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The US and Israel are making Gaza-style war the new normal
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (461+ words) This story originally appeared in Jacobin on April 01, 2026. It is shared here with permission. What Israel did with full US backing in Gaza, in other words, should be the new normal for war, at least when "our side" does it....
Beyond despicable," says Democrat after White House official says Trump bored" with Iran war
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (484+ words) It's been less than a month, and President Donald Trump's war of choice in Iran has unleashed a cascade of consequences for countless human lives and the'global'economy'that are far from resolved'but he is reportedly getting tired of the illegal war…...
Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz after Israel-Lebanon truce as Trump continues blockade
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (469+ words) Iran said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened to international shipping following an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement, prompting thanks from President Donald Trump'who then said the US naval blockade on Iranian ports will continue. "In line with the…...
J Street's "cut off military aid' PR gambit changes nothing
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (387+ words) The effort is explicitly aligned with a broader right-wing program to move from direct funding of the military to "co-development and co-production of weapons," and is designed to provide zionist Democrats a superficially appealing talking point that looks Israel-critical, while…...
Let me show you: Survivors cling to life in Gazas tent cities
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1244+ words) On December 21st of last year, 15 year-old Magdy Abu Asr's family experienced a bombing that killed two of her brothers and injured her mother, resulting in amputation. They are residents of the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City. They moved to…...
How Zionism's anti-Jewish logic led Israel to bomb an Iranian synagogue
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (583+ words) This story originally appeared in Mondoweiss on April 15, 2026. It is shared here with permission. Finally, in the name of Jewish safety, Zionists have transformed the overwhelming majority of Jewish religious and cultural institutions into'de facto'embassies and propaganda arms of the…...
Everyone knows Israel is sabotaging the Iran ceasefire'even the Trump administration
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1278+ words) Great to be here with you, Marc, as always. As we begin this conversation, the news is all about the ceasefire that's being negotiated and asking Israel to stand down. And of course, Trump is still with his quote from…...
Inside Israel's Prison Regime
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (636+ words) The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible. Mansa Musa: I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm as best as could be expected under the terrible conditions that we're…...
US-Israeli war on Iran is intensifying all of global capitalism's problems
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (828+ words) This article was originally published by Truthout on April 09, 2026. It is shared here under a "Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4. 0) license. On February 28, the U. S. and Israel expanded their joint genocidal war on Gaza onto Iran as well as Lebanon. After weeks…...
As U. S. and Iran agree to a temporary ceasefire, Israel launches "massacre" in Lebanon, threatening entire deal
1+ week, 2+ day ago (534+ words) This story originally appeared in Mondoweiss on April 08, 2026. It is shared here with permission. So what does this new ceasefire mean? And what are its possible implications for the near future? Although the U. S. and Iranian announcements of the ceasefire did…...