Israel is racing to expand West Bank settlements before new political realities end its era of impunity

by Qassam Muaddi on April 19, 2026 at 1:30 pm

Israel is approving the construction of new West Bank settlements at an unprecedented rate because it knows its window of impunity is closing — especially if Iran emerges intact from the war and the Republicans lose the U.S. midterms.

Bearing witness to the parts of the whole

by Randa Abdel-Fattah on April 18, 2026 at 3:05 pm

Randa Abdel-Fattah reflects on the fragmentation she has felt since October 7, caught between daily life and the normalization of live-streamed annihilation of Arab and Muslim lives.

Israel’s long history of stoking sectarian tensions in Lebanon, and what it means for the ceasefire

by Qassam Muaddi and Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau on April 18, 2026 at 11:00 am

Netanyahu may have been “coerced” by Trump into a ceasefire with Lebanon, but this won’t stop Israel from following a well-worn playbook: exploit sectarian divisions to weaken or disarm resistance while entrenching Israeli expansionism.

Trump may want out of the Iran war, but the first round of negotiations showed the challenges ahead

by Mitchell Plitnick on April 17, 2026 at 1:42 pm

It’s clear the Trump administration recognizes the Iran war has been a catastrophe. But while the U.S. may want a way out, the first round of negotiations with Iran showed that finding an exit may be difficult.

No permit, no work, no future: inside the lives of West Bank workers crushed by Israel’s labor ban

by Qassam Muaddi on April 16, 2026 at 1:33 pm

After Israel revoked the work permits of over 200,000 Palestinian laborers following October 7, West Bank families are burning through savings, skipping meals, and losing hope for any kind of future.