How Congress manipulates its own rules to make sure Israel still gets its weapons [United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC (Photo: David Maiolo / Wikimedia)]This week offered a clear example of how elected officials in Washington, D.C., bend their own rules to keep weapons flowing to Israel. Political results outside Washington this week also showed us why this may soon change.

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How Congress manipulates its own rules to make sure Israel still gets its weapons

This week offered a clear example of how elected officials in Washington, D.C., bend their own rules to keep weapons flowing to Israel. Political r...

When the story breaks the journalist [Funeral of 1-year-old Siwar Abu Daraz and her mother, Diana Abu Daraz, Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis, June 30, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)]I am a journalist from Gaza, and I have documented loss so relentlessly that I have wondered where all that grief goes. I now know it never disappears. It might feel gone, but then one story comes along and unlocks everything that came before it.

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When the story breaks the journalist

I am a journalist from Gaza, and I have documented loss so relentlessly that I have wondered where all that grief goes. I now know it never disappe...

A new ‘strategic’ plan being pushed by the Israeli settler movement would establish 100 outposts in the heart of Palestinian cities [Israeli settlers continue expanding an outpost in the village of Umm al-Khair in the Masafer Yatta community, south of Hebron, May 20, 2026. (Photo: Mamoun Wazwaz/APA Images)]The Israeli settler movement and its allies in the government have submitted a plan to build 100 new outposts in Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank. The move would effectively eliminate the Oslo Accords.

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A new ‘strategic’ plan being pushed by the Israeli settler movement would establish 100 outposts in the heart of Palestinian cities

The Israeli settler movement and its allies in the government have submitted a plan to build 100 new outposts in Palestinian-controlled areas of th...

Will the Iran War hurt J.D. Vance’s presidential hopes? [U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Israel amid accusations that the U.S. is "babysitting" Israel to make sure it adheres to the ceasefire with Hamas, October 22, 2025. (Photo: Screenshot from Israeli Prime Minister's Youtube Channel)]Vice President J.D. Vance has long been considered the leading contender for the 2028 Republican nomination, but will his role in the Trump administration's unpopular war against Iran hurt his chances? Conservatives are divided.

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Will the Iran War hurt J.D. Vance’s presidential hopes?

Vice President J.D. Vance has long been considered the leading contender for the 2028 Republican nomination, but will his role in the Trump adminis...

Israel’s seizure of Palestinian church land raises renewed fears of efforts to erase Christians from Jerusalem [The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate's lands in Wadi al-Rababa, Jerusalem, June 2026. (Photo: Iyad Jaber)]Israel is seizing church and Palestinian land in Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood under the pretext of creating "green spaces." A Muslim caretaker of the church property has made it his daily mission to guard what's left.

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Israel’s seizure of Palestinian church land raises renewed fears of efforts to erase Christians from Jerusalem

Israel is seizing church and Palestinian land in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood under the pretext of creating “green spaces.” A Muslim caret...

As in Gaza, the Israel-Lebanon ‘peace’ agreement is designed to fail [Lebanese President Joseph Aoun speaking at a cabinet session on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Beirut, May 22, 2026. (Photo: Lebanese President's Office/APA Images)]Israel's conditioning of its withdrawal from southern Lebanon on the disarmament of Hezbollah mirrors its strategy in Gaza: insist on terms that are impossible to implement to justify its constant state of war.

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As in Gaza, the Israel-Lebanon ‘peace’ agreement is designed to fail

Israel’s conditioning of its withdrawal from southern Lebanon on the disarmament of Hezbollah mirrors its strategy in Gaza: insist on terms that ...

How Hasan Piker helped boost Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and what it tells us about the state of the Democratic Party [Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign press conference on April 14, 2026. (Photo: Abdul for Senate)]Democrats thought tying Abdul El-Sayed to pro-Palestinian streamer Hasan Piker would derail his insurgent campaign in Michigan, but it backfired. Now, the race has become a key battle in the fight between the party establishment and progressive left.

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How Hasan Piker helped boost Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and what it tells us about the state of the Democratic Party

Democrats thought tying Abdul El-Sayed to pro-Palestinian streamer Hasan Piker would derail his insurgent campaign in Michigan, but it backfired. N...

Committee to Protect Journalists’ decision to turn its back on slain Palestinian journalists is another step toward isolating Gaza [Mourners attend the funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Mohammad Weshah, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday, according to medics, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, April 9, 2026. (Photo: Ramzi Abu Amer/APA Images)]I have worked as a journalist in Gaza for nearly a decade, and I believe the Committee to Protect Journalists' decision to remove the names of Palestinians killed while reporting from its records is yet another attempt to silence Gaza. It will fail.

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Committee to Protect Journalists’ decision to turn its back on slain Palestinian journalists is another step toward isolating Gaza

I have worked as a journalist in Gaza for nearly a decade, and I believe the Committee to Protect Journalists’ decision to remove the names of Pa...

A mother’s body in Gaza was cut in half by an Israeli strike, her 1-year-old daughter’s skull split open, eyewitnesses say [Funeral of 1-year-old Siwar Abu Daraz and her mother, Diana Abu Daraz, Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis, June 30, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)]Diana Abu Daraz and her 1-year-old daughter, Siwar, were killed in an Israeli strike on the Mawasi "safe zone" in Khan Younis. Survivors say the Israeli army didn't wait after giving them notice of the strike, dropping bombs on the tent city.

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A mother’s body in Gaza was cut in half by an Israeli strike, her 1-year-old daughter’s skull split open, eyewitnesses say

Diana Abu Daraz and her 1-year-old daughter, Siwar, were killed in an Israeli strike on the Mawasi “safe zone” in Khan Younis. Survivors say th...

How Israel uses water as a weapon of war from the Palestine to Lebanon [An Israeli military helicopter flying over Lebanon's Lake Qaraoun during the 1982 War. (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0)]Israel recently damaged Lebanon’s vital Qaraoun Dam, raising fears of a structural failure. Experts say the attack reflects Israel’s long-standing ambition to control Lebanon’s water — and mirrors the water apartheid it imposes on Palestinians.

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How Israel uses water as a weapon of war from Palestine to Lebanon

Israel recently damaged Lebanon’s vital Qaraoun Dam, raising fears of a structural failure. Experts say the attack reflects Israel’s long-stand...

How Israel’s financial strangulation of the West Bank is killing Palestinian public education [A closed school during the Palestinian teachers' strike in the West Bank city of Nablus on March 7, 2023. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)]Israel is stoking a financial crisis in the West Bank by withholding funds from the PA. Among the sectors most affected is education, where teachers' salaries have been cut, and classes have been shuttered. The impacts might last a generation.

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How Israel’s financial strangulation of the West Bank is killing Palestinian public education

Israel is stoking a financial crisis in the West Bank by withholding funds from the PA. Among the sectors most affected is education, where teacher...

Israel strips the Hebron municipality of its planning powers, threatening to further erode the city’s Palestinian identity [A Palestinian child sits on a barrier blocking a street in the middle of the West Bank city of Hebron that Palestinians are prevented from using while illegal Israeli settlers have free movement under protection of the military. (Photo: Wikimedia/Austin 202)]Hebron’s Palestinian municipality held planning authority over the city for nearly 30 years. Israel revoked it this month, then swiftly approved a yeshiva in the Old City — redrawing who controls the city’s land and future.

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Israel strips the Hebron municipality of its planning powers, threatening to further erode the city’s Palestinian identity

Hebron’s Palestinian municipality held planning authority over the city for nearly 30 years. Israel revoked it this month, then swiftly approved ...

Why the left should support Trump’s deal with Iran [Donald Trump participates in a working dinner with G7 leaders at the Hotel Royal Evian, Monday, June 15, 2026, during the G7 in Evians-les-Bains, France. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)]There is a concerted effort to undermine a potential peace deal with Iran. That is not surprising. What is concerning is that it is coming not only from the pro-Israel right but also from liberals and some parts of the progressive left.

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Why the left should support Trump’s deal with Iran

There is a concerted effort to undermine a potential peace deal with Iran. That is not surprising. What is concerning is that it is coming not only...

Mujahed Mofleh: When the prison never leaves you [Mujahed Mofleh was released from Israeli detention in January 2026 after six months of imprisonment and went into a coma two days later. Seven months after being released, he will never be the same. (Photo: Social Media)]Mujahed Mofleh, one of Palestine’s finest editors, nearly died after leaving Israeli detention. When I visited him, he could barely move, yet wrote he had messages from prisoners he needed to deliver. That’s when I realized the prison never left him.

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Mujahed Mofleh: When the prison never leaves you

Mujahed Mofleh, one of Palestine’s finest editors, nearly died after leaving Israeli detention. When I visited him, he could barely move, yet wro...

Palestinians resist Israel’s efforts to take over the West Bank landmark, Solomon’s Pools [Residents around Bethlehem take up the “swimming challenge” as a way of asserting Palestinian presence at Solomon's Pools in Artas, June 2026. (Photo: Majd Jawad)]Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has vowed to wrest control of the ancient Solomon’s Pools site from the Palestinian Authority. Palestinians are responding by reclaiming the site and resisting Israeli efforts to seize more of the West Bank.

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Palestinians resist Israel’s efforts to take over the West Bank landmark, Solomon’s Pools

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has vowed to wrest control of the ancient Solomon’s Pools site from the Palestinian Authority. Pales...

Studying for high school finals in Gaza without electricity, adequate food, or a home [Dana Mohammed Abu Dalfa, a Palestinian high school student, reviews her lessons using the light of a mobile phone inside a displacement tent in the Gaza Strip, June 20, 2026. (Photo: Hassan Jedi /APA Images)]For decades, the General Secondary Education Examination, or "Tawjihi," was one of Gaza's most significant milestones. But now, for the third year, students are taking their exams with no classrooms, no reliable electricity, and barely enough food.

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Studying for high school finals in Gaza without electricity, adequate food, or a home

For decades, the General Secondary Education Examination, or “Tawjihi,” was one of Gaza’s most significant milestones. But now, for the third...

It is now undeniable that Israel is an electoral liability for Democrats [New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier. (MS NOW)]The New York Democratic primary showed that Israel has become a litmus test for voters. The media frames this as a “divide” within the party, but the only divide is between party leaders who still support Israel and voters who don't.

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It is now undeniable that Israel is an electoral liability for Democrats

The New York Democratic primary showed that Israel has become a litmus test for voters. The media frames this as a “divide” within the party, b...

‘The Israel lobby is toxic, and that was proven again’: Breaking down the NYC primaries [Darializa Avila Chevalier campaign Instagram]Mamdani-backed candidates swept New York City’s Democratic primaries. What do these wins tell us about Palestine's place in the Democratic Party, and will they help shape the upcoming primaries?

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‘The Israel lobby is toxic, and that was proven again’: Breaking down the NYC primaries

Mamdani-backed candidates swept New York City’s Democratic primaries. What do these wins tell us about Palestine’s place in the Democratic Part...

Israel is tearing down the American order that once protected it [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Photo: Israeli Prime Minister's Office/APA Images)]The American order that gave Israel stability now constrains Israel’s expansion. In response, Israel is dismantling U.S. hegemony in the region, turning allies Turkey and Egypt into enemies, and working to end the U.S.’s ability to restrain it.

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Israel is tearing down the American order that once protected it

The American order that gave Israel stability now constrains Israel’s expansion. In response, Israel is dismantling U.S. hegemony in the region, ...

In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is forcing a moment of truth on Trump [President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, en route Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia. (Official White House Photo by Patrick B. Ruddy).]Both Iran and Israel are gambling a great deal of their futures on what Trump will do next. Indeed, the fate of the world, in a very real sense, hangs in the balance.

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In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is forcing a moment of truth on Trump

Both Iran and Israel are gambling a great deal of their futures on what Trump will do next. Indeed, the fate of the world, in a very real sense, ha...