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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the 36th Division of the Israeli army along the border with South Lebanon, accompanied by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai, May 30, 2026. (Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Office/APA Images)
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Netanyahu’s war on Iran was a pitch for Israel’s future, and it failed

By Abdaljawad Omar June 22, 2026 7

Netanyahu has staked Israel’s economic future on becoming a Mediterranean trade hub to replace the Strait of Hormuz. The war on Iran was supposed to make that possible, but it consumed the fiscal space, U.S. backing, and Gulf capital needed for it.

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    • President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, en route Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia. (Official White House Photo by Patrick B. Ruddy).
      In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is forcing a moment of truth on Trump
      Opinion June 23, 2026
    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the 36th Division of the Israeli army along the border with South Lebanon, accompanied by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai, May 30, 2026. (Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Office/APA Images)
      Netanyahu’s war on Iran was a pitch for Israel’s future, and it failed
      Opinion June 22, 2026
    • Palestinians watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in public spaces in al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, November 24, 2022. (Photo: Youssef Abu Watfa/APA Images)
      Weekly Briefing: Released detainees say Israel is torturing a Gaza doctor to death in prison
      Newsletters June 21, 2026
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      My generation still can’t discuss Palestine, but thankfully we no longer control the debate
      Culture June 21, 2026
    • Screenshot from November 18, 2023, CNN report by Jake Tapper.
      How mainstream media bias contributed to Israel’s genocide in Gaza
      Media Analysis June 21, 2026
The Egyptian Relief Committee organized a rare public screening of the World Cup match between Egypt and Beligum, providing electricity, screens, and an internet connection, June 15, 2026. (Photo: Mazen Breem)

In Gaza, even enjoying the World Cup has been marred by the genocide

By Tareq S. Hajjaj June 19, 2026 2

Before the genocide, Gaza’s residents carried their TVs into the streets to watch the World Cup with their neighbors. Today, following a match requires electricity that many don’t have, and money that most people can’t afford.

Bahaha Abu al-Ajeen at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital with a photo of his son, Rayyan. (Photo: Screenshot from video testimony gathered by Osama Kahlout for Mondoweiss)

A Gaza father recounts how Israeli soldiers killed his three-year-old son in his arms and mocked him

By Tareq S. Hajjaj June 18, 2026 15

Israeli soldiers shot three-year-old Rayyan Abu al-Ajeen in his father’s arms and mocked his father’s pleas as he cried for his dying son. The father says they were in the part of Gaza designated as “safe” for civilians during the “ceasefire.”

Sameer Abusaleem (Photo courtesy of the Abusaleem family)

Reclaiming my Baba: the legacy of a Palestinian father who inspired The Sameer Project

By Miramar Abusaleem June 20, 2026 0

This Father’s Day, Miramar Abusaleem reclaims her father’s memory — a Gaza farmer killed by an Israeli airstrike, and namesake of The Sameer Project — challenging how Palestinian men disappear from media coverage of the genocide.

U.S. President Donald Trump oversees the war on Iran from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, March 1, 2026. (Photo: White House/Daniel Torok/Flickr)

What does Trump’s defeat mean for the Middle East?

By Michael Arria June 20, 2026 0

After months of war, the U.S. and Iran have signed a framework agreement that excludes every U.S. war aim. Mouin Rabbani breaks down why this is a decisive defeat for Washington and Israel.

Property damage to a Rolls-Royce facility in Novi, Michigan, which had phrases such as “MTU ARMS GENOCIDE” and “FREE PALESTINE” painted on its exterior. Rolls-Royce produces parts for Israeli army vehicles. MTU is Rolls-Royce’s German subsidiary, which makes the engines for the Israeli army’s Merkava tanks. (Photo via US DOJ)

Inside the case against the ‘Michigan 8’: Palestine activism recast as antisemitic terror

By Yarden Katz and Stephen M. Ward June 19, 2026 2

Eight Palestine solidarity activists in Michigan face decades in prison over property damage. The Justice Department’s disproportionate charges reveal a broader effort to crack down on Palestine solidarity activism as a whole.

The Egyptian Relief Committee organized a rare public screening of the World Cup match between Egypt and Beligum, providing electricity, screens, and an internet connection, June 15, 2026. (Photo: Mazen Breem)

In Gaza, even enjoying the World Cup has been marred by the genocide

By Tareq S. Hajjaj June 19, 2026 2

Before the genocide, Gaza’s residents carried their TVs into the streets to watch the World Cup with their neighbors. Today, following a match requires electricity that many don’t have, and money that most people can’t afford.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beita Lahia in northern Gaza. Photo via social media

‘If we don’t save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, he will die in prison’: released detainees say they saw Gaza doctor tortured in Israeli custody

By Tareq S. Hajjaj June 19, 2026 1

Former detainees who spent time with the prominent Gaza doctor before his transfer to solitary confinement describe systematic beatings, dog attacks, and deliberate medical neglect, warning he may not survive.

Hillel International’s Campus Climate Initiative. (Photo: Hillel International)

How Hillel International uses antisemitism training and ‘campus climate’ concerns to attack Palestine solidarity

By Maura Finkelstein June 18, 2026 10

Hillel International’s antisemitism trainings and Campus Climate Initiative are wolves in sheep’s clothing, designed to ensure that Palestine-related speech, protest, and even thought are rendered forbidden on U.S. college and university campuses.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier. (MS NOW)

The Shift: Israel, and the Israel lobby, are major factors going into the New York primaries

By Michael Arria June 18, 2026 2

Israel is factoring into primaries across the United States, but perhaps nowhere more than New York.

Bahaha Abu al-Ajeen at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital with a photo of his son, Rayyan. (Photo: Screenshot from video testimony gathered by Osama Kahlout for Mondoweiss)

A Gaza father recounts how Israeli soldiers killed his three-year-old son in his arms and mocked him

By Tareq S. Hajjaj June 18, 2026 15

Israeli soldiers shot three-year-old Rayyan Abu al-Ajeen in his father’s arms and mocked his father’s pleas as he cried for his dying son. The father says they were in the part of Gaza designated as “safe” for civilians during the “ceasefire.”

Yair Lapid meets with Benjamin Netanyahu at Israeli military HQ in Tel Aviv on April 9, 2023. (Photo: Israeli Government Press Office)

Netanyahu faces revolt at home as Israel defies U.S.-Iran ceasefire terms

By Jonathan Ofir June 17, 2026 3

Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire across the Israeli political spectrum for allowing the U.S. to reach a deal with Iran. “The state of Israel won the battle,” said Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, but “Netanyahu lost the war.”

Posters of Palestine Action activists on trial, displayed on the gates of Woolwich Crown Court. (Photo: Aidan Frere-Smith)

In landmark case, UK judge sentences pro-Palestine activists as terrorists

By Aidan Frere-Smith June 17, 2026 30

In a UK first, a judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to terrorism charges for a direct action protest against an Elbit Systems factory. The move sparks fears the ruling could set a dangerous precedent for those opposing Israel’s genocide.

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Palestinians watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in public spaces in al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, November 24, 2022. (Photo: Youssef Abu Watfa/APA Images)

Weekly Briefing: Released detainees say Israel is torturing a Gaza doctor to death in prison

By Dave Reed June 21, 2026 0

Israel has seized homes inside Palestinian Authority territory, a UK court has sentenced solidarity activists as terrorists, and released detainees describe the torture of a Gaza doctor.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier. (MS NOW)

The Shift: Israel, and the Israel lobby, are major factors going into the New York primaries

June 18, 2026
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Power & Pushback: New report details Meta’s crackdown on Palestinian digital content

June 16, 2026
Palestinian children hold red cards in front of Israeli security forces during a demonstration against the Israeli Football Federation, in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, May 29, 2015. (Photo by Shadi Hatem/APA images)

Weekly Briefing: The World Cup is underway. FIFA is backing Israel’s occupation.

June 14, 2026
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The Shift: Platner’s win in Maine is another sign that pro-Israel smears no longer work

June 11, 2026

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The Egyptian Relief Committee organized a rare public screening of the World Cup match between Egypt and Beligum, providing electricity, screens, and an internet connection, June 15, 2026. (Photo: Mazen Breem)

In Gaza, even enjoying the World Cup has been marred by the genocide

By Tareq S. Hajjaj June 19, 2026 2

Before the genocide, Gaza’s residents carried their TVs into the streets to watch the World Cup with their neighbors. Today, following a match requires electricity that many don’t have, and money that most people can’t afford.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beita Lahia in northern Gaza. Photo via social media

‘If we don’t save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, he will die in prison’: released detainees say they saw Gaza doctor tortured in Israeli custody

By Tareq S. Hajjaj June 19, 2026 1

Former detainees who spent time with the prominent Gaza doctor before his transfer to solitary confinement describe systematic beatings, dog attacks, and deliberate medical neglect, warning he may not survive.

Bahaha Abu al-Ajeen at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital with a photo of his son, Rayyan. (Photo: Screenshot from video testimony gathered by Osama Kahlout for Mondoweiss)

A Gaza father recounts how Israeli soldiers killed his three-year-old son in his arms and mocked him

By Tareq S. Hajjaj June 18, 2026 15

Israeli soldiers shot three-year-old Rayyan Abu al-Ajeen in his father’s arms and mocked his father’s pleas as he cried for his dying son. The father says they were in the part of Gaza designated as “safe” for civilians during the “ceasefire.”

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President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, en route Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia. (Official White House Photo by Patrick B. Ruddy).

In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is forcing a moment of truth on Trump

By Mitchell Plitnick June 23, 2026 0

Both Iran and Israel are gambling a great deal of their futures on what Trump will do next. Indeed, the fate of the world, in a very real sense, hangs in the balance.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the 36th Division of the Israeli army along the border with South Lebanon, accompanied by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai, May 30, 2026. (Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Office/APA Images)

Netanyahu’s war on Iran was a pitch for Israel’s future, and it failed

By Abdaljawad Omar June 22, 2026 7

Netanyahu has staked Israel’s economic future on becoming a Mediterranean trade hub to replace the Strait of Hormuz. The war on Iran was supposed to make that possible, but it consumed the fiscal space, U.S. backing, and Gulf capital needed for it.

Sameer Abusaleem (Photo courtesy of the Abusaleem family)

Reclaiming my Baba: the legacy of a Palestinian father who inspired The Sameer Project

By Miramar Abusaleem June 20, 2026 0

This Father’s Day, Miramar Abusaleem reclaims her father’s memory — a Gaza farmer killed by an Israeli airstrike, and namesake of The Sameer Project — challenging how Palestinian men disappear from media coverage of the genocide.

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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.

Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic welcomes participants to the second day of the “Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy” conference at the Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago April 7, 2022. (Photo: John Zich/University of Chicago Institute of Politics CC BY 4.0)

How Jeffrey Goldberg weaponized Jewish trauma to pave the way for war with Iran

By Yakov Hirsch May 21, 2026 59

Over the past two decades, no one has done more to shape U.S. discourse on Israel than Jeffrey Goldberg. By relying on tropes of eternal Jewish victimhood, Goldberg declared Iran an existential threat to Jews and helped pave the way for war.

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Nicholas Kristof’s report on Israeli rape of Palestinians detonated a furious smear campaign. Will the mainstream media follow the story?

By James North May 17, 2026 31

An in-depth report by NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof accused Israeli prison guards of raping Palestinians. The Netanyahu government responded with a ferocious smear campaign, and the media is squirming uncomfortably. Will it follow the story?

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