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âA time of painful birth and major transformationâ: a senior Hamas leader reflects on October 7 and its aftermath
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/a-time-of-painful-birth-and-major-transformation-a-senior-hamas-leader-reflects-on-october-7-and-its-aftermath/
Published: October 6, 2024 21:36
In an exclusive interview with Mondoweiss, senior Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk discusses Operation Al-Aqsa Flood's goals and accomplishments, international Palestine solidarity, and what comes next after a year of Israeli genocide in Gaza.
âA disastrous, incompetent president who plunged the world into chaosâ: how Bidenâs foreign policy will be remembered
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/a-disastrous-incompetent-president-who-plunged-the-world-into-chaos-how-bidens-foreign-policy-will-be-remembered/
Published: October 6, 2024 15:00
Michael Arria talks to Biden biographer Branko Marcetic about how the Gaza genocide will shape the presidentâs legacy.
Israel and Iran: Unpacking Western media bias with Assal Rad
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/israel-and-iran-unpacking-western-media-bias-with-assal-rad/
Published: October 6, 2024 14:00
Assal Rad joins The Mondoweiss Podcast to discuss media coverage of recent events in Palestine and Lebanon and the persistent pro-Israel bias in Western media.
The United States and Israel set out to remake the Middle East, again
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/the-united-states-and-israel-set-out-to-remake-the-middle-east-again/
Published: October 5, 2024 15:00
The mood in Washington today is similar to 2003 when the neocons of the Bush administration sought to remake the Middle East. This time, a joint vision shared by Israel and the Biden administration seeks to remake the region in the Westâs vision.
Seeing and Not Seeing the Catastrophe: Notes on fragmentation
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/seeing-and-not-seeing-the-catastrophe-notes-on-fragmentation/
Published: October 5, 2024 14:00
What prevents us from seeing and comprehending the catastrophe in Gaza? And why is there silence?
German police raid homes of Palestine activists in lead-up to October 7 commemorations
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/german-police-raid-homes-of-palestine-activists-in-lead-up-to-october-7-commemorations/
Published: October 5, 2024 13:00
On Monday, September 30, 125 Berlin police officers conducted early morning raids on the homes of five Palestine activists in what movement leaders believe was an intimidation tactic ahead of October 7 anniversary protests.
âBodies shredded into piecesâ: unprecedented Israeli airstrike in West Bank kills 20, including entire family
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/bodies-shredded-into-pieces-unprecedented-israeli-airstrike-in-west-bank-kills-20-including-entire-family/
Published: October 4, 2024 19:22
An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Tulkarem killed 20 Palestinians in the first such attack in two decades. âWeâve been living through the occupationâs raids for more than a year now, but this was different,â says an eyewitness.
What are the Biden administrationâs motivations in the Middle East?
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/what-are-the-biden-administrations-motivations-in-the-middle-east/
Published: October 4, 2024 17:56
Mondoweiss spoke to analyst Mouin Rabbani about U.S. motivations in the Middle East and why the Biden administration fully supports Israel's escalations against Lebanon and Iran.
Israel escalates massacres in Gaza after Iranian missile attack
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/israel-escalates-massacres-in-gaza-after-iranian-missile-attack/
Published: October 3, 2024 21:52
In the wake of Iran's missile attack, the Israeli army has escalated its massacres in Gaza's displacement centers, killing 99 people in two days.
Israelâs forever war and what comes next
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/israels-forever-war-and-what-comes-next/
Published: October 3, 2024 21:07
In Gaza and Lebanon, Israel is projecting its force while burrowing itself deeper into a quagmire. While it may achieve brief operational successes, it fails to extinguish the spirit of the resistance or coerce it into submission.
Israelâs Genocide Day 363: Israel admits to military losses in South Lebanon fighting against Hezbollah
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/israels-genocide-day-363-israel-admits-to-military-losses-in-south-lebanon-fighting-against-hezbollah/
Published: October 3, 2024 17:43
Israel has killed 150 people across Gaza since Iran launched its retaliatory ballistic missile attack against Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes continue across Lebanon, with the death toll reaching into the thousands.
American Bar Association endorses bill to codify controversial IHRA antisemitism definition after refusing to adopt it itself
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/american-bar-association-endorses-bill-to-codify-controversial-ihra-antisemitism-definition-after-refusing-to-adopt-it-itself/
Published: October 3, 2024 13:23
According to a letter obtained by Mondoweiss, the American Bar Association urged congressional leaders to pass a bill that would require the adoption of the IHRA antisemitism definition less than two years after the ABA refused to adopt it itself.
For the first time ever there will be a vote in Congress on blocking weapons to Israel
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/for-the-first-time-ever-there-will-be-a-vote-in-congress-on-blocking-weapons-to-israel/
Published: October 2, 2024 16:13
Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation to block a $20 billion arms sale to Israel recently approved by the Biden administration.
Iran launches hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Haniyeh and Nasrallah assassinations
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/iran-launches-hundreds-of-ballistic-missiles-at-israel-in-retaliation-for-haniyeh-and-nasrallah-assassinations/
Published: October 2, 2024 13:53
Iran announced that its barrage of ballistic missiles was in retaliation for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hasan Nasrallah in Beirut.
What does a war with Lebanon and Iran mean for Gaza?
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/what-does-a-war-with-lebanon-and-iran-mean-for-gaza/
Published: October 2, 2024 11:22
Early on in the genocide, there was an assumption that a war with Lebanon would ease pressure on Gaza. But with the world's attention now on the escalations with Hezbollah and Iran, Israel continues to carry out its massacres in Gaza in silence.
Open Letter to Educators: The ADL is not a social justice partner
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/open-letter-to-educators-the-adl-is-not-a-social-justice-partner/
Published: October 1, 2024 21:15
The Anti-Defamation League misrepresents itself as an expert on antisemitism and bias when, in fact, it is a divisive political interest group that unconditionally supports Israel. Educators should cut all ties with the ADL.
Inside the Uncommitted movementâs failure to move the Democratic Party on the Gaza genocide
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/inside-the-uncommitted-movements-failure-to-move-the-democratic-party-on-the-gaza-genocide/
Published: October 1, 2024 20:26
Uncommitted movement activists and delegates are speaking out for the first time to criticize movement leaders for prioritizing party loyalty and media optics over confronting the Democratic Party.
Israelâs Genocide Day 360: Israel tells U.S. Lebanon invasion âimminentâ as Hezbollah says it is âready to engageâ Israeli forces
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/israels-genocide-day-360-israel-tells-u-s-lebanon-invasion-imminent-as-hezbollah-says-it-is-ready-to-engage-israeli-forces/
Published: September 30, 2024 18:05
Hezbollahâs Deputy Secretary General said Hezbollahâs military capacities remain intact, while Israel has reportedly informed the U.S. that an Israeli ground invasion of southern Lebanon is âimminent.â
The most precarious place in the world to be a child: Israelâs year of war on children
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/the-most-precarious-place-in-the-world-to-be-a-child-israels-year-of-war-on-children/
Published: September 30, 2024 14:01
Israel's onslaught against the Palestinian people has systematically targeted children in both Gaza and the West Bank. The result is a war against an entire generation.
Freedom Decree: The UN resolution and the movement to liberate Palestine
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/freedom-decree-the-un-resolution-and-the-movement-to-liberate-palestine/
Published: September 29, 2024 17:35
The recent UN General Assembly vote on the illegality of the Israeli occupation shows Israeli impunity is no longer guaranteed and the foundations of Israeli settler-colonialism and apartheid have begun to crumble.
End the Keffiyeh ban at the Noguchi Museum
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/end-the-keffiyeh-ban-at-the-noguchi-museum/
Published: September 29, 2024 15:47
We call for the Noguchi Museum to immediately rescind its ban on the Palestinian keffiyeh, reverse its disciplinary measures against staff, and reaffirm its commitment to social justice, including the rights of Palestinians.
The German Leftâs complicity in the Palestinian genocide
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/the-german-lefts-complicity-in-the-palestinian-genocide/
Published: September 28, 2024 15:08
While the German left passionately supports many international causes but remains conspicuously silent on the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, conveniently overlooking its own complicity in Germanyâs military-industrial ties to Israel.
Hezbollah confirms the death of Hasan Nasrallah in Israeli carpet-bombing
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/hezbollah-confirms-the-death-of-hasan-nasrallah-in-israeli-carpet-bombing/
Published: September 28, 2024 14:04
Considered an icon of resistance against Israel and one of the most influential political figures in the Arab world, Hasan Nasrallah was killed by a massive Israeli airstrike that leveled an entire residential block in Beirutâs Dahiya district.
How Israel attempts to justify indiscriminate attacks on civilians (and why itâs failing)
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/09/how-israel-attempts-to-justify-indiscriminate-attacks-on-civilians-and-why-its-failing/
Published: September 28, 2024 13:00
Israelâs mass terror attack in Lebanon that led to the death and maiming of hundreds of civilians also served as a playbook for how Israel seeks to justify its war crimes. But as the attack's aftermath showed, these tricks are beginning to fail.