A large billboard in Jerusalem depicts U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war, January 13, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Forget Trump — agreeing to a ceasefire was Netanyahu’s own calculation

In Israel, the war in Gaza has become a burden on the government, the military, and society as a whole. Trump only gave Netanyahu an excuse to cut his losses.
By Meron Rapoport
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and Albina Abu Safiya. (Courtesy of the family)

Albina Abu Safiya: ‘The Israeli army deliberately targeted my husband’

Following Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s arrest, his wife describes her fears over the hospital director's fate and the tragedy of their son's killing.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Palestinians mourn the death of journalist Ahmed Al-Shayyah after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike following the announcement that a ceasefire deal had been agreed, Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)

A ceasefire won’t stop Israel’s genocidal agenda

The agreement may reduce the intensity of Israel’s killing spree, but it is likely to usher in a grueling new phase of ethnic cleansing with Trump’s support.
By Tariq Kenney-Shawa
Palestinians celebrate the announcement on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 15, 2025.(Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

‘I pray to God it succeeds’: Fragile hope spreads in Gaza as ceasefire deal reached

After 15 months of devastation, Palestinians anxiously await the chance to reunite with loved ones and return to what remains of their homes.
By Ahmed Ahmed and Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Palestinians walk on the street in Yarmouk, December 19, 2024. (Santiago Montag)
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Syria's largest Palestinian refugee camp was almost entirely depopulated during the civil war. Now, returnees are starting to rebuild.
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As displaced Palestinians endure a second winter in makeshift shelters, the death of at least six infants from exposure has sent parents into a panic.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer January 9, 2025
Graffiti of a police officer revealing a pristine beach behind the separation wall in the Palestinian village of Abu Dis, near Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, March 6, 2006. (Melanie Fidler/Flash90)
Widening the cracks in Israel’s war machine
Israelis’ waning trust in Netanyahu and the direction of the war, along with shifts in global public opinion and accountability, offer leverage to exploit.
By Meron Rapoport January 8, 2025
The Axel Springer office building which houses Bild, Berlin. (Fred Romero/CC BY 2.0)
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By Hanno Hauenstein January 7, 2025
Left wing activists protest against the war, calling to end the war in Gaza and Lebanon, outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, November 20, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
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By Hadas Binyamini January 3, 2025
Speaker at DefenseTech Summit at Tel Aviv University, December 10, 2024 (DefenseTech Summit)
With Gaza war and Trump’s return, Silicon Valley embraces a military renaissance
At Israel’s first DefenseTech Summit, corporate leaders and army officials openly touted their partnership in AI-driven warfare and surveillance.
By Sophia Goodfriend December 31, 2024
Palestinians evacuate from northern Gaza amid Israel's siege, December 4, 2024. (Omar El-Qattaa)
Israel storms northern Gaza’s last hospital as remaining residents forced south
The attack on Kamal Adwan marks the culmination of a three-month campaign of ethnic cleansing and destruction in the northern city of Beit Lahiya.
By Ahmed Ahmed December 27, 2024
People react following Israel's attack on the compound of the Greek Orthodox St. Porphyrius Church in Gaza City, October 20, 2023. (Omar El-Qattaa)
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After repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza's historic churches, displaced Palestinians are mourning loved ones and the joy of holidays past.
By Ruwaida Kamal Amer December 24, 2024
Israeli police arrest a Palestinian woman in Karmiel, northern Israel, July 3, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)
For Israeli police, humiliating Palestinian women is a tool of collective repression
Political arrests of Palestinian women in Israel — who face strip-searches, blindfolding, and doxxing — aim to send the community a clear message.
By Mariam Farah December 20, 2024
Palestinian prisoners held at Israel's Ofer Prison near Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, August 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
‘My hands are paralyzed from torture’: Gazans reveal horrors of Ofer Camp
Inmates at Israel's shadowy new facility face non-stop abuse — from deadly beatings and electric shocks, to constant handcuffing and skin diseases.
By Oren Ziv December 19, 2024
The fifth day of the Gaza encampment at UPenn in Philadelphia, April 29, 2024. (Joe Piette/CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)
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In Philadelphia and across the U.S., progressive young voters rejected the idea that domestic priorities must be tied to a destructive policy abroad.
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  1. Forget Trump — agreeing to a ceasefire was Netanyahu’s own calculation
  2. A ceasefire won't stop Israel’s genocidal agenda
  3. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  4. Albina Abu Safiya: ‘The Israeli army deliberately targeted my husband’
  5. ‘I pray to God it succeeds’: Fragile hope spreads in Gaza as ceasefire deal reached
  1. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  2. Forget Trump — agreeing to a ceasefire was Netanyahu’s own calculation
  3. A ceasefire won't stop Israel’s genocidal agenda
  4. Widening the cracks in Israel’s war machine
  5. Bild published pro-Netanyahu disinformation. Where is the outcry?
  1. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  2. What is the duty of the Israeli left in a time of genocide?
  3. ‘My hands are paralyzed from torture’: Gazans reveal horrors of Ofer Camp
  4. With Gaza war and Trump’s return, Silicon Valley embraces a military renaissance
  5. For Israeli police, humiliating Palestinian women is a tool of collective repression