https://mondoweiss.net Shifting the Narrative toward Liberation | Palestine, Israel & the United States Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mondoweiss.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-mw-m-square-xlg-32x32.png https://mondoweiss.net 32 32 54770680 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/aipac-sends-a-message-by-defeating-massie-in-kentucky-but-takes-a-massive-loss-with-rabbs-victory-in-philadelphia/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/aipac-sends-a-message-by-defeating-massie-in-kentucky-but-takes-a-massive-loss-with-rabbs-victory-in-philadelphia/#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 16:22:23 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325528 AIPAC helped oust Thomas Massie in Kentucky, but Chris Rabb’s win in Philadelphia dealt a major blow to pro-Israel groups and the Democratic Party establishment.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/aipac-sends-a-message-by-defeating-massie-in-kentucky-but-takes-a-massive-loss-with-rabbs-victory-in-philadelphia/feed/ 1 325528 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/how-israel-is-using-militias-and-concrete-blocks-to-seize-what-remains-of-gaza/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/how-israel-is-using-militias-and-concrete-blocks-to-seize-what-remains-of-gaza/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 14:53:13 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325439 Israeli forces have pushed past the “Yellow Line” that divides the Gaza Strip in half and now control 65% of the territory. Residents call the new border Gaza’s “apartheid wall.”]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/how-israel-is-using-militias-and-concrete-blocks-to-seize-what-remains-of-gaza/feed/ 2 325439 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/activists-demand-south-africa-stop-supplying-israel-with-coal-as-a-new-report-outlines-complicity-in-the-gaza-genocide/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/activists-demand-south-africa-stop-supplying-israel-with-coal-as-a-new-report-outlines-complicity-in-the-gaza-genocide/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 13:49:28 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325431 Despite taking the lead in the ICJ case against Israel, South Africa has also been a leading exporter of coal that has fueled Israel's genocide in Gaza. Activists are demanding that the government halt the shipments, which violate South African law.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/activists-demand-south-africa-stop-supplying-israel-with-coal-as-a-new-report-outlines-complicity-in-the-gaza-genocide/feed/ 0 325431 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/will-colombias-upcoming-presidential-election-stop-the-pro-israel-wave-sweeping-latin-america/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/will-colombias-upcoming-presidential-election-stop-the-pro-israel-wave-sweeping-latin-america/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325421 Colombia’s upcoming election could be a turning point for foreign policy across Latin America. Trump friendly pro-Israel politics have swept across the region, but a win by Iván Cepeda would show “pink-wave” support for Palestine is still strong.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/will-colombias-upcoming-presidential-election-stop-the-pro-israel-wave-sweeping-latin-america/feed/ 0 325421 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/how-gaza-is-exposing-germanys-never-again-myth/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/how-gaza-is-exposing-germanys-never-again-myth/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 14:59:22 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325362 Germany’s unconditional support for Israel has been an easy way to avoid examining our brutal past. The colossal weight of the ongoing genocide in Gaza is crushing our facile myths and forcing us to re-examine our historical dogma.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/how-gaza-is-exposing-germanys-never-again-myth/feed/ 0 325362 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/as-support-for-israel-declines-in-the-u-s-the-special-relationship-2-0-is-starting-to-take-shape/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/as-support-for-israel-declines-in-the-u-s-the-special-relationship-2-0-is-starting-to-take-shape/#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325391 Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies in Congress have begun calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel, but this won't end the "special relationship" between the two countries. In fact, recent signs suggest it may only deepen U.S. military ties to Israel.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/as-support-for-israel-declines-in-the-u-s-the-special-relationship-2-0-is-starting-to-take-shape/feed/ 6 325391 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/nicholas-kristofs-report-on-israeli-rape-of-palestinians-detonated-a-furious-smear-campaign-will-the-mainstream-media-follow-the-story/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/nicholas-kristofs-report-on-israeli-rape-of-palestinians-detonated-a-furious-smear-campaign-will-the-mainstream-media-follow-the-story/#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325320 An in-depth report by NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof accused Israeli prison guards of raping Palestinians. The Netanyahu government responded with a ferocious smear campaign, and the media is squirming uncomfortably. Will it follow the story? ]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/nicholas-kristofs-report-on-israeli-rape-of-palestinians-detonated-a-furious-smear-campaign-will-the-mainstream-media-follow-the-story/feed/ 22 325320 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/labour-party-scandal-shows-how-support-for-israel-is-plummeting-on-both-sides-of-the-atlantic/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/labour-party-scandal-shows-how-support-for-israel-is-plummeting-on-both-sides-of-the-atlantic/#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325371 Keir Starmer is facing a political crisis, in part because of his support for Israel, as a rising star in the party calls for sanctions against the "pariah" state. Gaza has altered politics forever, and the shock waves are now reaching the UK. ]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/labour-party-scandal-shows-how-support-for-israel-is-plummeting-on-both-sides-of-the-atlantic/feed/ 7 325371 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/no-voice-rises-above-the-sound-of-battle-grappling-with-the-legacy-of-arab-national-liberation-in-times-of-genocide/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/no-voice-rises-above-the-sound-of-battle-grappling-with-the-legacy-of-arab-national-liberation-in-times-of-genocide/#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325366 Gamal Abdel Nasser’s famous quote has been co-opted over the decades by competing political agendas – but amid genocide, it has become clear that Arab struggles for sovereignty cannot be divorced from the fight for Palestinian liberation.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/no-voice-rises-above-the-sound-of-battle-grappling-with-the-legacy-of-arab-national-liberation-in-times-of-genocide/feed/ 1 325366 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/ultra-nationalist-jerusalem-flag-march-holds-up-a-mirror-to-israeli-society/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/ultra-nationalist-jerusalem-flag-march-holds-up-a-mirror-to-israeli-society/#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=325408 Far-right security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa compound, while tens of thousands of Israelis paraded through the Muslim Quarter of the Old City on Jerusalem Day, which saw attacks on Palestinian shops and “Death to Arabs” chants. ]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/05/ultra-nationalist-jerusalem-flag-march-holds-up-a-mirror-to-israeli-society/feed/ 2 325408