I cannot help but be moved by the wave of protests taking over college campuses across the country. But the protests aren’t the story. Gaza is.
Mondoweiss Gaza Correspondent Tareq Hajjaj discusses his reporting on the Israeli siege of al-Shifa Hospital and attacks on Palestinians attempting to return to northern Gaza.
Since October 7, Israeli politicians and far-right leaders have pressed for Israel to replace Palestinian laborers with foreign workers. Such a move would devastate the Palestinian economy and could bring the Palestinian Authority down with it.
The U.S. is putting pressure on the PA to reform itself so it can take on a local governance role in a “postwar” Gaza Strip. But analysts say the resignation of the prime minister “won’t change the ways” of the massively unpopular PA.
For months Palestinian prisoners have shared testimonies of torture at the hands of Israeli military and prison authorities. New reports shed more light on the abuse, particularly sexual violence, carried out inside Israeli detention centers.
Israeli drone strikes have killed nine Palestinians in Nablus and Tulkarem during a massive ongoing army operation in the West Bank. As many as a 1,000 Palestinians have been detained in what locals are calling a “collective punishment” campaign.
Diana Buttu discusses the experience Palestinians are sharing of watching a genocide of their people play out on their mobile phones.
A ruling by the International Court of Justice in favor of South Africa, which has accused Israel of genocide, could mean saving thousands of lives in Gaza. The alternative, however, could be devastating and further embolden Israeli violence.
At least 11 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank on Sunday, including seven who were killed in a single Israeli airstrike on Jenin. “They’re dealing with us like Gaza, attacking civilians,” a fighter with the Qabatiya Brigade tells Mondoweiss.