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Representative Greg Casar (D-Tex.) participates in the House Oversight and Accountability Committee organizing meeting in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

Texas Democrat Greg Casar’s Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for a Cease-Fire Texas Democrat Greg Casar’s Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for a Cease-Fire

The congressman polled his constituents and found what every other poll is finding: Americans want the killing in Gaza to stop.

Nov 16, 2023 / John Nichols

Headshots of Sa'ed Atshan and Katharina Galor

The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany

A conversation about “peace and justice and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis” with Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor.

Nov 16, 2023 / Q&A / Linda Mannheim

President Joe Biden delivers an address on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on October 19, 2023.

An Indigestible Nation An Indigestible Nation

While the world has changed and threats are different, the Biden administration’s worldview is rooted in the assumption that America is the “indispensable nation” that will police...

Nov 16, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

People carry a body, covered with a blanket, as they conduct a search and rescue operation after the second bombardment of the Israeli army in the last 24 hours at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on November 01, 2023.

“A Wall of Fire Smashed Into Me”: Dispatches From a Month in Gaza “A Wall of Fire Smashed Into Me”: Dispatches From a Month in Gaza

Excerpts from the diary of Atef Abu Saif, who has been in Gaza since October 7.

Nov 16, 2023 / Atef Abu Saif

Gaza’s Queer Palestinians Fight to Be Remembered

Gaza’s Queer Palestinians Fight to Be Remembered Gaza’s Queer Palestinians Fight to Be Remembered

Through the online platform Queering the Map, stories of queer Palestinians can live on forever, asserting to the world that they do, in fact, exist.

Nov 16, 2023 / Photo Essay / Sarah O’Neal

President of Israel Isaac Herzog speaks on video during the March For Israel at the National Mall on November 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

The March for Israel Was a Hate Rally The March for Israel Was a Hate Rally

What kind of gathering against antisemitism invites antisemites?

Nov 15, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Attendees make their way into Moscone South for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held at Moscone Center in San Francisco, Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

The Forces That Nearly Murdered Me Are Meeting In San Francisco Today The Forces That Nearly Murdered Me Are Meeting In San Francisco Today

I was almost killed by Philippine troops upholding the global economic order on display at this week’s APEC Summit.

Nov 15, 2023 / Brandon Lee

A Palestinian woman gestures next to a damaged olive tree in the village of Qusra in the northern West Bank in October 2011.

For Palestinians in the West Bank, This Olive Harvest Is Literally Life-Threatening For Palestinians in the West Bank, This Olive Harvest Is Literally Life-Threatening

As Israeli settlers ramp up their attacks across the West Bank, Palestinians are being forced to choose between their lives and their livelihoods.

Nov 15, 2023 / Hana Elias

Biden smiling, surrounded by military March 2023

Biden’s Foreign Aid Request Is Corporate Welfare for the Arms Industry Biden’s Foreign Aid Request Is Corporate Welfare for the Arms Industry

Military contractors would get an estimated $60 billion from the president’s spending request, according to an analysis of federal acquisition data.

Nov 15, 2023 / Stephen Semler

Fetterman greets Rabbi Myers, Tree of Life

Senator John Fetterman Is a Progressive Icon, a Republican Hate Figure—and a Pro-Israel Pinup Senator John Fetterman Is a Progressive Icon, a Republican Hate Figure—and a Pro-Israel Pinup

The Pennsylvania Democrat has long bucked convention on everything from legalizing marijuana to the Senate dress code. But his views on Israel/Palestine risk alienating his base.

Nov 14, 2023 / Ross Barkan

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