Middle East

Israeli Knesset Bans U.N. Relief Group From Gaza

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Oct 29, 2024 The bills block the United Nations agency responsible for administering humanitarian aid in Gaza and the West Bank from continuing its mission. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Why Aid Isn’t Reaching Gaza

Raymond Offenheiser / The Conversation May 13, 2024 I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong... Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The International Criminal Court Wants to Charge Israel and Hamas for War Crimes

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 9, 2024 Warrants may be issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas head Yahya Sinwar among others. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Meet the Palestinian Teen Who Beat U.S. Deportation

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 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 )

U.S. Ends $300 Million Funding of U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees

SUSANNAH GEORGE / The Associated Press Aug 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 )

U.N. Chief: New Force Could Protect Palestinians

EDITH M. LEDERER / The Associated Press Aug 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 )

Trump Makes the Crisis Worse for Palestinian Refugees

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 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 )

Sen. Bernie Sanders Is Criticized for Signing Pro-Israel Senate Letter

Staff / Truthdig May 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 )

U.N. Finds Israel Responsible for 2014 Attacks on Gaza Shelters

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 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 )

Truthdigger of the Week: Navi Pillay

BLANK Aug 10, 2014 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 )

Truthdigger of the Week: Chris Gunness

BLANK Aug 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 )

After Another U.N. School Shelled in Gaza, U.N. Official Calls Tragedy ‘Source of Universal Shame’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 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 )