Israel

The targeting and killing of civilians, including children, is polarizing. You either find it inexcusable or you believe it's OK under some circumstances.

In the second part of our interview, Henry Siegman, the former head of the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America, discusses the assault on Gaza, Hamas’ …

Henry Siegman, the former head of the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America, discusses the assault on Gaza.

For too long, the debate about how best to oppose the occupation of Palestine has been clouded, often intentionally, by strenuous deliberations over tactics.

Progressives in France have to fight a two-front battle: one against far right Israeli propaganda and another against the strange alliance between some genuinely anti-Semitic far right and Islamist …

A July 25 editorial by The New York Times shows how a reasonable and ostensibly balanced text can mask deeply biased pro-Israel sentiments.

Benjamin Netanyahu rejected John Kerry's Gaza ceasefire proposal. If enough Americans urged Kerry to “stand tall,” he would.

As the death toll in Gaza passes 1,000 Lia Tarachansky and Phyllis Bennis respond to a poll which found 86 percent of Israelis reject a ceasefire, while a growing …

Five years ago Palestinian student Amer Shurrab lost his two brothers in Israel's Operation Cast Lead.

At least 16 people were killed and more than 200 injured Thursday when a school used as a United Nations shelter came under fire in Gaza.