Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside the New York Times building on January 18, 2025.

“The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide “The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide

The paper told my organization that we couldn’t use the word “genocide” in a paid ad. So we walked away.

Jan 24, 2025 / Joyce Ajlouny

Boys watch smoke billowing during Israeli strikes east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024.

Under Trump, Taxpayers Will Continue to Foot the Bill for Israel’s War Crimes Under Trump, Taxpayers Will Continue to Foot the Bill for Israel’s War Crimes

Were it just about any other country than Israel committing such a genocide, Washington would have cut off arms shipments months ago.

Jan 23, 2025 / Stan Cox

Palestinians transport belongings in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, on January 22, 2025, as residents return following a ceasefire deal days earlier between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.

In Gaza, We’re Caught Between Hope and Despair In Gaza, We’re Caught Between Hope and Despair

The ceasefire was cause for jubilation and relief. But the nightmare of the genocide lingers on.

Jan 23, 2025 / Eman Alhaj Ali

Free Ismail Lghazaoui!

Free Ismail Lghazaoui! Free Ismail Lghazaoui!

Morocco sentenced the Palestine solidarity activist to prison just for protesting. But the trail of his persecution runs from Israel across the Atlantic to New Jersey and Texas.

Jan 22, 2025 / Nasreen Abd Elal and Rayan El Amine

How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency

How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency

Biden's domestic agenda was the most progressive of any president since Lyndon Johnson. But it was entwined with a foreign policy that leaves his legacy drowned in blood.

Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / Jeet Heer

A child recovers books from the rubble of a building hit in Israeli strikes the previous night in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 16, 2025.

A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on Palestine A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on Palestine

The agreement may reduce the intensity of Israel’s killing spree, but it is likely to usher in a grueling new phase of ethnic cleansing, with Trump’s full support.

Jan 16, 2025 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator wearing a face mask of President Joe Biden and holding a sign with “Two-Faced Genocide Joe” written on it as he joins in a demonstration in front of the Washington Hilton. Pro-Palestinian protestors demonstrate outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton .

How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide

The international laws against genocide were deliberately crafted to prevent the US from being held accountable for its crimes against Black and Indigenous people.

Jan 16, 2025 / Anthony Conwright

People celebrate while watching a television along a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 15, 2025.

We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End

World / January 15, 2025 We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End The widely reported agreement must hold. We haven’t begun to understand the full scope of the horrors…

Jan 15, 2025 / Mohammad Alsaafin

After Israel bombed the Mhawishes’ home, all that remained intact was a plastic ladybug his son was holding before the blast.

A Year After Israel Bombed My Family’s Home, I'm Still Trapped in the Ruins A Year After Israel Bombed My Family’s Home, I'm Still Trapped in the Ruins

While the physical scars have mostly healed, the emotional ones remain as fresh as the day Israel brought my home down on me and my family.

Jan 13, 2025 / Feature / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Shredding while Gazans burn: Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs “Rockin’ in the Free World” in Kyiv on May 14, 2024.

Antony Blinken’s Legacy Is Buried Under the Rubble of Gaza Antony Blinken’s Legacy Is Buried Under the Rubble of Gaza

Despite valedictory speeches, the secretary of state will be remembered not for his successes—or his guitar playing—but for the humanitarian catastrophe he aided and abetted.

Jan 13, 2025 / Jonathan Guyer

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