Phyllis Bennis

Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies and serves on the board of Jewish Voice for Peace. Her most recent book is the seventh updated edition of Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer.

ActivismJuly 29, 2019

What the House Anti-BDS Resolution Reveals About the Palestine Solidarity Movement

How can we pierce the Washington bubble and bring Congress into greater congruence with changing public opinion?

Phyllis Bennis
April 15, 2019

Trump’s Embrace of Netanyahu Will Haunt the Middle East for Years

The flurry of favors the president did for Bibi could constrain US policy—and hurt people in the region—for a long time.

Phyllis Bennis
Foreign PolicyMarch 13, 2019

The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights

The spirited defense of the freshman congresswoman against unfair attack was the result of years of grassroots organizing. But will it really change the entrenched status quo in Washington?

Phyllis Bennis
DemocratsMarch 5, 2019

The Democratic Party Attacks on Ilhan Omar Are a Travesty

I’m Jewish and have worked against anti-Semitism for decades. I was sitting a few feet from Omar at Busboys & Poets and I heard nothing—nothing—that smacked of anti-Semitism, overt or coded or otherwise.

Phyllis Bennis
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WorldDecember 9, 2018

Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States

The important demand that CNN rehire Hill has obscured much of the actual content of his speech.

Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Guns and Gun ControlOctober 28, 2018

In Response to Pittsburgh, We Must Come Together as One

We stand with the victims of every white-supremacist and racist and anti-Semitic assault back through history.

Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Supreme CourtOctober 5, 2018

If Kavanaugh Is Confirmed, We Need to Mobilize Like Never Before

His record indicates that he would stonewall movements against poverty, militarism, and racism for a generation.

Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
World LeadersAugust 21, 2018

Remembering Kofi Annan

He consistently expressed a powerful concern for poverty and human rights—but he often succumbed to US power and domination.

Phyllis Bennis
Foreign PolicyMay 11, 2018

Is Trump’s Abandonment of the Iran Nuke Deal a Prelude to War?

His advisers, as well as Israel and Saudi Arabia, will be pushing for one—which is why we have to act now to stop it.

Phyllis Bennis
Foreign PolicyApril 13, 2018

American Air Strikes in Syria Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma

There is no legal justification for the current US troop presence in Syria, let alone additional air strikes.

Phyllis Bennis

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Phyllis Bennis

ActivismJuly 29, 2019

How can we pierce the Washington bubble and bring Congress into greater congruence with changing public opinion?

April 15, 2019

The flurry of favors the president did for Bibi could constrain US policy—and hurt people in the region—for a long time.

Foreign PolicyMarch 13, 2019

The spirited defense of the freshman congresswoman against unfair attack was the result of years of grassroots organizing. But will it really change the entrenched status quo in Washington?

DemocratsMarch 5, 2019

I’m Jewish and have worked against anti-Semitism for decades. I was sitting a few feet from Omar at Busboys & Poets and I heard nothing—nothing—that smacked of anti-Semitism, overt or coded or otherwise.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

WorldDecember 9, 2018

The important demand that CNN rehire Hill has obscured much of the actual content of his speech.

Guns and Gun ControlOctober 28, 2018

We stand with the victims of every white-supremacist and racist and anti-Semitic assault back through history.

Supreme CourtOctober 5, 2018

His record indicates that he would stonewall movements against poverty, militarism, and racism for a generation.

World LeadersAugust 21, 2018

He consistently expressed a powerful concern for poverty and human rights—but he often succumbed to US power and domination.

Foreign PolicyMay 11, 2018

His advisers, as well as Israel and Saudi Arabia, will be pushing for one—which is why we have to act now to stop it.

Foreign PolicyApril 13, 2018

There is no legal justification for the current US troop presence in Syria, let alone additional air strikes.