Middle East

Barbara Lee at a California Senate debate on October 8, 2023.

The Absolute Clarity of Barbara Lee’s Senate Bid The Absolute Clarity of Barbara Lee’s Senate Bid

On matters of war and peace, the representative is prepared to tell presidents that they must follow the Constitution—even Democratic presidents.

Feb 1, 2024 / John Nichols

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks during 2023 National Action Network (NAN) Triumph Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York.

The Anti-Defamation League: Israel’s Attack Dog in the US The Anti-Defamation League: Israel’s Attack Dog in the US

Posing as a civil rights group, the ADL has long operated as an intelligence organization targeting Israel’s critics. So why does the media still treat it as a credible source?

Jan 31, 2024 / James Bamford

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Cairo on October 20, 2023.

Arab Citizens Are Livid Over Gaza. The US Ignores Them at Its Peril. Arab Citizens Are Livid Over Gaza. The US Ignores Them at Its Peril.

Ordinary people across the Middle East are being crystal clear about the depth of their opposition to the White House’s Israel policy—and that of their own governments.

Jan 30, 2024 / Dana El Kurd

President Joe Biden at the pulpit of the St. John Baptist Church

The Abject Failure of Biden’s Quiet Diplomacy Is Spreading Middle Eastern Chaos The Abject Failure of Biden’s Quiet Diplomacy Is Spreading Middle Eastern Chaos

The president’s promise of restraint is repeatedly belied by the reality of continued escalation.

Jan 29, 2024 / Jeet Heer

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 15: U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi speaks during a dedication ceremony of Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) Way, the block on Grove Street between Franklin Street and Van Ness Avenue as Mayor London Breed, conductor and pianist Michael Tilson Thomas and family, San Francisco Symphony leaders and supporters attend, in San Francisco, California, United States on December 15, 2023.

Former Speaker Pelosi, the Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza Has Wide and Universal Support Former Speaker Pelosi, the Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza Has Wide and Universal Support

It is not “Mr. Putin’s message.”

Jan 29, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nancy Pelosi on CNN's

Nancy Pelosi’s Rant Against Cease-Fire Supporters Will Hurt Biden’s 2024 Campaign Nancy Pelosi’s Rant Against Cease-Fire Supporters Will Hurt Biden’s 2024 Campaign

The ex-speaker’s “delusional” attack insults millions of voters—and reveals the scorching ignorance of top Democrats about the depth of opposition to Israel’s war.

Jan 29, 2024 / John Nichols

A group of Palestinians, mostly children, hold out empty containers for food.

Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Cannot Prevent Catastrophe Without a Cease-Fire Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Cannot Prevent Catastrophe Without a Cease-Fire

As the death toll mounts, the urgent need for humanitarian aid has become a talking point that supposedly everyone can agree on. But the conditions on the ground in Gaza mean it’s ...

Jan 29, 2024 / Abdullah Shihipar

Palestine Is in Asia: An Asian American Argument for Solidarity

Palestine Is in Asia: An Asian American Argument for Solidarity Palestine Is in Asia: An Asian American Argument for Solidarity

Edward Said's Orientalism brought a burst of intellectual energy to Asian American liberation. The wider solidarity he called for is even more important today.

Jan 29, 2024 / Feature / Viet Thanh Nguyen

Palestinians carry some belongings as they flee Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 26, 2024

Letters From the Apocalypse Letters From the Apocalypse

Palestinian writers George Abraham and Sarah Aziza were in the middle of an ongoing correspondence. Then came October 7.

Jan 29, 2024 / George Abraham and Sarah Aziza

Pro-Palestinian supporters watch proceedings outside the International Court of Justice during the court ruling in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.

“This Was a Watershed Moment”: What the ICJ’s Israel Ruling Really Means “This Was a Watershed Moment”: What the ICJ’s Israel Ruling Really Means

An interview with Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, about the historic genocide ruling from the UN’s top court.

Jan 26, 2024 / Q&A / Jack Mirkinson

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