Catch a rat, get paid: inside the grassroots campaign against Gaza’s rat epidemic

by Tareq S. Hajjaj on May 12, 2026 at 3:30 pm

A rodent bounty is sweeping across Gaza offering 34 cents a mouse and $1.7 per rat, amid warnings from health officials that over 70,000 people have been infected by rodent-borne illnesses in the Strip.

’60 Minutes’ offers no pushback to Netanyahu barrage of lies as Israeli leader attempts to bolster support for failing Iran war

by Michael Arria on May 12, 2026 at 3:15 pm

Since self-described “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss took over CBS News, critical coverage of Israel has vanished. It’s no surprise, then, that Benjamin Netanyahu was given a prime-time slot on 60 Minutes to make the case for the disastrous war on Iran.

From Shireen Abu Akleh to Amal Khalil, the killer is the same

by Shatha Hanaysha on May 11, 2026 at 2:44 pm

Four years ago today, Shireen Abu Akleh was assassinated by an Israeli soldier. Since then, Israel has killed more than 275 journalists in Gaza and Lebanon. The world that let Shireen’s killer walk free made all of this possible.

Officials and activists are working to overturn Illinois’s anti-BDS law. Could their campaign become a national model?

by Michael Arria on May 11, 2026 at 1:39 pm

Activists and lawmakers in Illinois are pushing to repeal the state’s anti-BDS law, the nation’s first such law. The campaign could serve as a model for more than 30 states that have since adopted anti-BDS laws.

Israel used the Nakba not only to steal land, but Palestinians’ financial wealth too

by Najib Antoine Jabre on May 10, 2026 at 1:30 pm

The Israeli dispossession of Palestinian property in 1948 did not only include homes and lands. Many also lost access to bank accounts and other wealth. Today that stolen property is estimated to be worth over one hundred billion dollars.