You know a war probably isn’t going well when the President starts threatening media outlets with treason charges. And as the situation in the Middle East inevitably gets worse, Americans can expect more First Amendment threats.
March marks the one-year anniversary of Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest, a moment that kicked off a wave of suppression against the Palestine movement. Mondoweiss sat down with Khalil to discuss his case, the media attacks, and his ongoing fight for justice.
Every week the U.S.-Israeli war grinds on without a decisive conclusion becomes a lesson in the limits of U.S. power. A campaign initially meant to reinforce U.S. and Israeli supremacy may instead signal its decline.
In an exclusive interview with Mondoweiss, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks about her visit with ICE detainee Leqaa Kordia in Texas, the detention industrial complex, and attacks on free speech in America.
As the war on Iran unfolds, it’s clear that most Americans, including many on the right, don’t support it. Nevertheless, warmonger Republican Senator Lindsey Graham continues to boast about his role in helping Israel push the U.S. into war.
No matter how desperately our politicians try to convince us otherwise, Israel isn’t good for us. The new U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which Americans overwhelmingly do not want, is the latest proof of that. It’s time for us to end the relationship.
Benjamin Netanyahu may have finally gotten the war on Iran he’s long pushed the U.S. toward, but he also ignited the domestic battle over the U.S.-Israel relationship.
The Trump administration is in damage control mode after Mike Huckabee claimed Israel has the biblically mandated right to stretch from the Nile River in Egypt to the Euphrates River in Iraq.
Donald Trump says he will decide whether to attack Iran within the next 10 days. Mondoweiss talks with Center for International Policy Senior Fellow Sina Toossi about Trump’s threats, Israel’s role, and how Iran might respond if the US starts a war.
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.