Middle East

Biden hands Netanyahu a pen. US and Israeli flags seen in background

In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity

As America's nonresponse to the attack on Jenin demonstrates, support for Israeli apartheid is fully bipartisan.

Jul 7, 2023 / James Bamford

Elliott Abrams looking pensive

Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy

Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men.

Jul 7, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A Palestinian woman in Jenin on July 5, 2023.

Israel Wanted to Eliminate Palestinian Resistance in Jenin. It Failed. Israel Wanted to Eliminate Palestinian Resistance in Jenin. It Failed.

Today, we mourn the tragic loss of our loved ones who were killed by this aggression. But we know that the Palestinian spirit cannot be dimmed.

Jul 6, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

In Israel, Palestinian Imprisonment Continues Even After Death

In Israel, Palestinian Imprisonment Continues Even After Death In Israel, Palestinian Imprisonment Continues Even After Death

The policy of postmortem detention leaves grieving families without closure. 

Jun 29, 2023 / Nevin Kallepalli

A sculpture called “Anything to Say,” which features life-sized bronze figures of whistleblowers (left-right) Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning, is unveiled at Parliament Square, London, during a protest for Assange’s release from prison.

Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice

One has boasted of espionage. The other revealed massive government wrongdoing. So why is the whistleblower in jail?

Jun 27, 2023 / James Bamford

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor as part of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 1, 2023.

How BRICS Countries Help to Define a Truly New World Order How BRICS Countries Help to Define a Truly New World Order

Its upcoming summit will reveal its growing power.

Jun 27, 2023 / Helena Cobban

A banner depicting Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2019.

The Settler-Colonialist Alliance of India and Israel The Settler-Colonialist Alliance of India and Israel

Over the decades, the two nations have become closer allies in business and politics. We talked to journalist Azad Essa about the origins of this international relationship.

Jun 19, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Deeksha Udupa

Riot police stand by as protesters brandish a placard for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement during a May Day march in Montpellier, France, on May 1, 2023.

We Shouldn’t Fear Being “Divisive” in Pursuit of Justice We Shouldn’t Fear Being “Divisive” in Pursuit of Justice

We shouldn’t pretend that movements like BDS aren’t “divisive.” Instead, we need to make the moral and ethical case for why that divisiveness is necessary.

Jun 16, 2023 / Omar Barghouti

CUNY students hold a rally to protest the Israeli occupation of Palestine and demand that the university system divest from Israel, May 28, 2021 at John Jay College in New York City.

Fatima Mousa Mohammed Deserves to Be Defended, Not Smeared Fatima Mousa Mohammed Deserves to Be Defended, Not Smeared

Alexis Grenell’s attack on Mohammed’s CUNY speech was unfair and inaccurate.

Jun 13, 2023 / Hebh Jamal

Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very Existence?

Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very Existence? Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very Existence?

The CUNY Law grad’s much-discussed commencement speech was less a defense of Palestine than a prosecution of the Jewish state.

Jun 8, 2023 / Column / Alexis Grenell

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