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.

Amid ongoing protests, the Brooklyn Navy Yard has dumped a drone maker tied to the Gaza genocide.

Netanyahu presses the U.S. toward confrontation with Iran as Israel deepens its grip on the West Bank and Western governments intensify their crackdown on Palestine organizing.

AIPAC spent millions in New Jersey’s 11th district to take out Tom Malinowski in the Democratic primary after he hinted at conditioning aid to Israel. They sank his campaign, but they helped Analilia Mejia, a candidate much further to the left, win.

To write about Gaza in exile, you need to long for it.

Columbia protester Leqaa Kordia has been detained by ICE for nearly a year and was recently hospitalized due to a seizure. Kordia’s lawyers and family members were not told where she was and were not allowed to speak to her for more than 3 days.

U.S. threats toward Iran ramp up as buried Biden administration warnings about Gaza come to light. Plus: Rafah intimidation, a meningitis outbreak in Gaza, settlement expansion in the West Bank, Israel’s war economy, and a UK court win for Palestine Action.

A new Reuters report sheds more light on the Biden administration’s role in covering up and enabling the Gaza genocide.

Rafah may reopen, but Gaza remains under siege conditions and subject to renewed attacks. This week, we focus on the U.S. reconstruction plan and what Gazans are saying about the proposed “Board of Peace”, alongside reporting on the crackdown in the United States and the West Bank.

In New Jersey, AIPAC is targeting former ally Tom Malinowski for saying that military aid to Israel should be conditioned.