The first months of the Trump administration have been an assault on everything that those who work for justice hold dear. Yet, it is in times like these that our movements have brought down mighty systems, freed people, and changed history.
The Trump administration’s direct negotiations with Hamas have broken precedent and angered Israel. Envoy Adam Boehler defended them to CNN saying the U.S. is “not an agent of Israel,” but how much daylight exists between the allies?
In the midst of fragile ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, Israel is escalating its military aggressions in the region, begging the question: is Israel experiencing a moment of unprecedented force, or is it afraid of betraying unprecedented weakness?
In recent days, President Trump has overturned some of the small restrictions that the Biden administration had placed on Israel, garnering high praise from Israel’s far-right.
Israeli forces moved further into the Syrian Golan, forcing entire towns to evacuate. While Netanyahu celebrated what he says will be an “eternal” Israeli presence in Syria, U.S. officials insist Israel’s occupation of Syrian lands is “temporary.”
In the wake of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon, there has been speculation about a similar deal between Israel and Hamas to finally bring about an end to the genocide in Gaza. But are there reasons to think this time may be different?
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced that 2025 will be the year Israel annexes the West Bank. With the Trump administration entering the White House, the stage is set for Israel to finally take total control over the occupied territory.
Israel and the U.S. are trying to install an anti-Hezbollah leader as president of Lebanon, hoping to eliminate the military presence of the resistance in southern Lebanon. But it’s not the first time Israel has interfered in Lebanese politics.
With just days left until the elections, the Muslim and Arab American communities are at a historic crossroads. Though united in their anger over U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, voters are far from consensus on where to cast their ballots.
Hezbollah’s newly elected Secretary General, Naim Qassem, said that the Lebanese resistance group would continue to fight for “days, weeks, and months” until Israel halts its genocide in Gaza.