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Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) enters the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Omar and Tlaib Are Condemned in the US for Saying What Prominent Israelis Are Saying Omar and Tlaib Are Condemned in the US for Saying What Prominent Israelis Are Saying

The White House is ripping Squad members for proposing de-escalation and diplomacy to stop the killing of Israelis and Palestinians.

Oct 12, 2023 / John Nichols

Israeli soldier at border near Gaza

The Catastrophe of October 7. Why Did It Happen? The Catastrophe of October 7. Why Did It Happen?

Where do we go from here?

Oct 12, 2023 / Hillel Schenker

Demonstrators gather to show their solidarity with Palestine despite Austrian Police prohibiting the gathering on October 11, 2023, in Vienna, Austria.

Things In Palestine May Never Be the Same Again Things In Palestine May Never Be the Same Again

The conflict has shattered many myths about Israel's invincibility—and shown once more that the only lasting solution is true equality for all.

Oct 12, 2023 / Saree Makdisi

Hamas’s Shock Attack Should Spark Our Horror—and Our Questions

Hamas’s Shock Attack Should Spark Our Horror—and Our Questions Hamas’s Shock Attack Should Spark Our Horror—and Our Questions

This appalling violence emerged within a context, and we need to understand that context in order to achieve peace.

Oct 11, 2023 / Haggai Matar

Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli air strike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on October 9, 2023.

A Mideast Deal Signed in Blood A Mideast Deal Signed in Blood

As Israel and Gaza return to war, will a security pact between the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia do more than entrench the violence of the status quo?

Oct 10, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2023, in New York City.

Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11 Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11

Ignoring intelligence failures and doubling down on bad policy is the worst response to terrorism.

Oct 9, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on buildings in the refugee camp of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip on October 9, 2023.

Gaza Is a Nightmare Today, but We Will Not Stop Dreaming of Freedom Gaza Is a Nightmare Today, but We Will Not Stop Dreaming of Freedom

This war is happening for one reason: the prolonged suffering and occupation that Palestinians have endured for seven decades.

Oct 9, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Harry G. Barnes meeting with Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile

Everyone knows how Nixon and Kissinger paved Pinochet’s path to power. The story of Harry Barnes, who played a crucial role in the Chilean dictator’s exit, is much less well known...

Oct 5, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat applauds Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and US President Bill Clinton at the signing of the Oslo I Accord on the White House's South Lawn, Washington DC, September 13, 1993.

30 Years Later, It’s Time to Bury the Oslo Accords 30 Years Later, It’s Time to Bury the Oslo Accords

Far from ensuring peace, Oslo cemented Israeli occupation and disenfranchised Palestinians. We desperately need to move past it.

Oct 4, 2023 / Ahmad Ibsais

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The War Against Palestinians on Campus Keeps Getting More Absurd The War Against Palestinians on Campus Keeps Getting More Absurd

It’s become so predictable: Palestinians try to gather at a university and all hell breaks loose.

Oct 3, 2023 / Saree Makdisi

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