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Women and children from the three hijacked aircraft leave Jordan's Revolution Airfield after being released, on September 8, 1970. Catherine Hodes can be seen in the center of the photo. (Photo: Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS)

She was taken hostage by Palestinians 55 years ago. Now she’s an anti-Zionist activist.

By Sarah Prager October 12, 2025 2

Catherine Hodes was taken hostage by the PFLP at age 13 while traveling from Israel to the U.S. The experience sparked a lifelong commitment to Palestinian liberation.

Leila Khaled sits for an interview with Mondoweiss in her apartment in Amman, Jordan. (Photo: Bayan Abu Ta’ema)

‘October 7 proved the importance of the struggle to the world’: an interview with Palestinian icon Leila Khaled

By Bayan Abu Ta'ema and Synne Furnes Bjerkestrand December 23, 2024 4

Leila Khaled reflects on her lifetime of resistance, the significance of October 7 for the global solidarity movement, and the way forward for Palestinian liberation.

Dozens of protesters from the Samidoun organization gathering in front of the Muelheim train station in Cologne, Germany, on April 15, 2023, to commemorate Palestinian Prisoners' Day. (Photo: © Ying Tang/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press/APAimages)

Samidoun’s coordinator speaks out on the U.S. and Canada’s targeting of the group

By Michael Arria October 18, 2024 2

The US and Canada recently took joint action to target the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network over alleged “connections to terrorism.” The group says the attack is an attempt to criminalize resistance to genocide.