Israel & Palestine

LaborIsrael & Palestine

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

ViewpointIsrael & PalestineThe Right-Wing Issue

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

LaborIsrael & Palestine

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

ViewpointIsrael & PalestineThe Right-Wing Issue

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

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

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

LaborInterviewPodcastIsrael & Palestine

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

CultureEn EspañolIsrael & Palestine

Carta de Gaza: "El canto de los pájaros en un momento; los misiles al siguiente."

"Esto es Gaza, una existencia amarga, en la que cada día nos acercamos más al borde del abismo."

Eman Ashraf Alhaj Ali

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

The ADL Is Making It Less Safe to Be a Progressive Jew

In our topsy-turvy reality, the organization most associated with fighting antisemitism, the Anti-Defamation League, has cast its lot with antisemites.

Ben Lorber

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

Celebrated Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha Reportedly Seized in Gaza

One may wonder why Israel would kidnap a poet. The answer, though painful, is simple. In its genocidal war against Palestinians, Israel seeks to erase not only Palestinian lives but also their culture and heritage.

Jehad Abusalim

FeatureIsrael & Palestine

Inside AIPAC’s Strategy to Back Israel’s Cheerleaders and Punish the Squad

The powerful lobby and allied groups have poured money into defeating candidates who voice any criticism of Israel. Amid calls for a cease-fire in Israel’s war on Gaza, they’re back at it again.

Naomi LaChance

DispatchIsrael & Palestine

The Largest Pro-Palestinian Protest in U.S. History Was "A Turning Point." Now It's Spreading.

"Felt like this was a new wave or a turning point in the struggle for Palestine.”

Henry Hicks IV

CultureIsrael & Palestine

Letter From Gaza: "Birdsong One Minute, Missiles the Next"

"We live a bitter existence, facing the specter of death daily, under the weight of an unjust oppressor."

Eman Ashraf Alhaj Ali

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

Biden’s Unflinching Support for Israel’s War on Gaza Is Derailing His Reelection Chances

As the horrifying human toll in Gaza escalates, voters are calling on the president to call for a ceasefire. He ignores them at his own peril.

Peter Certo

LaborInterviewPodcastIsrael & Palestine

"I Want American Workers to Be United to Make the Occupation Costly, to Make the Israeli Apartheid Costly."

Palestinian activist Issa Amro calls on U.S. workers to fight for for justice and an end to the occupation.

Maximillian Alvarez

InterviewIsrael & Palestine

Democrats Cannot "Have Double Standards": An Interview With State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

Rashid, the first Palestinian in the Illinois General Assembly, talks with Nashwa Bawab about Gaza, Biden, Wadea Al-Fayoume, and the settler attack on his childhood home of Turmusaya.

Nashwa Bawab

LaborIsrael & Palestine

The Next Target for Protests Against Israel: Ports

Hundreds of protesters took action at ports in Oakland and Tacoma to try and stop the Cape Orlando's progress. Meanwhile, dockworkers in Barcelona called for a cease-fire and announced they would not work on ships carrying weapons.

Kim Kelly

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

Here are 3 Ways the U.S. Media Tries to Justify Israel’s Attacks on Civilians in Gaza

From the use of terms such as “human shields,” “terror tunnels” and “Hamas strongholds,” media outlets are covering for Israel’s devastating bombing campaign on Palestinians.

Adam Johnson

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

"We Need Eyes on Us for Protection": Unhinged, Murderous Settlers Terrorize Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills

As Gaza faces genocide, extremist settlers in the West Bank are running rampant. One Youth of Sumud activist says: “The Israeli settler militias benefit from this state of war, they are the ones who are ruling this area."

Ryah Aqel

LaborIsrael & Palestine

The AFL-CIO Squashed a Council's Cease-Fire Resolution. What Does It Say About Labor Right Now?

The move illustrates larger dynamics currently at play within the U.S. labor movement as the assault on Gaza rages on. While some unions and labor activists are advocating for an immediate end to the onslaught, most officials are keeping quiet.

Jeff Schuhrke

Israel & Palestine

“Unprecedented” Loophole Will Obscure Arms Sales to Israel

The Ukraine-Israel aid bill effectively lets Israel purchase $3.5 billion in arms in complete secrecy.

Janet Abou-Elias, Lillian Mauldin, Mekedas Belayneh, Rosie Khan, Liv Owens and Women for Weapons Trade Transparency

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

There Is Hope—and a Growing Movement for Palestine. Join Us in Washington D.C. on Saturday.

The time is now for people from all walks of life to raise their voices and demand Biden call for a cease-fire and for the United States to stop funding war and oppression.

Nashwa Bawab

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

“I Am Done Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils. I Will Not Vote for Joe Biden in 2024.”

Unless Biden drastically reverses course on Palestine, Muslims will not turn out for him on Election Day—critical voters in key swing states—and Democrats only have themselves to blame.

Saqib Bhatti

InterviewIsrael & Palestine

“I Was Sent Here to Fight for Shared Humanity”: Rep. Delia Ramirez on Why She Backs a Cease-Fire in Israel and Palestine

In These Times Executive Editor Ari Bloomekatz and Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) discuss the urgency of a cease-fire, a progressive approach to foreign policy, and why Marjorie Taylor Greene poses such a threat to everyday Americans.

Ari Bloomekatz and Delia Ramirez

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

The Growing Jewish Resistance to Israel’s War on Palestine

Jewish socialists and progressives in the U.S. are organizing to say that “never again” means never again for anyone.

Mindy Isser