Alexander Heifler, accused of plotting to assassinate Nerdeen Kiswani, was part of a group influenced by Meir Kahane and the Jewish Defense League. What is the JDL, who is Kahane, and how do they continue to inspire Zionist violence?
A conversation about friendship and the loss of loved ones in a martyr’s cemetery in Palestine.
Alexander Heifler, 26, was arrested over an alleged plot to firebomb the home of Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani. Heifler was reportedly a member of the extremist group the “JDL 613 Brotherhood” and planned to flee to Israel after the attack.
An 18-month-old toddler in Gaza was returned by the Israeli army to his family with burn marks and puncture wounds on his legs. Doctors say the wounds are clearly the result of torture while the child was detained with his father.
The Hamdia family spent all of their life savings on building a home, but Israeli bulldozers destroyed it in a single day. They are one example of Israel’s surging policy of home demolitions in the West Bank.
Damon Lynch IV is vying to unseat AIPAC-favorite Greg Landsman in Ohio’s upcoming May 5 primary, aiming to make the race a referendum on the incumbent’s support for Israel. Recent trends in the Democratic Party suggest he might have a winning case.
The Israeli occupation is instigating an economic collapse in the West Bank, forcing public schools to operate only three days a week. Teachers and parents say an entire generation is being denied the right to education.
Honduras’s new president is a right-wing Christian Zionist and businessman who is close to Donald Trump. He is also the son of Palestinian migrants from the West Bank, which might make his efforts to cozy up to Israel somewhat more surprising.
Every year since 1953, the Irish Prime Minister has visited the United States on St. Patrick’s Day. This year, a chorus of Irish citizens and opposition parties called on the PM to boycott this year’s visit over Trump’s actions in Gaza and Iran.
As Israel expands its ground invasion of southern Lebanon, village residents in the eastern part of the country have participated in resisting two separate Israeli commando drops this month. Locals and experts say it’s a prelude for a wider invasion.