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Weekly Briefing: Israel is using militias to seize Gaza, and the DNC buried the genocide
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (507+ words) Mondoweiss has spent two decades building independent coverage of Palestine that the mainstream press ignores and suppresses. Google is restructuring its search around AI and its expected to further reduce traffic to publisher websites " and independent outlets like ours will…...
Pax Silica, the Gaza genocide, and the crisis of global capitalism
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (1143+ words) Mondoweiss Pax Silica, the Gaza genocide, and the crisis of global capitalism The U. S. -Israeli war on Iran has for the moment turned international attention away from Gaza as Israel moves from high- to low-intensity genocide. The genocide may be the…...
With signs of a possible Iran deal within reach, pressure is mounting on Trump to return to war
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1660+ words) The U. S. -Israeli war of choice on Iran continues to be enormously unpopular in the United States. The latest polling shows a consistent majority of around 60% of Americans opposing the war." Yet U. S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten to resume bombing…...
Itamar Ben-Gvir is suddenly the villain of Israeli politics for one reason: he revealed Israel's true face to the world
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (538+ words) This week, Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir became an unlikely target of derision across the Israeli political spectrum, including the right-wing. His offense? Revealing the true face of Israel to the world. The story begins with the latest…...
It's the genocide, stupid " Mondoweiss
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (741+ words) On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) finally released its long-awaited autopsy of Kamala Harris's failed presidential campaign. The rollout was highly on-brand for the Democratic establishment. The 192-page document seems slapped together, is full of typos, and was released…...
Israel moves to annex Palestinian historical sites in the West Bank
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (425+ words) The Israeli Knesset has taken a significant step toward annexing Palestinian archaeological and historical sites in the West Bank, advancing a bill that would place them under direct Israeli civil authority and effectively legally annex them to Israel. But the…...
The Shift: Tlaib introduces genocide resolution " Mondoweiss
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (482+ words) Rep. Rashida Tlaib has introduced a resolution that recognizes Israel's actions in Gaza as a genocide....
The Shift: Primary season is showing that being pro-Israel is not only bad policy but also bad politics
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (846+ words) After Thomas Massie's defeat in Kentucky's 4th district GOP primary, AIPAC tweeted its usual line: "Being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics!" Of course, everyone knows that's not actually true. If it were, the pro-Israel lobbying groups wouldn't have made…...
How Jeffrey Goldberg weaponized Jewish trauma to pave the way for war with Iran
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1685+ words) America's decision to go to war with Iran is best understood not as a response to uranium enrichment levels, regional power balances, or any coherent strategic objective, but as the product of a narrative shaped by historical trauma and moral…...
Israel is reviving a 58-year-old government order to seize vital Palestinian properties in Jerusalem
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (925+ words) Another Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem is in Israel's crosshairs after the Israeli government reopened a 58-year-old decision to seize the strategic street of Bab al-Silsila in the Old City of Jerusalem, which is adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Many…...