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 )

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 )