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OCTOBER 23. 2024

Conversing as unequals: Jewish-Palestinian partnership at a crossroads

Awni Al-Mashni and I have spent years meeting with Israelis and Palestinians across the land to discuss visions for the future. Do we still have answers?

OCTOBER 22. 2024

‘Copy-paste the West Bank to Gaza’: Hundreds join Gaza resettlement event

In a military zone near Gaza, settlers, ministers, and MKs called to cleanse and annex the Strip — an idea that is growing mainstream.

OCTOBER 18. 2024

‘I see my wife and son burning every time I close my eyes’

Families recount the scene of an Israeli airstrike that set tents ablaze at Al-Aqsa Hospital — one of many recent attacks in central Gaza.

OCTOBER 17. 2024

How do I comfort the loved ones I left behind in Gaza?

Whenever I hear the voices of friends and relatives, I am overwhelmed with helplessness. My words feel empty in the face of their suffering.

OCTOBER 16. 2024

The ‘pact of silence’ between Israelis and their media

Israel’s long-subservient media has spent the past year imbuing the public with a sense of righteousness over the Gaza war. Reversing this indoctrination, says media observer Oren Persico, could take decades.

OCTOBER 15. 2024

Is this Israel’s first apartheid war?

Far from lacking a political strategy, Israel is fighting to reinforce the supremacist project it has built between the river and the sea.

OCTOBER 10. 2024

‘Dead bodies everywhere’ in Jabalia camp as Israel besieges northern Gaza

Gazans in the north are trapped in their homes as the IDF launches a new operation, threatening hospitals and shooting at fleeing residents.

Israel’s paradoxical crusade against UNRWA

Israeli officials are in the awkward position of relying on UNRWA to prevent a polio epidemic — while advancing laws to expel the agency.

OCTOBER 9. 2024

I’m still reporting on Gaza. But the blood on our streets is no closer to drying

Palestinian journalists write for a future where we don't count the dead — where the bombs stop, the tanks roll back, the drones disappear.

OCTOBER 8. 2024

Gaza’s governance must remain in Palestinian hands

Amid plans for external intervention, it is vital to build consensus around an interim body to manage Gaza’s needs and pave the way for unity.

OCTOBER 7. 2024

A year after the Nova massacre, survivors are still paralyzed with grief

The Nova festival was the site of October 7's deadliest massacre. Now, survivors and the families of those murdered are suing the state for negligence.

OCTOBER 5. 2024

After a year of terror in Gaza, our souls feel suspended in time

I’ve cheated death, mourned friends, and lost my livelihood. Just when I was on the cusp of leaving this torment, Israel shut our last crossing to the world.

OCTOBER 4. 2024

Killing Hezbollah leaders failed 30 years ago. It won’t work now

Instead of debilitating Hezbollah, Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah may prove to be a major PR boost for the embattled organization.

OCTOBER 2. 2024

For Israel’s weary army, war in Lebanon is an attempt to salvage its image

Dystopian displays of technological prowess serve to distract the Israeli public from the military’s failure to achieve its war aims.