Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanSep 12, 2019
A 17-year-old Palestinian refugee, admitted to Harvard University, finally makes it to school after being deported by U.S. border officials. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
SUSANNAH GEORGE / The Associated PressAug 31, 2018
The move comes as President Trump and his Middle East point men, Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, prepare for the rollout of a much-vaunted but as yet unclear peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
EDITH M. LEDERER / The Associated PressAug 18, 2018
Israeli Ambassador Danny Damon responds to Antonio Guterres' report by saying that "the only protection the Palestinian people need is from their own leadership." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Marjorie Cohn / TruthoutFeb 19, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said the U.S. "can no longer play a leading role" in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 10, 2017
The Vermont senator (pictured, right) is facing criticism from progressives for his stance on Palestine and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 30, 2015
The United Nations has officially condemned Israel for shelling its emergency shelters in Gaza during the summer of 2014. The attacks left hundreds injured and at least 44 dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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The UN human rights commissioner's response to an effort by US lawmakers to smear an investigation of potential Israeli war crimes affirms her role as a major "voice of the victim everywhere"The U lawmakers to smear an investigation of potential Israeli war crimes affirms her role as a "voice of the victim everywhere". Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
BLANKAug 4, 2014
The U.N. spokesman's breakdown in a live interview allowed audiences to feel the visceral anguish that can overcome witnesses of the atrocity in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 30, 2014
Chris Gunness, a UN Relief and Works Agency official, said that the IDF had been notified of the "precise location" of the organization's school-turned-shelter in Jabaliya at least 17 times before what he and his colleagues termed Israeli artillery killed "children as they slept next to their parents" Wednesday . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 26, 2014
Despite Israeli water-muddying, there isn’t any doubt that the Israelis struck the school, nor is there any evidence that the school was an origin point for any Hamas rockets. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 26, 2014
A new element entered the current Gaza war on Thursday, as Israel shelled a U.N. school full of displaced persons taking refuge there and large protests broke out in the Palestinian West Bank. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 24, 2014
A United Nations-run school in Gaza sheltering Palestinian evacuees was hit by shells Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than a hundred. According to Al-Jazeera, the shells came from the Israeli military, but The Washington Post says that has not been confirmed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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