War and Peace

black and white photo of nuclear explosion test USA marshall islands

Can the UN Help the Nuclear Victims, At Last? Can the UN Help the Nuclear Victims, At Last?

A new resolution in the General Assembly aims to address the devastating legacy of testing and use.

Oct 18, 2023 / Ivana Nikolić Hughes and Christian Ciobanu

Palestinian women are stopped by members of the Israeli security forces in the old city of Jerusalem as they arrive for the Friday noon prayer on October 13, 2023.

The Crackdown Has Begun: Israel Goes After Critics of Its Gaza War The Crackdown Has Begun: Israel Goes After Critics of Its Gaza War

Palestinians and Jews in Israel are being suspended from universities, fired from jobs, and subjected to night arrests—all because of social media posts.

Oct 18, 2023 / Ghousoon Bisharat, Oren Ziv, and Baker Zoubi

A group of Palestinians stands amid the rubble of a bombed building.

Gaza Is Facing a Desperate Public Health Crisis. We Need a Cease-Fire, Now. Gaza Is Facing a Desperate Public Health Crisis. We Need a Cease-Fire, Now.

The situation on the ground is creating the conditions for infectious disease to spread, which would lead thousands of Gazans to die of infections, malnutrition, and dehydration, i...

Oct 17, 2023 / Abdullah Shihipar

Palestinian emergency services and local citizens search for victims in buildings destroyed during Israeli raids in the southern Gaza Strip on October 17, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

I Am Trying to Be Strong, but the Truth Is That I’m Terrified I Am Trying to Be Strong, but the Truth Is That I’m Terrified

I huddled with my family in the safest room of our house in Gaza and prayed: If we are to die, may we die softly and not suffer any pain.

Oct 17, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

television screen with soldier and american flag; pax americana

How Today’s Turmoil Is Eliciting a Wave of Nostalgia for Pax Americana How Today’s Turmoil Is Eliciting a Wave of Nostalgia for Pax Americana

Yet the notion that the United States ever withdrew from the world is risible.

Oct 17, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

An Israeli solider rides toward the border with the Gaza Strip on October 16, 2023.

We Must Not Let the Truth Become a Casualty of This War We Must Not Let the Truth Become a Casualty of This War

Now more than ever, it’s crucial that we talk about what is actually happening in Gaza and Israel, not about unverified rumors.

Oct 16, 2023 / Musa al-Gharbi

Left to right: Ayman Mohyeldin, Ali Melshi, and Mehdi Hasan.

The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia

Amid war fever and bigoted violence, we have to combat media cowardice.

Oct 16, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Palestinian man rescued by other civilians

In Gaza They Don’t Even Bother to Call It Peace In Gaza They Don’t Even Bother to Call It Peace

For Netanyahu, as for Hamas, the life of a child born into the opposing “nation” has no value.

Oct 16, 2023 / Amy Wilentz

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden in New York on September 20, 2023.

Israelis Are Rejecting Netanyahu. So Why Is Biden Giving Him a Blank Check? Israelis Are Rejecting Netanyahu. So Why Is Biden Giving Him a Blank Check?

The president needs to recognize that Israelis are right when they criticize Netanyahu as a failed leader. Then he needs to stop giving him the green light to destroy Gaza.

Oct 14, 2023 / John Nichols

A woman inspects the damage to her home after Israeli strikes on the Rafah camp in the southern Gaza Strip on October 14, 2023.

Gaza Is Being Killed. We Desperately Need Your Help. Gaza Is Being Killed. We Desperately Need Your Help.

The situation gets darker and bleaker by the hour. We need all people of conscience around the world to raise their voices in solidarity with us.

Oct 14, 2023 / Ahmed Abu Artema

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