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Palestinian fitness trainer Iman al-Mughir uses empty food cans and other waste items as part of her makeshift gym in Mawasi, Khan Younis, August 11, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)
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‘I couldn’t watch my children cry from hunger’: Inside the ‘displacement economy’ Gazans built to survive the genocide

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 17, 2026 1

In Gaza’s displacement camps, survival has bred a new economy: a gym owner forges weights from empty cans, a supermarket owner turns baker, a housewife becomes a street vendor — each person rebuilding a livelihood from the wreckage of genocide.

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      The Shift: Pro-Israel groups condemn Ben-Gvir comments while embracing his vision
      Newsletters August 20, 2026
    • Progressive Israel-critic Angie Nixon scores upset victory in Florida Senate primary
      News August 19, 2026
    • Displaced children play football in the courtyard of an UNRWA school in al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 13, 2026. (Photo: Moiz Salhi/APA Images)
      Palestine Letter: In Gaza, dreams are rewritten by the genocide 
      Newsletters August 19, 2026
    • Members of the Abu Alia family in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir have had their arms broken by Israeli settlers and the army, July 2026. (Photo: Shatha Hammad)
      Inside the slow ethnic cleansing of al-Mughayyir, a Palestinian village besieged by Israeli settlers
      News August 19, 2026
    • Israeli military vehicles on Palestinian agricultural land in the Jordan valley, near the West Bank town of Tubas, May 6, 2015. (Photo: Shadi Hatem/APA Images)
      ‘Destroying agriculture is the purpose’: How Israel is drying up the West Bank’s most fertile farmlands
      News August 18, 2026
Photo shared on the official White House Twitter/X feed on May 14, 2025 with the caption: "President Donald J. Trump to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: “we have a special relationship—and it was an honor to spend a couple of days with you!”"

The Mecca Pact is the latest sign of the U.S.’s declining influence in the Middle East

By Mitchell Plitnick August 13, 2026 20

The new defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan highlights how Israeli aggression is compelling the region to reconfigure its alliances and serves as the latest evidence of the United States’ declining global influence.

Abdulrahman and his brother go about demolishing their home and clearing its rubble. (Photo: Muhammad Eslayeh)

Palestinian youth are risking their lives to clear rubble in Gaza

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 13, 2026 2

With reconstruction stalled in Gaza, boys as young as 14 are clearing the wreckage of destroyed homes by hand for as little as $10 a day. Often they are the breadwinners for their families and are forced to abandon their studies to work for survival.

Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, attends the flag parade in Jerusalem, May 18, 2023. (Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa via ZUMA Press/ APA Images)

The Shift: Pro-Israel groups condemn Ben-Gvir comments while embracing his vision

By Michael Arria August 20, 2026 1

Ben-Gvir called for killing 30-40 Palestinians nightly, saying they’re ‘not even people’, while AJC and DMFI scrambled to call it an outlier, not policy. Plus: the ‘Woke 1’ discourse and what it signals for the Palestine movement’s future.

Progressive Israel-critic Angie Nixon scores upset victory in Florida Senate primary

By Michael Arria August 19, 2026 1

DSA member Angie Nixon defeated Alex Vindman in Florida’s Senate primary, outspent 16 to 1. She’s called Netanyahu a war criminal and opposes U.S. arms sales to Israel. Elsewhere in the state, progressive challengers didn’t see as much success.

Displaced children play football in the courtyard of an UNRWA school in al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 13, 2026. (Photo: Moiz Salhi/APA Images)

Palestine Letter: In Gaza, dreams are rewritten by the genocide 

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 19, 2026 0

Children in Gaza used to aspire to become doctors or teachers, but today their dreams revolve around running a community kitchen, handing out aid, or leading a shelter. Yet even though the genocide rewrote their ambitions, it couldn’t erase them.

Members of the Abu Alia family in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir have had their arms broken by Israeli settlers and the army, July 2026. (Photo: Shatha Hammad)

Inside the slow ethnic cleansing of al-Mughayyir, a Palestinian village besieged by Israeli settlers

By Shatha Hammad August 19, 2026 5

Settler violence and army raids are erasing the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir. In recent months, villagers have seen a teenager killed defending his neighbors, thousands of olive trees uprooted, and nearly all the village’s lands stolen.

Israeli military vehicles on Palestinian agricultural land in the Jordan valley, near the West Bank town of Tubas, May 6, 2015. (Photo: Shadi Hatem/APA Images)

‘Destroying agriculture is the purpose’: How Israel is drying up the West Bank’s most fertile farmlands

By Qassam Muaddi August 18, 2026 5

For months, Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank have watched their water lines cut and their wells marked for demolition in Israel’s slow strangulation of Palestinian agriculture, as farmers tell Mondoweiss “there is no tomorrow” for them.

Palestinian fitness trainer Iman al-Mughir uses empty food cans and other waste items as part of her makeshift gym in Mawasi, Khan Younis, August 11, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)

‘I couldn’t watch my children cry from hunger’: Inside the ‘displacement economy’ Gazans built to survive the genocide

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 17, 2026 1

In Gaza’s displacement camps, survival has bred a new economy: a gym owner forges weights from empty cans, a supermarket owner turns baker, a housewife becomes a street vendor — each person rebuilding a livelihood from the wreckage of genocide.

Abdul El-Sayed with supporters (Photo: Abdul for Senate)

Weekly Briefing: Voters are breaking with the Israel lobby faster than Washington can catch up

By Dave Reed August 16, 2026 9

Democratic primary wins in Michigan and Florida show declining support for AIPAC-backed candidates, as Israel’s military campaigns continue in Gaza and the West Bank.

Oliver Larkin (Oliver Larkin campaign Instagram)

The Shift: One of Congress’s most pro-Israel members is facing strong opposition from an anti-Zionist in Florida

By Michael Arria August 13, 2026 15

Next week, in Florida’s 25th district, union organizer and anti-Zionist Oliver Larkin will face off against Jared Moskowitz, one of Israel’s staunchest allies in Congress.

Photo shared on the official White House Twitter/X feed on May 14, 2025 with the caption: "President Donald J. Trump to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: “we have a special relationship—and it was an honor to spend a couple of days with you!”"

The Mecca Pact is the latest sign of the U.S.’s declining influence in the Middle East

By Mitchell Plitnick August 13, 2026 20

The new defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan highlights how Israeli aggression is compelling the region to reconfigure its alliances and serves as the latest evidence of the United States’ declining global influence.

Abdulrahman and his brother go about demolishing their home and clearing its rubble. (Photo: Muhammad Eslayeh)

Palestinian youth are risking their lives to clear rubble in Gaza

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 13, 2026 2

With reconstruction stalled in Gaza, boys as young as 14 are clearing the wreckage of destroyed homes by hand for as little as $10 a day. Often they are the breadwinners for their families and are forced to abandon their studies to work for survival.

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Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, attends the flag parade in Jerusalem, May 18, 2023. (Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa via ZUMA Press/ APA Images)

The Shift: Pro-Israel groups condemn Ben-Gvir comments while embracing his vision

By Michael Arria August 20, 2026 1

Ben-Gvir called for killing 30-40 Palestinians nightly, saying they’re ‘not even people’, while AJC and DMFI scrambled to call it an outlier, not policy. Plus: the ‘Woke 1’ discourse and what it signals for the Palestine movement’s future.

Displaced children play football in the courtyard of an UNRWA school in al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 13, 2026. (Photo: Moiz Salhi/APA Images)

Palestine Letter: In Gaza, dreams are rewritten by the genocide 

August 19, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed with supporters (Photo: Abdul for Senate)

Weekly Briefing: Voters are breaking with the Israel lobby faster than Washington can catch up

August 16, 2026
Oliver Larkin (Oliver Larkin campaign Instagram)

The Shift: One of Congress’s most pro-Israel members is facing strong opposition from an anti-Zionist in Florida

August 13, 2026
“Every hammer from the bulldozer was like a hammer to my heart,” says Najla Hamdia as she stares at the rubble of her home, demolished by Israeli military authorities in March 2026. (Photo: Qassam Muaddi/Mondoweiss)

Palestine Letter: the language of Palestinian reality

August 12, 2026

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Progressive Israel-critic Angie Nixon scores upset victory in Florida Senate primary

By Michael Arria August 19, 2026 1

DSA member Angie Nixon defeated Alex Vindman in Florida’s Senate primary, outspent 16 to 1. She’s called Netanyahu a war criminal and opposes U.S. arms sales to Israel. Elsewhere in the state, progressive challengers didn’t see as much success.

Members of the Abu Alia family in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir have had their arms broken by Israeli settlers and the army, July 2026. (Photo: Shatha Hammad)

Inside the slow ethnic cleansing of al-Mughayyir, a Palestinian village besieged by Israeli settlers

By Shatha Hammad August 19, 2026 5

Settler violence and army raids are erasing the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir. In recent months, villagers have seen a teenager killed defending his neighbors, thousands of olive trees uprooted, and nearly all the village’s lands stolen.

Israeli military vehicles on Palestinian agricultural land in the Jordan valley, near the West Bank town of Tubas, May 6, 2015. (Photo: Shadi Hatem/APA Images)

‘Destroying agriculture is the purpose’: How Israel is drying up the West Bank’s most fertile farmlands

By Qassam Muaddi August 18, 2026 5

For months, Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank have watched their water lines cut and their wells marked for demolition in Israel’s slow strangulation of Palestinian agriculture, as farmers tell Mondoweiss “there is no tomorrow” for them.

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Photo shared on the official White House Twitter/X feed on May 14, 2025 with the caption: "President Donald J. Trump to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: “we have a special relationship—and it was an honor to spend a couple of days with you!”"

The Mecca Pact is the latest sign of the U.S.’s declining influence in the Middle East

By Mitchell Plitnick August 13, 2026 20

The new defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan highlights how Israeli aggression is compelling the region to reconfigure its alliances and serves as the latest evidence of the United States’ declining global influence.

Israeli military heavy machinery demolishes a home in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, June 25, 2025. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)

Understanding Israel’s campaign to destroy Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank

By Qassam Muaddi August 11, 2026 0

Israel has vowed to occupy another West Bank refugee camp, as it did in Jenin and Tulkarem. A new raid on the Qalandia refugee camp makes clear that the Israeli campaign isn’t only about ending Palestinian resistance but also what the camps represent.

Palestinians carry food parcels distributed by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, June 16, 2025. (Photo: Omar Ashtawy/APA Images)

How Palestinians have resisted weaponized ‘development’ from the British Mandate to the Gaza Board of Peace

By Saleh Abbas August 8, 2026 3

The Gaza Board of Peace is the latest attempt by colonial powers to use “development” plans to manage, fragment, and dispossess Palestinians. Palestinians have resisted these plans in the past and continue to do so today.

Media Analysis

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Writers Against the War on Gaza protest in the New York Times’ headquarters, March 14, 2024. (Photo: Julia Sharpe-Levine)

The New York Times enabled the Gaza genocide and lost its legitimacy in the process

By Elliott Colla July 11, 2026 12

Professor Elliott Colla was a lifelong New York Times reader but can no longer trust the paper due to its coverage of Gaza. In fact, he’s found that there is a strong case for prosecuting many at the paper for their role in the genocide.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya appears via video at an Israeli Supreme Court hearing on June 10. (Photo via Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI))

Israel is murdering Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. The U.S. media is covering up the crime.

By James North July 8, 2026 7

Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya has been detained by Israel for a year and a half without trial and says his jailers are trying to kill him. His case has made international headlines, yet it is being ignored in the U.S. Why?

Screenshot from November 18, 2023, CNN report by Jake Tapper.

How mainstream media bias contributed to Israel’s genocide in Gaza

By James North June 21, 2026 0

Robin Andersen’s indispensable new book, The Complicit Lens, offers a comprehensive examination of the media’s role in supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

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