Middle East

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Biden’s “Rule-Based International Order” Is Broken Biden’s “Rule-Based International Order” Is Broken

Isn’t it time Washington embraces a new, more inclusive model?

Nov 7, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 3, 2023.

The Weekend Biden’s Middle East Policy Collapsed The Weekend Biden’s Middle East Policy Collapsed

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s diplomatic trip was a humiliating failure. The administration’s regional approach has gone down in flames.

Nov 7, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman

West Bank Israeli Settlers

“The Government Encourages the Settlers to Attack and Gives Them Permission to Kill Us” “The Government Encourages the Settlers to Attack and Gives Them Permission to Kill Us”

There’s been an epidemic of violence across the West Bank since October 7, as Palestinians have been increasingly targeted by Israeli settlers.

Nov 7, 2023 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle

Demonstrators are detained by US Capitol Police after they staged a sit-in inside the Cannon House Office Building to demand a cease-fire against Palestinians in Gaza October 18, 2023, on Independence Avenue in Washington, DC.

The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish” The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish”

What we are witnessing is an effort to get people to see slogans like “Free Palestine” as antisemitic and the protests as threats to Jewish existence.

Nov 6, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Marjorie Taylor Greene/Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib 1, Marjorie Taylor Greene 0 Rashida Tlaib 1, Marjorie Taylor Greene 0

Greene’s failed attempt to censure Tlaib united Democrats, divided Republicans, and energized ceasefire activism.

Nov 4, 2023 / John Nichols

Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks to reporters in front of the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on August 30, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

People Are Urging Bernie Sanders to Back a Gaza Cease-Fire. Here’s Why He Hasn't. People Are Urging Bernie Sanders to Back a Gaza Cease-Fire. Here’s Why He Hasn't.

Sanders has insisted on supporting a “humanitarian pause” instead of a cease-fire. To understand why, you have to look at his personal history.

Nov 3, 2023 / David Klion

Defensive end Michael Bennett of the Seattle Seahawks at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 9, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz.

Michael Bennett: “We Cannot in Good Conscience Fund the Bombing of Palestinian Civilians” Michael Bennett: “We Cannot in Good Conscience Fund the Bombing of Palestinian Civilians”

The NFL champion calls upon Joe Biden to demand a cease-fire in Gaza

Nov 2, 2023 / Michael Bennett

David Velasco on April 18, 2018, in Milan, Italy.

Once Upon a Time in “Artforum” Once Upon a Time in “Artforum”

Artists and critics are polarized—and under great pressure from both sides of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Nov 2, 2023 / Barry Schwabsky

The Venetian resort in Las Vegas

Why Israel Slept Why Israel Slept

The long catalogue of intelligence failures that allowed Hamas to stage its brutal surprise attack on October 7 begins at The Venetian, Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas resort.

Nov 2, 2023 / James Bamford

A mural depicting Roberto Mancini and Mohammed bin Salman painted by aleXsandro Palombo outside the San Siro Stadium at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, September 19, 2023, in Milan, Italy.

Saudi Arabia Hosting the World Cup Is a Win for Sportswashing Saudi Arabia Hosting the World Cup Is a Win for Sportswashing

Though not yet official, Saudi Arabia has all but muscled out the only other real contender.

Nov 2, 2023 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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