Demands that Hamas disarm follow decades of international calls for a “demilitarized Palestinian state.” These demands insist that Palestinians surrender their right to self-defense, a right no people should relinquish. By Mitchell Plitnick August 8, 2026 Among many buzzwords in…
Unlike the Zionist claim that “Israel has a right to exist,” my assertion is rooted in international law. Of course, given Israel’s propensity for violating such laws, it’s no surprise they’re still claiming a right that has no basis in…
By Ahmed Masoud, Hala Hanina, Andrew Feinstein, Ahmed Alnaouq July 12, 2026 Ahmed Alnaouq and Hala Hanina are joined by by South African former ANC MP, anti-apartheid activist and investigative author Andrew Feinstein. They are also joined by Gaza-born writer,…
Lama Khouri June 26, 2026 The UN has now found that Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children. I read the report as a mother, against the speed with which we are already forgetting. I am a mother. I am Palestinian. I…
Gaza proposals obtained by Drop Site show Trump’s board attempting to force a Palestinian surrender that Israel could not achieve in war. By Jeremy Scahill June 24, 2026 Soon after President Donald Trump’s self-congratulatory tour for “ending” the Gaza war…
Ahmed Abu Amsha I wrote this song while standing on the ruins of my destroyed home, studio, and musical instruments in Gaza. During the first ceasefire, I returned home and found everything gone.The walls, the memories, the music, the life…
By Juan Cole May 30, 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed his military to seize fully 70% of the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera. According to the ceasefire negotiated by Donald Trump last October, Israel retained…
By Shamai Leibowitz May 6, 2026 I am a Jewish American-Israeli, and a veteran of the IDF. But according to the University of Michigan administration, I am someone who needs to be protected from the truth. On May 2, the…
Ramzy Baroud April 2, 2026 Those who had the misfortune of growing up in a war zone require no explanation. War is hell, it is true—but for children, it is something else entirely: a confusing, disorienting fate that defies comprehension.…
11 March 2026, News release, Cairo/Geneva More than ten days into the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East, health systems across the Region are coming under strain as injuries and displacement rise, attacks on health care continue, and…