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 […]
Educational Freedom in Palestine
De-Healthification of Palestine with Layth Malhis
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Layth Malhis 0:00 With de-healthification, we can recenter at least what is happening to the individual, and that is the body and the individual. And that the human is being de-healthified, that their health is what is being targeted and their access to their […]
The NCAG: Gaza’s Technocratic Turn to Genocide Management
Introduction The announcement of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a 15-member technocratic body chaired by Ali Shaath, signals a shift toward depoliticized governance in Gaza amid ongoing genocide. Shaath, a Palestinian civil engineer and former deputy minister of planning and international cooperation, is positioned to lead an interim governing structure tasked […]
De-Healthification: Israel’s Engineered Collapse of Palestinian Life
Introduction Since October 2023, Israel’s genocidal military campaign in Gaza has led to the collapse of nearly every pillar of the territory’s healthcare system. The Israeli occupation forces bombed hospitals, killed medical personnel, obstructed humanitarian convoys, and decimated critical infrastructure. Major human rights organizations have documented that the destruction of healthcare in Gaza is systematic […]
