Middle East

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

Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

Bernie Sanders: “The International Billionaire Class Is Making Out Like Bandits” Bernie Sanders: “The International Billionaire Class Is Making Out Like Bandits”

The Vermont senator denounces the wealth concentration fueling global wars at the expense of everyday people.

Feb 8, 2024 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

Palestinians and dual nationality holders fleeing from Gaza arrive on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on December 5, 2023

“I Have Left, but I’m Still There”: The Last Gaza Diary “I Have Left, but I’m Still There”: The Last Gaza Diary

After 84 days, Atef Abu Saif left Gaza. Here, he reflects on what he endured.

Feb 8, 2024 / Atef Abu Saif

A university gate is seen destroyed in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 29, 2024.

Israel’s Cultural Genocide Is Destroying Gaza’s Very Memory Israel’s Cultural Genocide Is Destroying Gaza’s Very Memory

Israel has attacked universities, mosques, heritage sites, libraries, and more. The goal is simple: to eradicate the past, present, and future of Palestine.

Feb 8, 2024 / Ahmad Ibsais

Children in Rafah.

“The List of My Lost Beloveds Grows Unbearably Long”: Another Month In Gaza “The List of My Lost Beloveds Grows Unbearably Long”: Another Month In Gaza

More excerpts from the diaries of writer Atef Abu Saif.

Feb 7, 2024 / Atef Abu Saif

A screenshot from a 2015 Ultimate Palestine promotional video.

The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza

After the head of the international group overseeing Ultimate refused a Palestinian call to support a cease-fire, players across the globe fought back.

Feb 6, 2024 / Frankie de la Cretaz

A pro-Palestinian protester holds a handmade placard paying tribute to Palestinian journalists at a rally in Whitehall to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel's occupation on February 3, 2024, in London, United Kingdom.

An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian Journalists An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists has just committed $300,000 to an emergency fund to aid journalists working in Gaza.

Feb 5, 2024 / John Nichols

The International Court of Justice delivers an order on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel on January 26, 2024, in The Hague, the Netherlands.

The ICJ’s Ruling Was the First Crack in Israel’s Armor of Impunity The ICJ’s Ruling Was the First Crack in Israel’s Armor of Impunity

Even as the Israeli government dismisses the ruling, the international community has sent a message that Israel no longer enjoys the immunity that’s protected it since 1948.

Feb 5, 2024 / Meron Rapoport

American military helicopter wreckage in Mogadishu

The US Military Ignores and Neglects the Civilian Victims of Its Air Strikes The US Military Ignores and Neglects the Civilian Victims of Its Air Strikes

The United States can find time to issue orders for new air strikes but not to issue apologies for past errant attacks.

Feb 2, 2024 / Nick Turse

Is Derek Penslar the Wrong Kind of Jew for Harvard?

Is Derek Penslar the Wrong Kind of Jew for Harvard? Is Derek Penslar the Wrong Kind of Jew for Harvard?

He’s a distinguished scholar, director of Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies, and former president of the American Academy for Jewish Research. But Bill Ackman doesn’t like him.

Feb 2, 2024 / Eric Alterman

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