The “Shami neighborhood project” will ethnically cleanse the Bedouin population of Jerusalem’s eastern wilderness as part of Israel’s plan to take total control over the strategic “Greater Jerusalem” corridor, which would split the West Bank in two. 

AIPAC helped oust Thomas Massie in Kentucky, but Chris Rabb’s win in Philadelphia dealt a major blow to pro-Israel groups and the Democratic Party establishment.

Israeli forces have pushed past the “Yellow Line” that divides the Gaza Strip in half and now control 65% of the territory. Residents call the new border Gaza’s “apartheid wall.”

Despite taking the lead in the ICJ case against Israel, South Africa has also been a leading exporter of coal that has fueled Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Activists are demanding that the government halt the shipments, which violate South African law.

Colombia’s upcoming election could be a turning point for foreign policy across Latin America. Trump friendly pro-Israel politics have swept across the region, but a win by Iván Cepeda would show “pink-wave” support for Palestine is still strong.

Far-right security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa compound, while tens of thousands of Israelis paraded through the Muslim Quarter of the Old City on Jerusalem Day, which saw attacks on Palestinian shops and “Death to Arabs” chants. 

Residents of Qalandia refugee camp outside Ramallah say escalating Israeli raids now come with orders to leave their homes or suffer the same fate as Jenin camp. “Just saying ‘Jenin’ is enough,” one resident said. “Everyone knows what it means.”

“Every moment I connect my life now to those years after the Nakba,” says 85-year-old Fatima Ibrahim Khalfallah. “This Nakba is more terrifying, more deadly, more destructive. . . The same hunger, thirst, and fear — but multiplied many times over.”

As Fatah holds its Eighth Congress, insiders tell Mondoweiss that the dominant movement in Palestinian politics for over 50 years is in disarray. With Palestinians under threat on multiple fronts, the meeting may be the last chance to fix the crisis.

The EU just sanctioned violent Israeli settlers and settler groups, but critics call it a “smokescreen” meant to delay imposing sanctions on Israel where it hurts: its longstanding economic relationship with Europe.