MOHAMMAD DARAGHMEH & PATTY NIEBERG / The Associated PressDec 24, 2019
The celebrations capped the most successful year in history for Palestinian tourism, according to Tourism Minister Rula Maayah. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
ARON HELLER / The Associated PressMar 27, 2018
A demographic expert estimates that there are about 6.9 million Jews and 6.5 million Arabs in the area—figures that have sparked outrage among nationalist lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Matthew Lee and Josef Federman / The Associated PressDec 5, 2017
Recognizing the city—which is holy to Muslims as well as Christians and Jews—as Israel's capital would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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By Michael Schwartz, TomDispatchFeb 27, 2015
Almost all the current wars, uprisings and other conflicts in the Middle East are connected by an increasingly frenzied competition to find, extract and market fossil fuels whose future consumption is guaranteed to lead to a set of cataclysmic environmental crises. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 17, 2011
A day after Israel clashed with protesters along four borders, professional fearmonger Glenn Beck announced his attempt to bring thousands of supporters to his "Rally to Restore Courage" in Jerusalem this August, urging his conservative base to get more involved in the region's politics. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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