Alex Kane

Alex Kane is a New York-based journalist whose work on Israel/Palestine, civil liberties and U.S. foreign policy has appeared in VICE News, The Intercept, The Nation, In These Times and more. Follow him on Twitter @alexbkane.

Recent Articles

A Palestine solidarity activist hoists the Palestinian flag as demonstrators move to block an Israeli-owned ship at the Port of Oakland, in protest of Israel's aggressions, June 4, 2021. (Brooke Anderson)

How Palestinian resistance inspired a new generation of labor activism

Israel’s latest assault on Gaza has prompted US labor unions to mobilize at unprecedented levels, further establishing Palestinian rights as a core component of progressive politics.

By Alex Kane August 31, 2021

Black Lives Matter protest in Century City, California on June 6, 2020. (Brett Morrison/CC BY 2.0)

Black-Palestine solidarity is making its way to Capitol Hill

Progressive Black Democrats are reviving a radical tradition of Palestine solidarity in Congress, challenging Black leaders in their own party and Washington's support for Israeli state violence.

By Alex Kane June 16, 2021

Delegates react to then-Vice President Joe Biden's speech during the closing night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention held at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on September 6, 2012. (Jared Soares/PBS NewsHour/CC BY-NC 2.0)

This ‘progressive’ Israel lobby group has a racism problem

Democratic Majority for Israel has come under fire over a series of offensive social media posts, highlighting the group's aggressive and racist tactics.

By Alex Kane May 5, 2021

Members and supporters of NYU Students for Justice in Palestine rally in Washington Square Park to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Nakba, adjacent to a gathering by the pro-Israel group CAMERA on Campus. May 12, 2016. (Joe Catron/(CC BY-NC 2.0)

Florida university accused of fostering anti-Palestinian racism

In first case of its kind, Palestinian student files civil rights complaint against Florida State University for discrimination based on his national origin.

By Alex Kane April 19, 2021

Pro-Palestine activists protest outside Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, demanding the company does not change its hate speech policy to conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism, February 25, 2021. (Courtesy of Facebook, We Need To Talk Campaign)

Is Facebook about to crack down on criticism of Zionism?

Palestine advocates have long charged Facebook with suppressing criticism of Israel. Now they fear the company will escalate its censorship using a single keyword.

By Oren Ziv and Alex Kane March 25, 2021

Members and supporters of Fordham Students for Justice in Palestine protest the university administration's refusal to register SJP as a student organization, in New York. Jan. 23, 2017. (Joe Catron/Flickr)

This university claims to be pro-justice. So why is it banning Palestine activism?

After a four-year legal battle, Fordham University is still refusing to allow a Palestinian rights club on campus. But students are not letting up.

By Alex Kane February 25, 2021

Palestinians harvest strawberries in a field in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Dec. 30, 2015. (Emad Nassar/Flash90)

How an Israeli smear campaign is ripping away funds from Palestinian farmers

Israel lobby groups are targeting the funding sources of a major Palestinian agricultural union — by dubiously claiming it has ties to 'terrorists.' Other Palestinian organizations are facing the same attacks.

By Alex Kane and Mariam Barghouti January 25, 2021

American business magnate Sheldon Adelson attends an American Independence Day celebration at Avenue in Airport City, near Tel Aviv, July 3, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Sheldon Adelson’s far right alliance will serve Israel long after his death

The Evangelical-Jewish union that the late billionaire bankrolled for years will continue to empower right-wing agendas in Israel and the U.S.

By Alex Kane January 13, 2021

Abdul-Ghani and Fadwa Awawdeh are seen among the debris of an Israeli demolition in the Palestinian community of Humsa al-Fuqa, in the occupied West Bank, November 4, 2020. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills)

Democratic lobby group defends Israel’s demolition of Palestinian hamlet

Blaming Palestinians for their own displacement, Democratic Majority for Israel is pushing back against its party's criticism of the largest West Bank demolition in a decade, memo reveals.

By Alex Kane December 16, 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