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An ADWAR employee cooks bread for displaced women as part of the “Resilience In Every Slice” initiative, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Dec. 8, 2024. (Courtesy of ADWAR)

With USAID shuttered, Palestine’s most vulnerable lose a lifeline

Trump's cuts came as a blow to NGOs like ADWAR, which provides aid and job training to Palestinian women across the West Bank and Gaza.

By Ella Halpern-Matthews April 30, 2025

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. (U.S. Department of State)

How Gaza’s horrors turned Israeli normalization into a Saudi domestic crisis

Before Oct. 7, the kingdom was meticulously reshaping public opinion to support a peace deal. Gaza upended this strategy — forcing MbS to recalibrate.

By Hind Al Ansari April 24, 2025

Einav Zangauker crawls under the barbed wire barrier near the border fence with Gaza, protesting the resumption of Israel's war, March 18, 2025. (Oren Ziv)

Hostage families left ‘helpless’ after Israel shatters ceasefire

Despite intensifying protests against the resumption of the war, the Israeli government isn't listening — and Trump appears to have lost interest.

By Amos Brison and Oren Ziv March 21, 2025

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Palestinians mourn the death of those killed in an Israeli airstrike outside the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion

With Trump’s green light for ethnic cleansing, Israel’s renewed attack on Gaza threatens to become an all-out effort to empty the enclave of Palestinians.

By Ben Reiff March 18, 2025

Students from inside the gates of Columbia University wave Palestinian flags through the bars, April 22, 2024. (SWinxy/Wikimedia Commons)

Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction is a fascist move — and universities must respond

Schools across the United States have a choice: defend their students against Trump or be complicit in his crimes.

By Dima Khalidi March 11, 2025

A large billboard posted by the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, in support of U.S. President Donald Trump, Feb. 5, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The damage of Trump’s Gaza plan has already been done

The proposal to cleanse Gaza of Palestinians tapped into a deep undercurrent in Israeli society — endangering any chance for a peaceful future in the region.

By Meron Rapoport February 7, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a joint press conference at the White House in Washington D.C., February 4, 2025. (Liri Agami/Flash90)

‘Gaza is not for sale’: Palestinians dismiss Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan

For Gazans, the idea of the U.S. 'owning' the Strip isn’t just absurd, but marks the latest iteration of a century-old campaign to erase Palestinian existence.

By Mahmoud Mushtaha February 5, 2025

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 January 17, 2025

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 full support.

By Tariq Kenney-Shawa January 16, 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 at the site of an Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

‘I don’t care who’s president there. I just want my kids to survive in Gaza’

Decrying Biden’s catastrophic legacy, Gazans harbored little hope for a Harris presidency — but they’re not enthused about Trump’s second term either.

By Mohammed R. Mhawish November 14, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. president Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC, March 5, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Trump’s unfinished business for ‘Greater Israel’

From annexation to UNRWA, Trump’s Israel advisors should be taken at their word — and Democrats won’t stand in their way, says Lara Friedman.

By Jonathan Adler November 13, 2024

A sign congratulating Former President Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election in central Jerusalem, November 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

After Trump’s victory, Palestinians cannot afford to wait until the next US election

Palestinians and their allies must build on down-ballot wins, while recognizing the limitations of electoral politics in the face of Israel’s genocidal campaign.

By Samer Badawi November 7, 2024