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Palestinian shop owners in Khan Younis in southern Gaza remove debris by hand and rebuild their damaged stores using stones and red clay, December 27, 2025. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)
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‘They destroy, we build’: Gazans rebuild their homes out of mud and rubble

By Tareq S. Hajjaj September 2, 2026 0

As Israel continues to prevent the entry of reconstruction materials into Gaza, Palestinians rebuild their homes with salvaged rebar, recovered limestone, and clay. “This is the evidence of our love for our land,” Fayez Abu Shamala tells Mondoweiss.

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Gaza’s archaeological heritage was destroyed in Israel’s genocide. These volunteers are trying to salvage it from the rubble.

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 31, 2026 8

As Israeli strikes leveled museums and 5,000-year-old sites across Gaza, volunteers dug through the rubble by hand to save what they could. Meanwhile, looted artifacts quietly resurfaced in a Paris exhibition.

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the press before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Friday, August 21, 2026. (Photo: White House/Flickr, by Molly Riley)

After giving up on military force, Trump’s new plan to defeat Iran is…more economic sanctions?

By Mitchell Plitnick August 29, 2026 5

Trump’s “Operation Economic Outcast” to impose secondary sanctions on countries trading with Iran is a tacit admission of U.S. military defeat. But sanctions haven’t worked for 47 years, and Iran won’t let the U.S. decide when the shooting war ends.

Palestinians in Khan Yunis collect water from tanker trucks and carry it in jerrycans to their homes amid continued water shortages in Gaza, April 18, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)

Palestine Letter: Reporting on one crisis after another

By Tareq S. Hajjaj September 2, 2026 0

Whenever a crisis emerges in Gaza — a water crisis, a food shortage, dwindling medical supplies — the alarms are sounded and just enough aid trickles in to make the problem fade away. Then it’s deliberately replaced by another crisis.

Fadl Kurraz with teachers and students at the educational sites. (Photo courtesy of the author)

What do you do when you can’t hear the bombs? Being deaf during the Gaza genocide.

By Jumana Mughari September 2, 2026 0

Amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Palestinians with hearing impairments have been left particularly vulnerable, unable to hear incoming missiles or evacuation orders. Fadl Kuraz is one of the few who have devoted their lives to helping them survive.

Palestinian shop owners in Khan Younis in southern Gaza remove debris by hand and rebuild their damaged stores using stones and red clay, December 27, 2025. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)

‘They destroy, we build’: Gazans rebuild their homes out of mud and rubble

By Tareq S. Hajjaj September 2, 2026 0

As Israel continues to prevent the entry of reconstruction materials into Gaza, Palestinians rebuild their homes with salvaged rebar, recovered limestone, and clay. “This is the evidence of our love for our land,” Fayez Abu Shamala tells Mondoweiss.

Gaza’s archaeological heritage was destroyed in Israel’s genocide. These volunteers are trying to salvage it from the rubble.

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 31, 2026 8

As Israeli strikes leveled museums and 5,000-year-old sites across Gaza, volunteers dug through the rubble by hand to save what they could. Meanwhile, looted artifacts quietly resurfaced in a Paris exhibition.

Orthodox Christians take part in the Easter "Holy Fire" celebrations on the eve of Easter Sunday on April 23, 2011, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built over the sites where Christians believe Christ was crucified and buried. (Photo: Sliman Khader/APA Images)

Palestinian Christians are disappearing. Warnings are not enough.

By Sami Mshasha August 30, 2026 21

Church leaders, activists, and Palestinian media keep sounding the alarm: Palestinian Christians are leaving the Holy Land. We need an institutional and economic strategy that makes staying a viable choice, not just a moral one.

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the press before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Friday, August 21, 2026. (Photo: White House/Flickr, by Molly Riley)

After giving up on military force, Trump’s new plan to defeat Iran is…more economic sanctions?

By Mitchell Plitnick August 29, 2026 5

Trump’s “Operation Economic Outcast” to impose secondary sanctions on countries trading with Iran is a tacit admission of U.S. military defeat. But sanctions haven’t worked for 47 years, and Iran won’t let the U.S. decide when the shooting war ends.

Palestinian children fly kites along the beach during a U.N.-run summer camp in Gaza City on July 29, 2010. (Photo: Mohammed Asad/APA Images)

Children in Gaza are afraid flying their kites will get them killed

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 28, 2026 49

Israel regards any kite flown in Gaza as an “act of war” and has ordered the army to treat them like drones. “I don’t know what we can do that won’t anger Israel,” says Muhammad Owais, 13, who struggles to understand the rules of this new reality.

Naama Lazimi at an anti-government demonstration, 2025. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Meet the new ‘superstar’ of the Israeli left, who is so progressive she only supports apartheid

By Jonathan Ofir August 28, 2026 28

Naama Lazimi is being hailed as the Israeli left’s rising star. But when she isn’t busy making excuses for the genocidal turn in Israeli society and politics, she’s advocating for a return to good old-fashioned apartheid.

The AIPAC logo is seen on the left, and Mike Rogers is seen at the right, speaking at a rally with Donald Trump.

The Shift: Mike Rogers wary of AIPAC support

By Michael Arria August 27, 2026 6

AIPAC was poised to spend millions supporting Michigan’s GOP Senate nominee, Mike Rogers, but even he doesn’t want their help.

Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya, third from right, meets with representatives of Palestinian factions in Cairo. (Photo: Hamas/via Telegram)

After two decades, Palestinians prepare to vote for a new political leadership. But will it change anything?

By Qassam Muaddi August 27, 2026 3

Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and rival Fatah dissidents have united in an unprecedented coalition for the first Palestinian elections since 2006. But Israeli repression and foreign pressure raise doubts about whether free politics is possible under occupation.

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Palestinians in Khan Yunis collect water from tanker trucks and carry it in jerrycans to their homes amid continued water shortages in Gaza, April 18, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)

Palestine Letter: Reporting on one crisis after another

By Tareq S. Hajjaj September 2, 2026 0

Whenever a crisis emerges in Gaza — a water crisis, a food shortage, dwindling medical supplies — the alarms are sounded and just enough aid trickles in to make the problem fade away. Then it’s deliberately replaced by another crisis.

The AIPAC logo is seen on the left, and Mike Rogers is seen at the right, speaking at a rally with Donald Trump.

The Shift: Mike Rogers wary of AIPAC support

August 27, 2026
April 2024 Golden Gate Bridge protest (Photo credit: Fran De Sena)

Power & Pushback: 7 protesters sentenced to jail over Golden Gate Bridge Gaza protest

August 25, 2026
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

August 20, 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)

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Fadl Kurraz with teachers and students at the educational sites. (Photo courtesy of the author)

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By Jumana Mughari September 2, 2026 0

Amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Palestinians with hearing impairments have been left particularly vulnerable, unable to hear incoming missiles or evacuation orders. Fadl Kuraz is one of the few who have devoted their lives to helping them survive.

Palestinian shop owners in Khan Younis in southern Gaza remove debris by hand and rebuild their damaged stores using stones and red clay, December 27, 2025. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)

‘They destroy, we build’: Gazans rebuild their homes out of mud and rubble

By Tareq S. Hajjaj September 2, 2026 0

As Israel continues to prevent the entry of reconstruction materials into Gaza, Palestinians rebuild their homes with salvaged rebar, recovered limestone, and clay. “This is the evidence of our love for our land,” Fayez Abu Shamala tells Mondoweiss.

Gaza’s archaeological heritage was destroyed in Israel’s genocide. These volunteers are trying to salvage it from the rubble.

By Tareq S. Hajjaj August 31, 2026 8

As Israeli strikes leveled museums and 5,000-year-old sites across Gaza, volunteers dug through the rubble by hand to save what they could. Meanwhile, looted artifacts quietly resurfaced in a Paris exhibition.

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Orthodox Christians take part in the Easter "Holy Fire" celebrations on the eve of Easter Sunday on April 23, 2011, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built over the sites where Christians believe Christ was crucified and buried. (Photo: Sliman Khader/APA Images)

Palestinian Christians are disappearing. Warnings are not enough.

By Sami Mshasha August 30, 2026 21

Church leaders, activists, and Palestinian media keep sounding the alarm: Palestinian Christians are leaving the Holy Land. We need an institutional and economic strategy that makes staying a viable choice, not just a moral one.

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the press before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Friday, August 21, 2026. (Photo: White House/Flickr, by Molly Riley)

After giving up on military force, Trump’s new plan to defeat Iran is…more economic sanctions?

By Mitchell Plitnick August 29, 2026 5

Trump’s “Operation Economic Outcast” to impose secondary sanctions on countries trading with Iran is a tacit admission of U.S. military defeat. But sanctions haven’t worked for 47 years, and Iran won’t let the U.S. decide when the shooting war ends.

Naama Lazimi at an anti-government demonstration, 2025. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Meet the new ‘superstar’ of the Israeli left, who is so progressive she only supports apartheid

By Jonathan Ofir August 28, 2026 28

Naama Lazimi is being hailed as the Israeli left’s rising star. But when she isn’t busy making excuses for the genocidal turn in Israeli society and politics, she’s advocating for a return to good old-fashioned apartheid.

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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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