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David Milstein, a top official in the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, is seated in a white armchair
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel

Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer - The New York Times

Oct. 8, 2026

A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
Settlements United States West Bank Zionism
Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a rally
Democrats Risk Losing If They Ignore Voters’ Demands on Foreign Policy | Common Dreams

Christine Ahn, David Vine, Samer Araabi - Common Dreams

Oct. 7, 2026

Democrats should embrace three foreign policy commitments that are morally overdue and broadly popular nationwide: ending the Iran war, cutting the Pentagon budget and abolishing ICE, and ending support for Israel and other governments that violate humans
DNC Election Politics United States
A screenshot of the 170 Palestinian journalists the Israeli army alleges were "terrorists" in a video announcing the release of "The Press Files,"
Debunking Israel’s latest list of ‘terrorist’ journalists in Gaza

Muhammad Shehada - +972 Magazine

Oct. 7, 2026

The evidence against the 170 media workers named in ‘The Press Files’ includes empty pages, clearly edited documents, and unverifiable snippets.
Gaza IDF Journalism War Crimes
Agence France-Presse photographer Jaafar Ashtiyeh being carried by Palestinian first responders to get medical attention after being beaten
Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

William Christou - The Guardian

Oct. 6, 2026

Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their rifles
IDF Journalism Settlers West Bank
The University of Arkansas’s Old Main building reflected in a window on campus
Antisemitism Law Helped Get a Professor Fired for Free Speech, Lawsuit Says

Noah Hurowitz - The Intercept

Oct. 6, 2026

A lawsuit says Arkansas professor Shirin Saeidi got fired after a harassment campaign by hardline anti-Iran and pro-Israel figures cited her Gaza tweets.
Censorship Education Law United States
A protestor wearing a red cap stands in front of images of Benjamin Netanyahu holding a poster written in Hebrew, Arabic, and English that reads "Stop the War"
Netanyahu’s 'victory' in Gaza may become a long-term defeat

Paul Wood - The i Paper

Oct. 6, 2026

Three years on from 7 October, Israel's response has divided it from its traditional allies
AI Gaza Genocide IDF Knesset Politics Protests War Crimes
An illustration of a human ear drawn all over with white scribbles
AIPAC Has Failed

Eric Alterman - The New York Times

Oct. 5, 2026

In December 2018, Representative Nancy Pelosi made a pledge to a largely Jewish audience: If the U.S. Capitol “crumbled to the ground, the one thing that would remain is our commitment to our aid — and I don’t even call it aid —our cooperation with Israel
AIPAC Politics United States Zionism
A surveillance camera sits at the corner of an SFPD building
‘Surveillance maximalism’: SFPD uses camera technology Israelis used to track Palestinians

Jonah Owen Lamb - The San Francisco Standard

Oct. 5, 2026

BriefCam analyzes hours of video inside the Real Time Investigative Center. Critics say it is just as invasive as facial recognition.
Human rights IDF Law United States
A sign supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street.
UK Greens adopt ‘Zionism is racism’ motion, become first anti-Zionist party | The Jerusalem Post

Mathilda Heller - The Jerusalem Post

Oct. 5, 2026

Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, did not vote on the motion while campaigning in north London, but has declined to condemn it.
Election Politics Racism UK Zionism
Two men argue as ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against Cafe Basimta operating on Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of rest, as secular activists stage a counter-protest in support of the cafe, in central Jerusalem
CIA report warns of civil conflict and 'collapse' in Israel: Report

Middle East Eye

Oct. 5, 2026

The agency's 'alternative analysis' notes Israel's domestic fissures over conscription, settler violence and mental health of returning soldiers
Election IDF Knesset Politics Religion
A Red Crescent ambulance moves through a street past damaged buildings
Israeli strike kills five in Gaza

شفق نيوز

Oct. 3, 2026

An Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment west of Gaza City killed five people, including a child, local media reported on Saturday.
Ceasefire Gaza IDF War Crimes
Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at a lectern
Israeli Opposition Accuses Netanyahu Of Being Too Pro-Palestine

Mark Tanos - AOL

Oct. 2, 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu's loudest right-wing rival is now branding the prime minister as a proponent of Palestinian statehood.
Election Knesset Politics
An Israeli soldier inspects the burnt interior of a house following the settler attack on the Tubasi family as they returned to the home they had been forced from
100 Israeli settlers drove a Palestinian family from home again. Netanyahu blamed a ‘handful of rioters’ | CNN

Zeena Saifi - CNN

Sept. 29, 2026

Two months after Israeli settlers forced them out of their house, a Palestinian family was finally able to return to their home overnight – only to be attacked by settlers once again.
Displacement IDF Settlers War Crimes West Bank Zionism
A Palestinian man inspects a vehicle damaged in an Israeli settlers attack
Israeli settlers set Palestinian homes and cars alight in West Bank rampage

Middle East Eye

Sept. 29, 2026

Large groups of attackers set fire to the Toubasi family’s homes in Jalud, forcing them to flee after earlier attacks aimed at taking over the property
Settlers West Bank
A map showing areas controlled by Israel in the Gaza Strip
Israel Keeps Expanding Into Gaza Despite Cease-Fire, Satellite Images Show

Aaron Boxerman, Samuel Granados - The New York Times

Sept. 28, 2026

On paper, the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has been in effect for almost a year. In reality, Israel has entrenched and expanded its control in the Palestinian territory — and its leaders say they have little intention of withdrawing...
Ceasefire Displacement Gaza IDF
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stands at a lectern with his arms outstretched
Smotrich: Israel must ‘go to war’ in West Bank, ‘do there what we did in Gaza’

Times of Israel

Sept. 27, 2026

Finance minister also calls on Israel to annex ‘at least’ up to the ceasefire line in Gaza and the Litani River in Lebanon to make enemies ‘pay a price’ for Oct. 7 and ensuing wars
Annexation Displacement Economy Gaza Knesset Settlements West Bank
A child watches a bulldozer move across a dirt path past heaping piles of rubble and debris
61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies

Seham Tantesh - The Guardian

Sept. 27, 2026

Removal of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history
Aid Gaza Reconstruction War Crimes
Commissioner-General of the U.N. agency for Palestinian Refugees Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an interview
Exclusive: Board of Peace quietly met with UNRWA, ex-agency chief says

Julia Frankel - AP News

Sept. 25, 2026

As the U.S.-created Board of Peace pushes ahead with plans to rebuild Gaza, it has said there’s no place for the U.N. body that for decades has provided support to displaced Palestinians.
Aid Gaza Reconstruction UNRWA
A scene from NAZA shows two men talking to each other in the dark with city lights shining from buildings behind them.
Guardian announces global release plans for documentary feature film NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

The Guardian

Sept. 24, 2026

The Guardian and mk2 Films today announce that NAZA, the new Guardian- produced documentary awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, will be released theatrically from 28 September onwards in more than 50 territories.
AI Arts and Culture Gaza
World leaders gather during a charter announcement for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace
Hamas accuses Israel of blocking Board of Peace Gaza plan, says ready to implement | The Jerusalem Post

Tzvi Jasper - The Jerusalem Post

Sept. 24, 2026

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem accused Israel of escalating aggression against Gazans, claiming that the Board of Peace and its director-general were unable to stop the Israeli government.
Gaza Hamas IDF
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace
Exit and Exception

Noura Erakat - Boston Review

Sept. 24, 2026

The Board of Peace’s model for governing Palestine reflects designs for a new world order.
Economy Gaza Politics Reconstruction United States
Orange and yellow hued photo illustration of people speaking into microphones
New ACLU and Amnesty International USA Report Uncovers Widespread Suppression of Pro-Palestine Speech Across College Campuses | American Civil Liberties Union

ACLU

Sept. 23, 2026

Findings Show Concerted Efforts to Censor and Retaliate Against Speech in support of Palestinian Rights in Colleges and Universities
Censorship Education United States
Then-national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at the White House
Jake Sullivan Cashes In on the Corporate Speaking Circuit After Defending U.S. Support for Israel’s Gaza Assault

Donald Shaw - Sludge

Sept. 23, 2026

Biden’s former national security adviser collected $560,000 in speaking fees from private equity firms, corporations, and exclusive gatherings for investors and executives in 2025. He now backs withholding weapons from Israel, a position he opposed...
Gaza IDF Politics United States War Crimes
Green cover page for the ACLU report titled: Student Speech Under Attack
"Student Speech Under Attack: Suppression of Pro-Palestine Speech and Dissent on Campus" | American Civil Liberties Union

ACLU

Sept. 23, 2026

"Student Speech Under Attack: Suppression of Pro-Palestine Speech and Dissent on Campus," an ACLU and Amnesty International USA research report, documents the heavy-handed responses by certain university and college administrators...
Censorship Education Human rights United States
A person in a neon vest fills a bottle with water from an emergency tank
Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants

Lorenzo Tondo, Seham Tantesh - The Guardian

Sept. 23, 2026

Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis
Gaza Health and Hospitals IDF Water
Men speak to each other while seated inside the Knesset
Israel's elections committee votes to bar all Arab parties

Chen Maanit, Jack Khoury, Michael Hauser Tov, Noa Shpigel - Haaretz

Sept. 23, 2026

The decision to ban the UAL, the Joint List and Balad's party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and Jewish MK Ofer Cassif from Hadash is expected to reach the Israel High Court for review
Election Politics Racism Zionism
A photo illustration of a democratic donkey sticker peeling off a blue background
Exclusive: Anti-AIPAC group targets 9 House Dems for 2028

Holly Otterbein - Axios

Sept. 23, 2026

American Priorities, which has devoted itself to countering the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, is preparing to challenge nine House Democrats in 2028, the group told Axios exclusively.
AIPAC DNC Election Politics United States
A sign written in Hebrew and Arabic stands in front of a barbed wire fence
Israel’s Military Ad-hoc Court for October 7: Abdicating Truth and Justice

Smadar Ben-Natan - EJIL:Talk!

Sept. 22, 2026

For decades, Israel prided itself on an ostensibly independent and professional civilian legal system, but when it came to prosecuting the accused of the October 7 attack, it chose to establish an ad-hoc military court.
IDF Knesset Law Military
Protesters gathered in front of the US State Department wear keffiyeh and hold signs demanding justice for Palestinians
Majority of Democratic Voters Want to Prosecute Both Biden and Trump Administration Officials Over Gaza | Common Dreams

Stephen Prager - Common Dreams

Sept. 22, 2026

​The vast majority of Democratic voters believe Israel has committed a genocide in Gaza and want its supporters in both parties to face consequences.
Aid Gaza Genocide Law Protests United States War Crimes
Landscape title page photo of destruction in Gaza
Archive Genocide — Documented Gaza Genocide & War Crimes Video Archive

Archive Genocide

Sept. 22, 2026

A free public archive of 156,000+ documented videos and photos of the Gaza genocide and Israeli war crimes — verifiable, searchable, downloadable.
Gaza Genocide War Crimes
Screenshot of a Twitter exchange between Brian Armstrong and Hunter Biden
Worldbuilding and the Tech Right

Vasudha Desikan - All-Source Intelligence

Sept. 22, 2026

Reclaiming fantasy and the hero arc
Opinion Politics Tech United States
Rapper Macklemore performs during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games
The pro-Israel censors are starting to lose

Ahmed Najar - Al Jazeera

Sept. 20, 2026

The Macklemore controversy demonstrates that the cost of speaking up for Palestine is diminishing.
Arts and Culture BDS Censorship United States
Black and White cover page of the report A Predatory State
A Predatory State

Predatory State

Sept. 20, 2026

A new report by the Palestinian Feminist Collective, supported by Progressive International, documenting Israel’s systematic use of sexualized and gendered violence against Palestinians across decades of settler-colonial rule.
Gaza Human rights IDF Military Settlers War Crimes
US President Donald Trump gestures towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while they stand in front of the flag of Israel
Israel is betting on Islamophobia to save its standing in the West

Josh Paul - Al Jazeera

Sept. 20, 2026

Netanyahu’s government is using anti-Muslim fear to rally a Western right increasingly receptive to its message.
Knesset Politics Racism United States
Elor Azaria, center, visits in the West Bank city of Hebron following his release from prison
Herzog pardons soldier who killed incapacitated Palestinian stabber in 2016, against IDF position

Emanuel Fabian - Times of Israel

Sept. 19, 2026

President’s decision nixes Elor Azaria’s criminal record 6 years early, removing employment roadblocks; his case divided Israel, and he has defended his actions
IDF Law Military West Bank
Protesters rally in Detroit, Michigan, on July 26 2025, banging empty pots to protest starvation in Gaza. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, was near tears as she spoke about the hunger in Gaza
Arab Americans Feel Betrayed After Michigan Grants $1 Million to Israeli Military Contractor

Ali Harb - Truthout

Sept. 19, 2026

Rep. Rashida Tlaib says Capture Systems has “no place in our state and should not be receiving a dime of public funds."
IDF Military Protests United States War Crimes