Middle East

A nuclear test on May 25, 1953, at the Nevada Proving Grounds.

The Nuclear Arms Race Is Back and More Terrifying Than Ever The Nuclear Arms Race Is Back and More Terrifying Than Ever

The world is now closer to an actual nuclear conflagration than at any time since the end of the Cold War.

Sep 17, 2024 / Michael T. Klare

(L) Palestinian doctors work on a patient following the Israeli attack on Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Gaza on September 13, 2024. (R) Surgeons prepare to amputate a patient’s leg at Gettsyburg in 1863.

Israel Has Bombed Gaza's Healthcare System Back to the 19th Century Israel Has Bombed Gaza's Healthcare System Back to the 19th Century

Gaza's doctors are frequently working in conditions not seen since before the Civil War.

Sep 17, 2024 / Abdullah Shihipar

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi funeral procession

Israel’s Crackdown on the West Bank Has Already Killed an American Citizen Israel’s Crackdown on the West Bank Has Already Killed an American Citizen

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was shot by an IDF soldier during a protest against settlement expansion, while Israel pursues its aim of permanently annexing all Palestinian territory.

Sep 13, 2024 / James Bamford

Crowds commemorate Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in Oakland, California, on September 9, 2024, after Israeli soldiers shot her in the head in the West Bank as she was standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi? Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi?

The Biden administration made clear that the murder of an American demands a response—unless that American is killed in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces.

Sep 11, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

Israelis protest during a demonstration against the government and the hostage situation in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

For Israeli Protesters, Palestine Might as Well Not Exist For Israeli Protesters, Palestine Might as Well Not Exist

There is a gaping, Gaza-shaped void at the heart of the hostage deal demonstrations.

Sep 9, 2024 / Ori Goldberg

An interfaith peace delegation in the West Bank.

An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank

Rabbis for Ceasefire and Hindus for Human Rights make a peace pilgrimage.

Sep 5, 2024 / Sunita Viswanath

An anti-government Israeli protest in Tel Aviv on September 4, 2024.

Israeli Protesters Have Chosen a Side Israeli Protesters Have Chosen a Side

Fearing for the remaining captives, the mass rallies that erupted across Israel were essentially demanding an end to the war—and Netanyahu knows it.

Sep 4, 2024 / Meron Rapoport

Lessons of a Weimar Anti-Fascist in Palestine

Lessons of a Weimar Anti-Fascist in Palestine Lessons of a Weimar Anti-Fascist in Palestine

After my father fled Nazi Germany in 1933, he witnessed a toxic new nationalism rising among Jews in Palestine—and was silenced for trying to warn of its dangers.

Sep 3, 2024 / Feature / Barry Yourgrau

Delegates wearing keffiyehs hold up signs with the names of people who died in the Gaza war on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 20, 2024.

I’m Still Hoping to Vote for Kamala Harris I’m Still Hoping to Vote for Kamala Harris

But the hope I felt when she became the nominee has been curdling into despair over her refusal to allow a Palestinian to address the convention—and her continuing silence on Gaza...

Aug 30, 2024 / Benjamin Moser

Demonstrators march in protest to the war in Gaza near the United Center where the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is taking place on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Palestinians Will Speak Whether Democrats Want Them to or Not Palestinians Will Speak Whether Democrats Want Them to or Not

The party may have successfully prevented Palestinians from addressing the DNC. But it cannot hold back the tide forever.

Aug 29, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

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