The Shifting Sands: Morocco’s New Reality Post-Abraham Accords by Mohamed El Metmari
By Mohamed El Metmari | Independent Blogger/ Researcher Living in a country that maintains diplomatic relations with an apartheid, settler-colonial

Hamas said it was not participating in the municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, set for this weekend. Residents said it was a long-awaited opportunity to address the city’s problems
Hamas has survived waves of killings of its leaders. More than force will be necessary to overturn the Islamic regime of Iran.
Amid criticism over the board’s structure and broad mandate, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. defended the board, saying “a new way” was needed to address the situation in Gaza.
A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.
The security cabinet took actions that make it easier for Jews to buy land in the territory. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex the land.
The only crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt has reopened. The move will allow residents to leave for medical care or return to homes and families in the territory.
Officials said the body’s leadership could be announced as soon as Wednesday, but U.S. efforts to shape postwar Gaza by disarming Hamas have faced hurdles.
After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
President Trump should press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease military pressure on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria for the sake of his own policy.
It may be tempting to memory hole what happened in Gaza. That would only compound the mistake of ignoring, or rationalizing, an intolerable reality.

Exclusive: Inside Hamas’s fight against the armed militias that Israel is using to sow chaos in Gaza
by Tareq S. Hajjaj on May 1, 2026 at 2:48 pm
Hamas security leaders tell Mondoweiss that the fight against Israeli-armed militias in Gaza is only one part of the broader effort to counter Israel’s campaign to sow chaos in the Strip.

Why the United Arab Emirates is leaving OPEC and what it means for the future of the Middle East
by Mitchell Plitnick on May 1, 2026 at 2:00 pm
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC has been described as a major earthquake in the oil market, but its impact on international politics could be even more profound.

by Jonathan Ofir on April 30, 2026 at 2:50 pm
Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid’s joint effort to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu aims to appeal to those upset by Israel’s growing pariah status, but their campaign merely puts a ‘liberal’ veneer on the same Israeli apartheid.

The lessons from the Gaza student encampments, two years on
by Ethan Eblaghie on April 30, 2026 at 1:42 pm
Two years ago today, activists at Columbia University occupied a campus building, renaming it ‘Hind’s Hall.’ While campus protests for Palestine have mostly receded from view, they continue to offer vital lessons for the movement they inspired.

Palestine emerges as central issue in a key Pennsylvania Democratic primary
by Michael Arria on April 29, 2026 at 1:32 pm
Chris Rabb’s consistency on Palestine has resonated with voters in the country’s bluest district, who have felt betrayed by the Democrats’ approach to Israel and foreign policy.
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