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.

Understanding the shared ideology behind settler colonialism in Native America and Palestine
by Eric Cheyfitz on May 2, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Both the United States and Israel were founded and exist on land taken during ongoing genocides. Settler colonialism drives these genocides, and both nations share an ideology that justifies the theft and rationalizes the killing.

Checkpoints, radio shows, and Fairouz
by Qassam Muaddi on May 2, 2026 at 1:30 pm
Morning radio shows in Palestine have a talent for making it sound like a free country, all while reporting on which checkpoints are closed and how many people were killed in Gaza today.

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 Palestinian Pulse does not accept funds for advertising on this site. Simply donate to Palestine via “Gift of the Givers” using their banking details. Email the pop to us, any amount donation will qualify and we will advertise your business or organization. T’s & C’s apply.
The Palestinian Pulse does not accept funds for advertising on this site. Simply donate to Palestine via “Gift of the Givers” using their banking details. Email the pop to us, any amount donation will qualify and we will advertise your business or organization. T’s & C’s apply.
