of a possible breakthrough was played down. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mideast Negotiators Hope to Broker Peace in the Time It Takes to Make a Baby

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 31, 2013 Palestinian and Israeli peace negotiators have given themselves a nine-month deadline to reach a deal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

After 3 Years of Silence, Palestinians and Israelis to Restart Peace Talks

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 20, 2013 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday that Palestinians and Israelis could be headed back to the negotiating table as early as next week. 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 )

Israeli-British Relations Hurt by Arrest Warrant

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2009 British Foreign Secretary David Milliband and other U.K. diplomats took some serious heat from Israeli officials after an arrest warrant was issued in London earlier this week for Israel's former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (above), accusing her of committing war crimes against Palestinians during last winter's war in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s Lose-Lose Election

William Pfaff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2009 Of the possible political combinations that have emerged from the Israeli parliamentary election, none will bring the region closer to peace. Israel will continue to persecute the Palestinians, whose hatred will only grow. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel’s Kingmaker in Legal Limbo

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2009 With his party holding 15 seats in the Knesset, Avigdor Lieberman of the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu is poised to pick Israel's next government. Lieberman would like a choice cabinet post in exchange for anointing the next premier, but he's under investigation for allegedly laundering millions of overseas dollars. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Livni Surprises In Israel Election

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2009 Tzipi Livni, leader of the centrist Kadima party, took a slight lead in exit polls and early returns after Israelis voted Tuesday in parliamentary elections. However, with Likud a close second and a splinter ultraconservative party set to win about 15 seats, conservatives may be the real winners. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Hard Look at the Israeli Election: No Good Choices

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2009 Will Israel become a "country of fear or a country of hope," as Tzipi Livni, a candidate for Israeli prime minister and the current foreign minister, recently asked? This week's Mosaic Intelligence Report serves up an analysis of the coming election. (Hint: It doesn't look good for the whole hope thing.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time for a War Crimes Tribunal?

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Jan 20, 2009 It's a wrap, a doddle, an Israeli cease-fire just in time for Barack Obama to have a squeaky-clean inauguration with all the world looking at the streets of Washington rather than the rubble of Gaza. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel Under Fire for Gaza Killings

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2009 As Israel's Security Cabinet prepared to vote Saturday on a possible cease-fire in Gaza, the Israeli army drew criticism for the killing of two boys who were taking cover at a United Nations school in northern Gaza, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Considering Gaza Cease-Fire

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2009 Israel's Security Cabinet will hold a vote Saturday that could halt Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, at least temporarily stopping the assault after three weeks of punishing violence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )