Israel’s Ban on Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Backfires August 26, 2019 Trump and Netanyahu thought they were pulling a fast one on two U.S. congresswomen, but it has blown up in their faces, as Marjorie Cohn explains. Read more →
Echoes of FDR in Trump’s Bid for Palestinian Surrender July 1, 2019 There’s nothing new about a U.S. president assuming that Palestinians can be bribed into cooperating with Zionist ambitions, writes Lawrence Davidson. Read more →
Trump’s Underwhelming Deal for Palestine and the Gulf Monarchies’ Complicated Ties with Israel June 27, 2019 Giorgio Cafiero gauges the shortcomings of the U.S.-backed “Peace to Prosperity” summit in Bahrain this week. Read more →
Trump’s Bipartisan Support for Eradicating the Palestinian Cause June 17, 2019 The U.S. is now formally supporting Israel’s efforts at economic pacification, writes Jonathan Cook. Read more →
What the Latest Secret Government File Says About UK Middle East Policy June 4, 2019 Mark Curtis details why a 1941 document might still be so sensitive in 2019 that the British government is refusing to release it. Read more →
THE ANGRY ARAB: Deal of the Century? Which Century? April 24, 2019 As’ad AbuKhalil explains why Palestinians will see through the latest U.S. illusion of a Middle East “peace process.” Read more →
THE ANGRY ARAB: How Arabs Watch Israeli Elections April 11, 2019 The view is no different from how South African blacks regarded elections of whites in apartheid South Africa, writes As’ad AbuKhalil. Read more →
How the Israel Lobby Got its Start March 26, 2019 As the annual AIPAC conference wraps up in Washington on Tuesday, historian Walter Hixson looked back on the Israel Lobby’s origins in this speech last Friday to the “Israel Lobby & American Policy Conference” at the National Press Club. Read more →
The End of the Observer Mission in Hebron February 15, 2019 It acted as a restraint on the settlers’ worst excesses, writes Jonathan Cook. Read more →
The ‘Progressive Except Palestine’ Problem February 6, 2019 The Jewish community has a special responsibility to fight Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, says Marjorie Cohn. Read more →