Israel’s Scorched Earth Doctrine with Amjad Iraqi
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Amjad Iraqi 0:00 But since October 7th, Israel has really taken a much more severe approach, where the concept of burning the lawn — of really trying to burn everything at its roots, not just in terms of specific military goals, but destroying the […]
US Sanctions: Criminalizing Palestinian and Global Justice Work
Introduction In February 2021, Defense for Children International–Palestine (DCIP) reported that Israeli interrogators had raped a 15-year-old Palestinian boy while he was detained in Israel’s al-Mascubiyya prison in East Jerusalem. DCIP shared the allegation with US State Department officials, who reportedly raised it with Israeli authorities. However, rather than investigate the abuse, Israeli forces raided […]
Baqa’: Centering Food Sovereignty in the Global Movement for Palestinian Liberation
Accountability, Liberation and Peace in Palestine
Insulation Not Isolation: Israel’s Super-Sparta War Economy
Introduction In September 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Israelis to prepare for deepening international isolation by transforming the country into a “Super Sparta” of the Middle East—one more militarized, economically self-reliant, and capable of sustaining protracted conflict despite mounting external pressure. Indeed, since October 2023, the Israeli leadership has articulated—and selectively begun to […]
Gaza Speaks: Realities Behind the Ceasefire
The Ceasefire Scam in Gaza — with Jacobin Long Reads
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Yara Hawari 0:00 This ceasefire needs to be understood not as an end to violence or a violent reality for Palestinians, but rather a very different phase of the genocide. Certainly one that doesn’t come with carpet bombardments every day like we saw over […]
After Gaza’s Genocide: What World Order?
After more than two years of ongoing genocide in Gaza, many have pronounced the so-called “rules-based world order” dead. Gaza marks the first genocide to be livestreamed for the world to witness, enabled by individuals, corporations, and governments across the globe. Yet, if international law, the United Nations, and international courts alike failed to avert […]
The Future of the West Bank: Settler Takeover and Annexation
Introduction “We’re all going to end up in Jordan,” remarked a young man from Al-Jiftlik, a Palestinian village in the Jordan Valley. His comment reflects growing despair in the West Bank countryside, where Israeli settler-colonial expansion has intensified to unprecedented levels. This is particularly true in the Jordan Valley, the agricultural heartland along the West […]
