Israel

Tomorrow My Family and Neighbors May Be Forced From Our Homes by Israeli Settlers

Tomorrow My Family and Neighbors May Be Forced From Our Homes by Israeli Settlers Tomorrow My Family and Neighbors May Be Forced From Our Homes by Israeli Settlers

The settlers have been trying to push us from our Jerusalem home since 2009. Now they might succeed.

Nov 20, 2020 / Mohammed El-Kurd

A crowd of people sit and stand holding posters, some bearing the picture of Maher al-Akhras.

Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death

Most of the time, the death of a single Palestinian prisoner does not show up on the radar screen of Israeli or world consciousness. Maher Al-Akhras is putting his life on the line...

Oct 28, 2020 / Sally Abed

A silhouette of a protester in front of flames.

After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War

But when the smoke cleared, the Party of God was in the midst of an existential political crisis.

Sep 1, 2020 / Jesse Rosenfeld

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I Lost My Son in a Hail of Bullets at an Israeli Checkpoint I Lost My Son in a Hail of Bullets at an Israeli Checkpoint

Israeli soldiers shot to kill after Ahmad's car crashed into a checkpoint. They insist he did it on purpose but have refused to do a real investigation. 

Aug 14, 2020 / Najah Erekat

A Century of Struggle in Palestine

A Century of Struggle in Palestine A Century of Struggle in Palestine

Rashid Khalidi’s new history offers a political and personal portrait of more than a hundred years of colonization and resistance in Palestine.

Jul 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kaleem Hawa

West Bank rubble

It’s Time for the Democratic Party to Mention the Occupation It’s Time for the Democratic Party to Mention the Occupation

If the next Democratic administration is serious about promoting peace, the party platform needs to condemn Israel’s illegal occupation by name.

Jul 23, 2020 / Jeremy Ben-Ami and James Zogby

A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression

A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression

As this country begins, at last, to examine its ugly past and brutal present, can we also apply this fierce introspection to US policy toward Israel?

Jul 7, 2020 / Yousef Munayyer

Eliot Engel walks past a voting booth

In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won

The Democratic primary between Eliot Engel and Jamaal Bowman signals a sea change for American Jews.

Jul 1, 2020 / The Liberal Media / Eric Alterman

My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience

My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience

In her 103 years, my grandmother Rifqa el-Kurd survived the Nakba, occupation, and annexation—and never stopped struggling for justice.

Jul 1, 2020 / Mohammed El-Kurd

Gaza Protest

As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats? As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats?

The early moves from Biden have been disappointing.

Jun 30, 2020 / Moustafa Bayoumi

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