The Nakba has deeply scarred Palestinian society, affecting not only those who were directly displaced, but also their descendants who grew up in refugee camps or the diaspora. It has disrupted families and communities, resulting for many in the loss of culture and a sense of belonging.
U.S. media outlets were crucial in helping Israel sell the Gaza genocide to the American public.
Isabel Kershner, a longtime correspondent for The New York Times whose sons served in the Israeli military, is facing growing scrutiny over her latest reporting on alleged October 7 sexual violence claims — particularly after a recent report by Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times detailing severe abuse against Palestinian prisoners
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Round-up of latest news and headlines from Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, and more.
Kafa lives with long-standing chronic conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, a thyroid disorder and joint pain. But with tight Israeli restrictions on medicine entering Gaza, she’s been forced to ration her own care. Just over half of Gaza’s medicines are out of stock. Of 622 essential items, 312 were unavailable as of March 2026.
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If the US claims to be deeply concerned about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, we have a responsibility to stop ignoring facts that make us look like hypocrites. We cannot keep sending billions in weapons unconditionally to a nuclear-armed state while treating open discussion of that reality as impermissible.
The disclosure is the latest in a series of revelations that have chipped away at Israel’s official narrative of 7 October.
A new report that Israel touts as “evidentiary breakthrough” is little more than a repeat of earlier attempts to “prove” widespread rape: unsubstantiated claims, secondhand accounts, discredited witnesses, outright lies, and most importantly, a total absence of accusers.