Middle East

Mike Huckabee speaks with Donald Trump in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

Democrats: Tell Mike Huckabee to Go to Hell Democrats: Tell Mike Huckabee to Go to Hell

Trump’s nominee for Israel ambassador believes that we need bloodshed in the Middle East to bring about the end times. Nobody could be a worse choice.

Mar 25, 2025 / Beth Miller

A woman cries while sitting on the rubble of her house, destroyed in an Israeli strike, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025.

Israel’s Renewed Assault on Gaza Is a Prelude to Mass Expulsion Israel’s Renewed Assault on Gaza Is a Prelude to Mass Expulsion

With Trump’s green light for ethnic cleansing, Israel’s return to war threatens to become an all-out effort to empty the enclave of Palestinians.

Mar 21, 2025 / Ben Reiff

When They Came for Columbia University

When They Came for Columbia University When They Came for Columbia University

The university has become the Trump administration’s test case for the largest assault on higher education since the McCarthy era. Sadly, it has notably failed to defend itself.

Mar 19, 2025 / Column / David Klion

Palestinian children and journalists disperse as Israeli tanks enter the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank, on February 23, 2025.

Why Palestinians Can’t Sleep Why Palestinians Can’t Sleep

Sleep deprivation is a form of torture. For Palestinians, it’s a regular way of life.

Mar 17, 2025 / Zehra Imam

Gaza Lago

Gaza Lago Gaza Lago

Over the genocide.

Mar 11, 2025 / OppArt / Ed Wexler

Mahmoud Khalil, a student negotiator during the protests at Columbia University against the Gaza genocide, speaks to the press on April 29, 2024.

Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump

The detention and attempted deportation of Khalil is a test by Trump to see how far he can go—and a test for us to see how hard we will fight back.

Mar 11, 2025 / Laura Jedeed

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza? Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

The fight inside the historical profession heats up.

Mar 6, 2025 / Van Gosse

Palestinian children attend a lesson in a classroom at a damaged school amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza City, on February 26, 2025.

Mr. Trump: It’s Time to Listen to What Palestinians Want Mr. Trump: It’s Time to Listen to What Palestinians Want

The president keeps floating his colonial takeover plan. But people in Gaza just want to go home. How do we know? Because we asked them.

Feb 28, 2025 / James Zogby

Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaking at the 2022 J Street National Conference held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

Has J Street Gone Along With Genocide? Has J Street Gone Along With Genocide?

The “pro-Israel, pro-peace” advocacy group has seen its credibility shredded over its floundering response to the war on Gaza.

Feb 27, 2025 / Norman Solomon

Israeli pro-democracy protester chants slogans while holding a placard during the demonstration.

In Its Fight Against Fascism, Israeli Academia Remains Blind to a Basic Truth In Its Fight Against Fascism, Israeli Academia Remains Blind to a Basic Truth

The government’s assault on democratic norms can't be separated from its oppression of Palestinians—but the Israeli academy keeps trying.

Feb 27, 2025 / Anat Matar

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