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Letters From the August 21/28, 2023, Issue Letters From the August 21/28, 2023, Issue

Suburban blight… Predatory financing… Dancing to AIPAC’s tune (web only)… A commitment to liberation (web only)…

Aug 8, 2023 / Letters / Our Readers

Israeli police use a water cannon during a March 23, 2023, protest in Tel Aviv against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul Israel’s judicial system.

Third Temple: Israel’s Occupation Is Coming Home Third Temple: Israel’s Occupation Is Coming Home

Netanyahu’s government is not here to debate—it’s here to rule, and any resistance is an intifada.

Aug 4, 2023 / Etgar Keret

Kids wave Palestinian flags amidst the ruins of their destroyed home following Israeli raids on the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

I Was Attacked for My Speech About Palestine. I Stand by Every Word. I Was Attacked for My Speech About Palestine. I Stand by Every Word.

My CUNY Law speech led to a torrent of abuse and vitriol, but I have no regrets.

Jul 27, 2023 / Highlights / Fatima Mohammed

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) departs the U.S. Capitol on July 18, 2023

Why Do Americans Get Attacked for Saying What Israelis Say About Israel? Why Do Americans Get Attacked for Saying What Israelis Say About Israel?

Congress explicitly rejects words like "racist" and "apartheid" that prominent Israelis have used to describe their country and its policies.

Jul 20, 2023 / John Nichols

Basel Adra

I Was Detained by Israeli Soldiers for Reporting on Settler Violence I Was Detained by Israeli Soldiers for Reporting on Settler Violence

They blindfolded and detained me after I refused to turn over my recording of a settler attack on the West Bank.

Jul 19, 2023 / Basel Adra

protesters gather outside lincoln memorial with signs reading 'free palestine,' palestinian flags

On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters

It’s showing up in public opinion, media coverage, and even political and policy discourse.

Jul 19, 2023 / Phyllis Bennis

Biden hands Netanyahu a pen. US and Israeli flags seen in background

In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity

As America's nonresponse to the attack on Jenin demonstrates, support for Israeli apartheid is fully bipartisan.

Jul 7, 2023 / James Bamford

A Palestinian woman in Jenin on July 5, 2023.

Israel Wanted to Eliminate Palestinian Resistance in Jenin. It Failed. Israel Wanted to Eliminate Palestinian Resistance in Jenin. It Failed.

Today, we mourn the tragic loss of our loved ones who were killed by this aggression. But we know that the Palestinian spirit cannot be dimmed.

Jul 6, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Tent housing at Guantánamo Bay

The Remarkable Similarities of Gitmo and Israeli Military Courts The Remarkable Similarities of Gitmo and Israeli Military Courts

Guantánamo and Israeli military courts have the same goal: to make lawful systems of fair trial violations, torture, and arbitrary and indefinite detention.

Jun 30, 2023 / Ayah Kutmah

In Israel, Palestinian Imprisonment Continues Even After Death

In Israel, Palestinian Imprisonment Continues Even After Death In Israel, Palestinian Imprisonment Continues Even After Death

The policy of postmortem detention leaves grieving families without closure. 

Jun 29, 2023 / Nevin Kallepalli

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