Abdul El-Sayed overcomes massive AIPAC spending to win Michigan primary

Abdul El-Sayed overcame a record $30 million in AIPAC spending to defeat pro-Israel candidate Haley Stevens in Michigan. The race was widely viewed as a referendum on the political influence of the Israel...

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‘Silent extermination’: Israel bombs medicine stores in Gaza, worsening the Strip’s dire healthcare crisis

An Israeli strike destroyed two major medicine warehouses in Deir al-Balah, the latest Israeli attack on Gaza’s failing health system. Gaza’s Health Ministry says medicine shortages are now killing...

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Michigan voters appear to swing toward Abdul El-Sayed on eve of crucial Senate primary. Will it be enough to beat AIPAC’s millions?

Michigan polls show Abdul El-Sayed leading Haley Stevens in the latest battle between the Democratic Party establishment and the insurgent left, as voters reject corporate and lobby money, including from...

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Why theater workers are boycotting the play ‘Birthright’

An explainer on why Theater Workers for a Ceasefire is calling for a boycott of the MCC Theater’s production of the play “Birthright” and the role of the arts in Israel’s ongoing oppression of...

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Book Review: Grief and resistance for Palestine

Ramsey Hanhan’s book, “Palestine Bleeds for You,” is a sensitive and astute expression of grief and resistance to oppression.

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In Michigan, AIPAC faces its biggest battle yet

Next week’s Michigan primary between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is a referendum on AIPAC’s influence within the Democratic Party.

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Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump was not nearly as successful as he claims

Benjamin Netanyahu gushed about his White House meeting with Donald Trump this week, but the meeting was most notable for what went unsaid about Iran.

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Why Israel needs to continue its genocidal war on Gaza

Amid an alleged ceasefire, Israel continues massacring Palestinians and stealing land in Gaza. The ongoing violence is not accidental: it is a political necessity for any Israeli government in power.

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Trump seeks the extradition of pro-Palestine activist and donor James ‘Fergie’ Chambers amid a widening crackdown on the U.S. left

Trump seeks to extradite Palestine solidarity funder James “Fergie” Chambers from Spain on “material support for terrorism” charges. Lawmakers and rights groups call it political persecution amid...

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Book Review: How the West’s earliest mapping of Palestine continues to shape its understanding of Zionism today

Tom Suárez’s “Palestine Mapped” is an essential guide to how conceptions and mappings of the “Holy Land” have evolved over millennia and why they continue to influence political thought today.

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Palestinian Americans changed the conversation. Now, can they finally build political power?

Palestinian Americans have transformed the U.S. debate over Palestine in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. Now, the question is whether they are prepared to build institutions that can turn these...

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These students survived the Gaza genocide and still earned top scores on Palestine’s national high school exams

Despite displacement, hunger, and the loss of their homes, Gaza’s students sat for their national high school exams and still came out on top.

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The new settler-led security doctrine driving Israel’s onslaught on the West Bank

A new Israeli security doctrine recasts settler violence, long regarded by the establishment as destabilizing, as a guarantor of Israel’s security. Settler leaders are now seeking to solidify this new...

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These students survived the Gaza genocide and still earned top scores on Palestine’s national high school exams

Despite displacement, hunger, and the loss of their homes, Gaza’s students sat for their national high school exams and still came out on top.

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Palestinian Americans changed the conversation. Now, can they finally build political power?

Palestinian Americans have transformed the U.S. debate over Palestine in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. Now, the question is whether they are prepared to build institutions that can turn these...

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Book Review: How the West’s earliest mapping of Palestine continues to shape its understanding of Zionism today

Tom Suárez’s “Palestine Mapped” is an essential guide to how conceptions and mappings of the “Holy Land” have evolved over millennia and why they continue to influence political thought today.

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Why Israel needs to continue its genocidal war on Gaza

Amid an alleged ceasefire, Israel continues massacring Palestinians and stealing land in Gaza. The ongoing violence is not accidental: it is a political necessity for any Israeli government in power.

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Palestinians brace for sweeping Israeli offensive across the West Bank following settler raid that resulted in the deaths of 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis

Following an Israeli settler attack on the Palestinian village of Tell, in which two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed, the Israeli army has approved large-scale “offensive plans” for the...

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Ro Khanna’s West Bank trip shows bearing witness is not enough

Rep. Ro Khanna’s recent detention by Israeli settlers in the West Bank made international headlines and raised awareness, but awareness alone isn’t enough. We need Khanna and sympathetic politicians...

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How Israel’s crackdown on Palestinian citizens of Israel created the crime epidemic now ravaging Palestinian communities

Nearly every day, a Palestinian citizen of Israel is killed by gang violence within Israel. The crisis has been years in the making, but its roots trace back to Israel’s war on Palestinian political...

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How Israel has used sexualized violence as a weapon of settler colonialism from 1948 to today

An extensive new Palestinian Feminist Collective report traces Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians from the 1948 Nakba to Gaza today, showing it isn’t incidental abuse but a deliberate tool…

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As elections loom, Palestinian citizens of Israel remain unsure how, or whether, to engage

As the political power of Israel’s far right grows, Palestinian citizens of Israel are torn about how to respond. Should they pursue representation in the government, or are electoral politics under…

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Voters are forcing Democrats to shift on Israel, but this doesn’t mean U.S. support is ending anytime soon

When 100 Democrats voted last week to block $3.3 million in U.S. aid to Israel, it was the clearest sign yet that lawmakers are responding to voters’ overwhelming sentiment. But it still remains…

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As elections loom, Palestinian citizens of Israel remain unsure how, or whether, to engage

As the political power of Israel’s far right grows, Palestinian citizens of Israel are torn about how to respond. Should they pursue representation in the government, or are electoral politics under...

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How Israel has used sexualized violence as a weapon of settler colonialism from 1948 to today

An extensive new Palestinian Feminist Collective report traces Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians from the 1948 Nakba to Gaza today, showing it isn’t incidental abuse but a deliberate tool...

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