Western leaders and the public betrayed the Palestinians in 1948. There is no sign, 70 years on, that the West is about to change its ways

Iran’s aim is to recreate a balance of terror between the two sides and free itself from diplomatic isolation; Israel’s is to maintain its military pre-eminence and dominance of the Middle East’s skies

‘A place I do not recognise’

All of us have a moral responsibility to stop simply believing what our governments and their propagandists in the corporate media tell us

Israeli leaders are faced with the same dilemma as its founders: should they again use violence to drive Palestinians from their homeland or establish an unapologetic and brutal apartheid state ruling over them?

Town freezes new housing project to stop entry of Palestinian citizens. But the mayor insists he’s not racist

Seemingly unrelated events all point to a tectonic shift in which Israel has begun preparing the ground to annex the occupied Palestinian territories

A half-century of occupation has needed an industry of lies and self-deceptions to make sure the consciences of Israelis are never clouded by a moment of doubt

There were plenty of opportunities – more honorable ones – over the past decade to shut the Holy Land’s major Christian pilgrimage sites in protest

Israeli PM Netanyahu’s days in office are numbered as police investigate two new corruption probes