Armed Conflicts

Joe Biden AIPAC

As the Death Toll Rises in Gaza, AIPAC Lobbies for War As the Death Toll Rises in Gaza, AIPAC Lobbies for War

Political interests in Washington are vying for influence when it comes to US policy in the Middle East—no matter how out of step they are with public opinion.

Nov 13, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

President Joe Biden walks after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Washington.

They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire. They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire.

The president cannot afford to lose the generation of young political activists who are telling him he is flat wrong when it comes to Gaza.

Nov 11, 2023 / John Nichols

pro-Palestine protest outside International criminal court, demanding action from the ICC during ongoing bombing, genocide in Gaza

Gaza — Where Is the Law? Gaza — Where Is the Law?

For decades, justice has been absent from the conflict. Will that change now?

Nov 10, 2023 / Reed Brody

Person in white sweater and mask lays down roses in a line

An Establishment Crack-Up, Aided by Mass Protests, Might Actually End This War An Establishment Crack-Up, Aided by Mass Protests, Might Actually End This War

A strategy of outside pressure and inside dissent offers the best path forward on Israel/Palestine.

Nov 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Civilians in Gaza rescue people trapped under rubble

Israel’s War in Gaza, Subsidized by the USA Israel’s War in Gaza, Subsidized by the USA

Reliance on US aid gives the Biden administration leverage to push for a cease-fire, hostage exchange, and an end to the slaughter of civilians—if it can find the political will.

Nov 10, 2023 / William D. Hartung

A boy is seen as the psychological support team of the Palestinian Ministry of Health provides psychological and recreational support to the children who take shelter at the Nassr hospital as the Israeli attack continues in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 9, 2023.

This War Is Causing Mass Trauma. How We Respond Matters. This War Is Causing Mass Trauma. How We Respond Matters.

Too often, trauma has been used to justify more trauma. It is time to break that cycle.

Nov 10, 2023 / Alex Colston

Israeli soldiers prepare to arrest Palestinians in the village of Shweika, near Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank.

The West Bank Is the Unseen Second Front of Israel’s War on Gaza The West Bank Is the Unseen Second Front of Israel’s War on Gaza

Emboldened by the world’s silence, Israeli settlers are working hand in hand with the military to terrorize Palestinians throughout the West Bank.

Nov 10, 2023 / Fathi Nimer

Hayim Katsam with soldiers and security forces in the West Bank.

My Brother Was Slaughtered on October 7. I Know He Would Be Calling for a Cease-Fire. My Brother Was Slaughtered on October 7. I Know He Would Be Calling for a Cease-Fire.

If the only justification for Israel’s war on Gaza is to avenge deaths like his, the moral stain would be impossible for him to stomach.

Nov 9, 2023 / Noy Katsman

An Arab American voter at a poll site.

Biden’s Quagmire: Israel, Gaza, and Those Really Scary Polls Biden’s Quagmire: Israel, Gaza, and Those Really Scary Polls

The data shows that 66 percent of voters—and 80 percent of Democrats—want the president to call for a cease-fire. The longer he waits, the more voters will stay home next November...

Nov 8, 2023 / James Zogby for The Nation

Relatives of the victims of the atomic bomb offer flowers at Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph to mark the 70th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 2015.

Dehumanization Is at the Heart of Endless War Dehumanization Is at the Heart of Endless War

We don’t have to accept psychic numbing or endless violence as the only possible responses to our broken world.

Nov 8, 2023 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

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