A look at how the fall of the British empire and the rise of the U.S. Israel lobby sowed the seeds of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Genesis: Harry Truman and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Palestinian Territories
Sports and Violence: A Red Card for Israel
While Israel uses soccer to bolster its international image, it has violently oppressed the Palestinian national soccer team.
U.S. Culpability in the Failure of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
The failure of John Kerry’s Israeli-Palestinian peace talks showed just how extreme U.S. policy on the conflict has become.
Pope Francis in Palestine
Pope Francis’ seemingly impromptu prayer at Israel’s Apartheid Wall hinted at a radical critique of Israel in an otherwise carefully orchestrated trip.
Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit Separation Wall
Do the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks herald the end of the two-state solution? If so, what comes next?
Why Did the Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations Collapse?
Even Dennis Rodman could have done a better job of facilitating Palestinian-Israeli negotiations than the Americans.
Assad and the Palestinians
Syria’s civil war has divided the Palestinian resistance and complicated its patchwork of international alliances.
Asking the Hard Questions about Israel
Amid floundering peace talks, Jewish artists, historians, and activists are taking an increasingly critical look at Israel’s founding and history.
Introspective in Israel: On Zionism’s Legacy and Its Future
New books by Ari Shavit and Ilan Pappe offer competing but valuable reexaminations of Israel’s history and the future of peace in the Middle East.
Hamas and Hezbollah Agree to Disagree on Syria
Sunni Hamas and Shiite Hezbollah have apparently agreed to disagree on Syria while maintaining a strategic partnership against Israel.