When Palestinian Peasants Brought an Empire to its Knees
By Qassam Muaddi for Mondoweiss There was a time in Palestine when the greatest empire in the world lost control of entire areas, when highly educated lawyers followed the orders…
The new era of Israeli expansionism and the war economy that fuels it
By Ahmed Alqarout for Mondoweiss Israel has entered a new era of territorial expansionism and military aggression beyond the borders of historic Palestine. Its belligerent actions have accelerated across Jordan,…
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest
By Omar Zahzah for Mondoweiss Over the last two years, Maura Finkelstein and Katherine Franke, among others, lost their positions as part of the explosion of academic repression in the…
This Is How Israeli Settlers, Backed by the Military, Erased a Palestinian Village From Existence Last Week
By Majd Jawad for Mondoweiss My last visit to the village of Yanoun was about two years ago, when I reported on the only school that remained in the beleaguered…
One excavator, 10,000 bodies, a sea of rubble: inside Gaza’s effort to retrieve and bury its dead
By Tareq S. Hajjaj for Mondoweiss Fatima Salem waits outside anxiously, as rescue crews dig through the rubble of her family’s home in Gaza City on December 15th. With bated…
‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: new Kairos Palestine document calls for repudiation of Zionism
By Jeff Wright for Mondoweiss Last month, 300 people—led by the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Palestine— gathered in Bethlehem to launch the second Kairos Palestine document: A Moment…
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to enter City Hall he faces pressure from an unlikely source — Palestine activists
By Michael Arria for Mondoweiss Last month, activists gathered outside New York City’s Park East Synagogue to protest an event hosted by Nefesh B’Nefesh, an organization that assists Jewish individuals…
The Israeli army is creating a ‘new security reality’ in the northern West Bank to advance colonization
By Shatha Hanaysha for Mondoweiss On December 3, Israeli forces raided a home in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, tearing down a map of Palestine hanging on the…
‘Genocide is not an Oakland value:’ inside Oakland’s grassroots campaign to end military shipments to Israel
Oakland International Airport has become a key hub for transporting military cargo to Israel during the Gaza genocide. Now, over 30 groups and thousands of Oakland residents have come together…
Liberation Is Not Integration: On Liberal Zionism, One-State Fantasies, and What Palestinians Actually Want
The left's view of Palestine’s future often reduces to vague terms like “one-state solution” or “equal rights for all” but few address the tough questions they raise, especially: how can…
‘A New Form of Genocide’: Gazans Feel Little Relief from Israeli Strangulation Since the Ceasefire
By Tareq S. Hajjaj Republished from Mondoweiss It’s been nearly two months since the ceasefire was reached in Gaza. Hopes were high among the 2 million Palestinians in the besieged…
As Displaced Palestinians Wait To Return to Their Homes in West Bank Refugee Camps, U.S. Reconstruction Plans Threaten To Erase the Camps
By Qassam Muaddi / Mondowiess It has been well over 200 days since the people of the Tulkarem, Nur Shams, and Jenin refugee camps were forced out of their homes…
Israel Is Trying To Divide Gaza in Half Along the ‘Yellow Line.’ What Is It, and Is It Here To Stay?
The “Yellow Line” splitting Gaza in two is meant to be temporary according to Trump’s “peace” plan. However, the fact that those terms were intentionally left vague suggests that the…
The Trump Administration’s Halt on Medical Evacuations From Gaza Is a Death Sentence for Palestinian Children
The Trump administration’s decision to halt all visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza, which came after pressure from right-wing activists, will be a death sentence for children who require life-saving…
Students Demand Action: TU Berlin Must Cut Ties With Genocide-Enabling Institutions
The Gaza genocide is nearing its final, most brutal phase, and Israeli universities are providing intellectual, logistical, and technological support. The academic boycott of Israeli institutions is the minimum that…