Middle East

Israeli Soldiers Open Fire on Palestinian Protesters

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 26, 2013 Two teenagers were hospitalized Monday after Israeli soldiers tried to end a Palestinian demonstration near Bethlehem by firing on the crowd, The New York Times reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Super Size Your Paycheck

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2013 A union in New Zealand got fast food chains such as McDonald's and Starbucks to raise their workers' wages by 50 percent; Palestinian books don't indoctrinate children against Jews after all; and perhaps, rather than fear Massive Online Open Courses, we should embrace this opportunity for cheap widespread online education. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad: I’ll Negotiate When You Pull the Gun Away From My Face

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 11, 2013 The Iranian president has offered to negotiate personally with the United States over his country's nuclear program -- with one proviso. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dozens Killed in Attack on Iraqi Police Headquarters

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2013 On Sunday morning, a suicide car bomber disguised as a policeman attacked the police headquarters in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing 36 people and wounding 105 in the blast, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jordan’s King Abdullah Sees a ‘New Taliban’ Rising in Syria

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2013 As he watches neighboring Syria "implode," the king of Jordan worries that the country will fracture and become a hotbed of religious extremism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hostages Taken at Algerian Gas Field

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 17, 2013 Militant Islamists killed at least two people and took 20 hostages, including Americans, at a foreign-owned gas field in Algeria early Wednesday, the country’s state-run news agency said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arafat Exhumed: Was the Palestinian Leader Poisoned?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 Swiss, French and Russian scientists will conduct tests on samples taken from the body of Yasser Arafat, the first Palestinian Authority president whose official cause of death eight years ago is listed as stroke, but whose personal items were found to contain traces of polonium-210. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pigs Fly? IMF Acknowledges Error

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2012 The International Monetary Fund admits to having miscalculated austerity measures that have now ruined so many countries; with the rise of online courses, some predict college will be completely free in a decade; meanwhile, Western sanctions imposed on Iran are severely affecting the lives of Iranian civilians. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Real Reason the U.S. Fears Iranian Nukes

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 4, 2012 Iran wouldn’t be stupid enough to attack the United States or Israel with a nuclear bomb, Glenn Greenwald suggests in The Guardian. If it had such a weapon, it would be for the purpose of deterring American aggression. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Conservatives Blame Obama for Sending Allegedly Gay Ambassador to Libya

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2012 Conservative blogs are saying U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens was gay and shouldn't have been sent to the Middle East; Google's censorship of the controversial anti-Muslim video proves Web companies have more power than governments; meanwhile, a Stanford University study claiming organic foods are useless is being called fraudulent. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Refuses to Meet With Netanyahu, or Maybe He’s Just Busy

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2012 According to a Haaretz source, the president has no time for the Israeli prime minister during a U.S. visit this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Court Rejects Responsibility for Death of American Activist

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 28, 2012 "She did not distance herself from the area, as any thinking person would have done," said a judge in Haifa, Israel, ruling against the family of Rachel Corrie, the American activist who was crushed while standing between an Israeli bulldozer and a Palestinian home in 2003."She did not distance herself from the area, as any thinking person would have done," said a judge in Haifa, Israel, ruling against the family of Rachel Corrie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )