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A new "strategic" plan being pushed by the Israeli settler movement would establish 100 outposts in the heart of Palestinian cities
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (931+ words) But this new project stands to change the status quo arrangement that has lasted for over 30 years." The precursors to this shift have been several years in the making, characterized by a series of changes in the Israeli political system…...
As in Gaza, the Israel-Lebanon "peace" agreement is designed to fail
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (598+ words) So the question becomes: why would Israel insist on terms that make the entire agreement impossible to implement? The answer becomes clearer when considering Israel's treatment of Gaza's so-called "ceasefire." When we examine the contents of the recent agreement between…...
In rare move, Israel seizes homes inside Palestinian Authority-controlled part of the West Bank, raising alarms over annexation
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1629+ words) Muhammad Hussein Rahal's home in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, has been seized and slated for demolition by the Israeli army, along with two neighboring houses. But the seizure of Rahal's home is unlike other Israeli demolitions of Palestinian…...
Israel's "voluntary emigration' plan in Gaza is its latest attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians
2+ week, 6+ day ago (150+ words) Yet we, the public, the watchers of mass media, are fed the proposition that amid all of this death and destruction, Palestinians in Gaza are simply being offered a choice, something called "voluntary emigration." As if anything voluntary comes at…...
Israel is abducting ordinary Syrians and seizing their land in Quneitra
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1710+ words) On May 19, 15-year-old Omar al-Ajraf had walked with his friend, Sanad al-Mousa, to collect his exam card. Neither returned that afternoon, disappearing somewhere on the road between their school and their homes in Rasm al-Ajraf, a hamlet attached to the…...
Former IRGC commander to Mondoweiss: Lebanon is Iran's "non-negotiable red line' in any deal with the U. S.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1270+ words) Last week, Iran suspended indirect talks with Washington amid renewed Israeli military operations in Lebanon, with Iranian officials directly linking the future of any diplomatic contacts to events on the ground in both Lebanon and Gaza. On June 7, that point…...
One result of the sea change in U. S. politics regarding Palestine: pro-Israel smear campaigns no longer work
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (587+ words) As a reader of Mondoweiss, you probably know the recent history of pro-Israel smear campaigns. Pick your favorite. Chas Freeman, Chuck Hagel. Charles W. Percy. Earl Hilliard. Paul Findley. If you were a lawmaker who criticized the U. S. /Israel relationship, you could…...
Digitally annexing the West Bank: Israel moves its theft of Palestinian land online
4+ week, 1+ day ago (410+ words) Israel's annexation of the West Bank is moving full steam ahead on the ground, but it's also going online. Last Wednesday, the Israeli government launched a new digital platform for registering lands in the West Bank, open for use by…...
Weekly Briefing: The ceasefire is over and new Israeli elections won't end the genocide
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (493+ words) Five years after announcing her boycott of Israeli publishing, Sally Rooney's novel Intermezzo will be published in Hebrew, in a deal brokered by +972 Magazine and certified as compliant with PACBI guidelines. Susan Abulhawa argues that the deal's technical compliance misses…...
Despite the ceasefire, Israel resumes bombing entire residential blocks in Gaza, displacing dozens of families
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (648+ words) Four minutes after receiving his first call, Ismael's phone rang again. The officer told him they had 10 minutes left, ordering him to evacuate immediately and to notify his neighbors. This time, he took the threat seriously and fled with his…...