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How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba

In 1948, my family fled Palestine when Zionists took over. I pieced their story together from a box of letters and diary entries.

Oct 25, 2025 / Tareq Baconi

Pete Buttigieg’s appearance on “Pod Save America” did not go very well.

Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed

From Pete Buttigieg to Gavin Newsom, party bigwigs are finding out the hard way that the old platitudes don’t work anymore.

Oct 23, 2025 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

Fakhri Abu Diab amid the rubble of his former home.

The Americans Stealing Palestinian Land The Americans Stealing Palestinian Land

As the West Bank gets carved up for illegal settlements, US real estate companies are eager to cash in.

Aug 26, 2025 / Carolina Sophia Pedrazzi

The Bookstores Bridging Divides in Israel

The Bookstores Bridging Divides in Israel The Bookstores Bridging Divides in Israel

People of goodwill on either side of the horror find unity in the search for a good read.

Aug 15, 2025 / Feature / Eric Orner

People gather in front of the European Union (EU) Council building to stage a demonstration demanding the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and an urgent halt to all arms supplies, in Brussels, Belgium on July 15, 2025.

The European Union Is Complicit in Genocide The European Union Is Complicit in Genocide

The EU presents itself as a global champion of moral and legal leadership. Its refusal to hold Israel accountable or protect Palestinian lives tells a far different story.

Aug 11, 2025 / Linah Alsaafin

Yasemin Acar, who was aboard the vessel Madleen when it was intercepted by Israeli forces, arrives in Berlin on June 12, 2025.

“They Wanted to Humiliate Us”: Israel’s Abuse of Freedom Flotilla Activists “They Wanted to Humiliate Us”: Israel’s Abuse of Freedom Flotilla Activists

One of the organizers tells The Nation about the sleep deprivation, psychological torment, and dehumanization she suffered at Israel’s hands.

Jul 22, 2025 / Saliha Bayrak

Israeli paramedics and forces are on the scene where buildings are destroyed as a result of Iran's missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 22, 2025.

There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran

What was true before is still true now: There is no military solution to this conflict. Only diplomacy and a commitment to peace will work.

Jul 11, 2025 / Hillel Schenker

Young Iranian women walk past a banner featuring portraits of the IRGC generals and nuclear scientists who are killed in Israeli attacks, in northern Tehran, Iran, on June 30, 2025

Iranian Women Don’t Need Saving Iranian Women Don’t Need Saving

Israel and the United States say that their attacks on Iran are for the benefit of its women. Iranian feminists couldn’t disagree more.

Jul 9, 2025 / Duaa e Zahra Shah

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How to Answer the Stupidest Questions About Palestinians How to Answer the Stupidest Questions About Palestinians

A guide to fielding even the most ridiculous anti-Palestinian smears.

Jul 1, 2025 / Mohammed El-Kurd

People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli air strikes on June 13, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

Families in Tehran Have Been Shattered Families in Tehran Have Been Shattered

Israel’s assault on the Iranian capital has brought destruction and grief to civilian neighborhoods.

Jun 19, 2025 / Mahmoud Shaaban

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