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Sheinbaum: Carter’s ‘Apartheid’ Mistake

Joshua Scheer / Truthdig Dec 23, 2006 Internationally renowned diplomat, peace activist and scholar Stanley Sheinbaum (above) discusses Jimmy Carter's controversial new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Israeli PM Offers Palestinians Sovereign State

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2006 Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has offered to recognize an "independent and viable Palestinian state with full sovereignty and defined borders" in exchange for a new Palestinian government, the recognition of Israel, a renewed commitment to the "road map" and the release of a captured Israeli soldier What, no free landings?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: Bring Down That Wall

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 20, 2006 If we allow Israel to complete its massive $2-billion project to ring Palestinians in militarized, pod-like encampments in Gaza and the West Bank, we will condemn Israel and the Palestinians to endless cycles of violence that could ultimately doom the Jewish state. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Israel’s Barrier to Peace

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 26, 2006 Chris Hedges, the former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times, argues that there can be no hope for peace in the Middle East as long as America continues to aid Israel in its dehumanizing practices.The former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times and author of the bestseller "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" examines the way Israel's security wall has ripped a mortal gash in the lives of Palestinians residing in its shadow, and argues that there can be no hope for peace in the Middle East as long as America continues to aid Israel in its dehumanizing practices. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

Israel Unveils Plan to Encircle Palestinian State

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Unsettling prospects: "If the Jewish state were to annex all of the Jordan Valley, which is dotted with small settlements, it would leave a future Palestinian state on the West Bank entirely surrounded by Israel and without a direct link to neighbouring countries." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )