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DECEMBER 11. 2024

‘Democracy won’t come to Syria overnight. But now, we have hope’

Bassam Al-Kuwatli had long dreamed of Assad's collapse. As head of the Syrian Liberal Party, he now plans to return to push for a democracy.

DECEMBER 10. 2024

A year ago, an Israeli airstrike buried me alive. I’m still clawing my way out

I’m grateful I survived the attack on my home. But the faces of those who didn’t haunt every corner of my mind.

DECEMBER 9. 2024

Israeli soldiers systematically abusing Palestinians in Hebron, report reveals

Whipped with a belt, beaten in the groin, threatened with rape: Palestinians recount a pattern of arbitrary attacks in the West Bank city.

DECEMBER 6. 2024

How a hostage family leader became one of the loudest anti-war voices in Israel

After Ayala Metzger's relatives were kidnapped from Nir Oz and abandoned by the government, she had no choice but to be an ‘anti-regime dissident’ — and to insist on a shared future for Israelis and Palestinians.

DECEMBER 5. 2024

The real reason a former Israeli army chief called out ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Less concerned by Palestinian plight, Moshe Ya’alon fears the impact on the defense establishment of Netanyahu’s anti-democratic revolution.

DECEMBER 4. 2024

The West Bank villages wiped off the map by Israeli settler violence

Since October 7, over 50 rural Palestinian communities have been forced to abandon their homes amid intensifying settler attacks and harassment.

Gazans face extreme hunger as ‘real famine’ spreads from north to south

Israel’s siege of the north and ‘benevolence’ toward gangs looting aid trucks has led to severe food shortages and skyrocketing prices across Gaza.

DECEMBER 2. 2024

Rejoicing at Lebanon ceasefire, Gazans ask: ‘When will our turn come? ’

Successful diplomacy in Lebanon has deepened Gazans' isolation — and with Hezbollah out of the way, they fear Israel's assault will intensify.

NOVEMBER 28. 2024

‘We must use every tool to resist’: Israeli teens jailed for refusing military service

Conscientious objectors Iddo Elam and Soul Behar Tsalik tell +972 why their wartime draft refusal is a stand for a better future for all in Israel-Palestine.

In besieged Beit Lahiya, rubble and decomposing corpses line the streets

Thousands of Palestinians in the city are facing relentless bombardment and famine as the Israeli army ramps up efforts to cleanse northern Gaza.

NOVEMBER 27. 2024

In Lebanon, a ceasefire is cause for celebration. Not in Israel

Israel has turned 'total victory' into its Messiah — a redemption that can never be realized but dictates eternal war and destruction as a way of life.

NOVEMBER 26. 2024

‘The ICC’s findings so far have only scratched the surface’

Netanyahu and Gallant's arrest warrants are a victory for justice even if enforcement remains elusive, says Palestinian lawyer Raji Sourani.

Grappling with Jewish fears in a just Palestinian struggle

Recognizing Zionism’s settler-colonial nature shouldn’t prevent us from reimagining a collective Jewish existence in this land, or taking seriously the fears that are weaponized to justify Palestinian subjugation.

NOVEMBER 22. 2024

In Egypt, Gazans endure ‘unbearable’ life with little support

Over 100,000 Palestinians have fled to Egypt during the war. Left in legal limbo by the state and the PA, they face a precarious existence.