And the Israeli PM Goes to …

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 In a political blast from the past, former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been chosen to form Israel's next government, ending a nine-day struggle between the candidates and paving the way for a coalition arrangement with a strong right-wing bent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Erdogan, Peres and the Soufflés of Davos

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Feb 5, 2009 Dear Mr. Prime Minister: I write with grave concern over your impertinent remarks to the president of Israel at the World Economic Forum last week, which threatened to delay dinner for hundreds of extremely important global thinkers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Getting the Story on Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2009 In this installment of BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen's diary about the Israeli-Palestinian war, Bowen describes how, thanks in part to technology, the word on Gaza is getting out despite the Israeli ban on foreign journalists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Do They Hate the West So Much, We Will Ask

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Jan 9, 2009 So once again, Israel has opened the gates of hell to the Palestinians. Forty civilian refugees dead in a United Nations school, three more in another. Not bad for a night's work in Gaza by the army that believes in "purity of arms". But why should we be surprised? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gaza’s ‘Critical Emergency’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2009 The United Nations marked Israel's seventh day of aerial attacks by warning of a "critical emergency" in the Gaza Strip, as Palestinians endure food and medical supply shortages and distribution problems even as estimates of dead and wounded Palestinians continue to rise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Missing Word Sowed the Seeds of Catastrophe

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Dec 20, 2008 No one in 1967 dreamed that the Israeli-Arab conflict would still be in ferocious progress 41 years later, but the wording in United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 has something to do with this ongoing clash. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel Rejects Hamas’ Truce

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2008 Israel denied Hamas a proposed six-month truce in the Gaza Strip on Friday, claiming such a lull would be used by Palestinians to prepare for future attacks against Israel. The cease-fire bid was seen by Israel as a "game" by Hamas, as Israeli airstrikes and commando raids continued in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Take the High, Palestinians Take the Low

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2008 An interim decision by the Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday marked the beginning of what could become a two-tiered road system in the West Bank. With two separate legal systems for Palestinians and Israelis already in operation, critics fear segregated roads would lead toward further institutionalization of apartheid in the occupied territories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Bush Goes to Israel

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2007 For the first time during his presidency, in the final year of his final term, George W. Bush is headed to Israel and the West Bank. Given that he's even less popular in the Mideast than he is at home, massive security preparations are under way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Three-State Solution

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2007 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in a new government that excludes Hamas, a move praised by both the U.S. and Israel. But the emergency government is likely to preside only over the West Bank because Hamas -- which Israeli officials described as a "terrorist entity" -- retains control of Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hamas Leader Vows to Work With Abbas

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2007 Hamas' exiled political leader has recognized rival Mahmoud Abbas as the "legitimate" president of the Palestinian people, but the militant group, which now controls Gaza, has also called Abbas' dissolution of the government illegal. Tensions remain high in the divided Palestinian territories, despite a pledge from Hamas to work with Abbas "for the sake of national interest." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Looking Back on 40 Years of Occupation

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 4, 2007 Israel captured and occupied the Gaza Strip and the West Bank 40 years ago this week. The victory was celebrated as a great triumph, at once tripling the size of the land under Israeli control, including East Jerusalem. It was, however, a Pyrrhic victory. As the occupation stretched over the decades, it transformed and deformed Israeli society. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )