Mass graves in Jabalia stand as a harrowing testament to the brutality of Israel's war on Gaza. Israeli forces continue to kill anything that moves, openly flouting Joe Biden's “red line” in Rafah and pushing the crisis to apocalyptic levels.
Israel has begun a ground assault on Rafah, where 1.5 million Palestinians have sought refuge from the brutal war on Gaza. International observers say the attack on Rafah, now the most densely populated place on Earth, will mean mass killings of civilians.
Oral arguments in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel have concluded. The International Court of Justice now has the chance to order a halt to Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza.
Earlier today, Rashida Tlaib delivered a speech on the floor of Congress in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel and insisted the US must stop funding the mass slaughter in Gaza. We print the powerful address here in full.
As the devastating Israeli war on Gaza continues, Labour MP Zarah Sultana is introducing a parliamentary bill that would suspend arms sales to Israel and any state that might use them in violation of international law.
Morning Joe is the political show of choice for many elites, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. A Jacobin analysis of six months of its Gaza coverage reveals an unflagging role cheering on Israel’s genocide.
Reeling from the ICJ’s genocide ruling, Israel attacked the credibility of UNRWA, the UN agency that provides food and health care to Palestinian refugees. Now Joe Biden and other Western leaders are cutting funding for the vital humanitarian aid agency.
Palestinian-American historian Rashid Khalidi spoke to Jacobin about the horrific human cost of Israel’s war on Gaza, the growing protests in solidarity with Palestinians, and the effort by Israel’s supporters to shut down free discussion.
On Thursday, Israeli forces bombed Jabalia, killing over 150 Palestinians. UN human rights chief Volker Türk warns that the “darkest moment” is unfolding in northern Gaza, as relentless bombing, siege, and starvation make conditions worse by the day.
Rafah, one of the last refuges for Palestinians fleeing Israel’s vicious assault on Gaza, is now under intense bombardment. The episode is just the latest chapter in a long history of violence the small border town has suffered at Israel’s hands.
Israel is meting out lethal collective punishment in Gaza and floating plans of ethnic cleansing to try to restore its security. But peace will not be won without democracy for Palestinians.
From Chile to Honduras, Latin American governments are recalling ambassadors, severing diplomatic relations, and openly condemning Israel — a country with a history of propping up dictatorships across the region — for its crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel’s war on Gaza has already resulted in a horrendous death toll, yet Western politicians still refuse to call for a cease-fire. We need mass popular pressure in the US and Europe against the killing and the threat of forced population transfer from Gaza.
One of the most shocking features of Israel’s 15-month campaign of violence against Gaza’s population was the US political class’s refusal, even in the face of mounting evidence, to call what was happening a genocide.
In the 1980s, German institutions began to seriously confront their country’s past. For historian Enzo Traverso, German reactions to the destruction of Gaza show that they failed to draw the right lessons.
Nine months into the war on Gaza, Israeli media hardly reports on the death and destruction there. Haggai Matar, executive director of +972 magazine, tells Jacobin about the self-censorship that dominates Israeli journalism.
New York state senator Julia Salazar writes in Jacobin that the only way to stop the horrific violence in Gaza and Palestine is clear: an immediate cease-fire and the end of Israel’s occupation.
Israel is deliberately targeting the civilian population of Gaza in a horrifying campaign of mass killing. The Biden administration’s claim to be concerned about civilian casualties is a cynical PR exercise intended to deflect pressure for a cease-fire.
The United States government regularly decries authoritarian press crackdowns around the world. Yet that same government gives billions to Israel as it makes no attempt to hide its policy of killing journalists.
Israel has made no secret of it: it has embarked on a genocidal plan to “create conditions where life in Gaza becomes unsustainable.” And Joe Biden is its accomplice.