Middle East

President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City.

How Trump Is Using Claims of Antisemitism to End Free Speech How Trump Is Using Claims of Antisemitism to End Free Speech

Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but count on one thing: It will be about something else tomorrow.

Dec 1, 2025 / Mattea Kramer

US Army personnel, IDF personnel, and other international officials monitor screens displaying maps and imagery of the Gaza Strip inside the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel.

The Security Council’s Resolution on Gaza Makes Trump Its New Overlord The Security Council’s Resolution on Gaza Makes Trump Its New Overlord

The resolution is not only a possible violation of UN rules, it also makes the administration directly responsible for Palestinian oppression.

Nov 26, 2025 / Phyllis Bennis

Trump speaking to reporters

A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist? A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist?

While he has been more reluctant than some presidents to put US troops in harm’s way, Trump has dismissed checks on his use of military force, saying, “We’re just gonna kill peopl...

Nov 25, 2025 / Stephen Zunes

Trump and MBS

Congress Should Push Back Against the New US-Saudi Arms Agreement Congress Should Push Back Against the New US-Saudi Arms Agreement

We should not let a few business deals, however lucrative, tie America to a regime that is more likely to entangle America in a new Middle East conflict.

Nov 24, 2025 / William D. Hartung

President Trump speaks at a November 18 dinner in honor of Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit

A weeklong debauch brought together tech insiders and the leaders of a brutal monarchy to keep stoking the AI bubble.

Nov 21, 2025 / Jacob Silverman

Worldwide Condemnation of Israel’s Actions

Worldwide Condemnation of Israel’s Actions Worldwide Condemnation of Israel’s Actions

Netanyahu’s genocidal war on Palestine must end.

Nov 19, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Pro-Palestine supporter at OR Tambo International Airport on October 8, 2025, in Kempton Park, South Africa.

I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me. I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me.

They stripped us naked, deprived us of sleep, food, and sanitary facilities, arbitrarily threatened us with guns, and physically attacked us.

Nov 12, 2025 / Thomas Becker

The Eviction Kings

The Eviction Kings The Eviction Kings

One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.

Nov 11, 2025 / Feature / Thomas Birmingham

Maga Meltdown

Maga Meltdown Maga Meltdown

Layin’ a west egg.

Nov 7, 2025 / Steve Brodner

More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza

More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza

Over 200 media workers have been killed in Gaza. The Committee to Protect Journalists says is the deadliest period since it began tracking data in 1992. Community embroidery action...

Nov 6, 2025 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás

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