Film Review: When Palestinian peasants brought an empire to its knees

by Qassam Muaddi on February 15, 2026 at 7:10 pm

Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ gets a lot right in telling the story of the 1936 Palestinian revolution against the British. But a better accounting of the class dynamics in the uprising could have helped explain why it was crushed.

How Israel is eroding life for Palestinians in the West Bank

by Abdaljawad Omar on February 13, 2026 at 8:11 pm

Israeli violence in the West Bank isn’t as dramatic as in Gaza, but it is methodical, durable, and sometimes harder to understand. Here’s how Israel is using settler terror, financial policies, and legal tactics to suffocate Palestinian life.

UK court rules that the government ban on Palestine Action is unlawful

by Michael Arria on February 13, 2026 at 6:07 pm

In a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, London’s High Court has ruled that the ban on Palestine Action is unlawful.

Netanyahu strikes out in Washignton

by Mitchell Plitnick on February 12, 2026 at 9:15 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a hasty trip to Washington this week to push Donald Trump toward war with Iran. Although little has been made public from the meeting, it appears Netanyahu has failed — for now.

Israel just started legalizing its annexation of the West Bank. Here’s what that means.

by Qassam Muaddi on February 11, 2026 at 2:43 pm

The Israeli government recently took radical steps to change the legal status quo in the West Bank. Here’s what these changes mean and how they set the stage for annexation.