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‘Destroying agriculture is the purpose’: How Israel is drying up the West Bank’s most fertile farmlands

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/destroying-agriculture-is-the-purpose-how-israel-is-drying-up-the-west-banks-most-fertile-farmlands/

Published: August 18, 2026 11:30

For months, Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank have watched their water lines cut and their wells marked for demolition in Israel’s slow strangulation of Palestinian agriculture, as farmers tell Mondoweiss "there is no tomorrow" for them.

‘I couldn’t watch my children cry from hunger’: Inside the ‘displacement economy’ Gazans built to survive the genocide

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/i-couldnt-watch-my-children-cry-from-hunger-inside-the-displacement-economy-gazans-built-to-survive-the-genocide/

Published: August 17, 2026 11:20

In Gaza's displacement camps, survival has bred a new economy: a gym owner forges weights from empty cans, a supermarket owner turns baker, a housewife becomes a street vendor — each person rebuilding a livelihood from the wreckage of genocide.

The Mecca Pact is the latest sign of the U.S.’s declining influence in the Middle East

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/the-mecca-pact-is-the-latest-sign-of-the-u-s-s-declining-influence-in-the-middle-east/

Published: August 13, 2026 17:34

The new defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan highlights how Israeli aggression is compelling the region to reconfigure its alliances and serves as the latest evidence of the United States' declining global influence.

Palestinian youth are risking their lives to clear rubble in Gaza

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/palestinian-youth-are-risking-their-lives-to-clear-rubble-in-gaza/

Published: August 13, 2026 13:34

With reconstruction stalled in Gaza, boys as young as 14 are clearing the wreckage of destroyed homes by hand for as little as $10 a day. Often they are the breadwinners for their families and are forced to abandon their studies to work for survival.

Israel’s arrest of Ramallah’s ‘doctor of the poor’ shows Palestinians that no one is safe

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/israels-arrest-of-ramallahs-doctor-of-the-poor-shows-palestinians-that-no-one-is-safe/

Published: August 12, 2026 15:15

The arrest and abuse of “doctor of the poor” Mazen Rantisi signal that no one is safe from Israel’s assault on Palestinian life in the West Bank. Rantisi’s daughter says he was targeted because he helps Palestinian society remain resilient.

Understanding Israel’s campaign to destroy Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/understanding-israels-campaign-to-destroy-palestinian-refugee-camps-in-the-west-bank/

Published: August 11, 2026 16:38

Israel has vowed to occupy another West Bank refugee camp, as it did in Jenin and Tulkarem. A new raid on the Qalandia refugee camp makes clear that the Israeli campaign isn't only about ending Palestinian resistance but also what the camps represent.

The struggle to save the Palestinian wheat fields on the front lines of Israeli settler violence

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/the-struggle-to-save-the-palestinian-wheat-fields-on-the-front-lines-of-settler-violence/

Published: August 11, 2026 15:59

For generations, Palestinian farmers timed the wheat harvest by the stars and the rain. Now, Israeli settlers set the harvest instead, as their cows graze freely in Palestinian wheat fields across the West Bank after displacing Bedouin herders.

‘Is this how our story ends?’ Palestinian refugees live in fear as Israel takes aim at West Bank camps

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/is-this-how-our-story-ends-palestinian-refugees-live-in-fear-as-israel-takes-aim-at-west-bank-camps/

Published: August 10, 2026 15:35

Amid escalating raids and statements by Israeli officials promising a massive military operation against refugee camps in the West Bank, Palestinians in Ramallah-area camps say it’s not a question of whether their turn will come, but when.

Entrusted with Palestine: Honoring the martyred journalists of Gaza through action

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/entrusted-with-palestine-honoring-the-martyred-journalists-of-gaza-through-action/

Published: August 10, 2026 15:04

One year ago today, Israel killed Anas Al-Sharif as part of its deliberate campaign to target Palestinian journalists. Join the Palestinian Youth Movement in honoring the 260 journalists martyred in Gaza by exposing Western media's complicity.

Pro-Palestinian advocates won big in Michigan – what comes next?

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/08/pro-palestinian-advocates-won-big-in-michigan-what-comes-next/

Published: August 10, 2026 11:00

Voters in Michigan, a critical swing state, sent a clear message, with major gains for leftist pro-Palestinian candidates in the state's primaries. The question now is: What comes next?