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2026-08-27 12:18:16 UTC

Studies shows El-Sayed win sparked wave of Islamphobia across social media
[Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign press conference on April 14, 2026. (Photo: Abdul for Senate)]Analysis by multiple outlets shows a surge of Islamophobia across social media in response to Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan victory.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/studies-shows-el-sayed-win-sparked-wave-of-islamphobia-across-social-media/

2026-08-25 15:51:52 UTC

Why we shouldn’t call Israeli colonial settlers ‘terrorists’
[A Palestinian man inspects burnt scrap cars after an attack by Israeli settlers in the town of Huwwara in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 21, 2025. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)]We need to collectively rethink describing colonial Israeli settlers as "terrorists." The label was designed to serve imperial interests, and it implies that settler violence is an aberration, not a systemic part of Zionist settler colonialism.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/why-we-shouldnt-call-israeli-colonial-settlers-terrorists/

2026-08-24 16:00:52 UTC

How Israel’s efforts to expel UNRWA from Jerusalem and crack down on West Bank refugee camps are connected
[Archive photo of Israeli forces at Kalandia Training Centre on July 27, 2026. (© July 2026 UNRWA Photo)]As Israeli forces move to take over remaining UNRWA facilities in Jerusalem, residents of Qalandia and Shufaat refugee camps fear the assault on the UN agency is linked to the ongoing Israeli military crackdown on the camps.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/how-israels-efforts-to-expel-unrwa-from-jerusalem-and-crack-down-on-west-bank-refugee-camps-are-connected/

2026-08-22 13:03:22 UTC

An American citizen was abducted by Israeli forces. His release doesn’t mean the violence stopped.
[Israeli soldiers patrolling Roman-era ruins in the Palestinian town of Sebastia, March 30, 2021. (Photo: Shadi Jarar'ah/APA Images)]The arrest and detention of Philadelphia resident Hussein Jabarin is one example of the broader escalation of violence Palestinians are facing across the occupied West Bank.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/an-american-citizen-was-abducted-by-israeli-forces-his-release-doesnt-mean-the-violence-stopped/

2026-08-21 18:00:26 UTC

Israel executes prominent ‘father of martyrs’ Fathi Khazem in his home in Jenin
[Fathi Khazem flanked by Jenin resistance fighters while speaking at a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Jihad movement, Jenin, October 6, 2022. (Photo: APA Images)]Fathi Khazem, a father of two slain resistance fighters and once regarded as a symbol of resistance, was killed by Israeli forces in his home, despite having an understanding mediated by the Palestinian Authority that Israel wouldn’t pursue him.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/israel-executes-prominent-father-of-martyrs-fathi-khazem-in-his-home-in-jenin/

2026-08-21 12:01:23 UTC

Besieged by Israeli settlers and cut off from the outside world, Palestinian families on a West Bank hilltop refuse to leave
[Abdul Karim Hassan, whose family is besieged on the Ras al-Ain hill outside the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the central West Bank, August 2026. (Photo: Shatha Hammad)]For seven months, Israeli settlers have besieged three Palestinian homes on a hilltop near Nablus, but the families refuse to leave. "We will lose ourselves if we lose Ras al-Ain," a village leader told Mondoweiss.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/besieged-by-israeli-settlers-and-cut-off-from-the-outside-world-palestinian-families-on-a-west-bank-hilltop-refuse-to-leave/

2026-08-19 12:00:27 UTC

Inside the slow ethnic cleansing of al-Mughayyir, a Palestinian village besieged by Israeli settlers
[Members of the Abu Alia family in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir have had their arms broken by Israeli settlers and the army, July 2026. (Photo: Shatha Hammad)]Settler violence and army raids are erasing the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir. In recent months, villagers have seen a teenager killed defending his neighbors, thousands of olive trees uprooted, and nearly all the village's lands stolen.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/inside-the-slow-ethnic-cleansing-of-al-mughayyir-a-palestinian-village-besieged-by-israeli-settlers/

2026-08-17 11:20:46 UTC

‘I couldn’t watch my children cry from hunger’: Inside the ‘displacement economy’ Gazans built to survive the genocide
[Palestinian fitness trainer Iman al-Mughir uses empty food cans and other waste items as part of her makeshift gym in Mawasi, Khan Younis, August 11, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)]In Gaza's displacement camps, survival has bred a new economy: a gym owner forges weights from empty cans, a supermarket owner turns baker, a housewife becomes a street vendor — each person rebuilding a livelihood from the wreckage of genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/i-couldnt-watch-my-children-cry-from-hunger-inside-the-displacement-economy-gazans-built-to-survive-the-genocide/

2026-08-11 16:39:06 UTC

Understanding Israel’s campaign to destroy Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank
[Israeli military heavy machinery demolishes a home in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, June 25, 2025. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)]Israel has vowed to occupy another West Bank refugee camp, as it did in Jenin and Tulkarem. A new raid on the Qalandia refugee camp makes clear that the Israeli campaign isn't only about ending Palestinian resistance but also what the camps represent.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/understanding-israels-campaign-to-destroy-palestinian-refugee-camps-in-the-west-bank/

2026-08-11 16:11:24 UTC

The struggle to save the Palestinian wheat fields on the front lines of Israeli settler violence
[Palestinian wheat farmers working in the field during the harvest season in the plains of the village of Salem, east of Nablus, June 24, 2026. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)]For generations, Palestinian farmers timed the wheat harvest by the stars and the rain. Now, Israeli settlers set the harvest instead, as their cows graze freely in Palestinian wheat fields across the West Bank after displacing Bedouin herders.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/the-struggle-to-save-the-palestinian-wheat-fields-on-the-front-lines-of-settler-violence/

2026-08-10 15:40:00 UTC

‘Is this how our story ends?’ Palestinian refugees live in fear as Israel takes aim at West Bank camps
[Israeli forces carry out a military raid in the Askar refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, on August 6, 2026. The raid began just hours after the Qalandia refugee camp raid in the Ramallah area on August 5. (Photo by Mohammed Nasser /apaimages)]Amid escalating raids and statements by Israeli officials promising a massive military operation against refugee camps in the West Bank, Palestinians in Ramallah-area camps say it’s not a question of whether their turn will come, but when.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/is-this-how-our-story-ends-palestinian-refugees-live-in-fear-as-israel-takes-aim-at-west-bank-camps/

2026-08-10 15:09:29 UTC

Entrusted with Palestine: Honoring the martyred journalists of Gaza through action
[Anas al Sharif and Hossam Shabat]One year ago today, Israel killed Anas Al-Sharif as part of its deliberate campaign to target Palestinian journalists. Join the Palestinian Youth Movement in honoring the 260 journalists martyred in Gaza by exposing Western media's complicity.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/entrusted-with-palestine-honoring-the-martyred-journalists-of-gaza-through-action/

2026-08-08 15:14:09 UTC

Open letter from global Jewish organizations in support of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
[Members of Zidovsky Hlas Solidarity (Jewish Voice of Solidarity) at a protest in Prague.]A call for Jewish organizations around the world to publicly endorse the BDS movement and support coordinated nonviolent pressure to end Israeli impunity.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/open-letter-from-global-jewish-organizations-in-support-of-boycott-divestment-and-sanctions/

2026-08-07 20:13:50 UTC

Trump and Israel are demanding that Palestinians disarm. Here is why that is wrong and unjust.
[Members of the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, during the handover of the bodies of the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz to the Red Cross, February 20, 2025. (Photo: Omar Ashtawy/APA Images)]Demands that Hamas disarm follow decades of international calls for a "demilitarized Palestinian state." These demands insist that Palestinians surrender their right to self-defense, a right no people should relinquish.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/trump-and-israel-are-demanding-that-palestinians-disarm-here-is-why-that-is-wrong-and-unjust/

2026-08-06 21:30:18 UTC

Australia’s plan to adopt definitions of racism amounts to enforcing Zionism
[Protesters hold a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Melbourne, Australia, on December 10, 2023. (Photo: © Diego Fedele/EFE via ZUMA Press/ APA Images)]In response to the Bondi Beach attack, there is a push in Australia to adopt definitions of racism, including antisemitism. We must reject this effort because its ultimate goal is to criminalize anti-Zionism and to further settler colonialism.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/australias-plan-to-adopt-definitions-of-racism-amounts-to-enforcing-zionism/

2026-07-25 13:37:22 UTC

Why Israel needs to continue its genocidal war on Gaza
[Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, July 24, 2026. (Photo: Ahmed Ibrahim/APA Images)]Amid an alleged ceasefire, Israel continues massacring Palestinians and stealing land in Gaza. The ongoing violence is not accidental: it is a political necessity for any Israeli government in power.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/why-israel-needs-to-continue-its-genocidal-war-on-gaza/

2026-07-25 13:04:18 UTC

The farce of Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
[President Donald J. Trump disembarks from Marine One on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, and departs for the White House. (Official White House Photo by Patrick B. Ruddy)]The White House announced an agreement to supply nuclear material to Saudi Arabia, and then killed its own deal by linking it to normalization with Israel under Israeli pressure. But even if the deal fails, it will significantly impact Gulf politics.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/the-farce-of-trumps-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia/

2026-07-24 18:59:54 UTC

Palestinians brace for sweeping Israeli offensive across the West Bank following settler raid that resulted in the deaths of 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis
[Israeli army deployed in the streets of Nablus during a military operation in the city, July 12, 2026. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)]Following an Israeli settler attack on the Palestinian village of Tell, in which two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed, the Israeli army has approved large-scale “offensive plans” for the West Bank as settlers launch reprisal attacks.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/palestinians-brace-for-sweeping-israeli-offensive-across-the-west-bank-following-settler-raid-that-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-4-palestinians-and-2-israelis/

2026-07-24 16:12:17 UTC

Ro Khanna’s West Bank trip shows bearing witness is not enough
[Congressman Ro Khanna 2026 (Wikimedia)]Rep. Ro Khanna's recent detention by Israeli settlers in the West Bank made international headlines and raised awareness, but awareness alone isn't enough. We need Khanna and sympathetic politicians like him to take action to end Israeli impunity.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/ro-khannas-west-bank-trip-shows-bearing-witness-is-not-enough/

2026-07-24 11:03:15 UTC

How Israel’s crackdown on Palestinian citizens of Israel created the crime epidemic now ravaging Palestinian communities
[A protest of Palestinian citizens of Israel in Haifa condemning police and government inaction regarding the epidemic of crime in the Arab community, August 31, 2023. (Photo: © Atef Safadi/EFE via ZUMA Press/APA Images)]Nearly every day, a Palestinian citizen of Israel is killed by gang violence within Israel. The crisis has been years in the making, but its roots trace back to Israel's war on Palestinian political activity, fighting for equality within the state.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/how-israels-crackdown-on-palestinian-citizens-of-israel-created-the-crime-epidemic-now-ravaging-palestinian-communities/

2026-07-23 14:50:49 UTC

House passes spending bill that critics say will integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries
[Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth presents a framed photo of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and a map of Operation Midnight Hammer, launched against Iran on June 22, 2025, to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)]The House of Representatives has passed a $1 trillion bill that includes a provision critics say amounts to integrating the U.S. and Israeli militaries. Human rights groups and lawmakers are sounding the alarm as the bill now advances to the Senate.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/house-passes-spending-bill-that-critics-say-will-integrate-the-u-s-and-israeli-militaries/

2026-07-21 11:01:25 UTC

How Israel has used sexualized violence as a weapon of settler colonialism from 1948 to today
[An image of Ibrahim Salem at Sde Teiman leaked to CNN. (Photo: Social Media)]An extensive new Palestinian Feminist Collective report traces Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians from the 1948 Nakba to Gaza today, showing it isn't incidental abuse but a deliberate tool of ethnic cleansing and control.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/how-israel-has-used-sexualized-violence-as-a-weapon-of-settler-colonialism-from-1948-to-today/

2026-07-17 18:00:04 UTC

Israeli settlers escalate violent takeover of Palestinian homes in areas under Palestinian Authority control
[Aftermath of an Israeli settler attack on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 22, 2026. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)]Israeli settlers have begun to escalate their colonization of Palestinian homes and lands in areas of the West Bank under ostensible Palestinian control, setting a dangerous precedent for Israel to completely take over the territory.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/israeli-settlers-escalate-violent-takeover-of-palestinian-homes-in-areas-under-palestinian-authority-control/

2026-07-15 22:01:49 UTC

With a new attack on the ICC, the U.S. expands its assault on the rule of law
[President Donald Trump meets with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the U.S. peace plan for Gaza in the Oval Office, Friday, October 3, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)]Marco Rubio's campaign to "dismantle" the ICC isn't about sovereignty. It's the latest U.S. move to shield Israeli officials wanted for war crimes from accountability, following a pattern used by fascist regimes to gut independent judiciaries.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/with-a-new-attack-on-the-icc-the-u-s-expands-its-assault-on-the-rule-of-law/

2026-07-12 14:04:50 UTC

Palestine and the role of the activist intellectual
[The Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University. (Photo: Nancy Kricorian)]Philip Weiss speaks with Bruce Robbins about his book “Who’s Allowed to Protest” and the new McCarthyism on campus targeting those who support justice for Palestine.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/palestine-and-the-role-of-the-activist-intellectual/

2026-07-10 16:01:48 UTC

Hamas disbanded its government in Gaza, but Israel will still prevent reconstruction from starting
Hamas dissolved its government in Gaza to remove Israel’s pretexts for delaying reconstruction and withdrawal. But Israel is now doubling down on a demand for full disarmament as a precondition, a condition designed to be impossible to meet.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/hamas-disbanded-its-government-in-gaza-but-israel-will-still-prevent-reconstruction-from-starting/

2026-07-04 13:31:19 UTC

How Congress manipulates its own rules to make sure Israel still gets its weapons
[United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC (Photo: David Maiolo / Wikimedia)]This week offered a clear example of how elected officials in Washington, D.C., bend their own rules to keep weapons flowing to Israel. Political results outside Washington this week also showed us why this may soon change.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/how-congress-manipulates-its-own-rules-to-make-sure-israel-still-gets-its-weapons/

2026-07-02 16:22:33 UTC

Israel’s seizure of Palestinian church land raises renewed fears of efforts to erase Christians from Jerusalem
[The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate's lands in Wadi al-Rababa, Jerusalem, June 2026. (Photo: Iyad Jaber)]Israel is seizing church and Palestinian land in Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood under the pretext of creating "green spaces." A Muslim caretaker of the church property has made it his daily mission to guard what's left.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/israels-seizure-of-palestinian-church-land-raises-renewed-fears-of-efforts-to-erase-christians-from-jerusalem/

2026-07-01 13:38:14 UTC

How Hasan Piker helped boost Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and what it tells us about the state of the Democratic Party
[Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign press conference on April 14, 2026. (Photo: Abdul for Senate)]Democrats thought tying Abdul El-Sayed to pro-Palestinian streamer Hasan Piker would derail his insurgent campaign in Michigan, but it backfired. Now, the race has become a key battle in the fight between the party establishment and progressive left.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/how-hasan-piker-helped-boost-abdul-el-sayed-in-michigan-and-what-it-tells-us-about-the-state-of-the-democratic-party/

2026-06-29 16:57:42 UTC

How Israel uses water as a weapon of war from the Palestine to Lebanon
[An Israeli military helicopter flying over Lebanon's Lake Qaraoun during the 1982 War. (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0)]Israel recently damaged Lebanon’s vital Qaraoun Dam, raising fears of a structural failure. Experts say the attack reflects Israel’s long-standing ambition to control Lebanon’s water — and mirrors the water apartheid it imposes on Palestinians.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/how-israel-uses-water-as-a-weapon-of-war-from-the-palestine-to-lebanon/

2026-06-26 11:04:14 UTC

Studying for high school finals in Gaza without electricity, adequate food, or a home
[Dana Mohammed Abu Dalfa, a Palestinian high school student, reviews her lessons using the light of a mobile phone inside a displacement tent in the Gaza Strip, June 20, 2026. (Photo: Hassan Jedi /APA Images)]For decades, the General Secondary Education Examination, or "Tawjihi," was one of Gaza's most significant milestones. But now, for the third year, students are taking their exams with no classrooms, no reliable electricity, and barely enough food.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/studying-for-high-school-finals-in-gaza-without-electricity-adequate-food-or-a-home/

2026-06-25 16:47:56 UTC

It is now undeniable that Israel is an electoral liability for Democrats
[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier. (MS NOW)]The New York Democratic primary showed that Israel has become a litmus test for voters. The media frames this as a “divide” within the party, but the only divide is between party leaders who still support Israel and voters who don't.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/it-is-now-undeniable-that-israel-is-an-electoral-liability-for-democrats/

2026-06-24 17:00:12 UTC

‘The Israel lobby is toxic, and that was proven again’: Breaking down the NYC primaries
[Darializa Avila Chevalier campaign Instagram]Mamdani-backed candidates swept New York City’s Democratic primaries. What do these wins tell us about Palestine's place in the Democratic Party, and will they help shape the upcoming primaries?
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/the-israel-lobby-is-toxic-and-that-was-proven-again-breaking-down-the-nyc-primaries/

2026-06-24 14:16:57 UTC

Israel is tearing down the American order that once protected it
[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Photo: Israeli Prime Minister's Office/APA Images)]The American order that gave Israel stability now constrains Israel’s expansion. In response, Israel is dismantling U.S. hegemony in the region, turning allies Turkey and Egypt into enemies, and working to end the U.S.’s ability to restrain it.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/israel-is-tearing-down-the-american-order-that-once-protected-it/

2026-06-23 16:07:05 UTC

In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is forcing a moment of truth on Trump
[President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, en route Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia. (Official White House Photo by Patrick B. Ruddy).]Both Iran and Israel are gambling a great deal of their futures on what Trump will do next. Indeed, the fate of the world, in a very real sense, hangs in the balance.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/in-the-strait-of-hormuz-iran-is-forcing-a-moment-of-truth-on-trump/

2026-06-21 13:45:29 UTC

My generation still can’t discuss Palestine, but thankfully we no longer control the debate
[Harvard University Widener Library (Wikimedia)]My generation of Jews entered Harvard in the 1970s as outsiders and left as the establishment that built support for Israel. Today, attitudes have shifted completely, yet my group still can't discuss Palestine. Fortunately, no one is waiting for us.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/my-generation-still-cant-discuss-palestine-but-thankfully-we-no-longer-control-the-debate/

2026-06-21 13:05:36 UTC

How mainstream media bias contributed to Israel’s genocide in Gaza
[Screenshot from November 18, 2023, CNN report by Jake Tapper.]Robin Andersen's indispensable new book, The Complicit Lens, offers a comprehensive examination of the media's role in supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/how-mainstream-media-bias-contributed-to-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

2026-06-20 20:44:41 UTC

Reclaiming my Baba: the legacy of a Palestinian father who inspired The Sameer Project
[Sameer Abusaleem (Photo courtesy of the Abusaleem family)]This Father's Day, Miramar Abusaleem reclaims her father's memory — a Gaza farmer killed by an Israeli airstrike, and namesake of The Sameer Project — challenging how Palestinian men disappear from media coverage of the genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/reclaiming-my-baba-the-legacy-of-a-palestinian-father-who-inspired-the-sameer-project/

2026-06-20 13:03:52 UTC

What does Trump’s defeat mean for the Middle East?
[U.S. President Donald Trump oversees the war on Iran from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, March 1, 2026. (Photo: White House/Daniel Torok/Flickr)]After months of war, the U.S. and Iran have signed a framework agreement that excludes every U.S. war aim. Mouin Rabbani breaks down why this is a decisive defeat for Washington and Israel.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/what-does-trumps-defeat-mean-for-the-middle-east/

2026-06-19 22:05:50 UTC

Inside the case against the ‘Michigan 8’: Palestine activism recast as antisemitic terror
[Property damage to a Rolls-Royce facility in Novi, Michigan, which had phrases such as “MTU ARMS GENOCIDE” and “FREE PALESTINE” painted on its exterior. Rolls-Royce produces parts for Israeli army vehicles. MTU is Rolls-Royce’s German subsidiary, which makes the engines for the Israeli army’s Merkava tanks. (Photo via US DOJ)]Eight Palestine solidarity activists in Michigan face decades in prison over property damage. The Justice Department's disproportionate charges reveal a broader effort to crack down on Palestine solidarity activism as a whole.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/inside-the-case-against-the-michigan-8-palestine-activism-recast-as-antisemitic-terror/

2026-06-19 17:26:22 UTC

‘If we don’t save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, he will die in prison’: released detainees say they saw Gaza doctor tortured in Israeli custody
[Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beita Lahia in northern Gaza. Photo via social media]Former detainees who spent time with the prominent Gaza doctor before his transfer to solitary confinement describe systematic beatings, dog attacks, and deliberate medical neglect, warning he may not survive.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/if-we-dont-save-dr-hussam-abu-safiya-he-will-die-in-prison-released-detainees-say-they-saw-gaza-doctor-tortured-in-israeli-custody/

2026-06-18 18:02:24 UTC

How Hillel International uses antisemitism training and ‘campus climate’ concerns to attack Palestine solidarity
[Hillel International’s Campus Climate Initiative. (Photo: Hillel International)]Hillel International’s antisemitism trainings and Campus Climate Initiative are wolves in sheep’s clothing, designed to ensure that Palestine-related speech, protest, and even thought are rendered forbidden on U.S. college and university campuses.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/how-hillel-international-uses-antisemitism-training-and-campus-climate-concerns-to-attack-palestine-solidarity/

2026-06-17 15:58:28 UTC

Netanyahu faces revolt at home as Israel defies U.S.-Iran ceasefire terms
[Yair Lapid meets with Benjamin Netanyahu at Israeli military HQ in Tel Aviv on April 9, 2023. (Photo: Israeli Government Press Office)]Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire across the Israeli political spectrum for allowing the U.S. to reach a deal with Iran. “The state of Israel won the battle,” said Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, but “Netanyahu lost the war.”
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/netanyahu-faces-revolt-at-home-as-israel-defies-u-s-iran-ceasefire-terms/

2026-06-17 11:00:46 UTC

In landmark case, UK judge sentences pro-Palestine activists as terrorists
[Posters of Palestine Action activists on trial, displayed on the gates of Woolwich Crown Court. (Photo: Aidan Frere-Smith)]In a UK first, a judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to terrorism charges for a direct action protest against an Elbit Systems factory. The move sparks fears the ruling could set a dangerous precedent for those opposing Israel’s genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/in-landmark-case-uk-judge-sentences-pro-palestine-activists-as-terrorists/

2026-06-15 13:38:16 UTC

Maersk, munitions, and corporate accountability in the age of genocide
[A banner from the "Mask off Maersk" campaign in front of a Maersk container. (Photo: Palestinian Youth Movement)]Despite years of company denials, a groundbreaking new report explicitly proves Maersk's shipment of bullet, bomb, and mortar components for Israel. Accountability is overdue for Maersk's complicity in the ongoing Gaza genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/maersk-munitions-and-corporate-accountability-in-the-age-of-genocide/

2026-06-12 15:54:37 UTC

The time has come for Trump to choose between U.S. and Israeli interests in the Iran war
[U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, January 27, 2020. (Photo: Flickr/White House, by Joyce N. Boghosian)]The U.S. can end the Iran war, but only if it restrains Israel. Will Donald Trump muster the political will to end this disastrous war of choice?
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/the-time-has-come-for-trump-to-choose-between-u-s-and-israeli-interests-in-the-iran-war/

2026-06-12 13:59:08 UTC

Israel continues to violate Gaza ceasefire, killing 13 people in a single day
[Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis on June 8, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)]In Gaza, a ‘ceasefire’ means Israel can kill more than a dozen people in under 24 hours — and over 1,000 people since the ceasefire took effect in October 2025 — while the world remains silent.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/israel-continues-to-violate-gaza-ceasefire-killing-13-people-in-a-single-day/

2026-06-11 15:06:18 UTC

The U.S. and Israeli campaign to liquidate the ICC is working. Countries of conscience must intervene.
[Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan (Photo: International Criminal Court)]The recent suspension of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan over allegations of sexual misconduct, despite a lack of evidence, shows the U.S., Israel, and their Western allies will stop at nothing to torpedo any effort to hold Israel accountable for genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/the-u-s-and-israeli-campaign-to-liquidate-the-icc-is-working-countries-of-conscience-must-intervene/

2026-06-11 13:49:31 UTC

Congress is pushing to integrate the Israeli and U.S. militaries on behalf of Netanyahu
[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting an Israeli Air Force base in southern Israel to meet Israeli and U.S. pilots taking part in the war on Iran, on March 5, 2026. (Photo: x.com/IsraeliPM)]U.S. lawmakers are joining Benjamin Netanyahu in pushing for closer integration of the Israeli and U.S. militaries. Critics warn this will give Israel dangerous leverage over U.S. foreign and defense policy.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/congress-is-pushing-to-integrate-the-israeli-and-u-s-militaries-on-behalf-of-netanyahu/

2026-06-08 17:59:51 UTC

Former IRGC commander to Mondoweiss: Lebanon is Iran’s ‘non-negotiable red line’ in any deal with the U.S.
Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader and former IRGC Commander, says Tehran will not separate Lebanon from any deal with Washington, including a nuclear deal, as Iran seeks to redefine the terms of negotiations with the U.S.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/former-irgc-commander-to-mondoweiss-lebanon-is-irans-non-negotiable-red-line-in-any-deal-with-the-u-s/

2026-06-07 13:17:27 UTC

Rashida Tlaib forces Democrats to go on the record on Israeli aggression
[Rashida Tlaib calls Israel an apartheid state during deliberations on spending $1 billion for Israeli military program, Iron Dome. Sept. 23, 2021. (Image: Screenshot)]Rashida Tlaib’s bill calling to end U.S. support for Israel’s ongoing invasion of Lebanon upset Democratic Party leaders who want to avoid a vote on Israel. Now, Congress may take a groundbreaking vote to rein in Israeli aggression.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/rashida-tlaib-forces-democrats-to-go-on-the-record-on-israeli-aggression/

2026-06-06 20:26:01 UTC

Israeli soldiers shot and killed this Palestinian baby in the West Bank
[Family members of 7-month-old Sam Fahd Abu Haykal part in the infant's funeral in the West Bank city of Hebron on June 6, 2026. (Photo: by Mamoun Wazwaz/APA Images)]Sam Abu Haikal was riding in his parents' car through Hebron when Israeli soldiers opened fire. His mother is in intensive care, and his father, wounded in the hand, buried him alone the next morning. He was only seven months old.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/israeli-soldiers-shot-and-killed-this-palestinian-baby-in-the-west-bank/

2026-06-06 13:25:20 UTC

The University of Copenhagen is complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza and is now trying to criminalize those who protest it
[University of Copenhagen, May 2011, © Gerhard Huber, under Creative Commons]I joined four University of Copenhagen students and Greta Thunberg in a protest for an academic boycott of Israel. We now face up to six years in prison for trespassing. This is about criminalizing dissent during a genocide, not upholding the law.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/the-university-of-copenhagen-is-complicit-in-israels-genocide-in-gaza-and-is-now-trying-to-criminalize-those-who-protest-it/

2026-06-05 16:21:36 UTC

New York State must divest from Israel Bonds
[Protest against Israel Bonds in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo: JVP-Philly)]New York State’s Common Retirement Fund holds more than $367 million in Israel Bonds, which provide financial support for Israel’s ongoing brutality against the Palestinian people. The state of New York must end its complicity in genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/new-york-state-must-divest-from-israel-bonds/

2026-06-05 15:59:58 UTC

One result of the sea change in U.S. politics regarding Palestine: pro-Israel smear campaigns no longer work
[Members of the U.S. military carry the flags of Israel and the United States before the arrival of then Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman in Washington on April 26, 2018. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)]Pro-Israel smear campaigns have ended many political careers in the past, but they're now falling flat. This shift is one of the clearest signs that Israel's standing in U.S. politics has changed, likely permanently.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/one-result-of-the-sea-change-in-u-s-politics-regarding-palestine-pro-israel-smear-campaigns-no-longer-work/

2026-06-04 16:48:52 UTC

Israeli restrictions on fuel and supplies have hospitals in Gaza on the verge of shutting down
[Patients receive treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, amid critical shortages in fuel and medical supplies, June 3, 2026. (Photo: Youssef Abu Watfa/APA Images)]Health officials in Gaza say Israel is waging an aggressive campaign against Gaza’s healthcare system by deliberately calibrating restrictions on fuel and supplies to keep hospitals on the brink of collapse.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/israeli-restrictions-on-fuel-and-supplies-have-hospitals-in-gaza-on-the-verge-of-shutting-down/

2026-06-04 11:05:58 UTC

Here is why we sanctioned Hillel at the New School and why students everywhere should follow our lead
[Students participating in the "Hillel on Base" program. (Photo: Instagram/hillelatbaruch)]In May, the New School's Student Senate sanctioned its Hillel chapter for its ties to Israeli war crimes and violations of international law. With 850 chapters worldwide, students everywhere should join the campaign to "Drop Hillel."
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/here-is-why-we-sanctioned-hillel-at-the-new-school-and-why-students-everywhere-should-follow-our-lead/

2026-06-04 05:27:44 UTC

West Bank healthcare workers go on strike as Israel’s financial siege guts the Palestinian health sector
[Waiting hall at the Ramallah Medical Complex, May 2026. (Photo: Qassam Muaddi/Mondoweiss)]As Israel indefinitely withholds Palestinian customs revenues, public hospitals have cut hours and slashed healthcare workers' salaries. Patients are left to navigate a system running on interns and half-capacity labs.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/west-bank-healthcare-workers-go-on-strike-as-israels-financial-siege-guts-the-palestinian-health-sector/

2026-06-03 18:47:39 UTC

Digitally annexing the West Bank: Israel moves its theft of Palestinian land online
[Israeli flags planted near an archaeological site in the Palestinian town of Sebastia, west of Nablus, February 20, 2026. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images))]A new Israeli digital registry imposes de facto sovereignty over 60% of the West Bank. Palestinians must register under Israeli authority or risk losing their land, but Israeli legal loopholes are designed to invalidate their claims either way.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/digitally-annexing-the-west-bank-israel-moves-its-theft-of-palestinian-land-online/

2026-06-03 11:04:19 UTC

How the IHRA definition of antisemitism is being used to criminalize Palestine solidarity across Latin America
[Zé Maria (Image courtesy IWL-FI)]The IHRA definition of antisemitism is being used in a coordinated offensive across Latin America to criminalize solidarity with Palestine. The targets are not only Palestine activists but also the backbone of Latin America's social movements.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/how-the-ihra-definition-of-antisemitism-is-being-used-to-criminalize-palestine-solidarity-across-latin-america/

2026-06-02 17:26:05 UTC

2026-06-02 11:02:19 UTC

Palestine has already helped reshape New York City politics, and there are signs that more is on the way
[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier. (MS NOW)]New York goes to the polls on June 23, and, as in the rest of the country, Palestine is having a major impact on the races. Mondoweiss speaks with political consultant Peter Feld about the rapidly shifting politics around Israel in New York City.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/06/palestine-has-already-helped-reshape-new-york-city-politics-and-there-are-signs-that-more-is-on-the-way/

2026-05-31 14:27:02 UTC

Will Trump sideline Israel is order to make a deal with Iran?
[President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, en route Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia. (Official White House Photo by Patrick B. Ruddy).]Donald Trump reportedly has a deal on the table to suspend fighting and begin negotiations to end the Iran war and the resulting global economic crisis. But Israel and Iran hawks see it as a disaster and are working to undermine it. Who will win out?
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/will-trump-sideline-israel-is-order-to-make-a-deal-with-iran/

2026-05-30 13:01:00 UTC

Europe’s new strategy to hide the rot in Israeli society is to scapegoat Itamar Ben-Gvir
[Gathering in support of Israel in front of the European Parliament in Brussels in the wake of the October 7 attacks, October 11, 2023.]European governments are finally being forced to condemn Israel as its crimes have become impossible to ignore. But they are scapegoating National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir rather than confronting the system he represents.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/europes-new-strategy-to-hide-the-rot-in-israeli-society-is-to-scapegoat-itamar-ben-gvir/

2026-05-29 14:04:05 UTC

The time for a U.S. arms embargo on Israel is now
[A protester holding up a sign calling for an arms embargo on Israel. (Photo: Social media)]The U.S. is starting talks on a new military aid deal for Israel as support for the country hits an all-time low. Israel’s supporters are feeling the pressure and pushing for cosmetic changes, but don’t fall for it. We need a full arms embargo now.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/the-time-for-a-u-s-arms-embargo-on-israel-is-now/

2026-05-29 13:35:22 UTC

Honoring the stories and inspiration of Gaza: an interview with susan abulhawa
[susan abulhawa, right, meeting with writers in Gaza in early 2024 for workshops that led to the book, "Every Moment Is A Life."]"This is one of the proudest things I've done." Mondoweiss talks to author susan abulhawa about "Every Moment Is A Life," a powerful new anthology featuring 18 Palestinian writers abulhawa worked with during multiple trips to Gaza amid the genocide.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/honoring-the-stories-and-inspiration-of-gaza-an-interview-with-susan-abulhawa/

2026-05-29 11:03:42 UTC

Despite the ceasefire, Israel resumes bombing entire residential blocks in Gaza, displacing dozens of families
[Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza, May 23, 2026. (Photo: Moiz Salhi/APA Images)]The Israeli army is targeting Gaza's remaining residential blocks that were left standing after the ceasefire, leaving even more Palestinians homeless. "Fear has become a permanent guest in our homes," one resident told Mondoweiss.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/despite-the-ceasefire-israel-resumes-bombing-entire-residential-blocks-in-gaza-displacing-dozens-of-families/

2026-05-28 13:58:46 UTC

Trump wants the Palestinians to pay for the U.S. occupation of Gaza
[Donald Trump announces the "Board of Peace" on January 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo: ©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell)]Trump's Board of Peace is in financial crisis and wants to use funds taken from the Palestinian Authority to pay for Gaza's reconstruction. Palestinians would pay twice over: money stolen from the West Bank would be used to cement Gaza's occupation.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/trump-wants-the-palestinians-to-pay-for-the-u-s-occupation-of-gaza/

2026-05-28 13:03:38 UTC

Are neocons turning on the Iran War?
[U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo: U.S. Department of State)]Prominent neoconservatives are criticizing Trump’s war on Iran, but do these critiques amount to a foreign policy shift?
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/are-neocons-turning-on-the-iran-war/

2026-05-27 17:18:52 UTC

The Israeli Knesset just voted to dissolve itself, but any new government will still pursue genocide
[Yair Lapid (L) at a session of the Knesset ahead of a vote to dissolve the government, June 30, 2022. (Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa via ZUMA Press/APA Images)]Even if Netanyahu and his right-wing allies are ousted from government, Israel’s genocide in Gaza, ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, and the wars against Lebanon and Iran enjoy broad support across the Israeli political spectrum.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/the-israeli-knesset-just-voted-to-dissolve-itself-but-any-new-government-will-still-pursue-genocide/

2026-05-27 15:33:17 UTC

The families of Gaza’s disappeared are still looking for answers
[Israeli soldiers take a selfie with two detained Palestinians from Gaza, Aisha al-Aqqad, 78, and her daughter Huda, 41, during the Israeli ground invasion of Khan Younis in December 2023. The photo recently surfaced on social media. (Photo: Social Media)]"He went for a walk and never returned." Palestinians in Gaza describe the disappearance of their loved ones during the genocide and the open-ended agony of not knowing when they might see them again.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/the-families-of-gazas-disappeared-are-still-looking-for-answers/

2026-05-27 11:07:49 UTC

Why did the American Psychiatric Association cancel my Humanitarian Award Lecture on Gaza?
[American Psychiatric Association headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Shutterstock)]My lecture at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting on trauma in Gaza was canceled after a pressure campaign by pro-Israel groups. Health professionals must be able to speak about Palestinian suffering without fear of punishment.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/why-did-the-american-psychiatric-association-cancel-my-humanitarian-award-lecture-on-gaza/

2026-05-26 20:59:18 UTC

‘Life itself no longer feels the same’: Gaza faces another Eid al-Adha amid genocide
[Palestinian children watch sheep inside a livestock pen in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 25, 2026, ahead of Eid al-Adha. Residents are facing increasing difficulty purchasing sacrificial animals for the third consecutive year amid rising prices and declining livestock availability. (Photo: Hassan al-Jedi/APA Images)]Ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, many in Gaza continue to face displacement, destruction, and uncertainty, and are struggling to secure necessities while trying to preserve fragments of celebration for their families.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/life-itself-no-longer-feels-the-same-gaza-faces-another-eid-al-adha-amid-genocide/

2026-04-14 21:53:20 UTC

Congress must act to stop the Israeli war machine
[An Israeli Air Force jet taking off for a strike in Yemen, on September 16, 2025. (Photo: Israeli military)]On Wednesday, the Senate can act to block weapons to Israel by halting the delivery of the bombs and militarized bulldozers Israel has used to displace and ethnically cleanse more than three million Palestinians and Lebanese from their homes.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/congress-must-act-to-stop-the-israeli-war-machine/

2026-04-14 16:53:05 UTC

Understanding the Iran war in the context of U.S. imperialism
[Iranian students climb up U.S. embassy gates in Tehran, on November 4, 1979. (Photo: Wikimedia/revolution.shirazu.ac.ir)]Michael Arria speaks with Afshin Matin-Asgari about his new book, "Axis of Empire," and how the history of Iran–U.S. relations offers crucial context for understanding Trump’s current war.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/understanding-the-iran-war-in-the-context-of-u-s-imperialism/

2026-04-14 16:53:00 UTC

When Israel destroyed Gaza’s courts, legal protections for women vanished
[Palestinian women, including widows of people killed by the Israeli genocide in Gaza, prepare Maamoul biscuits before Eid al-Fitr in displacement camps, Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, March 15, 2026. (Photo: Moiz Salhi/APA Images)]The decimation of Gaza's judicial system has left hundreds of thousands of women unable to claim inheritance, get a divorce, or retain custody of their children. "That is the reality of women in Gaza. We are abandoned,” says Maysoun, a mother of two.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/when-israel-destroyed-gazas-courts-legal-protections-for-women-vanished/

2026-04-13 14:59:14 UTC

Israel’s restriction of aid into Gaza leads to critical shortages in bread, baby formula, and water
[Palestinians linedup to obtain bread at a local bakery amid bread shortages in Gaza following the restriction of the entry of aid into the Strip in light of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, April 6, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)]Israel’s continued restriction of aid into Gaza has cut bread production by half as hospitals run out of baby formula and water supplies run low. Doctors warn that surging malnutrition cases among children may irreversibly harm an entire generation.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/gaza-health-officials-warn-of-irreversible-harm-to-entire-generation-of-children-amid-shortages-in-baby-formula-bread/

2026-04-11 18:14:01 UTC

Israel is attacking Lebanon to sabotage the Iran ceasefire, but the media is hiding its true motivation
[Benjamin Netanyahu holds a joint press conference with Donald Trump announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025, in the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)]Israel moved quickly to sabotage the Iran ceasefire with air attacks on Lebanon, but the mainstream media refuses to report this as an attempt to torpedo the fragile talks.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/israel-is-attacking-lebanon-to-sabotage-the-iran-ceasefire-but-the-media-is-hiding-its-true-motivation/

2026-04-11 18:13:56 UTC

Israeli prison authorities are blocking hundreds of solidarity postcards being sent to female Palestinian prisoners
[Palestinian women take part in a march demanding the release of female prisoners in Israeli military prisons, Nablus, March 9, 2025. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)]A global campaign led by churches and an Islamic center across 15 U.S. states is sending hundreds of solidarity postcards to female Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, but Israeli prison authorities are blocking them from being delivered.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/israeli-prison-authorities-are-blocking-hundreds-of-solidarity-postcards-being-sent-to-female-palestinian-prisoners/

2026-04-10 22:00:41 UTC

The only Palestinian children’s rights organization closes following years-long Israeli campaign against it
[Defense for Children International - Palestine's office door outside Ramallah after Israeli forces conducted a raid and declared the organization closed on August 18, 2022. (Photo credit: AFP / Abbas Momani)]“After 35 years of defending Palestinian children’s rights, we are not able to overcome operational challenges resulting from Israel’s targeted criminalization of Palestinian human rights organizations,” said DCI-P General Director Khaled Quzmar.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/the-only-palestinian-childrens-rights-organization-closes-following-years-long-israeli-campaign-against-it/

2026-04-10 22:00:36 UTC

Israelis are finally revolting against Netanyahu — for agreeing to the U.S. ceasefire with Iran
[Israeli protesters during an judicial overall protests outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 20, 2023. (Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa via ZUMA Press/APA Images)]The entire Israeli political spectrum is united in blasting Netanyahu for not continuing to attack Iran, and Israeli society agrees. The reason, to put it simply, is that Israelis are war junkies.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/israelis-are-finally-revolting-against-netanyahu-for-agreeing-to-the-u-s-ceasefire-with-iran/

2026-02-04 23:02:30 UTC

A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza’s children
[Children with meningitis receive treatment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis amid warnings from health authorities of a worrying outbreak of the disease in displacement tents due to severe overcrowding and poor sanitation, January 30, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)]Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza's displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/02/a-deadly-meningitis-outbreak-is-threatening-gazas-children/

2026-02-04 17:21:57 UTC

Former Israeli Defense Minister: Israel’s ideology of ‘Jewish supremacy’ resembles Nazi race theory
[Moshe Ya'alon]Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon says the “ideology of ‘Jewish supremacy’” has become dominant in Israel, and it “is reminiscent of the Nazi race theory.”
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/02/former-israeli-defense-minister-israels-ideology-of-jewish-supremacy-resembles-nazi-race-theory/

2026-02-03 16:07:50 UTC

Newly released Epstein files reveal further ties to Israel
[Photo released by House Democrats on the Congressional Oversight Committee on December 12, 2025, showing Jeffrey Epstein and Alan Dershowitz. (Photo via House Oversight Democrats)]The release of more Jeffrey Epstein files reveals further connections between the late, convicted sex criminal and the state of Israel.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/02/newly-released-epstein-files-reveal-further-ties-to-israel/

2026-02-02 22:02:31 UTC

The new era of Israeli expansionism and the war economy that fuels it
[An Israeli artillery unit carries out a military drill at the crossroads between Lebanon, Syria, and Israel on August 28, 2023. (Photo: © Atef Safadi/EFE via ZUMA Press/APA images)]Israel has entered a new phase of expansion and military aggression beyond historic Palestine. This is not due to a strategic shift, but rather because the constraints that kept it confined before October 2023 are now too weak to hold it back.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/02/the-new-era-of-israeli-expansionism-and-the-war-economy-that-fuels-it/

2026-01-30 19:05:45 UTC

The U.S. occupation of Gaza has begun
[President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025, in the State Dining Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)]The plans for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” show that the goal is not just to make Gaza a playground for the wealthy, but to put it under permanent American occupation.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-u-s-occupation-of-gaza-has-begun/

2026-01-29 20:47:02 UTC

A bloody season: the olive harvest in the West Bank
[Palestinians put out a fire caused during an attack by Israeli settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank village of Beita, on October 10, 2025. (Photo: Rafaela Cortez and Ricardo Esteves Ribeiro)]Journalists Rafaela Cortez and Ricardo Esteves Ribeiro embedded with Palestinians during the 2025 West Bank olive harvest. They witnessed terrible violence and oppression, including the killing of a 13-year-old boy, but also inspiring resistance.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/a-bloody-season-the-olive-harvest-in-the-west-bank/

2026-01-28 23:42:30 UTC

The U.S. plan for Gaza has nothing in it for Palestinians
[Donald Trump announces the "Board of Peace" on January 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo: ©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell)]The U.S. plan for Gaza envisions a Gaza for investors, not Palestinians.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-u-s-plan-for-gaza-has-nothing-in-it-for-palestinians/

2026-01-28 20:09:11 UTC

‘We cannot separate imperialism from domestic militarization’: Understanding the links between ICE, Gaza, and U.S. foreign policy
[Federal officers from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement prepare to provide security amid a haze of CS gas used to disperse protesters outside the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon on October 4, 2025 (Flickr)]Mondoweiss interviews author Harsha Walia about the history of ICE and how Trump's immigration crackdown is closely linked to U.S. imperialism abroad, including in Palestine.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/we-cannot-separate-imperialism-from-domestic-militarization-understanding-the-links-between-ice-gaza-and-u-s-foreign-policy/

2026-01-27 22:29:53 UTC

As Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ presses forward, Palestinians in Gaza fear what lies ahead
[Donald Trump announces the "Board of Peace" on January 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo: ©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell)]Mondoweiss spoke with Gazans after the announcement of the Palestinian technocratic committee that will oversee Gaza under Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’. While some hope for change, many fear the committee will ultimately serve U.S. and Israeli interests.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/as-trumps-board-of-peace-presses-forward-palestinians-in-gaza-fear-what-lies-ahead/

2026-01-27 20:26:55 UTC

Mike Huckabee is interfering with the work and witness of churches in the Holy Land with a goal of silencing Palestinian Christians
[Ambassador Mike Huckabee's Participation in Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2025 Ceremony, April 24, 2025 (Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem)]A recent statement by Church Patriarchs in Jerusalem rejecting Zionism was historic, and the response it provoked from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shows the steps Christian Zionists are taking to silence Palestinian Christians.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/mike-huckabee-is-interfering-with-the-work-and-witness-of-churches-in-the-holy-land-with-a-goal-of-silencing-palestinian-christians/

2026-01-26 23:10:21 UTC

Mahmoud Khalil vows to oppose Trump efforts to deport him to Algeria over pro-Palestine speech
[Mahmoud Khalil addresses a large crowd of supporters in New York City on June 22, 2025. (Photo: x.com/PeoplesForumNYC)]Mahmoud Khalil and his legal team vowed to fight Trump administration plans to deport the Palestinian activist to Algeria, calling the move "extreme punishment" for his pro-Palestinian speech.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/mahmoud-khalil-vows-to-oppose-trump-efforts-to-deport-him-to-algeria-over-pro-palestine-speech/

2026-01-26 23:10:16 UTC

A Palestinian neighborhood’s last stand against Israeli settler takeover in Jerusalem
The town of Silwan has been at the heart of the Israeli settler takeover of Jerusalem’s remaining Palestinian neighborhoods. A recent Israeli court decision approved the forced expulsion of 40 families - the final blow in a decades-long legal battle.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/a-palestinian-neighborhoods-last-stand-against-israeli-settler-takeover-in-jerusalem/

2026-01-25 17:11:14 UTC

When Jewish moral reckoning overshadows Palestinian liberation
[Activists at a demonstration against the pro-Israel singer Matisyahu in Philadelphia, on March 22, 2024. (Photo: Joe Piette/Flickr)]As Jewish anti-Zionists gain visibility, there is a danger of viewing the Gaza genocide solely as the backdrop for a Jewish reckoning. Instead, we must center Palestinian history and demands, and Jewish anti-Zionists have an important role to play.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/when-jewish-moral-reckoning-overshadows-palestinian-liberation/

2026-01-24 17:25:21 UTC

The Middle East is at a tipping point as the U.S. fuels crisis across the region
[President Donald Trump exits the stage after delivering remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the Davos Congress Center. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)]Long-standing crises in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, and Iran are deepening as the U.S. imprint on the Middle East shows no signs of weakening.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-middle-east-is-at-a-tipping-point-as-the-u-s-fuels-crisis-across-the-region/

2026-01-23 20:22:29 UTC

Here are four ways Zohran Mamdani can end financial support in New York City for Israeli settlements, and he must act soon
[Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in New York City's Bryant Park on October 27, 2024. (Photo: Bingjiefu He, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)]Zohran Mamdani has the legal tools to end the Israeli settlement funding and sales pipeline in New York City — now, he just needs the political will to act.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/here-are-four-ways-zohran-mamdani-can-end-financial-support-in-new-york-city-for-israeli-settlements-and-he-must-act-soon/

2026-01-23 20:22:23 UTC

Kamala Harris’s Jewish outreach director says her campaign was right to question Josh Shapiro over Israel ties
[Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro at a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris.]In the latest chapter in the Democrats' civil war over Israel, Ilan Goldenberg, Kamala Harris's Jewish outreach director, says her campaign was right to question Josh Shapiro about whether he had been an agent for Israel while vetting him for VP.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/kamala-harriss-jewish-outreach-director-says-her-campaign-was-right-to-question-josh-shapiro-over-israel-ties/

2026-01-22 23:40:25 UTC

Paraglides, Cultural Safety and Decolonization: Randa Abdel-Fattah on her ban from Adelaide Writers’ Week and the silencing of Palestinians
[Adelaide Writers' Week in 2012. (Photo: Patricia Miller/Flickr)]Randa Abdel-Fattah responds to the gaslighting, censorship, and repression she faced, leading to her cancellation from the Adelaide Writers' Week festival over her support for Palestine.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/paraglides-cultural-safety-and-decolonization-randa-abdel-fattah-on-her-ban-from-adelaide-writers-week-and-the-silencing-of-palestinians/

2026-01-22 20:07:09 UTC

Trump unveils so-called ‘Board of Peace’
[U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo: U.S. Department of State)]On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine the UN and 'takeover the world order.'
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/trump-unveils-so-called-board-of-peace/

2026-01-22 20:07:04 UTC

A world on its knees: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and the darkness it promises
[Donald Trump announces the "Board of Peace" on January 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo: ©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell)]Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" is the result of the world bowing before the global rampage of the US-Israel Axis. Once again, the Palestinian people are being offered as sacrifices, and along with them, the entire global system of international law.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/a-world-on-its-knees-trumps-board-of-peace-and-the-darkness-it-promises/