Plot to assassinate Palestinian activist follows harassment campaign promoted by Zionist groups and elected officials

by Michael Arria on April 2, 2026 at 1:30 pm

The plan to assassinate Nerdeen Kiswani was the result of a years-long harassment campaign against the activist, carried out by a wide network of Zionist organizations and elected officials who have promoted violence against Palestinians.

Prominent New York synagogue hosts presentation on why U.S. Jews should support the ethnic cleansing of Gaza

by Philip Weiss on April 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm

Benjamin Anthony’s racist speech at New York’s influential Park Avenue Synagogue, where he argued that U.S. Jews need to support ethnic cleansing in Gaza, illustrates how the American Jewish community has embraced Israeli racism and brutality.

‘The rope is for Arabs only’: Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians recycles a colonial playbook

by Abdaljawad Omar on April 2, 2026 at 11:00 am

The passing of the recent Israeli death penalty law follows a familiar colonial practice: legalize an already existing policy of extrajudicial executions, but make it follow a timetable. This logic also governs how Israel times its wars, from Gaza to Iran.

Barring Jerusalem Patriarch from Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks Israel’s latest move to control Christian and Muslim sites

by Jeff Wright on April 1, 2026 at 3:58 pm

“Israel is seeking to exploit the war … to impose new realities and facts on Jerusalem,” says Greek Orthodox Archbishop Attalah Hanna. “[This] is an attack on Jerusalem, its identity, its history, its heritage as Christian and Islamic holy sites.”

Israel may dominate through violence, but Palestinians hold a force more powerful

by Salman Abu Sitta on April 1, 2026 at 1:00 pm

Israel has overwhelming military power, but moral power rooted in peace and justice is completely absent from Zionism. This is the power that has inspired millions to shout “Free Palestine” in cities around the world like never before.