Middle East

The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy

The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy

Strategic incoherence and factionalism reign.

Dec 9, 2024 / Michael T. Klare

A Palestinian woman, carrying a backpack, arrives at Salah al-Din Road as the Israeli army forces Palestinian to leave Gaza City on October 22, 2024.

The Most Important Thing You Need in Gaza Is a Backpack The Most Important Thing You Need in Gaza Is a Backpack

Around the world, backpacks represent freedom. But here, they are what we use to carry what’s left of our lives.

Dec 5, 2024 / Eman Alhaj Ali

Dr. Oswaldo Aranha, president of the UN General Assembly, shown announcing the assembly’s official adoption of the plan to partition Palestine into independent Arab and Jewish states on November 29. 1947.

The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands

Though it is often seen as a target of Israeli aggression, the UN has always played a crucial role in the oppression of Palestinians.

Dec 3, 2024 / Zena Tahhan

Palestine solidarity activists call for a ceasefire in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 17, 2023.

For Those Who Know They Have Not Done Enough to Stop Israel’s War on Gaza For Those Who Know They Have Not Done Enough to Stop Israel’s War on Gaza

It is shamefully easy to keep going about one’s life while Israel continues its onslaught on Gaza with full US support—and it’s absolutely essential to resist that impulse.

Dec 3, 2024 / Haggai Matar

The poet Ghayath Almadhoun reads from “N-O-T M-Y P-O-E-M-S” at the DAAD Gallery on February 19, 2020, in Berlin, Germany.

The Exiled Palestinian Poet Fighting Censorship in Democracies The Exiled Palestinian Poet Fighting Censorship in Democracies

Ghayath Almadhoun had a poetry event in Berlin canceled simply because he’s Palestinian. At least 200 more artists have been silenced over Palestine in Germany since.

Nov 29, 2024 / Ghayath Almadhoun

Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man

Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man

After the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, business leaders made a show of shunning Saudi Arabia, doing deals only behind closed doors. Now it’s all out in the open.

Nov 25, 2024 / Jonathan Guyer

A woman arranges empty bottles as displaced Palestinians struggle to survive while Israeli attacks continue in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 18, 2024.

The Women Who Remain in Gaza Will Never Leave Me The Women Who Remain in Gaza Will Never Leave Me

I survived eight terrible months of genocide. Now, I’m in exile—but I can’t stop thinking about the women who have remained.

Nov 22, 2024 / Asmaa Yassin

Joe Biden Benjamin Netanyahu

The Case Against Joe Biden for Complicity in Genocide The Case Against Joe Biden for Complicity in Genocide

The ICC has applied for an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. But Israel’s assault on Gaza has been made possible by US support.

Nov 18, 2024 / James Bamford

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump visits The Great Commoner cafe while Hamtramck, MI mayor Amer Ghalib stands to his right on November 01, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan.

Gazans Heard Trump's Promises. Now They Want Him to Keep Them. Gazans Heard Trump's Promises. Now They Want Him to Keep Them.

Trump made a direct pitch to end the war on Gaza. The people still living there were listening.

Nov 13, 2024 / Ruwaida Kamal Amer

Donald Trump listens as Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during their joint news conference at the White House, February 15, 2017.

The Fallout of Biden’s Middle East Policy Is Now Trump’s Responsibility The Fallout of Biden’s Middle East Policy Is Now Trump’s Responsibility

In Trump’s hands, the country's diplomatic strategy in the Middle East can only get worse.

Nov 12, 2024 / Juan Cole

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