Israeli Settlers Believe Their Moment Has Come
The Hamas attack on October 7 shook Israeli society. But to its powerful settler movement, it was an opportunity to realize its expansionist vision.
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INVESTIGATION: The Palestinian Struggle for Labor Rights in Israel
We talked to Palestinian workers whose underpaid labor provides part of Israel’s low-cost workforce. Their stories of organizing amid ethnic cleansing shed light on how this work is a crucial lifeline for Palestinians — now severed by the devastation of war.
Israel Is Still Flouting the ICJ’s Genocide Order
It’s been almost two months since the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to stop killing Gazans and destroying their means of subsistence. But Israel continues to flout the order with impunity — aided and abetted by the Biden administration.
How October 7 Transformed Israeli Society
October 7 saw so many aspects of the Israeli state and society — its uncompromising reliance on military force, its dehumanization of Palestinians, and its demand for unquestioning loyalty to ethnicity and nation — kick into overdrive.
Ultraleftism Can’t Free Palestine
Two years into Israel’s genocide, the US movement in solidarity with Palestinians is far weaker than it should be. To cut off American arms to Israel, we need to build a powerful movement oriented to ordinary Americans beyond activist circles.
Israel’s Iron Wall Still Stands After Nearly a Century
Over the years, the Israeli historian Avi Shlaim and his fellow “New Historians” have punctured a long series of Zionist myths about the country’s past and present. Now, Shlaim — once a supporter of the Oslo “peace process” — is adding the two-state solution itself to that list of dispelled myths.
Pressuring Peace
Nathan Thrall, author of a new book on the Israel/Palestine conflict, on the logic behind recent developments in the region.
Anyone Noting Israel’s Crimes Will Be Accused of “Blood Libel”
Genocide apologists have declared the New York Times’s Nicholas Kristof’s report on Israeli soldiers’ rape of Palestinians is “blood libel.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because they’ve said the same thing for three years about every Israeli war crime.
The Poisoned Lives That US Bombs Leave Behind
Reporting from Fallujah, Jacobin documents how US-made weapons laced with toxic metals and depleted uranium have turned cities razed by war into biohazards. Soil, bodies, and whole generations are being poisoned in their wake.
The Palestinian Resistance Isn’t a Monolith
As Palestinians reckon with the genocide being inflicted on them and their prospects for national liberation, it does them a disservice to flatten their political diversity and complex ongoing debates.
Free Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh
Israel has no scruples about wantonly slaughtering health care providers like Gazan hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh. What kind of country declares war on health professionals?
Burning Olive Branches
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was part of a long pattern of Israel killing Hamas leaders when they offer cease-fires.
Israel Is Begging for a Brutal Regional War
The United States is largely acting like it’s business as usual in the Middle East and Iran right now. But Israel’s assassinations of top leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah have brought us to the precipice of an absolutely disastrous war throughout the region.
Ending a Civil War
Fatah and Hamas are talking unity again — will this time be different?
The Logic of Israeli Violence
Israeli violence isn’t senseless — it follows a colonial logic.
Stopping Israel
Israel and its allies cannot hold back the struggle for democracy, human rights, and self-determination for much longer.
The Violence in Palestine and Israel Is the Tragic Fruit of Brutal Oppression
The tragic scenes unfolding in Palestine and Israel are a chilling reminder of the horrors that occupation creates — and the urgency of dismantling Israel’s blockades and apartheid system.
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant. The hostile response to the warrants from Israel’s Western allies is a calculated assault on international law.
A Future Beyond Israeli Genocide in Palestine
It is difficult to imagine a future in the region beyond the horrors of genocide and displacement that does not involve the Israeli state, supported by a large majority of its Jewish citizens, facing accountability.