Palestinian Feminist Organizer Khitam Saafin Detained by Israeli Forces

On November 9, without being publicly charged or granted a trial, Saafin was ordered to serve six months of administrative detention, a colonial-era policy used for political suppression.

Why Is Israel Campaigning for Trump?

Both the Democratic and the Republican parties support the strategic alliance the United States has with Israel, no matter the cost --- but Trump’s reelection campaign is the primary beneficiary of the pro-Israeli lobby.

Two More Arab States Normalize Relations with Israel

Bahrain and the UAE are the first Arab states in twenty-five years to establish formal ties with Israel (joining Egypt and Jordan), officially demolishing the already decaying facade of Arab unity with Palestine.

Trotskyist Legislators in Argentina Under Attack for Their Opposition to Zionism

After an initial mistaken vote, the three legislators from the Workers Left Front — Unity (FIT-U) in the city parliament of Buenos Aires came out strongly against a resolution that implicitly equated anti-Zionism with antisemitism. They are now under attack by Zionist organizations.

Anti-Zionism Is Not Antisemitism

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance offers a "working definition" of antisemitism. This definition is "bewilderingly imprecise," as one expert says. Its purpose is to accuse the Left of antisemitism, as was the case when Trotskyist legislators in Argentina were recently accused of "antisemitism" for refusing to support Israeli apartheid.

Israel Is On the Verge of Another Act of War

Although Prime Minister Netanyahu has pushed back the original July 1 annexation date, which could take more than 30% of West Bank territories, the threat continues to loom. The annexation provides more rights for Zionist settlers and forces Palestinians to remain locked up in small land “islands.”

End Police Brutality From the Old City to the Twin Cities: Justice for Iyad Hallaq

On May 30, 2020, Israeli police chased, shot, and killed Iyad Hallaq, a 32-year old autistic Palestinian man. The struggle against racist police brutality is international.

A Brief History of the Construction of the State of Israel

How did the creation of the state that completely changed the face of the Middle East come about? These are the causes and consequences.

We Are Facing Two Viruses: Palestine’s Fight Against the Pandemic and Israeli Occupation

Ahmad Al Jaradat, who lives in Hebron in the West Bank, reports on how the Israeli occupation of Palestine has undermined efforts to stem coronavirus outbreaks and has exacerbated deteriorating living conditions. He describes the situation for hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, who are at high risk of contracting the virus.