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...

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 ...