Exit Polls Signal Setback for Israel’s Netanyahu in Election

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Sep 17, 2019 Initial exit polls show the longtime Israeli leader is falling short of securing a parliamentary majority with his hard-line allies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Vows to Begin Annexing West Bank Settlements

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Sep 10, 2019 The prime minister's promise if he wins reelection draws angry retorts from Arab leaders and a warning from a United Nations spokesman. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel’s Ban on Tlaib and Omar Backfired Spectacularly

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Aug 26, 2019 The resulting backlash focuses public discourse on the Israeli occupation and brings attention to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Ilhan Omar Urges Congress to Bear Witness to Israeli Occupation

STEVE KARNOWSKI / The Associated Press Aug 20, 2019 In a press conference, the Minnesota representative calls on her colleagues to make the state visit Benjamin Netanyahu has denied her. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What’s Really Behind Trump’s Israel Tweets

MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Aug 16, 2019 The president is playing to his base, but his latest gambit could threaten one of the United States' oldest and most tested alliances. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tlaib Declines to Visit West Bank, Citing Israeli Conditions

JOSEPH KRAUSS and ISAAC SCHARF / The Associated Press Aug 16, 2019 Israel releases a letter purportedly signed by Rep. Tlaib, in which she promises not to advocate boycotts of Israel during her visit to her grandmother. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Muslims Clash With Israeli Police at Jerusalem Holy Site

ILAN BEN ZION / The Associated Press Aug 11, 2019 At least 14 are wounded in skirmishes at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, just days after an Israeli soldier is killed south of Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israeli Probes Into Deaths of Palestinians Often Go Nowhere

ISABEL DEBRE and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH / The Associated Press Jul 22, 2019 Not one of 24 investigations opened this year into potential criminal shootings of Palestinians have yielded convictions or indictments. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

U.S. Duty Free Americas Owners Give Millions to Israeli Settlements

URI BLAU and JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Jul 1, 2019 Critics charge that activities billed as harmless philanthropy come at the expense of Palestinians and their claim to a state. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Critics Blast Trump Backing of Israel’s Plan to Commit ‘War Crime’

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jun 9, 2019 The president's envoy to Israel says the U.S. supports Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, angering human rights advocates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Did the Left Betray Israel and Zionism?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 31, 2019 Scholar Susie Linfield traces what she views as an abandonment of the Zionist project by intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Rashida Tlaib Is an American Hero

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 16, 2019 The Michigan representative is leading on social justice issues involving the Mideast, and her approach could solve many current travails. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )