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After giving up on military force, Trump’s new plan to defeat ...

2026-08-29T14:34:22+02:00

After giving up on military force, Trump’s new plan to defeat Iran is…more economic sanctions?

[President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the press before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Friday, August 21, 2026. (Photo: White House/Flickr, by Molly Riley)]Trump's "Operation Economic Outcast" to impose secondary sanctions on countries trading with Iran is a tacit admission of U.S. military defeat. But sanctions haven't worked for 47 years, and Iran won't let the U.S. decide when the shooting war ends.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/after-giving-up-on-military-force-trumps-new-plan-to-defeat-iran-ismore-economic-sanctions/

Children in Gaza are afraid flying their kites will get them ...

2026-08-28T16:03:57+02:00

Children in Gaza are afraid flying their kites will get them killed

[Palestinian children fly kites along the beach during a U.N.-run summer camp in Gaza City on July 29, 2010. (Photo: Mohammed Asad/APA Images)]Israel regards any kite flown in Gaza as an "act of war" and has ordered the army to treat them like drones. "I don't know what we can do that won't anger Israel," says Muhammad Owais, 13, who struggles to understand the rules of this new reality.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/children-in-gaza-are-afraid-flying-their-kites-will-get-them-killed/

Meet the new ‘superstar’ of the Israeli left, who is so ...

2026-08-28T15:43:47+02:00

Meet the new ‘superstar’ of the Israeli left, who is so progressive she only supports apartheid

[Naama Lazimi at an anti-government demonstration, 2025. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)]Naama Lazimi is being hailed as the Israeli left's rising star. But when she isn’t busy making excuses for the genocidal turn in Israeli society and politics, she’s advocating for a return to good old-fashioned apartheid.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/meet-the-new-superstar-of-the-israeli-left-who-is-so-progressive-she-only-supports-apartheid/

After two decades, Palestinians prepare to vote for a new ...

2026-08-27T17:24:13+02:00

After two decades, Palestinians prepare to vote for a new political leadership. But will it change anything?

[Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya, third from right, meets with representatives of Palestinian factions in Cairo. (Photo: Hamas/via Telegram)]Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and rival Fatah dissidents have united in an unprecedented coalition for the first Palestinian elections since 2006. But Israeli repression and foreign pressure raise doubts about whether free politics is under occupation.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/after-two-decades-palestinians-prepare-to-vote-for-a-new-political-leadership-but-will-it-change-anything/

Gaza isn’t able to recover from famine as acute malnutrition ...

2026-08-26T16:47:29+02:00

Gaza isn’t able to recover from famine as acute malnutrition continues to soar across the Strip, new report finds

[Hashem Abu Mustafa, 2, diagnosed with severe actue malnutrition at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, August 23, 2026. (Photo Muhammad Eslayeh)]Israeli restrictions on food entry are stalling recovery from famine in Gaza as malnutrition cases climb, an IPC report finds. Two-year-old Hashem Abu Mustafa, born hungry in a Rafah tent, may already be beyond saving.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/gaza-isnt-able-to-recover-from-famine-as-acute-malnutrition-continues-to-soar-across-the-strip-new-report-finds/

How Sliman Mansour and his fellow artists built a Palestinian art ...

2026-08-26T16:25:20+02:00

How Sliman Mansour and his fellow artists built a Palestinian art movement

[Left: Sliman Mansour. Right: "Camel of Burdens" by Sliman Mansour. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Palestinian Museum Digital Archive)]A friend and colleague remembers Sliman Mansour, who helped build the Palestinian art movement and, even as his health failed, never let go of his devotion to Palestine.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/how-sliman-mansour-and-his-fellow-artists-built-a-palestinian-art-movement/

Israel just took another major step towards West Bank annexation ...

2026-08-24T15:00:47+02:00

Israel just took another major step towards West Bank annexation

[Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from planting olive trees on their land on Palestinian Land Day in the village of Qusra, March 30, 2022. (Photo: APA Images)]As settlers besiege Palestinian families in Qusra, Israel's government responds by handing settlement security to the police of hardline minister Ben-Gvir- a move seen to further entrench Israeli annexation of the West Bank.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/israel-just-took-another-major-step-towards-west-bank-annexation/

The real reason Netanyahu added Mamdani to his ‘enemies list’ ...

2026-08-23T15:04:05+02:00

The real reason Netanyahu added Mamdani to his ‘enemies list’

[Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on election day (Mamdani campaign Instagram)]Netanyahu's campaign billboard lumps Zohran Mamdani with Iran and Hezbollah as an "enemy", an admission that he's losing America, and that no successor will fix Israel's underlying apartheid problem.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/the-real-reason-netanyahu-added-mamdani-to-his-enemies-list/

An American citizen was abducted by Israeli forces. His release ...

2026-08-22T15:03:22+02:00

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/

Israel executes prominent ‘father of martyrs’ Fathi Khazem in ...

2026-08-21T20:00:26+02:00

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/

Besieged by Israeli settlers and cut off from the outside world, ...

2026-08-21T14:01:23+02:00

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/

Progressive Israel-critic Angie Nixon scores upset victory in ...

2026-08-19T18:35:23+02:00

Progressive Israel-critic Angie Nixon scores upset victory in Florida Senate primary

DSA member Angie Nixon defeated Alex Vindman in Florida's Senate primary, outspent 16 to 1. She's called Netanyahu a war criminal and opposes U.S. arms sales to Israel. Elsewhere in the state, progressive challengers didn't see as much success.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/progressive-israel-critic-angie-nixon-scores-upset-victory-in-florida-senate-primary/

Inside the slow ethnic cleansing of al-Mughayyir, a Palestinian ...

2026-08-19T14:00:27+02:00

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/

‘Destroying agriculture is the purpose’: How Israel is drying ...

2026-08-18T13:33:42+02:00

‘Destroying agriculture is the purpose’: How Israel is drying up the West Bank’s most fertile farmlands

[Israeli military vehicles on Palestinian agricultural land in the Jordan valley, near the West Bank town of Tubas, May 6, 2015. (Photo: Shadi Hatem/APA Images)]For months, Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank have watched their water lines cut and their wells marked for demolition in Israel’s slow strangulation of Palestinian agriculture, as farmers tell Mondoweiss "there is no tomorrow" for them.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/destroying-agriculture-is-the-purpose-how-israel-is-drying-up-the-west-banks-most-fertile-farmlands/

‘I couldn’t watch my children cry from hunger’: Inside the ...

2026-08-17T13:20:46+02:00

‘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/

The Mecca Pact is the latest sign of the U.S.’s declining ...

2026-08-13T19:37:50+02:00

The Mecca Pact is the latest sign of the U.S.’s declining influence in the Middle East

[Photo shared on the official White House Twitter/X feed on May 14, 2025 with the caption: "President Donald J. Trump to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: “we have a special relationship—and it was an honor to spend a couple of days with you!”"]The new defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan highlights how Israeli aggression is compelling the region to reconfigure its alliances and serves as the latest evidence of the United States' declining global influence.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/the-mecca-pact-is-the-latest-sign-of-the-u-s-s-declining-influence-in-the-middle-east/

Palestinian youth are risking their lives to clear rubble in Gaza ...

2026-08-13T15:35:11+02:00

Palestinian youth are risking their lives to clear rubble in Gaza

[Abdulrahman and his brother go about demolishing their home and clearing its rubble. (Photo: Muhammad Eslayeh)]With reconstruction stalled in Gaza, boys as young as 14 are clearing the wreckage of destroyed homes by hand for as little as $10 a day. Often they are the breadwinners for their families and are forced to abandon their studies to work for survival.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/palestinian-youth-are-risking-their-lives-to-clear-rubble-in-gaza/

Israel’s arrest of Ramallah’s ‘doctor of the poor’ shows ...

2026-08-12T17:25:49+02:00

Israel’s arrest of Ramallah’s ‘doctor of the poor’ shows Palestinians that no one is safe

[Mazen Rantisi. (Photo: Social Media/X)]The arrest and abuse of “doctor of the poor” Mazen Rantisi signal that no one is safe from Israel’s assault on Palestinian life in the West Bank. Rantisi’s daughter says he was targeted because he helps Palestinian society remain resilient.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/israels-arrest-of-ramallahs-doctor-of-the-poor-shows-palestinians-that-no-one-is-safe/

Understanding Israel’s campaign to destroy Palestinian refugee ...

2026-08-11T18:39:06+02:00

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/

The struggle to save the Palestinian wheat fields on the front ...

2026-08-11T18:11:24+02:00

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/

‘Is this how our story ends?’ Palestinian refugees live in ...

2026-08-10T17:40:00+02:00

‘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/

Entrusted with Palestine: Honoring the martyred journalists of ...

2026-08-10T17:09:29+02:00

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/

Pro-Palestinian advocates won big in Michigan – what comes ...

2026-08-10T13:02:54+02:00

Pro-Palestinian advocates won big in Michigan – what comes next?

[Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney (left) and Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (center) are joined by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders, UAW President Shawn Fain, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib at a rally in Detroit on July 20, 2026. (Photo: x.com/DonavanMI13)]Voters in Michigan, a critical swing state, sent a clear message, with major gains for leftist pro-Palestinian candidates in the state's primaries. The question now is: What comes next?

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/pro-palestinian-advocates-won-big-in-michigan-what-comes-next/

How Palestinians have resisted weaponized ‘development’ from ...

2026-08-08T17:25:32+02:00

How Palestinians have resisted weaponized ‘development’ from the British Mandate to the Gaza Board of Peace

[Palestinians carry food parcels distributed by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, June 16, 2025. (Photo: Omar Ashtawy/APA Images)]The Gaza Board of Peace is the latest attempt by colonial powers to use “development” plans to manage, fragment, and dispossess Palestinians. Palestinians have resisted these plans in the past and continue to do so today.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/how-palestinians-have-resisted-weaponized-development-from-the-british-mandate-to-the-gaza-board-of-peace/

Open letter from global Jewish organizations in support of ...

2026-08-08T17:14:09+02:00

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/

Trump and Israel are demanding that Palestinians disarm. Here is ...

2026-08-07T22:13:50+02:00

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/

A campaign is underway to erase the Palestinian refugee question ...

2026-08-07T21:38:06+02:00

A campaign is underway to erase the Palestinian refugee question once and for all. Palestinians must resist.

A bill in Congress aims to dismantle UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. It is part of a coordinated campaign to eliminate the possibility of justice for Palestinian refugees. Palestinians must resist before it's too late.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/a-campaign-is-underway-to-erase-the-palestinian-refugee-question-once-and-for-all-palestinians-must-resist/

Australia’s plan to adopt definitions of racism amounts to ...

2026-08-06T23:30:18+02:00

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/

Internal Israeli dispute over who gets to dictate West Bank ...

2026-08-06T22:43:58+02:00

Internal Israeli dispute over who gets to dictate West Bank policy reveals a deeper rift in Israel’s security doctrine

[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. May 30, 2026. (Photo: Israeli Prime Minister's Office/APA Images)]A dispute over the Israeli military command of the West Bank reveals a decades-old rift in Israel’s security doctrine over who controls settlement policy in the territory: the army or the settler movement.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/internal-israeli-dispute-over-who-gets-to-dictate-west-bank-policy-reveals-a-deeper-rift-in-israels-security-doctrine/

‘Our grief has returned with the same intensity’: Gaza holds ...

2026-08-06T22:43:50+02:00

‘Our grief has returned with the same intensity’: Gaza holds a mass funeral for the recovered remains of 112 family members

[Palestinians attend the funeral of 112 members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clans, who were killed in an Israeli strike in November 2023 during the beginning of the Gaza genocide. They were laid to rest on August 4, 2026, after their remains were recovered from underneath the rubble, nearly three years later. (Photo: Bilal Osama/APA Images)]Nearly three years after a November 2023 Israeli airstrike buried them in the rubble, Gaza families recovered 112 of their dead and laid them to rest, including a mother still embracing her three children.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/our-grief-has-returned-with-the-same-intensity-gaza-holds-a-mass-funeral-for-the-recovered-remains-of-112-family-members/

Why Israel needs to continue its genocidal war on Gaza [Aftermath ...

2026-07-25T15:37:22+02:00

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/

The farce of Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia [President ...

2026-07-25T15:04:18+02:00

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/

Palestinians brace for sweeping Israeli offensive across the West ...

2026-07-24T20:59:54+02:00

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/

Ro Khanna’s West Bank trip shows bearing witness is not enough ...

2026-07-24T18:12:17+02:00

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/

How Israel’s crackdown on Palestinian citizens of Israel ...

2026-07-24T13:03:15+02:00

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/

House passes spending bill that critics say will integrate the ...

2026-07-23T16:50:49+02:00

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/

Voters are forcing Democrats to shift on Israel, but this ...

2026-07-22T16:56:10+02:00

Voters are forcing Democrats to shift on Israel, but this doesn’t mean U.S. support is ending anytime soon

[Rahm Emanuel at Dialogues for Democracy event in Tempe, AZ (Gage Skidmore, Flickr)]When 100 Democrats voted last week to block $3.3 million in U.S. aid to Israel, it was the clearest sign yet that lawmakers are responding to voters' overwhelming sentiment. But it still remains unclear whether this will lead to actual policy change.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/voters-are-forcing-democrats-to-shift-on-israel-but-this-doesnt-mean-u-s-support-is-ending-anytime-soon/

Israeli settlers escalate violent takeover of Palestinian homes ...

2026-07-17T20:00:04+02:00

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/

With a new attack on the ICC, the U.S. expands its assault on the ...

2026-07-16T00:01:49+02:00

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/

Palestine and the role of the activist intellectual [The Gaza ...

2026-07-12T16:04:50+02:00

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/

Hamas disbanded its government in Gaza, but Israel will still ...

2026-07-10T18:01:48+02:00

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/

How Congress manipulates its own rules to make sure Israel still ...

2026-07-04T15:31:19+02:00

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/

Israel’s seizure of Palestinian church land raises renewed ...

2026-07-02T18:22:33+02:00

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/

How Hasan Piker helped boost Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and what ...

2026-07-01T15:38:14+02:00

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/

How Israel uses water as a weapon of war from the Palestine to ...

2026-06-29T18:57:42+02:00

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/

Studying for high school finals in Gaza without electricity, ...

2026-06-26T13:04:14+02:00

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/

It is now undeniable that Israel is an electoral liability for ...

2026-06-25T18:47:56+02:00

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/

Israel is tearing down the American order that once protected it ...

2026-06-24T16:16:57+02:00

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/

In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is forcing a moment of truth on ...

2026-06-23T18:07:05+02:00

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/

My generation still can’t discuss Palestine, but thankfully we ...

2026-06-21T15:45:29+02:00

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/

How mainstream media bias contributed to Israel’s genocide in ...

2026-06-21T15:05:36+02:00

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/

Reclaiming my Baba: the legacy of a Palestinian father who ...

2026-06-20T22:44:41+02:00

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/

What does Trump’s defeat mean for the Middle East? [U.S. ...

2026-06-20T15:03:52+02:00

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/

Inside the case against the ‘Michigan 8’: Palestine activism ...

2026-06-20T00:05:50+02:00

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/

‘If we don’t save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, he will die in ...

2026-06-19T19:26:22+02:00

‘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/

How Hillel International uses antisemitism training and ‘campus ...

2026-06-18T20:02:24+02:00

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/

Netanyahu faces revolt at home as Israel defies U.S.-Iran ...

2026-06-17T17:58:28+02:00

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/

In landmark case, UK judge sentences pro-Palestine activists as ...

2026-06-17T13:00:46+02:00

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/

Maersk, munitions, and corporate accountability in the age of ...

2026-06-15T15:38:16+02:00

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/

The time has come for Trump to choose between U.S. and Israeli ...

2026-06-12T17:54:37+02:00

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/

Israel continues to violate Gaza ceasefire, killing 13 people in ...

2026-06-12T15:59:08+02:00

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/

Former IRGC commander to Mondoweiss: Lebanon is Iran’s ...

2026-06-08T19:59:51+02:00

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/

Israeli soldiers shot and killed this Palestinian baby in the ...

2026-06-06T22:26:01+02:00

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/

New York State must divest from Israel Bonds [Protest against ...

2026-06-05T18:21:36+02:00

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/

One result of the sea change in U.S. politics regarding ...

2026-06-05T17:59:58+02:00

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/

Here is why we sanctioned Hillel at the New School and why ...

2026-06-04T13:05:58+02:00

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/

West Bank healthcare workers go on strike as Israel’s financial ...

2026-06-04T07:27:44+02:00

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/

Digitally annexing the West Bank: Israel moves its theft of ...

2026-06-03T20:47:39+02:00

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/

How the IHRA definition of antisemitism is being used to ...

2026-06-03T13:04:19+02:00

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/

West Bank healthcare workers go on strike as Israel’s financial ...

2026-06-02T19:26:05+02:00

Palestine has already helped reshape New York City politics, and ...

2026-06-02T13:02:19+02:00

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/

Honoring the stories and inspiration of Gaza: an interview with ...

2026-05-29T15:35:22+02:00

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/

Despite the ceasefire, Israel resumes bombing entire residential ...

2026-05-29T13:03:42+02:00

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/

The Israeli Knesset just voted to dissolve itself, but any new ...

2026-05-27T19:18:52+02:00

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/

Why did the American Psychiatric Association cancel my ...

2026-05-27T13:07:49+02:00

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/

Congress must act to stop the Israeli war machine [An Israeli Air ...

2026-04-14T23:53:20+02:00

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/

Understanding the Iran war in the context of U.S. imperialism ...

2026-04-14T18:53:05+02:00

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/

When Israel destroyed Gaza’s courts, legal protections for ...

2026-04-14T18:53:00+02:00

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/

Israel’s restriction of aid into Gaza leads to critical ...

2026-04-13T16:59:14+02:00

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/

Israeli prison authorities are blocking hundreds of solidarity ...

2026-04-11T20:13:56+02:00

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/

The only Palestinian children’s rights organization closes ...

2026-04-11T00:00:41+02:00

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/

Israelis are finally revolting against Netanyahu — for agreeing ...

2026-04-11T00:00:36+02:00

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/

The new era of Israeli expansionism and the war economy that ...

2026-02-02T23:02:31+01:00

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/

The U.S. occupation of Gaza has begun [President Donald Trump and ...

2026-01-30T20:05:45+01:00

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/

A bloody season: the olive harvest in the West Bank [Palestinians ...

2026-01-29T21:47:02+01:00

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/

The U.S. plan for Gaza has nothing in it for Palestinians [Donald ...

2026-01-29T00:42:30+01:00

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/

As Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ presses forward, Palestinians ...

2026-01-27T23:29:53+01:00

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/

Mike Huckabee is interfering with the work and witness of ...

2026-01-27T21:26:55+01:00

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/

Mahmoud Khalil vows to oppose Trump efforts to deport him to ...

2026-01-27T00:10:21+01:00

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/

A Palestinian neighborhood’s last stand against Israeli settler ...

2026-01-27T00:10:16+01:00

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/

When Jewish moral reckoning overshadows Palestinian liberation ...

2026-01-25T18:11:14+01:00

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/

The Middle East is at a tipping point as the U.S. fuels crisis ...

2026-01-24T18:25:21+01:00

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/

Here are four ways Zohran Mamdani can end financial support in ...

2026-01-23T21:22:29+01:00

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/

Kamala Harris’s Jewish outreach director says her campaign was ...

2026-01-23T21:22:23+01:00

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/

Paraglides, Cultural Safety and Decolonization: Randa ...

2026-01-23T00:40:25+01:00

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/

Trump unveils so-called ‘Board of Peace’ [U.S. President ...

2026-01-22T21:07:09+01:00

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/

A world on its knees: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and the ...

2026-01-22T21:07:04+01:00

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/

How Israel and the U.S. are using the ‘shock doctrine’ to ...

2026-01-22T21:06:59+01:00

How Israel and the U.S. are using the ‘shock doctrine’ to impose a new administration in Gaza

[Ali Shaath, head of the new National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, or the so-called "technocratic committee," meets with committee members during its inaugural meeting in Cairo, Egypt, January 18, 2026. (Photo: Middle East News Agency/APA Images)]The U.S.-sanctioned “Board of Peace” is imposing a colonial mandate in Gaza. It is the latest example of the "shock doctrine," with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-israel-and-the-u-s-are-using-the-shock-doctrine-to-impose-a-new-administration-in-gaza/

Energy drinks, cigarettes, and Molotovs: Inside the lives of ...

2026-01-21T23:06:25+01:00

Energy drinks, cigarettes, and Molotovs: Inside the lives of Palestinian teenagers in the West Bank

[Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces in Hebron, January 21, 2022. (Photo: Mamoun Wazwaz/APA Images)]Meet the generation of young West Bank Palestinians who have come of age witnessing the Gaza genocide, as Israel kills their friends.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/energy-drinks-cigarettes-and-molotovs-inside-the-lives-of-palestinian-teenagers-in-the-west-bank/

What it means to live as an Arab in Germany today [A photo taken ...

2026-01-19T22:29:03+01:00

What it means to live as an Arab in Germany today

[A photo taken at a protest in Berlin on December 13, 2024, a minute before the police attacked the crowd. The quote on the poster is attributed to Belal Aldabbour, a doctor in Gaza. (Photo: Nicola Mallardo)]Since October 7, 2023, Arabs in Germany have watched the country undergo an authoritarian restructuring touching every aspect of life. Germany claims to have overcome its genocidal past, but this lie only serves to distract from its violent present.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/what-it-means-to-live-as-an-arab-in-germany-today/