‘Genocide is not an Oakland value:’ inside Oakland’s grassroots campaign to end military shipments to Israel

by Joseph Mogul on December 8, 2025 at 7:18 pm

Oakland International Airport has become a key hub for transporting military cargo to Israel during the Gaza genocide. Now, over 30 groups and thousands of Oakland residents have come together in the Oakland People’s Arms Embargo to stop it.

Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want

by Lara Kilani on December 8, 2025 at 6:12 pm

The left’s view of Palestine’s future often reduces to vague terms like “one-state solution” or “equal rights for all” but few address the tough questions they raise, especially: how can Palestinians live with those who carried out the Gaza genocide?

As the U.S. deadline for disarming Hezbollah approaches, Lebanon remains deadlocked on next steps

by Layla Yammine on December 7, 2025 at 3:00 pm

The U.S. set a deadline for the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah by the end of December. But as the deadline nears, it is unclear what Lebanon will do, given the challenges of disarming the group and popular support for resistance to Israel.

Book Review: The weight of witnessing

by Shatha Mahmoud on December 6, 2025 at 3:00 pm

Wasim Said’s “Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide: A Testimony from Gaza” documents a genocide that continues to unfold. It is a record of what the world allowed to happen, and what the world will continue to allow unless we stop it.

‘A new form of genocide’: Gazans feel little relief from Israeli strangulation since the ceasefire

by Tareq S. Hajjaj on December 5, 2025 at 9:58 pm

Most Palestinians in Gaza say they don’t feel the relief they expected after the ceasefire. Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on supplies, while people go hungry every day.