Phyllis Bennis

Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies. Her new book is Understanding Palestine and Israel.

Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination

Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination

Israel's air force assassinated Hamas leader Ahmad Jaabari. As the Israeli airstrikes continued today, seven more Palestinians were killed and at least 30 were injured, ten cri...

Nov 14, 2012 / Phyllis Bennis

How Sandy Laid Bare Our Globe’s Inequalities

How Sandy Laid Bare Our Globe’s Inequalities How Sandy Laid Bare Our Globe’s Inequalities

Do we really think that the rebuilding of the opulent high-rises of Manhattan’s Battery Park City will take as long as the reconstruction of public housing projects in Brookl...

Nov 7, 2012 / Phyllis Bennis

Why Elections Matter—and Why We’re Still Arguing About It

Why Elections Matter—and Why We’re Still Arguing About It Why Elections Matter—and Why We’re Still Arguing About It

Elections don’t change the world—only people’s movements do. But elections can make our work of building movements impossible—and that’s not a risk I&...

Oct 29, 2012 / Phyllis Bennis

The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark

Palestinians lament the Israeli-built wall and life under occupation, and fear permanent restricted access to the holy city of Jerusalem.

Jul 22, 2008 / Feature / Phyllis Bennis

Response 1 Response 1

David Cortright has laid out many aspects of an agenda to help the US peace movement move from the immediate work of trying to stop this war, to continuing to broaden the reach...

Apr 3, 2003 / Feature / Phyllis Bennis and John Cavanagh

Powell’s UN Presentation Powell’s UN Presentation

Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation wasn't likely to win over anyone not already on his side.

Feb 5, 2003 / Phyllis Bennis

Undermining the UN Undermining the UN

The long-awaited January 27 report of United Nations inspection chiefs Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, as anticipated, did not include a clear-cut finding of success and readi...

Jan 30, 2003 / Phyllis Bennis

Half a Victory at the UN Half a Victory at the UN

Iraq's decision to accept the United Nations Security Council resolution, passed unanimously on November 8, sets in motion a tightly scripted plan for UN arms inspectors to ret...

Nov 14, 2002 / Phyllis Bennis

The UN, the US and Iraq The UN, the US and Iraq

As the United Nations Security Council neared approval of a resolution on Iraq, it appeared that Council resistance was giving way to rising US pressure.

Oct 24, 2002 / Phyllis Bennis

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