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...

Netanyahu’s war on Iran was a pitch for Israel’s future, and it failed [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the 36th Division of the Israeli army along the border with South Lebanon, accompanied by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai, May 30, 2026. (Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Office/APA Images)]Netanyahu has staked Israel's economic future on becoming a Mediterranean trade hub to replace the Strait of Hormuz. The war on Iran was supposed to make that possible, but it consumed the fiscal space, U.S. backing, and Gulf capital needed for it.

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Netanyahu’s war on Iran was a pitch for Israel to become the trading alternative to Hormuz. It failed.

Netanyahu has staked Israel’s economic future on becoming a Mediterranean trade hub to replace the Strait of Hormuz. The war on Iran was supposed...

My generation still can’t discuss Palestine, but thankfully we no longer control the debate [Harvard University Widener Library (Wikimedia)]My generation of Jews entered Harvard in the 1970s as outsiders and left as the establishment that built support for Israel. Today, attitudes have shifted completely, yet my group still can't discuss Palestine. Fortunately, no one is waiting for us.

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My generation still can’t discuss Palestine, but thankfully we no longer control the debate

My generation of Jews entered Harvard in the 1970s as outsiders and left as the establishment that built support for Israel. Today, attitudes have ...

How mainstream media bias contributed to Israel’s genocide in Gaza [Screenshot from November 18, 2023, CNN report by Jake Tapper.]Robin Andersen's indispensable new book, The Complicit Lens, offers a comprehensive examination of the media's role in supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

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How mainstream media bias contributed to Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Robin Andersen’s indispensable new book, The Complicit Lens, offers a comprehensive examination of the media’s role in supporting the Israeli g...

Reclaiming my Baba: the legacy of a Palestinian father who inspired The Sameer Project [Sameer Abusaleem (Photo courtesy of the Abusaleem family)]This Father's Day, Miramar Abusaleem reclaims her father's memory — a Gaza farmer killed by an Israeli airstrike, and namesake of The Sameer Project — challenging how Palestinian men disappear from media coverage of the genocide.

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Reclaiming my Baba: the legacy of a Palestinian father who inspired The Sameer Project

This Father’s Day, Miramar Abusaleem reclaims her father’s memory — a Gaza farmer killed by an Israeli airstrike, and namesake of The Sameer ...

What does Trump’s defeat mean for the Middle East? [U.S. President Donald Trump oversees the war on Iran from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, March 1, 2026. (Photo: White House/Daniel Torok/Flickr)]After months of war, the U.S. and Iran have signed a framework agreement that excludes every U.S. war aim. Mouin Rabbani breaks down why this is a decisive defeat for Washington and Israel.

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What does Trump’s defeat mean for the Middle East?

After months of war, the U.S. and Iran have signed a framework agreement that excludes every U.S. war aim. Mouin Rabbani breaks down why this is a ...

Inside the case against the ‘Michigan 8’: Palestine activism recast as antisemitic terror [Property damage to a Rolls-Royce facility in Novi, Michigan, which had phrases such as “MTU ARMS GENOCIDE” and “FREE PALESTINE” painted on its exterior. Rolls-Royce produces parts for Israeli army vehicles. MTU is Rolls-Royce’s German subsidiary, which makes the engines for the Israeli army’s Merkava tanks. (Photo via US DOJ)]Eight Palestine solidarity activists in Michigan face decades in prison over property damage. The Justice Department's disproportionate charges reveal a broader effort to crack down on Palestine solidarity activism as a whole.

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Inside the case against the ‘Michigan 8’: Palestine activism recast as antisemitic terror

Eight Palestine solidarity activists in Michigan face decades in prison over property damage. The Justice Department’s disproportionate charges r...

In Gaza, even enjoying the World Cup has been marred by the genocide [The Egyptian Relief Committee organized a rare public screening of the World Cup match between Egypt and Beligum, providing electricity, screens, and an internet connection, June 15, 2026. (Photo: Mazen Breem)]Before the genocide, Gaza’s residents carried their TVs into the streets to watch the World Cup with their neighbors. Today, following a match requires electricity that many don't have, and money that most people can’t afford.

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In Gaza, even enjoying the World Cup has been marred by the genocide

Before the genocide, Gaza’s residents carried their TVs into the streets to watch the World Cup with their neighbors. Today, following a match re...

‘If we don’t save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, he will die in prison’: released detainees say they saw Gaza doctor tortured in Israeli custody [Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beita Lahia in northern Gaza. Photo via social media]Former detainees who spent time with the prominent Gaza doctor before his transfer to solitary confinement describe systematic beatings, dog attacks, and deliberate medical neglect, warning he may not survive.

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‘If we don’t save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, he will die in prison’: released detainees say they saw Gaza doctor tortured in Israeli custody

Former detainees who spent time with the prominent Gaza doctor before his transfer to solitary confinement describe systematic beatings, dog attack...

How Hillel International uses antisemitism training and ‘campus climate’ concerns to attack Palestine solidarity [Hillel International’s Campus Climate Initiative. (Photo: Hillel International)]Hillel International’s antisemitism trainings and Campus Climate Initiative are wolves in sheep’s clothing, designed to ensure that Palestine-related speech, protest, and even thought are rendered forbidden on U.S. college and university campuses.

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How Hillel International uses antisemitism training and ‘campus climate’ concerns to attack Palestine solidarity

Hillel International’s antisemitism trainings and Campus Climate Initiative are wolves in sheep’s clothing, designed to ensure that Palestine-r...

A Gaza father recounts how Israeli soldiers killed his seven-year-old son in his arms and mocked him [Bahaha Abu al-Ajeen at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital with a photo of his son, Rayyan. (Photo: Screenshot from video testimony gathered by Osama Kahlout for Mondoweiss)]Israeli soldiers shot seven-year-old Rayyan Abu al-Ajeen in his father's arms and mocked his father's pleas as he cried for his dying son. The father says they were in the part of Gaza designated as "safe" for civilians during the "ceasefire."

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A Gaza father recounts how Israeli soldiers killed his three-year-old son in his arms and mocked him

Israeli soldiers shot three-year-old Rayyan Abu al-Ajeen in his father’s arms and mocked his father’s pleas as he cried for his dying son. The ...

Netanyahu faces revolt at home as Israel defies U.S.-Iran ceasefire terms [Yair Lapid meets with Benjamin Netanyahu at Israeli military HQ in Tel Aviv on April 9, 2023. (Photo: Israeli Government Press Office)]Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire across the Israeli political spectrum for allowing the U.S. to reach a deal with Iran. “The state of Israel won the battle,” said Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, but “Netanyahu lost the war.”

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Netanyahu faces revolt at home as Israel defies U.S.-Iran ceasefire terms

Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire across the Israeli political spectrum for allowing the U.S. to reach a deal with Iran. “The state of Israel won ...

In landmark case, UK judge sentences pro-Palestine activists as terrorists [Posters of Palestine Action activists on trial, displayed on the gates of Woolwich Crown Court. (Photo: Aidan Frere-Smith)]In a UK first, a judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to terrorism charges for a direct action protest against an Elbit Systems factory. The move sparks fears the ruling could set a dangerous precedent for those opposing Israel’s genocide.

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In landmark case, UK judge sentences pro-Palestine activists as terrorists

In a UK first, a judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to terrorism charges for a direct action protest against an Elbit Systems factory....

In rare move, Israel seizes homes inside Palestinian Authority-controlled part of the West Bank, raising alarms over annexation [Israeli tanks in Jenin Refugee Camp, February 25, 2025. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)]A military order signed in May 2026 authorizes Israel's first permanent base near Jenin inside Area A, the part of the West Bank under control of the Palestinian Authority. Israel has already begun displacing families who live there.

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In rare move, Israel seizes homes inside Palestinian Authority-controlled part of the West Bank, raising alarms over annexation

A military order signed in May 2026 authorizes Israel’s first permanent base near Jenin inside Area A, the part of the West Bank under control of...

The U.S. and Iran have struck a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, but Israel may prevent an end to the war [President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)]The U.S. and Iran have reportedly signed a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and to begin negotiations to end the war. It is a hopeful sign that this disastrous war of choice may soon be over, but once again, Israel stands to be the spoiler.

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The U.S. and Iran have struck a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, but Israel may prevent an end to the war

The U.S. and Iran have reportedly signed a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and to begin negotiations to end the war. It is a hopeful sign that th...

Maersk, munitions, and corporate accountability in the age of genocide [A banner from the "Mask off Maersk" campaign in front of a Maersk container. (Photo: Palestinian Youth Movement)]Despite years of company denials, a groundbreaking new report explicitly proves Maersk's shipment of bullet, bomb, and mortar components for Israel. Accountability is overdue for Maersk's complicity in the ongoing Gaza genocide.

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Maersk, munitions, and corporate accountability in the age of genocide

Despite years of company denials, a groundbreaking new report explicitly proves Maersk’s shipment of bullet, bomb, and mortar components for Isra...

The passage of another death penalty law shows the one issue Israelis can unite behind: death for Palestinians [Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, attends the flag parade in Jerusalem, May 18, 2023. (Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa via ZUMA Press/ APA Images)]After passing two death penalty laws in six weeks, Israel is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to try to execute Palestinians on live TV. Unanimous support for the laws shows that Israeli society can unite around “death to Palestinians.”

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The passage of another death penalty law shows the one issue Israelis can unite behind: death for Palestinians

After passing two death penalty laws in six weeks, Israel is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to try to execute Palestinians on live TV. U...

Israel’s ‘voluntary emigration’ plan in Gaza is its latest attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians [A Palestinian flag stands amid the rubble in the Gaza Strip on January 20, 2025. (Photo: Omar Ashtaw/ APA Images)]Israeli leaders recently announced plans to implement a "voluntary emigration plan from Gaza." This echoes Zionists' proposals since the 1800s to force Palestinians off the land. But they have always failed because Palestinians are the land.

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Israel’s ‘voluntary emigration’ plan in Gaza is its latest attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians

Israeli leaders recently announced plans to implement a “voluntary emigration plan from Gaza.” This echoes Zionists’ proposals since the 1800...

The time has come for Trump to choose between U.S. and Israeli interests in the Iran war [U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, January 27, 2020. (Photo: Flickr/White House, by Joyce N. Boghosian)]The U.S. can end the Iran war, but only if it restrains Israel. Will Donald Trump muster the political will to end this disastrous war of choice?

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The time has come for Trump to choose between U.S. and Israeli interests in the Iran war

The U.S. can end the Iran war, but only if it restrains Israel. Will Donald Trump muster the political will to end this disastrous war of choice?

Israel continues to violate Gaza ceasefire, killing 13 people in a single day [Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis on June 8, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)]In Gaza, a ‘ceasefire’ means Israel can kill more than a dozen people in under 24 hours — and over 1,000 people since the ceasefire took effect in October 2025 — while the world remains silent.

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Israel continues to violate Gaza ceasefire, killing 13 people in a single day

In Gaza, a ‘ceasefire’ means Israel can kill more than a dozen people in under 24 hours — and over 1,000 people since the ceasefire took effe...