Monday, August 24, 2026
The village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank. Photo: יעקב / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Meet Loui Ridi: Palestinian American Returns to West Bank Home Besieged by Israeli Settlers

Loui Ridi, a Palestinian American man who lives in Ohio, traveled to the occupied West Bank on Monday to help relatives defend their family home in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus.

UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza

A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.

Israel and the United States are merging their military. Here’s why.

"From aid to partnership," the U.S. and Israel are set to become even more united in genocide.

How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street teamed up for arming genocide

The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel.
The Vienna International Centre, headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Photo: Gugerell / CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Getting Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran Back on Track

Even the Trump administration may soon realize that only multilateral negotiations can break the current deadlock.

Big Oil cashes in on Iran war as drivers face soaring gas prices

While Americans confront the highest fuel prices in years after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran disrupted global oil markets, fossil fuel giants are reporting surging profits, expanding stock buybacks, and prioritizing shareholder payouts over increased production.

Lancet study: Gaza death toll could surpass 186,000 due to indirect effects of conflict

New analysis highlights the devastating indirect effects of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, suggesting the true death toll could reach nearly 200,000, far surpassing official counts.

Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf

Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.

Hegseth pegs Iran war cost at $37.5 billion as Pentagon seeks tens of billions...

The figure, delivered under questioning at a hearing repeatedly interrupted by protesters, marked an increase from the last official estimate and drew immediate criticism from Democrats on the committee.
Crowds of anti-war protesters filling a London street on 15 February 2003

Paper Tiger: the Failure of America’s Trillion Dollar War Machine

The United States has burned through a third of its stand-off missile stocks against a country that spends two percent of what it does, losing at least four F-15s, an F-35 and 24 Reaper drones in the process.