Opinion

Can the Liberal Democratic Project Incorporate Israel and Survive?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Oct 26, 2023 The concept of allyship falls flat when your ally is an explicitly ethnonationalist state built on dispossession. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Zionist Colonization of Palestine

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 For more than a century Zionists and, later, Israelis have pursued a project to seize and ethnically cleanse Palestinian land. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky Makes the Case for the Lesser of Two Evils

Robert Scheer and Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 17, 2020 In the second part of his interview with Robert Scheer, the renowned thinker shares his criticisms of Israel and his views on electoralism. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Is No Friend to the Jews

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Jan 6, 2020 The president's new executive order has nothing to do with combating anti-Semitism and everything to do with crushing Palestine solidarity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Accusations of Anti-Semitism Against Bernie Sanders Draw Fire

By Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Dec 18, 2019 A Guardian columnist writes that the smear is partly rooted in the Vermont senator's support for Palestinian rights. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel Is Disappearing the Proof That It Oppresses Palestinians

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 7, 2019 A secretive agency is systematically removing archived documents that detail repression against Palestinians and Palestinian-Israelis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Omar’s Choice

Sam Husseini Mar 6, 2019 The Minnesota congresswoman, who has been criticized for her recent remarks about Israel, basically has three options before her. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The West Has Islam Dangerously Wrong

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 18, 2019 University of Michigan professor and author Juan Cole explores our biggest misconceptions about the world's second-largest religion. (Pictured: author Sam Harris.) Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Stripping Refugee Status, Aid Won’t Stop Palestinians From Being Palestinians

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 5, 2018 The president's son-in-law has reportedly bought into a theory that Palestinian identity and desire to return to what is now Israel are being artificially kept alive because Palestinians are recognized as refugees by the United Nations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Israeli Parliament Passes Controversial Jewish Nation Bill

ILAN BEN ZION / The Associated Press Jul 19, 2018 The legislation defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people. Critics warn that it sidelines minorities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Media Buries One-State Solution for Palestine and Israel

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Jun 2, 2018 The option for bringing peace and justice to the region is gaining traction, but you might not know it from mainstream news coverage. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel’s Days of Shame

Uri Averny / Tikkun May 21, 2018 Bloody Monday may well be seen as the day Palestinians regained their national pride and their will to stand up and fight for their independence. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )