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Demonstrators stage a rally to protest Myanmar's oppression of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmars Rakhine state, in Gaza City on September 10, 2017.

The Echoes of Israeli Apartheid in Myanmar The Echoes of Israeli Apartheid in Myanmar

The parallels in conditions imposed on Palestinians and Rohingya reveal how elements of Israel’s genocidal project appear to have been taken up by Myanmar.

Mar 22, 2024 / Francis Wade

President Joe Biden joined Israel's prime minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023.

The Tragic Absurdity of Biden’s Gaza Policies The Tragic Absurdity of Biden’s Gaza Policies

The US government is making elaborate plans to ameliorate a humanitarian catastrophe that would not exist without its own bombs.

Mar 12, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

Jonathan Glazer reading acceptance speech

Jonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech Represents the Best of Judaism Jonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech Represents the Best of Judaism

Instead of confronting what the director of The Zone of Interest actually said, Zionists distorted his lines.

Mar 11, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Pro-Palestine banners on a building with Starbucks logo in foreground

How the Palestinian Justice Movement Helped Starbucks Workers United How the Palestinian Justice Movement Helped Starbucks Workers United

Starbucks worker organizing produced a historic union breakthrough, and this victory came about in part because of solidarity with Palestine.

Mar 11, 2024 / Jonathan Rosenblum

In this aerial view, protesters supporting women's rights are dressed in red as they form a human chain on International Women's Day in Tel Aviv on March 8, 2023.

Nationalism Distorts Feminism in Israel Just as It Did in the US Nationalism Distorts Feminism in Israel Just as It Did in the US

Israeli feminist groups showed courage standing up to Netanyahu on March 8, 2023. Where is that energy now that Gaza is starving?

Mar 8, 2024 / Rafia Zakaria

Aaron Bushnell

Taking Aaron Bushnell at His Word (and Deed) Taking Aaron Bushnell at His Word (and Deed)

The airman who set himself alight on Sunday signed up to sacrifice himself for the greater good—only to discover that he had become an accomplice to evil.

Feb 28, 2024 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Marcie Pedraza pickets near an entrance to Ford's Chicago Assembly plant during UAW's stand-up strike on September 29, 2023.

The Auto Workers Who Stand With Gaza The Auto Workers Who Stand With Gaza

More than half of organized labor in the US is part of a union that has called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. One worker explains why.

Feb 28, 2024 / Sarah Lazare

President Joe Biden answers questions about Israel after speaking about the special counsel’s report in the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 2024.

Biden Is Mad at Netanyahu? Spare Me. Biden Is Mad at Netanyahu? Spare Me.

An infuriating, thuddingly predictable genre of article has emerged: the “Biden is really upset with Israel behind the scenes” story.

Feb 13, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

US Senators Chris Van Hollen (C-L) and Jeff Merkley (C-R) talk to the press as they visit the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the southern Gaza Strip along with a US delegation on January 5, 2024.

Report From the Rafah Crossing: An Interview With Jeff Merkley Report From the Rafah Crossing: An Interview With Jeff Merkley

The Oregon senator who tried to get into Gaza explains what he saw and learned.

Feb 9, 2024 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

Members of Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement staged a rally in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, on October 13 to call for a cease-fire in the Israel–Hamas war.

Calling for Respect, Freedom, and Security for All Is Not Antisemitic Calling for Respect, Freedom, and Security for All Is Not Antisemitic

My obligation to critique the Israeli state comes from my own Jewish tradition, a tradition which had to defend itself from genuine antisemitism.

Feb 1, 2024 / Marshall Ganz

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