Middle East

An injured man pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building receives medical treatment after an Israeli air strike hit a residential building in Rafah on February 26, 2024.

“There Was a Woman Lying On the Floor. 15 Minutes Later, She Had Died." “There Was a Woman Lying On the Floor. 15 Minutes Later, She Had Died."

What a medical aid worker saw in Rafah.

Feb 27, 2024 / Hadas Thier

Scoop Jackson holding a model plane

Biden’s Cold War Nostalgia Is Dooming His Presidency Biden’s Cold War Nostalgia Is Dooming His Presidency

Missile scares and military Keynesianism won’t win voters who want domestic reform.

Feb 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Meir Kahane (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu (right) edited side by side.

Israel’s Far Right Finally Gets the War It Has Always Wanted Israel’s Far Right Finally Gets the War It Has Always Wanted

Billed as a response to the October 7 Hamas attack, the conflict in Gaza has increasingly become a war to eliminate all Palestinians—a longtime goal of Israel’s homegrown fascists...

Feb 26, 2024 / James Bamford

A 12 year-old, Palestinian boy named Hasan Abu Emune collects recyclable material such as, paper, metal and glass to contribute his family's livelihood as the daily life continues under difficult conditions in Khan Yunis, Gaza on April 24, 2023.

The Missing News About Gaza The Missing News About Gaza

To understand Palestine and Israel, we need more coverage of the everyday structural violence of occupation.

Feb 26, 2024 / Alexei Sisulu Abrahams

A Granddaughter of Genocide Survivors Dreams of Never Again

A Granddaughter of Genocide Survivors Dreams of Never Again A Granddaughter of Genocide Survivors Dreams of Never Again

A walk though Gaza with Raphael Lemkin, the father of the UN convention on genocide.

Feb 22, 2024 / Feature / Dana Mashoian Walrath

Following an Israeli attack in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, a wounded Palestinian child receives medical attention at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital on February 20, 2024.

Aren't the Children of Gaza Worth Saving? Aren't the Children of Gaza Worth Saving?

If our answer is yes, then we have to stop sending Israel the weapons that kill them.

Feb 21, 2024 / Charles Glass

Palestinians inspect a damaged wedding Photography studio following Israeli strikes in Gaza City on February 13, 2023.

I Was Blissfully Planning My Engagement Party. Then the Bombs Started Falling. I Was Blissfully Planning My Engagement Party. Then the Bombs Started Falling.

I had dreamed of a wedding and cute, chubby babies. But I live in Gaza. So now I just dream of surviving.

Feb 21, 2024 / Afaf Al Najjar

A red banner with white lettering that says

To Find Excitement at the NBA All-Star Game, Look to the Stands To Find Excitement at the NBA All-Star Game, Look to the Stands

Members of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace unfurled a banner that read “Let Gaza Live.”

Feb 20, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to Nasser Hospital to receive medical treatment following Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on January 22, 2024.

Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza

The hospital system is barely functional. Disease is running rampant. Medical workers are being kidnapped, tortured, and killed. And the world is letting it happen.

Feb 20, 2024 / Mary Turfah

Palestinian families are seen among tents as they struggle with strong winds, downpours and floods while Israeli attacks continue in Rafah of Gaza on February 15, 2024.

In Rafah, We Are Waiting for the Worst In Rafah, We Are Waiting for the Worst

We had no reason to believe that Israel would care about our lives. We knew with certainty that the invasion would come.

Feb 16, 2024 / Kamal Sobeh

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