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By Rejecting Evidence of Genocide in Gaza, the US Is Following a Familiar Pattern

America’s Genocide Denial

The administrations of both Joe Biden and now Donald Trump have vociferously denounced a growing international legal consensus that Israel has been violating the Genocide Convention. This follows a decades-long pattern of the U.S. government denying, downplaying and rationalizing genocide and related crimes against humanity by American allies.

Jordan May Be Ready To Challenge Trump

Trump’s Middle East Challenge

Today’s meeting between King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Donald Trump is being closely watched across the Middle East. Often seen as a pragmatic and cautious mediator, Jordan’s king is emerging as central in a new grouping of Arab states aligned against U.S. and Israeli regional policies.

The Day After the War in Gaza

The Day After the War in Gaza

The Middle East faces a future of long-term political instability that will be grinding for everyone, particularly for Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians. Israelis, despite their triumphalism, face a future of constant military conflict and international opprobrium. But certain trends speak to a reimagined, functioning future.

Role Reversals: A Palestinian in the Jewish Museum of Berlin on October 7 – With Dana El Kurd

Role Reversals: A Palestinian in the Jewish Museum of Berlin on October 7 – With Dana El Kurd

This thought-provoking multimedia video adaptation of Dana El Kurd’s essay explores the legacies of violence and oppression, considering the costs of national security when it comes at the expense of others.

Reflections on the Ceasefire in Gaza

Reflections on the Ceasefire in Gaza

As a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Gaza takes hold, a Palestinian journalist and father reflects from exile in Cairo on survival amid unimaginable loss and the uncertainty around returning home.

“Unjustified and Antisemitic”: Israel’s Media Reacts to the ICC’s Arrest Warrants

“Unjustified and Antisemitic”: Israel’s Media Reacts to the ICC’s Arrest Warrants

While Israel’s establishment media is generally critical of Netanyahu, it was unified in rejecting the charges in the ICC’s arrest warrants for the prime minister and Yoav Gallant, the former minister of defense.

Gazan Poets Write To Survive

Gazan Poets Write To Survive

Writers in Gaza today, threatened by relentless bombardment and displacement and forced to focus their attention on the small details of survival, have been leaning on language to document, communicate and seek refuge from the brutal war that has now entered its second year.