Middle East

Decrying Netanyahu’s ‘Racist Nationalism,’ Bernie Tells the Senate, ‘Palestinian Lives Matter’

Decrying Netanyahu’s ‘Racist Nationalism,’ Bernie Tells the Senate, ‘Palestinian Lives Matter’ Decrying Netanyahu’s ‘Racist Nationalism,’ Bernie Tells the Senate, ‘Palestinian Lives Matter’

As the UN describes Gaza as “hell on Earth,” Sanders seeks to prohibit the transfer of $735 million in new US bombs and munitions to Israel.

May 20, 2021 / John Nichols

Palestine-solidarity-protest

I Will Not Be Silenced Because I Demand Justice for Palestine I Will Not Be Silenced Because I Demand Justice for Palestine

Like many Palestinians, I have been attacked and punished for criticizing Israel. Now I’m filing a civil rights complaint against my university for encouraging those attacks.

May 20, 2021 / Ahmad Omar Daraldik

Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hosted a press conference on travel restrictions to Palestine and Israel.

AIPAC Targets Ilhan Omar AIPAC Targets Ilhan Omar

The pro-Israel lobbying group is running ads associating the Minnesota representative with Hamas.

May 19, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Woman in Gaza after airstrike

The Nakba Is Now The Nakba Is Now

With the explosion of Israeli violence this last week, Palestinians are experiencing a level of terror that is both new and painfully reminiscent of the terror of 1948.

May 17, 2021 / Saree Makdisi for The Nation

Palestinian Flag Dome of the Rock

‘All We Need Is Some More Courage From the World’ ‘All We Need Is Some More Courage From the World’

Palestinians are showing enormous bravery during this moment of horror. Now we need the world to respond with corresponding acts of courage and support.

May 14, 2021 / Omar Barghouti

Palestinian Lives, and Death: An Interview With Rachel Kushner

Palestinian Lives, and Death: An Interview With Rachel Kushner Palestinian Lives, and Death: An Interview With Rachel Kushner

“It was really demoralizing to people that he died in this way. It hurt so sharply, and it still hurts,” the author said.

May 14, 2021 / Jon Wiener

Iraqi Refugee Murder Arrest

Tragedy and Hope on the Western Front Tragedy and Hope on the Western Front

The imprisonment of Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen and the prospect of humane redistribution of wealth show California both failing and aspiring to its political promise.

May 14, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Israeli choke hold

A Nightmare of Terror Across the Landscape of Palestine A Nightmare of Terror Across the Landscape of Palestine

As Israeli lynch mobs roam the streets attacking Palestinians, and as Israeli war planes drop bombs on Gaza, it’s essential to understand how we arrived at this moment.

May 13, 2021 / Yousef Munayyer

Representative Ilhan Omar

Trump’s Obsessive Attacks Won’t Silence Ilhan Omar’s Defense of Palestinian Human Rights Trump’s Obsessive Attacks Won’t Silence Ilhan Omar’s Defense of Palestinian Human Rights

Rather than address concerns about Israeli air strikes killing Palestinian children, Trump and his allies target a Muslim member of Congress.

May 13, 2021 / John Nichols

Kurds

Time for Mutiny Over Turkey’s Bounties on Kurdish Leaders Time for Mutiny Over Turkey’s Bounties on Kurdish Leaders

Why is the Biden administration blindly following Donald Trump’s policy of propping up Turkey’s authoritarian president?

May 13, 2021 / Meredith Tax

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