'Time is being stolen from us': How IDF checkpoint expansion strangles Palestinian life in the West Bank
How long is the drive from Nablus to Hebron? In the West Bank, the answer depends on the day, the hour, and the whim of IDF soldiers
Staff Changes at MERIP
Dear Friends and Comrades, This week has been full of exciting announcements about our new issue and website, and today I’m writing to share an important change to our masthead. Over the summer, our executive editor Katie Natanel rotated off our editorial team after 3 and a half
Trump looks to the UN to bail out his ’20-point plan’ for Gaza
As Trump’s administration struggles to find ways to implement its fatally flawed “20-Point Plan” for Gaza, it has taken the surprising step of trying to obtain the approval of the United Nations Security Council. Here's why that's unlikely to work.
The UAE has taken Sudan to the brink. Now it must use its power to end the war
The UAE has taken Sudan to the brink. Now it must use its power to end the war Submitted by Andreas Krieg on Mon, 11/03/2025 - 16:10 By doubling down on the RSF, Abu Dhabi expanded the brutal civil war.
Don’t say Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York mayoral race, marking a turning point in American politics — and in global politics as well. Why is it a turning point? Let us begin from the roots of the story. In 1961, John F. Kennedy (43 years old) was elected as the youngest president in the history of the United States at the time, and the first Catholic.
Kindesentziehungsprozess gegen Christina Block: Wer hat mit der israelischen Sicherheitsfirma gesprochen?
20. Tag im Block-Prozess: Gericht und Staatsanwaltschaft würgen eine Erklärung Christina Blocks ab. Außerdem berichten Zeugen von ungewöhnlichen Hotelübernachtungen im Elysee-Hotel. Wer hatte Kontakt zur israelischen Sicherheitsfirma?
In Syria, Netanyahu, Erdogan and al-Sharaa will have to share any gifts Trump wants to give
The historic meeting between the U. S. and Syrian presidents set for Monday could curb the Israeli presence across its northern border and finally achieve a security arrangement for Syria, while expanding Turkey's patronage over the country
Bahrain. Palestine, engine of popular discontent
The restoration of diplomatic relations between Tel Aviv and the tiny Gulf monarchy has revived a dissent that was always latent. Despite repression, there are activists who still dare to raise their voices and show the extent to which the normalisation with Israel is still against the will of the people and their liberties.
Turkey issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israeli ministers
The investigation concerns the treatment of Sumud flotilla activists during their detention.
Amira Hass. Why the West Bank did not rise up
Amira Hass is an Israeli journalist for the left-wing daily newspaper Haaretz , who has been based in Ramallah, in the West Bank, for twenty years. She explains why no intifada broke out in this occupied and largely overlooked territory after 7 October 2023, contrary to what Hamas leaders in Gaza had imagined. Interview. Philippe Agret.
The Balfour Declaration
Issued on 2 November 1917, the British commitment to establish a "Jewish national home" in Palestine was never without opposition, including among its intended Jewish beneficiaries
We Shut Elbit Down! : Reflections from the Cambridge, Massachusetts Campaign Against Elbit Systems
The story of how activists forced Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer to shut down its office in Massachusetts.
One British politician admits he was wrong on Israel. Will others follow?
One British politician admits he was wrong on Israel. Will others follow?
Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild.
Palestinian students learned remotely, with flickering internet, through two years of Israel’s genocide. Now universities need funding to rebuild. The post Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild. appeared first on The Intercept.
Die VAE, der Westen und der Genozid in Darfur
Die Beweislast für die genozidalen Absichten waren schon Jahre vor den Massakern in Al-Faschir erdrückend – dass die »Rapid Support Forces« (RSF) dennoch weiter morden durften, verdanken sie der Unterstützung der VAE – und dem Unwillen des Westens, sich gegenüber dem Partner vom Golf zu behaupten.
The politics of imagination in East of Noon
What happens if one no longer has the capacity to imagine?
Police fail to curb Israeli violence against Palestinian bus drivers in Jerusalem
In the span of 24 hours, passengers attacked drivers in nine separate incidents in Jerusalem earlier this week. Union data shows attacks have increased by 30 percent, with more than 100 incidents reported this year, but they say the police aren't doing enough to stop it