Wounds of War - Truthdig

In Israel’s Northern West Bank Offensive, a Replay of Gaza

Qassam Muaddi / Mondoweiss Feb 4, 2025 The Israeli army is conducting a mass expulsion of residents, airstrikes and large-scale demolitions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Education

How the Palestine Exception Made One Professor Lie Down

Hannah Zeavin / n+1 Jan 24, 2025 The sidelining of Lara Sheehi for her anti-Zionist views indicates a reversal in mainstream psychoanalysis. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Middle East

Can the Gaza Ceasefire Actually Last?

Paul R. Pillar / Responsible Statecraft Jan 16, 2025 In a few weeks, Trump may not be able to pressure Netanyahu either, but for different reasons than Biden. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

A Record Beyond Spin

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Jan 15, 2025 Biden administration officials are attempting to put a positive gloss on their foreign policy legacy. But that legacy is, and will remain, one of genocide. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Carter Told Trump How to Put America First. Will He Do It?

Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies / InDepthNews Jan 3, 2025 “China has not wasted a single penny on war,” Carter told Trump in 2019, “and that’s why they’re ahead of us, in almost every way." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

NOLA Attacker Was a Vet Who Fought the War on Terror Before Breakdown

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 2, 2025 Even if Jabbar had been an immigrant, his actions would have said nothing about immigrants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Israel’s Downward Spiral

Arun Gupta / Truthdig Jan 2, 2025 The nation's success on the battlefield masks the beating it is taking as an international pariah. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Middle East

How the U.S. Fatally Undermined International Law in 2024

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 30, 2024 The Biden administration's demand for Israeli impunity in Gaza has done irreparable damage to rules-based international order. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

How the U.S. Invasion of Iraq Led to Chaos in Syria

Peter Van Buren / Responsible Statecraft Dec 13, 2024 Washington torched the region and watched it burn through regime changes, Arab Spring, civil wars, and the regeneration of terror groups. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

In Wake of Assad’s Departure, Israel Occupies More Syrian Territory

Qassam Muaddi / Mondoweiss Dec 10, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu abandons Israel’s 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria, as Israeli forces take positions inside sovereign Syria. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Syria’s Arab Spring Has Arrived

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 9, 2024 With Bashar al-Assad out of the picture, can democracy finally prevail in this deeply divided nation? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Lebanon Ceasefire Illustrates How Both Israel and Hezbollah Have Lost

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 27, 2024 Hezbollah's rocket barrage and Israel's ground invasion have proven extremely costly for both sides in the conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )