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A Palestinian teenager walks past stenciled images of Deir Jarir martyrs slain by the Israeli army or settlers in Deir Jarir. (Photo: Qassam Muaddi/Mondoweiss)
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Inside a Palestinian family’s agonizing decision to abandon their home under threat of Israeli settler violence

By Qassam Muaddi September 16, 2026 2

For three generations, Ali Abu Khdeir’s family lived in the home his grandfather built in Deir Jarir until Israeli settlers made staying too dangerous. Now residents fear that their families are next.

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    • Children play volleyball on a makeshift court set up amid the rubble in Gaza City, September 16, 2026. (Photo: Bilal Osama/APA Images)
      Palestine Letter: The kind of change you learn to notice
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    • A Palestinian teenager walks past stenciled images of Deir Jarir martyrs slain by the Israeli army or settlers in Deir Jarir. (Photo: Qassam Muaddi/Mondoweiss)
      Inside a Palestinian family’s agonizing decision to abandon their home under threat of Israeli settler violence
      News September 16, 2026
    • Palestinians cast thier ballots at a polling station during municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 25, 2026. (Photo: Hadi Daoud/APA Images)
      Palestinian youth may soon get to vote for the first time. Few believe it actually matters.
      News September 16, 2026
    • Israel merges two settler outposts near Jerusalem, furthering the fragmentation of the West Bank
      News September 14, 2026
    • Norman Finkelstein’s latest book indicts those ‘in high places’ for genocide in Gaza
      Opinion September 13, 2026

Israel merges two settler outposts near Jerusalem, furthering the fragmentation of the West Bank

By Qassam Muaddi September 14, 2026 3

Announced days after UK and European sanctions on settlements, Israel’s expansion of Mishmar Yehuda folds an illegal outpost into a planned city between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, advancing Israel’s decades-old plan to cut the West Bank in half.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shaking hands with Benjamin Netanyahu during a trip to Israel on April 24, 2023. (Photo: Amos Ben Gershom, L.A.M.)

Democrats are in a ‘death match’ with the Left over Israel. How will it impact the midterms?

By Michael Arria September 11, 2026 4

Political consultant Peter Feld breaks down the primaries, AIPAC’s losses (and wins), the attacks on Hasan Piker, and why a demoralized GOP and Democratic infighting could both shape the midterms in unexpected ways.

Children play volleyball on a makeshift court set up amid the rubble in Gaza City, September 16, 2026. (Photo: Bilal Osama/APA Images)

Palestine Letter: The kind of change you learn to notice

By Faris Giacaman September 16, 2026 0

Trading backpacks for empty jerrycans, the start of a new school year in Gaza shows how radically the meaning of childhood has been redefined.

A Palestinian teenager walks past stenciled images of Deir Jarir martyrs slain by the Israeli army or settlers in Deir Jarir. (Photo: Qassam Muaddi/Mondoweiss)

Inside a Palestinian family’s agonizing decision to abandon their home under threat of Israeli settler violence

By Qassam Muaddi September 16, 2026 2

For three generations, Ali Abu Khdeir’s family lived in the home his grandfather built in Deir Jarir until Israeli settlers made staying too dangerous. Now residents fear that their families are next.

Palestinians cast thier ballots at a polling station during municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 25, 2026. (Photo: Hadi Daoud/APA Images)

Palestinian youth may soon get to vote for the first time. Few believe it actually matters.

By Qassam Muaddi September 16, 2026 2

With 64 percent of Palestinians under 30 and elections announced for November, a generation that has never voted is being asked to trust a political system that has failed them — before, during, and after the genocide in Gaza.

Israel merges two settler outposts near Jerusalem, furthering the fragmentation of the West Bank

By Qassam Muaddi September 14, 2026 3

Announced days after UK and European sanctions on settlements, Israel’s expansion of Mishmar Yehuda folds an illegal outpost into a planned city between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, advancing Israel’s decades-old plan to cut the West Bank in half.

Norman Finkelstein’s latest book indicts those ‘in high places’ for genocide in Gaza

By James North September 13, 2026 15

A review of Norman Finkelstein’s ‘Gaza’s Gravediggers,’ which indicts not Israel’s military, but the global officials and institutions, such as the UN, the ICJ, and the media, who enabled and legitimized the genocide.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks to U.S. Secretary of State Marc Rubio at ASEAN 2026, in Manila, the Philippines. 23/07/2026. (Picture by Isaac Atkin-Mayne / FCDO, Wikimedia Commons)

Are the UK sanctions on Israel real progress, or more illusion?

By Mitchell Plitnick September 12, 2026 7

The UK’s new sanctions on Israeli settlements may be groundbreaking, but they’re also full of loopholes. F-35 parts are exempt, the state itself is untouched, and enforcement won’t start for months. Real progress, but far from enough.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shaking hands with Benjamin Netanyahu during a trip to Israel on April 24, 2023. (Photo: Amos Ben Gershom, L.A.M.)

Democrats are in a ‘death match’ with the Left over Israel. How will it impact the midterms?

By Michael Arria September 11, 2026 4

Political consultant Peter Feld breaks down the primaries, AIPAC’s losses (and wins), the attacks on Hasan Piker, and why a demoralized GOP and Democratic infighting could both shape the midterms in unexpected ways.

Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney (left) and Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (center) are joined by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders, UAW President Shawn Fain, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib at a rally in Detroit on July 20, 2026. (Photo: x.com/DonavanMI13)

Democratic voters are clear: they want an arms embargo on Israel, not more rhetoric

By Michael Arria September 11, 2026 3

Progressive candidates won Democratic primaries by centering Palestine. Now, advocates warn that without a firm demand like an arms embargo, politicians can co-opt ‘pro-Palestine’ rhetoric without real accountability.

The Shift: 25 years after 9/11, our country is still dominated by the “War on Terror”

By Michael Arria September 11, 2026 1

25 years after 9/11, the War on Terror’s legacy is everywhere, from rampant Islamophobia, to another open ended war on Iran. Plus: Adidas faces boycott calls over an ad featuring an IDF soldier wounded in Gaza.”

“The Gaza solidarity encampment at the University of Michigan, which was violently disbanded by UM police in May 2024. Photo by TAHRIR Coalition.”

The U.S. government is going after a Michigan labor union over its Palestine activism

By Adi Saleem and Yarden Azoulay Katz September 10, 2026 1

The U.S. government is criminalizing a campus labor union at the University of Michigan for supporting Palestine. We are calling on fellow labor organizers to resist this dangerous act of repression

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Children play volleyball on a makeshift court set up amid the rubble in Gaza City, September 16, 2026. (Photo: Bilal Osama/APA Images)

Palestine Letter: The kind of change you learn to notice

By Faris Giacaman September 16, 2026 0

Trading backpacks for empty jerrycans, the start of a new school year in Gaza shows how radically the meaning of childhood has been redefined.

The Shift: 25 years after 9/11, our country is still dominated by the “War on Terror”

September 11, 2026
Protesters hold a banner in support of Palestine Action outside Parliament following Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's announcement that she planned to initiate the proscription of the organization, on June 25, 2025. (Photo: Novapix)

Power & Pushback: Trump designates Palestine Action as a terrorist group

September 8, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign press conference on April 14, 2026. (Photo: Abdul for Senate)

Weekly Briefing: Politicians confront genocide and democracy as elections loom in Palestine, Israel, and the U.S.

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The U.S. Capitol building. (Photo: Wikimedia)

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A Palestinian teenager walks past stenciled images of Deir Jarir martyrs slain by the Israeli army or settlers in Deir Jarir. (Photo: Qassam Muaddi/Mondoweiss)

Inside a Palestinian family’s agonizing decision to abandon their home under threat of Israeli settler violence

By Qassam Muaddi September 16, 2026 2

For three generations, Ali Abu Khdeir’s family lived in the home his grandfather built in Deir Jarir until Israeli settlers made staying too dangerous. Now residents fear that their families are next.

Palestinians cast thier ballots at a polling station during municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 25, 2026. (Photo: Hadi Daoud/APA Images)

Palestinian youth may soon get to vote for the first time. Few believe it actually matters.

By Qassam Muaddi September 16, 2026 2

With 64 percent of Palestinians under 30 and elections announced for November, a generation that has never voted is being asked to trust a political system that has failed them — before, during, and after the genocide in Gaza.

Israel merges two settler outposts near Jerusalem, furthering the fragmentation of the West Bank

By Qassam Muaddi September 14, 2026 3

Announced days after UK and European sanctions on settlements, Israel’s expansion of Mishmar Yehuda folds an illegal outpost into a planned city between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, advancing Israel’s decades-old plan to cut the West Bank in half.

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Norman Finkelstein’s latest book indicts those ‘in high places’ for genocide in Gaza

By James North September 13, 2026 15

A review of Norman Finkelstein’s ‘Gaza’s Gravediggers,’ which indicts not Israel’s military, but the global officials and institutions, such as the UN, the ICJ, and the media, who enabled and legitimized the genocide.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks to U.S. Secretary of State Marc Rubio at ASEAN 2026, in Manila, the Philippines. 23/07/2026. (Picture by Isaac Atkin-Mayne / FCDO, Wikimedia Commons)

Are the UK sanctions on Israel real progress, or more illusion?

By Mitchell Plitnick September 12, 2026 7

The UK’s new sanctions on Israeli settlements may be groundbreaking, but they’re also full of loopholes. F-35 parts are exempt, the state itself is untouched, and enforcement won’t start for months. Real progress, but far from enough.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shaking hands with Benjamin Netanyahu during a trip to Israel on April 24, 2023. (Photo: Amos Ben Gershom, L.A.M.)

Democrats are in a ‘death match’ with the Left over Israel. How will it impact the midterms?

By Michael Arria September 11, 2026 4

Political consultant Peter Feld breaks down the primaries, AIPAC’s losses (and wins), the attacks on Hasan Piker, and why a demoralized GOP and Democratic infighting could both shape the midterms in unexpected ways.

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Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign press conference on April 14, 2026. (Photo: Abdul for Senate)

Studies show El-Sayed win sparked wave of Islamphobia across social media

By Michael Arria August 27, 2026 9

Analysis by multiple outlets shows a surge of Islamophobia across social media in response to Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan victory.

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?

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