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Headshots of Sa'ed Atshan and Katharina Galor

The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany

A conversation about “peace and justice and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis” with Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor.

Nov 16, 2023 / Q&A / Linda Mannheim

People carry a body, covered with a blanket, as they conduct a search and rescue operation after the second bombardment of the Israeli army in the last 24 hours at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on November 01, 2023.

“A Wall of Fire Smashed Into Me”: Dispatches From a Month in Gaza “A Wall of Fire Smashed Into Me”: Dispatches From a Month in Gaza

Excerpts from the diary of Atef Abu Saif, who has been in Gaza since October 7.

Nov 16, 2023 / Atef Abu Saif

A boy searches through buildings, destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on November 10, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

Palestinian Lives and Deaths Palestinian Lives and Deaths

On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, conversations from our archives, where Rachel Kushner reports on Palestinian refugees and Adam Shatz talks about Edward Said.

Nov 16, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Gaza’s Queer Palestinians Fight to Be Remembered

Gaza’s Queer Palestinians Fight to Be Remembered Gaza’s Queer Palestinians Fight to Be Remembered

Through the online platform Queering the Map, stories of queer Palestinians can live on forever, asserting to the world that they do, in fact, exist.

Nov 16, 2023 / Photo Essay / Sarah O’Neal

liquified natural gas ship climate crisis louisiana

The Single Most Dangerous Expansion of Fossil Fuel in the World The Single Most Dangerous Expansion of Fossil Fuel in the World

America’s growing exports of liquefied natural gas pose a grave climate danger.

Nov 15, 2023 / Bill McKibben

President of Israel Isaac Herzog speaks on video during the March For Israel at the National Mall on November 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

The March for Israel Was a Hate Rally The March for Israel Was a Hate Rally

What kind of gathering against antisemitism invites antisemites?

Nov 15, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Attendees make their way into Moscone South for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held at Moscone Center in San Francisco, Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

The Forces That Nearly Murdered Me Are Meeting In San Francisco Today The Forces That Nearly Murdered Me Are Meeting In San Francisco Today

I was almost killed by Philippine troops upholding the global economic order on display at this week’s APEC Summit.

Nov 15, 2023 / Brandon Lee

A Palestinian woman gestures next to a damaged olive tree in the village of Qusra in the northern West Bank in October 2011.

For Palestinians in the West Bank, This Olive Harvest Is Literally Life-Threatening For Palestinians in the West Bank, This Olive Harvest Is Literally Life-Threatening

As Israeli settlers ramp up their attacks across the West Bank, Palestinians are being forced to choose between their lives and their livelihoods.

Nov 15, 2023 / Hana Elias

Biden smiling, surrounded by military March 2023

Biden’s Foreign Aid Request Is Corporate Welfare for the Arms Industry Biden’s Foreign Aid Request Is Corporate Welfare for the Arms Industry

Military contractors would get an estimated $60 billion from the president’s spending request, according to an analysis of federal acquisition data.

Nov 15, 2023 / Stephen Semler

Protestors stand behind barricades at the gates of Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College’s President Is Absolutely Not Targeting Muslim Students Brooklyn College’s President Is Absolutely Not Targeting Muslim Students

A response to Jeanne Theoharis.

Nov 15, 2023 / David Brodsky

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