Wounds of War

‘No Place Left To Go’

Qassam Muaddi / Mondoweiss Apr 18, 2025 The U.N. says humanitarian conditions in Gaza are now the worst they have been in the past 18 months. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Middle East

Fasting While Starving, Gazans Struggle To Mark Ramadan

Ruwaida Kamal Amer, Ibtisam Mahdi / +972 Magazine Mar 20, 2025 Palestinians gather with surviving family members to observe the holiday in the rubble, even as Israel prevents the flow of food into the Strip. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Activism

DNC To Host Panel on Palestinian Rights

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Aug 19, 2024 Activists have also requested that Palestinian Americans be granted speaking time from the convention stage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Edward Said Warned Us About Anti-Palestinian McCarthyism

Seraj Assi / Common Dreams Apr 25, 2024 The Columbia professor’s legacy is a scathing condemnation of the hypocrisy and moral corruption of U.S. liberal institutions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Gaza War Is Testing Jordan’s Stability

CONNOR ECHOLS / Responsible Statecraft Apr 19, 2024 Amman is facing a delicate balancing act as Israel’s war on Gaza threatens to further inflame regional tensions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Middle East

In Gaza, Palestinian Christians Fear Being ‘Swept Under the Rubble’

Fatima AbdulKarim / 972 Magazine Dec 29, 2023 Hundreds of Gaza’s Christian families are either sheltering in a church or have fled south, marking Christmas only as another day of Israel’s deadly assault. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Hate Crimes Are on the Rise, but Convictions Remain Elusive

Jeannine Bell / The Conversation Dec 8, 2023 Antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents have risen sharply in the wake of October 7th, but the narrow legal definition of a hate crime makes it difficult to prove in court. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Tragedy of Dehumanization

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 23, 2023 In Gaza and Israel, the degradation of universality has enabled atrocities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Judicial Reforms in Israel

Rainer Hachfeld Feb 23, 2023 Dig deeper

The Zionist Colonization of Palestine

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 For more than a century Zionists and, later, Israelis have pursued a project to seize and ethnically cleanse Palestinian land. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Trial Clouds Last Days of Israel Election Campaign

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2020 The prime minister is slated to appear in a Jerusalem court as a defendant just two weeks after the March 2 vote. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Unveils Controversial Peace Plan for the Middle East

MATTHEW LEE and ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 The president, with Netanyahu at his side, details the proposal to create a state of Palestine while ceding major West Bank blocs to Israel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )