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Jacob Anthony Chansley, one of the Capitol rioters, is seen outside Capitol Hill after it was stormed on January 6, Washington DC. (Blink O'fanaye/CC BY-NC 2.0)

Bibi goes MAGA: How Netanyahu is exploiting the Capitol Hill riot

The Israeli prime minister and his supporters in the media are spinning the riot in Washington to paint anti-Netanyahu protesters as a dangerous threat.

By Yali (Yael) Marom January 13, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the press during a visit in Har Homa, East Jerusalem on March 16, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Inside Trump and Netanyahu’s ‘end of season’ settlement bonanza

Amid ongoing political instability in the US, Israel is advancing 'doomsday' settlements in East Jerusalem that would devastate prospects for a future peace deal.

By Daniel Seidemann November 24, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the prime minister's visit to the White House, Washington DC, February 15, 2017. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

How Trump and Netanyahu made American antisemitism come alive

For four years, Netanyahu has equated Jews with the Israeli government, while Trump has made common cause with white nationalists. I wish more Israelis understood why this was so terrifying.

By Libby Lenkinski November 18, 2020

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media at after a vote on a bill to dissolve the parliament, at the Knesset, Jerusalem, May 30, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

How did Israeli pundits become more right-wing than Fox News?

By spreading conspiracy theories about U.S. voter fraud, Netanyahu's media allies are enabling similar claims to be made in the next Israeli election.

By Edo Konrad November 15, 2020

Proud Boys participating in a neo-Confederate protest in Pittsboro, North Carolina on October 26, 2019. (Anthony Crider/ CC BY 2.0)

Disrupting the dark web of white supremacy

In ‘Culture Warlords,’ Talia Lavin goes beyond exposing the underbelly of the far right in the United States — she actively resists it.

By Shane Burley November 11, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2016. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Progressives will keep up the fight for Palestine — with or without Biden

Rather than pegging hopes on a White House moored to bygone policies, Palestine activists should keep bolstering the movement from the ground up.

By Edo Konrad November 10, 2020

An anti-Netanyahu protester holds up a sign reading 'Netanyahu, you're next' during a demonstration against the prime minister following the election of Joe Biden to the presidency of the U.S., Jerusalem, November 7, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

‘Bibi is next’: Anti-Netanyahu protesters celebrate Biden victory in Jerusalem

Marching through the streets of Jerusalem, protesters expressed hope that like Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu would soon be out of a job.

By Oren Ziv November 8, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 8, 2019. (Matt Johnson/CC BY 2.0)

In the US and Israel, the left’s next battle is with the moderate right

Invigorating the left in Israel might seem like a fantasy. But the U.S. progressive movement shows that with clear alternatives, a shift is possible.

By Ariel David November 2, 2020

Palestinian activists and allies protest the signing of the Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, outside the White House, Washington DC, September 16, 2020. (Gili Getz)

Palestinian Americans are voting in droves. But why not from the West Bank?

Disenchanted by U.S. politics and bureaucratic hurdles under occupation, Palestinian Americans in the West Bank struggle to mobilize for the election.

By Henriette Chacar November 1, 2020

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 9, 2016. (Flash90)

The Middle East is leaving Palestinians behind. Will it be different with Biden?

With no strategy to counter Arab states' alignment with Israel, it is unclear how much a change in the White House will benefit Palestinians.

By Robert Swift October 29, 2020

Linda Sarsour at a Get Out The Vote event in solidarity with the families of Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake, Eleanor Bumpurs and other families who lost loved ones to police violence, New York City, October 17, 2020. (Gili Getz)

Biden or Trump, Linda Sarsour is still going to the streets

Palestinian American activist Linda Sarsour talks about rallying for Biden despite her misgivings, and why defeating Trump is not enough for the progressive movement.

By Alex Kane October 28, 2020

Israeli Border Police guard as settlers stand on a rooftop in the Jewish neighborhood of Netiv HaAvot in Gush Etzion, June 12, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Israeli right’s new vision of Jewish political supremacy

The settlement project's success has led to an intertwined Jewish and Palestinian population, reviving the problem Israel tried to solve through expulsion in 1948. Now, the right's priority is segregation.

By Raef Zreik October 27, 2020

President Donald Trump addresses the crowd at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN, for his 2020 presidential campaign rally on October 10, 2019. (Nikolas Liepins/Flickr)

In the US and Israel, voter suppression is the ruling parties’ game plan

Trump's attempts to intimidate voters speaks volumes about the anti-democratic strategies shared by right-wing forces around the world.

By Mitchell Plitnick October 26, 2020