A quarter of Jewish voters polled by the Jewish Electorate Institute said they believed Israel is an apartheid state. This number rises to 38% for voters under 40.
Right-wing Israel supporters booed Biden deputy assistant Erika Moritsugu as she addressed the “No Fear Rally,” an event billed as a stand against antisemitism but seemed largely focused on defending Israel.
After every ceasefire, Rana Shubair tries to imagine leading a normal life. In Gaza, the bar is set low and means not living under raining bombs. “Mama, who broke our house?” the neighbor’s three-year-old asked. His mother ignored his question. The following day the toddler announced, pleased that he had figured it out, “The Israelis broke our house.”
Mondoweiss is proud to announce our new series Gaza Diaries, which shares firsthand accounts from Palestinians who lived through the 11-day Israeli attack on Gaza in May 2021, and are now dealing with its aftermath. In this entry Zahra Shaikha amends her diary of life during the Israeli attack with her feelings since the fighting. The result reflects her fragmented reality.
Reporter Tareq Hajjaj reflects back on the harrowing last few weeks in Gaza where he twice fled his home to escape Israeli attacks, and reveals the trauma of reporters who cover wars that they are also trying to survive.
The United States has played a vital role in the decades-long catastrophe that has engulfed Palestine. U.S. leaders must now confront their country’s and, in many cases, their own personal complicity in this catastrophe.
The Palestinians have risen. It is time to rally behind them.
There is a long history of the U.S. opposing ceasefires when Israel wants to continue bombing.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is reportedly preparing to introduce a resolution on Thursday to the Senate “disapproving” the planned sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel. This comes as the Gaza death toll reaches 230, including 65 children. In addition, 1,760 have been injured and 50,000 families have been displaced due to ongoing Israeli airstrikes.