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...

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...