The verdict of history: How political calculation betrayed Gaza
August 8th, 20250 The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem released a comprehensive report on July 27 describing the Israeli war on Gaza as genocide. However, the delay in publishing such an indictment is troubling and adds to an existing problem of politically motivated decision-making processes that have, in their own right, prolonged the ongoing...
Western countries consider a future Palestinian state as the nightmare unfolding in Gaza worsens
August 8th, 20250 Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won’t bring one about anytime soon, though they could further isolate Israel and strengthen the Palestinians’ negotiating position over the long term. The problem for the Palestinians is that there may not be a long term. Israeli Prime...
J Street president: Israel has broken Genocide Convention in Gaza, can no longer defend the indefensible
August 8th, 20250 The president of J Street, a U.S.-based pro-Israel advocacy group, has acknowledged that Israel has broken the international genocide convention in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports. “I have… been persuaded rationally by legal and scholarly arguments that international courts will one day find that Israel has broken the...
Israel moves to fully occupy Gaza as Lebanon’s government bows to U.S.–Saudi pressure on Hezbollah disarmament
August 8th, 20250 Israel’s far-right government decides to expand war to fully occupy Gaza as Lebanon faces crisis over Hezbollah disarmament proposal pushed by the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Israel. Occupation of Gaza After 10 hours of deliberations, Israel’s Security Cabinet — in the early hours of Friday, August 8 — approved Prime Minister...
Two Israeli rights groups join international organizations and officials accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
August 1st, 20250 Two leading Israeli human rights groups have accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza”, becoming the first such organizations to make the claim. B’Tselem said in a major report released on Monday that it came to that “unequivocal conclusion” after an “examination of Israel’s policy in the Gaza...
Forty Democratic senators press Trump to end humanitarian crisis in Gaza, 27 senators vote to block U.S. weapons to Israel
August 1st, 20250 Amid reports that hundreds of Palestinians have died from malnutrition in the besieged Gaza Strip since May, a group of prominent Jewish Democratic lawmakers — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (New York) and Senator Adam Schiff (California) — is spearheading efforts to pressure President Trump’s administration to...
How two families crossed the rubble of Gaza, fleeing war and hunger
July 27th, 20250 The Bakrons and Al-Bareems, two families from opposite ends of Gaza, have criss-crossed the rubble-strewn territory many times during 21 months of war, in search of food and shelter from Israeli attacks. They’ve sought refuge in the homes of friends and relatives, in school classrooms and in tents, moving frequently as the Israeli...
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
July 27th, 20250 French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Macron said in a post on social media that he will formalize the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September. “The urgent thing today is that the war in...
Al-Sharaa pushes the Druze into Israel’s embrace: Has Syria’s partition begun?
July 18th, 20250 As ceasefire negotiations in Gaza continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seized the opportunity to continue his policy of deflection from internal crises, aiming to capitalize as much as possible on the new geopolitical reality created by Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood.” This time, however, he’s doing so through the...
Four CUNY professors say they were fired for supporting Palestine
July 18th, 20250 As Congress grills CUNY’s chancellor, the terminated Brooklyn College faculty say Palestine activism is “the only thing we have in common.” By Sanya Mansoor Four adjunct professors at the City University of New York say the university fired them because of their activism for Palestine. The administration’s decision...
Father of slain Palestinian American speaks with Zeteo about his son’s death and lack of official U.S. response
July 16th, 20250 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBgJ78YOt0c Kamel Musallet, the father of 20-year-old Arab American Sayfollah Musallet, who was allegedly beaten to death by Israeli settlers, spoke recently to Zeteo's Prem Thakker about his son's life and death and the lack of any official American response. “I honestly, deeply, not only think, ...
Majority of Palestinians say one-state reality under Israeli control has already begun
July 11th, 20250 A new poll conducted by Zogby Research Services reveals that a majority of Palestinians across Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem believe a one-state reality under Israeli control has already taken hold or is imminent. The findings, released during a July 9 webinar hosted by the Arab American Institute, exhibit widespread Palestinian...
Israeli occupation forces presence in Gaza corridor threatens ceasefire deal with Hamas
July 11th, 20250 As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip — a condition that could derail the talks. An Israeli official said an outstanding issue in the negotiations was Israel’s desire to keep forces in the territory during a 60-day truce, including...
Netanyahu and Trump prioritize hostages in Gaza; military campaign grinds on
July 11th, 20250 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his meeting with President Trump had focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian territory amid efforts to reach a ceasefire. Netanyahu said on X that the leaders also discussed the consequences and possibilities of "the great victory we...
Amnesty International says Israel and U.S.-backed Gaza aid system use starvation to commit genocide in Gaza
July 6th, 20250 Amnesty International issued a report on Thursday detailing that a controversial Israeli- and U.S.-backed system to distribute aid in Gaza uses starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s war with Hamas. The U.K.-based human rights group condemned Israel and the Gaza......
Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil freed after 100 days in ICE detention, vows to keep fighting for Palestine
June 27th, 20250 NEW YORK — A federal judge in New Jersey has ordered the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, marking a major civil rights victory for pro-Palestinian advocates amid an escalating crackdown by President Trump’s administration, which has accused campus demonstrators of...
WSU students sue over Gaza encampment crackdown, alleging police abuse and constitutional violations
June 27th, 20250 DETROIT — A group of pro-Palestinian students is suing Wayne State University in federal court, alleging that the university violated their constitutional rights during a solidarity encampment held on campus on May 23, 2024, to protest the Israeli war on Gaza and demand divestment from companies tied to the Israeli government. The......
Iran strikes back after Israeli assault; Trump weighs war while U.S. military repositions in region
June 20th, 20250 It took Iran only a few hours to recover from Israel’s devastating “opening strike” on Friday, June 13, which killed top military commanders and nuclear scientists. The Islamic Republic responded forcefully and directly, launching waves of heavy missile attacks that struck deep inside Israel — including central Tel Aviv — in...
Uranium enrichment stalls U.S.-Iran talks, Israel continues genocidal war on Gaza and escalates attacks on Lebanon and Syria
June 6th, 20250 The past week brought no breakthroughs in the multiple flashpoints across the Middle East. Israel’s genocidal campaign against Palestinians in Gaza raged on, alongside escalated military aggression on Lebanon and Syria. Meanwhile, negotiations between the United States and Iran made no meaningful progress, as Tehran insisted on its...
Global backlash: How the world could shift Israel’s Gaza strategy
May 29th, 20250 The decision resonated as shocking for all sides. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose entire war strategy hinges on the starvation of Palestinians in Gaza, unilaterally decided on May 19 to allow “immediate” food entry to the famine-stricken Strip. Of course, Netanyahu still maneuvered. Instead of permitting at least...
Netanyahu’s endgame: Isolation and the shattered illusion of power
May 23rd, 20250 There was a time when Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have all the cards. The Palestinian Authority was largely passive, the occupied West Bank was relatively calm, Israel's diplomatic reach was expanding, and the United States seemed ready to bend international law to accommodate Israel's desire for complete control over Palestine. The......
Global pressure mounts on Israel amid Gaza carnage and regional shifts
May 23rd, 20250 Amid Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, and the harrowing images of starvation and genocide emerging from the devastated territory, international voices intensified last week, calling for urgent restraint against Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government. European leaders hinted at punitive measures ranging from economic boycotts to...
Deadly shooting at Israeli Embassy event in Washington: Attacker shouts “Free Palestine”
May 23rd, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid ongoing international accusations of genocide against Israel in Gaza, now entering its 17th month, tensions surrounding rising hostility toward Israelis have been reignited after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. were fatally shot during an attack in which the attacker reportedly......
U.N. humanitarian chief blasts Israel for “deliberately” blocking aid to Gaza
May 16th, 20250 The United Nations’ top humanitarian official blasted Israel on Tuesday for “deliberately and unashamedly” imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians, including the risk of famine — one of the strongest condemnations by a high-ranking U.N. official during the war in Gaza. Tom Fletcher, head of the U.N. Office for the...
Palestinians mark Nakba day as fears of displacement grow
May 15th, 20250 Palestinians marked Nakba day on Thursday, commemorating the loss of their land after the 1948 war at the birth of the state of Israel, as Israeli military operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have again displaced hundreds of thousands. The Nakba, or "catastrophe", has been one of the defining experiences for Palestinians for......
