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Chris Hedges Discusses Israeli Occupation With Israeli Journalist Amira Hass (Video)

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 28, 2016 The Haaretz correspondent for the occupied territories and author of "Drinking the Sea at Gaza" has angered Israeli and Palestinian leadership with her uncompromising honesty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Allegations Arise That Israeli Soldiers Are Planting Knives on Palestinians

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 17, 2015 Amira Hass writes in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz of incidents in which Israeli soldiers have reportedly killed unarmed Palestinians and possibly placed knives near them "after the fact." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A ‘Green Light to Kill, Destroy and Pulverize Gaza’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 12, 2014 The silence of the European Union, including especially Germany, whose Chancellor Angela Merkel declared support for Israel's right "to defend itself," constitutes a collaboration with Israel's "journey of destruction and death, waged against the Palestinian people in Gaza," journalist Amira Hass writes in Haaretz, Israel's oldest daily newspaper. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Unrelenting Israeli Strikes Could Cause ‘Grave Humanitarian Crisis’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2014 The death toll in the Gaza Strip passed 815 as new strikes by Israel's Netanyahu government killed more civilians and prompted the largest West Bank protests seen in decades, "Democracy Now!" reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prominent Israeli Journalist Accused of Incitement

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Apr 11, 2013 Amira Hass, the groundbreaking reporter who has lived in the Palestinian territories for most of the last two decades, defended the rights of Palestinians to throw stones at occupying Israeli forces. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Write a Blog, Risk Going to Jail

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2013 Daniel McGowan, an Earth Liberation Front activist, was imprisoned last week for writing a HuffPo post; Fox News claims that Rutgers University firing its abusive basketball coach is evidence of cultural decline; and no, Bitcoin is apparently not the future of currency. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )