Middle East

Stop Trump’s Military Interventions

Stop Trump’s Military Interventions Stop Trump’s Military Interventions

Organize against military action in Yemen and Iran, and against gluttonous defense spending.

Apr 23, 2019 / NationAction

Palestinian worker overlooks settlement site

Israel Was Built on the Backs of Palestinian Laborers Israel Was Built on the Backs of Palestinian Laborers

Marginalized Arab workers have always done the physical work of building the Jewish “national home.”

Apr 19, 2019 / Andrew Ross

Trump’s Yemen veto

Congress Must Stop the Killing and Override Trump’s Yemen Veto Congress Must Stop the Killing and Override Trump’s Yemen Veto

This must be a turning point in the long struggle to restore checks and balances on matters of war and peace.

Apr 17, 2019 / John Nichols

Bibi and Trump

Trump’s Embrace of Netanyahu Will Haunt the Middle East for Years Trump’s Embrace of Netanyahu Will Haunt the Middle East for Years

The flurry of favors the president did for Bibi could constrain US policy—and hurt people in the region—for a long time.

Apr 15, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis

American troops on patrol in Afghanistan

When It Comes to War, We’re Just Getting Started When It Comes to War, We’re Just Getting Started

The Global War on Terror has become the Pentagon’s greatest tool in waging endless military campaigns.

Apr 15, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

West Bank Airbnb

Airbnb May Have Caved to Israel’s Settler Movement, but Palestinians Aren’t Giving Up Airbnb May Have Caved to Israel’s Settler Movement, but Palestinians Aren’t Giving Up

In a novel legal challenge, a group of Palestinians is continuing to pursue claims against settlers in a US Court.

Apr 15, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein

A Benjamin Netanyahu campaign billboard in 2019

With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse

The election should dispel any doubts that Israel will grant Palestinians freedom and rights without outside pressure.

Apr 12, 2019 / Yousef Jabareen

An opium field in Afghanistan

America’s Drug War Is Ruining the World America’s Drug War Is Ruining the World

A half-century of Washington’s harsh drug prohibition policies has brought misery to millions across the globe. 

Apr 9, 2019 / Alfred McCoy

Operation Protective Edge

Is Israel’s Benny Gantz Guilty of War Crimes? Is Israel’s Benny Gantz Guilty of War Crimes?

A front-runner in next week’s elections, he’s being sued in Dutch court by a survivor of the 2014 assault on Gaza—with indirect support from unusual quarters.

Apr 5, 2019 / Naomi Zeveloff

House passes bill to end Yemen war

Congress Finally Pushes Back Against the Imperial Presidency With a Vote to Cut US Support for the War in Yemen Congress Finally Pushes Back Against the Imperial Presidency With a Vote to Cut US Support for the War in Yemen

In a historic move, the House joins the Senate in passing a War Powers Resolution to end unauthorized US participation in a foreign conflict.

Apr 4, 2019 / John Nichols

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