Israel & Palestine

Photo of a man with a greying beard cradling four large liter water bottles. There is a crowd of men and children behind him, some also holding water bottles.

In Gaza, Palestinians Are Running Out of Water and Tears

“I don’t know what it will take for the world to stop the Israeli genocide in Gaza.”

Yousef Aljamal

Shawn Fain stand behind a podium and microphones. He is wearing a blue UAW quarter-zip over a white collared shirt. Around him are Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.

Shawn Fain: “We Cannot Bomb Our Way to Peace.”

At a press conference in D.C. on December 14, UAW president Shawn Fain called for a cease-fire, alongside Democratic lawmakers and other labor leaders.

Shawn Fain

A group of people with banners and Palestinian flags stand outside a building in London. In the center of the photo, someone holds a sign that says, "Surprised by how controversial it is to be against apartheid and genocide."A banner in the background reads, in part, "Stop arming Israel."

Progressive Organizations Can't Stay Silent on Palestine

While many progressive leaders are horrified by the attacks on Gaza, a culture of fear keeps them from speaking up.

Saqib Bhatti and Anna Lefer Kuhn

Biden Is His Own Worst Enemy in 2024. Time for Someone Else.

In fumbling his response to Gaza, the President has redrawn the electoral map against himself—and the latest attempts to course correct won’t save him.

Gabriel Winant

Don’t Let the Flailing Center Box Out the Left’s Powerful Possibilities

Public fractures within Jewish communities provoked by Gaza genocide offer lessons—and paths forward—for progressives, Jewish and not.

Dania Rajendra and Rebecca Vilkomerson

The Christmas Truce of 1914 and the Demand for a Cease-Fire in Gaza

The World War I phenomenon should remind us of the urgency to end the mass killings—and to help us realize that a cease-fire to stop the violence is within reach.

Phyllis Bennis

A Long History of Antifascism Is Driving the Jewish Demand for Gaza Cease-Fire

Crystallizing the deep history of antifascist Jewish resistance, progressive Jews across the United States marked the final night of Chanukah by shutting down bridges in at least eight cities.

Sarah Jaffe

An image of Bernie Sanders in a suit and tie, briefly pausing on his walk to Senate chambers.

Bernie Sanders Has Finally Called for a Cease-Fire. Sort Of.

Prior to today's letter, the senator had urged for a “humanitarian pause.”

Mindy Isser

The cover of a book reads, “Dismantling Green Colonialism: Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region.” At the bottom of the cover, there’s a picture of women sitting down in a desert, one of them holding a megaphone. In front of the book, there’s a picture of Hamza Hamouchene with his arms crossed and of Manal Shqair smiling.

From Gaza to Atlanta, There is No Climate Justice on Occupied Land

An interview with Hamza Hamouchene and Manal Shqair on the militarization of climate politics

Ivonne Ortiz

This Chanukah Is a Time for Palestine Solidarity, From Fasting to Public Disruption

Remembering that Chanukah means “rededication,” as we light the candles each night, we can rededicate ourselves to solidarity with Palestine for the long haul.

Maya Schenwar

History Didn’t Begin on Oct. 7

Here’s what the press gets wrong on Palestine.

In These Times Editors and Hussein Ibish

Why Journalists Must Speak out About Gaza

Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all.

Aja Arnold, Rae Garringer, Rebecca Chowdhury, Tina Vásquez, Irene Vázquez, Victoria Bouloubasis, Charmaine Lang, Nour Saudi and Lewis Raven Wallace

UAW Endorses Cease-Fire, the Largest U.S. Union to Call for an Immediate End to the Violence

The announcement at a news conference where protesters have been on a hunger strike outside of the White House marks a major development for labor and the larger call for a cease-fire.

Mindy Isser

Israel’s Brutality Is Stoking the Imagination of India's Far Right

As the genocide in Gaza continues, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking notes.

Aparna Gopalan

The Labor Movement's History of Backing Israel—and the Changing Climate Amid the War on Gaza

The U.S. labor movement has a decades-long history of supporting Israel wholeheartedly, punctuated by moments of pro-Palestine actions by rank-and-file activists. As Israel wages its war on Gaza, those pro-Palestine moments are becoming increasingly common.

Jeff Schuhrke

Hundreds of people of different backgrounds stand shoulder to shoulder in a crowd.

The Right's Persecution of Palestine Supporters Looks a Lot Like a New Red Scare

Workers have been fired. Students have lost job offers. Activists have been harassed. But you can’t bully a movement into silence.

Nashwa Bawab

A person holds up a sign that reads "JEWS SAY: CEASEFIRE NOW". Behind them is another sign that reads "NO TO WAR NO TO APARTHEID". The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in the background, behind the crowd of protestors.

Israel’s Violence Will Never Bring “Safety” to Anyone, Including Jews

We need to confront the violence of Israel’s ethnonationalist militarism.

Sarah Lazare and Maya Schenwar

The New York Supreme Court Just Blocked a Union From Voting on a Pro-Palestine Resolution

In a seemingly unprecedented move, the NY Supreme Court just granted a temporary restraining order preventing members of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys – UAW Local 2325 from even voting on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Maximillian Alvarez