This week, we covered Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace,” escalating threats toward Iran, and Israel continuing to make life unlivable for Palestinians.
Shahd al-Afifi has a rare skin disease that requires a strict daily routine of constant moisturization, careful hygiene, and a humid, climate-controlled environment. The genocide in Gaza has made this impossible.
As Donald Trump assembles a massive U.S. military force ready to strike Iran, the American media keeps ignoring essential context: Israel has been trying to provoke a U.S. war on Iran for decades.
A sweeping investment and reconstruction plan to transform Gaza’s ruins into a playground for investors was unveiled at the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Washington, D.C., this week. Here’s what you need to know.
The first meeting of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” showcased the dystopian future the U.S. envisions for Palestinians. But even those plans might soon be eclipsed by Israel’s renewed full-scale genocide in Gaza.
The nights of January 8-9, 2026, saw Iran go up in a coordinated blaze after two weeks of protests. I, and many other Iranians, witnessed the breakdown in public order during those days, and the influence of outside forces instigating the explosion.
The Vatican flatly rejected a U.S. invitation to join the Trump-led “Board of Peace” for Gaza. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem previously described the project as “a colonialist operation” focused on “others deciding for the Palestinians.”
Donald Trump says he will decide whether to attack Iran within the next 10 days. Mondoweiss talks with Center for International Policy Senior Fellow Sina Toossi about Trump’s threats, Israel’s role, and how Iran might respond if the US starts a war.
James Zogby talks to Mondoweiss about his late friend, Jesse Jackson, and his enduring legacy among Arab-Americans.
Spike Lee sparked a media frenzy by wearing a Palestine-inspired outfit to the NBA All-Star game. Gaza may have fallen from news headlines, but the genocide continues to be raised and dominate the conversation in some surprising places.