Palestine

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

A person wearing a scarf on their head stands among tents as student demonstrators occupy the pro-Palestinian “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 24, 2024, in New York City.

Pro-Palestine Activists Are Facing Horrifying Abuse Online Pro-Palestine Activists Are Facing Horrifying Abuse Online

Speaking out for Palestine triggers a torrent of racism, misogyny, and violent sexual threats. “I was terrified that someone would do something to me,” one activist says.

Jul 14, 2025 / Samaa Khullar

Mohammed El-Kurd on

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

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani travels by subway to the “No Kings” protest in Bryant Park, New York City, on June 14, 2025.

The Smear Campaign Against Zohran Mamdani Failed. That’s a Huge Deal. The Smear Campaign Against Zohran Mamdani Failed. That’s a Huge Deal.

Mamdani understood what the people who tried to demonize him did not: that voters aren’t buying the same old smears about Palestine anymore.

Jun 27, 2025 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

A protester holds a sign that reads, ''Free Mahmoud Khalil.''

America Has Betrayed Palestinians. We Will Still Prevail. America Has Betrayed Palestinians. We Will Still Prevail.

We have returned the question of our future to ourselves. It will be guaranteed by no passport, protected by no brutal superpower.

Jun 12, 2025 / Sarah Aziza

Relatives and loved ones of Palestinians, who lost their lives in Israeli attacks while they were in the Netzarim area, where US humanitarian aid points were located, mourn as they attend their funeral ceremony at Shifa Hospital in Gaza on June 10, 2025.

I Went to a US-Backed “Aid” Site In Gaza. It Was Hell on Earth. I Went to a US-Backed “Aid” Site In Gaza. It Was Hell on Earth.

The scene resembled throwing meat into a cage of starving lions, letting them fight for their own survival.

Jun 11, 2025 / Hassan Abo Qamar

The Climate Costs of Occupation

The Climate Costs of Occupation The Climate Costs of Occupation

As Israel expands its settlements in the West Bank, it has destroyed forests and boosted CO2 emissions.

May 20, 2025 / Haitham Al-Sharif

Pro-Palestinian activists rally for Mohsen Mahdawi and protest against deportations outside of ICE Headquarters on April 15, 2025 in New York City.

Trump’s War on the Palestine Movement Is Something Entirely New Trump’s War on the Palestine Movement Is Something Entirely New

Never before has a government repressed its citizens’ free speech and academic freedom so brutally in order to protect an entirely different country.

Apr 17, 2025 / Saree Makdisi

Yaseen Al Ghalban

What Israel's Genocide Did to One Boy What Israel's Genocide Did to One Boy

Yaseen Al Ghalban was an ordinary child living a happy life. Then the genocide changed everything.

Mar 27, 2025 / Eman Alhaj Ali

Grant Miner speaks at a rally in support of detained Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil.

Columbia Expelled Me for My Palestine Activism, but I Won’t Be Silenced Columbia Expelled Me for My Palestine Activism, but I Won’t Be Silenced

And neither will anyone else targeted by the university. We are not afraid, we are undeterred, and we will continue to fight.

Mar 26, 2025 / Grant Miner

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