Palestine / Israel News

Israel merges two settler outposts near Jerusalem, furthering the fragmentation of the West Bank
Announced days after UK and European sanctions on settlements, Israel’s expansion of Mishmar Yehuda folds an illegal outpost into a planned city between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, advancing Israel’s decades-old plan to cut the West Bank in half…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-14
By Qassam Muaddi
Western feminist silence over Palestine. Jon Elmer on Iran’s attacks at sea. Ali Abunimah on Britain’s sham sanctions…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-13
By Eli Gerzon
Norman Finkelstein’s latest book indicts those ‘in high places’ for genocide in Gaza
A review of Norman Finkelstein's 'Gaza's Gravediggers,' which indicts not Israel's military, but the global officials and institutions, such as the UN, the ICJ, and the media, who enabled and legitimized the genocide…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-13
By James North
Decades-old settlement project not only threatens the contiguity of occupied West Bank territory, it entails forced urbanization in order to squeeze Palestinians into the smallest possible area…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-13
By Zena Al Tahhan
Are the UK sanctions on Israel real progress, or more illusion?
The UK's new sanctions on Israeli settlements may be groundbreaking, but they're also full of loopholes. F-35 parts are exempt, the state itself is untouched, and enforcement won't start for months. Real progress, but far from enough…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-12
By Mitchell Plitnick
with Spencer Ackerman and Iyad El-Baghdadi… Read more
Published on: 2026-09-11
By Peter Beinart
Democrats are in a ‘death match’ with the Left over Israel. How will it impact the midterms?
Political consultant Peter Feld breaks down the primaries, AIPAC’s losses (and wins), the attacks on Hasan Piker, and why a demoralized GOP and Democratic infighting could both shape the midterms in unexpected ways…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-11
By Michael Arria
A monthly digest of key developments in Palestine showcasing powerful images by photojournalists…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-11
By Maureen Clare Murphy
Israel engineering “silent starvation” in Gaza by blocking entry of 65 percent of required food supplies…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-11
By Nora Barrows-Friedman
Democratic voters are clear: they want an arms embargo on Israel, not more rhetoric
Progressive candidates won Democratic primaries by centering Palestine. Now, advocates warn that without a firm demand like an arms embargo, politicians can co-opt 'pro-Palestine' rhetoric without real accountability…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-11
By Michael Arria
The U.S. government is going after a Michigan labor union over its Palestine activism
The U.S. government is criminalizing a campus labor union at the University of Michigan for supporting Palestine. We are calling on fellow labor organizers to resist this dangerous act of repression… Read more
Published on: 2026-09-10
By Adi Saleem and Yarden Azoulay Katz
Israel has cut off water to 47 Palestinian families in the northern West Bank
Since Israel severed the water lines feeding Ras al-Ahmar over a month ago, its 47 farming families have been rationing what little they have and weighing whether to sell their livestock and leave…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-10
By Qassam Muaddi
with Spencer Ackerman and Iyad El-Baghdadi… Read more
Published on: 2026-09-10
By Peter Beinart
Palestine Letter: Reporting our lives, not your ideology
I didn't choose to make my identity political. But for Palestinian journalists, even naming our own grief and experiences gets branded as 'ideological'…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-09
By Qassam Muaddi
The UK was right to sanction Israeli settlements. Now it must do more to protect Palestinians under occupation. 
In a historic move, the UK banned trade with Israeli settlements – a major step towards accountability for Israeli crimes. But it's not enough while Palestinians face daily state violence, harsh movement restrictions, and are still denied access to basic healthcare…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-09
By Rohan Talbot and Medical Aid for Palestinians
Ahmed Abu Artema on time standing still in Gaza, Jon Elmer on Iran targeting US Marines and Ali Abunimah on Israel’s starvation cover-up…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-09
By Eli Gerzon
Jon Finer, Biden’s deputy national security advisor, on how his former administration helped Israel destroy Gaza… Read more
Published on: 2026-09-09
By Peter Beinart
Israel’s grip on American politics is finally being questioned
From Iraq to Iran, the Israel lobby has, for decades, pushed America towards wars in the Middle East. But with Trump’s wildly unpopular Iran war, the unshakeable power of the Israel lobby is finally being called into question…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-09
By Philip Weiss
Gaza researchers awarded a pittance…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-09
By David Cronin
Ed Miliband’s narrow sanctions leave military cooperation and genocide untouched while aiming to rescue Israel’s apartheid system…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-08
By Ali Abunimah
Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, It’s Time Americans Finally Understand the Difference… Read more
Published on: 2026-09-07
By Peter Beinart
Israel’s years-long killing spree in Gaza has left nearly one-fifth of all families with women as primary breadwinners…. Read more
Published on: 2026-09-07
By Ohood Nassar