“The hero’s welcome on the streets of Tripoli, Lebanon’s Sunni heartland city, was a rare display of fandom for a man who has worked quietly behind the scenes to break with more than half a century of Syrian diplomatic tradition under the Assad family” — nuanced profile of Syria's foreign minister

“We write for Palestine with our blood” — Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian writer and resistance leader assassinated in Beirut by Israeli agents 54 years ago today

The death toll from Israel’s war on Lebanon has surpassed 4,300. Since March 2, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health: — Israel has killed at least 4,303 people throughout Lebanon. — More than 12,000 injured. — 135 health workers killed; 17 hospitals damaged.

It's out! The full "Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World" is available open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia...

A video showing members of Iraqi Counter-terrorism Service inside the Green Zone a few minutes ago.

“Trump doesn’t like to admit any failure, and he may eventually blame his botched Iran war on Netanyahu” — my latest for @theguardian.com | www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"That night we learned three physicians and one nurse from our team would be blocked from entering Gaza. I was allowed in." "To tell a doctor or nurse that they cannot help someone punctures both their sense of self and their faith in humankind in ways that are difficult to explain or anticipate."

Gaza: How We’re Learning to see the AI-Driven Genocide

“The question now is whether Trump is willing to back up his anger at Netanyahu with action – by threatening to withhold US weapons and other support unless Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon” — my latest for @theguardian.com

“Trump and his aides played this game before, leaking their supposed displeasure with Netanyahu but not following through by withholding the US weapons that enabled Israel to continue its wars in Gaza, Lebanon and elsewhere. Will Trump finally restrain Netanyahu?” — my latest for @theguardian.com

Mamdani is about to have the best Ashura since the Safavids conquered Iran

Representatives Goldman and Espaillat really should have moderated their extreme views on Israel-Palestine policy, views which are increasingly out of step with their constituents and American voters in general. The price of not getting out of your “ideological bubble”

The @socialists.nyc proved tonight that they can get more voters out in a New York primary than the old guard Democratic county machines can keep at home. Democratic county bosses are finally heading toward their electoral graves. Good riddance.

Join DAWN for an online discussion Thursday, June 25, 1 PM ET: "Reform and Resistance in Lebanon Amid Israel’s Assault and the Regional War" With expert speakers: @mbazzi.bsky.social, Jad El Dilati, and Maya Mikdashi More information and event registration here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The death toll from Israel’s war on Lebanon has surpassed 4,000. Since March 2nd, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health: — Israel has killed at least 4,057 people throughout Lebanon. — More than 12,000 injured. — 135 health workers killed; 17 hospitals damaged.

“Brawndo’s got what plants crave!”

In journalism school, we teach that context matters. But, like so much of the Western media, AFP forgets that lesson whenever Israel is involved. Missing context: These four Israeli soldiers were killed in Lebanon, where they were part of an illegal Israeli occupation of a sovereign country.

Iran Ceasefire Deal Confirms Military Might doesn’t Work

It’s good that @nytimes.com has closely tracked Trump’s reflecting pool fiasco. But at $14 million, it’s a minuscule part of Trump’s web of corruption, which extends to billions of dollars. Always keep your eye on the bigger picture.

Caterpillar, Volvo, Hyundai, Doosan, Hitachi and Komatsu Remember those names when buying cars, boots, drills, washing machines... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

“Trump and his aides must realize that they won’t be able to negotiate their way back to the prewar status quo. Trump’s ill-fated war emboldened Iran – and its leaders will seek to extract a higher price for future concessions” — my latest for @theguardian.com

“Trump celebrated having solved a problem he had created: reopening a vital waterway through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passed each day – before Iran effectively closed it at the start of the war, disrupting the global economy” — my latest for @theguardian.com

“During previous Israeli invasions, Israeli forces used to steal books, personal documents, private archives, artwork, etc. But they’re not stealing anymore, they’re just destroying everything, wiping it out. This is why a lot of our work is happening covertly” — excellent by @thenewarab.bsky.social

The opposition in Israel is not happy about the upcoming Iran-U.S deal. Yair Lapid: "This is one of the most shocking failures of Israel’s foreign and security policy.” Avigdor Lieberman: "A catastrophe from Israel’s perspective.” Yediot Aharonot: "Bad Deal!"

Seems accurate

NEW: China drone market benefits from #Iran war • $5B Production line in Saudi • Selling parts to Iran • UAE major client • Egypt, Morocco increased interest. With @roscarroll.bsky.social www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

“Trump secured something most Americans can only dream of: immunity from the IRS” — my latest for @theguardian.com

“Children are experiencing repeated displacement, disruption to education, psychological distress, and growing uncertainty about their future” — excellent reporting by @justinsalhani.bsky.social on how Israel's war on Lebanon is impacting children

Trump claims he's "calling all the shots" on Iran. Netanyahu's choices show otherwise. My piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social

21 years ago today, Samir Kassir — a Lebanese-Palestinian journalist and leftist intellectual — was assassinated in Beirut, by the Assad regime. Samir’s writing inspired a generation.

I wrote about some of the misconceptions around UNIFIL www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

These ‘condemnations’ are nothing more than attempts to avoid talking about sanctions against Israel. As long as they avoid real measures, everything the French (and others) say about Israel is utterly meaningless.

Everything we're seeing play out today in Lebanon visa vie Israel has a history. It's not that long (all within my grandfather's lifetime), but very complex. I break it down in an accessible way in my latest video essay: youtu.be/Dkcwc0XfvTk

As antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate flare across the west, Jewish and Muslim communities are being pitted against each other. If these hatreds rise together, feeding on conspiracy theories and the politics of fear, they cannot be defeated apart. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

US media outlets are willing to butcher the English language — along with common sense and human decency — to avoid stating a basic fact: Israel is expanding its occupation of southern Lebanon

“Trump and Netanyahu could not topple Iran’s regime. Instead, they ended up strengthening it – by allowing Tehran to deploy its geographic control of the Strait of Hormuz into a weapon that could instigate a global energy crisis and a worldwide recession” — my latest for @theguardian.com

Grateful to the Columbia Spectator for covering my course being canceled, being illegally fired from the Washington Post, and allowing me to be honest about grief. share.google/vVvP7XL4Bk8B...

Israel's targeting of Nabatieh is part of its "strategy to essentially cripple the Shia community in Lebanon and one way to do that is by destroying different economic engines and the capacity of that community and one of the largest economic engines of the south is Nabatieh.” — @mbazzi.bsky.social

So Lebanon is being genocided by Israel as we speak and yet the West-centric timeline for the most part looks "normal"? Can't say I'm surprised.

“Nabatieh is a historic symbol of resistance in Lebanon. Many locals point to the Ashura Uprising in 1983, when Israeli soldiers drove towards a crowd performing a religious ceremony in the city” — excellent analysis by @justinsalhani.bsky.social on why Israel is targeting Nabatieh in South Lebanon

Israel ordered the evacuation of all of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre today, on Eid al-Adha. They spared the Christian quarter by the sea. Yesterday, it was all of Nabatieh. On a day when many should be celebrating, instead they are being displaced again.

Israel is targeting and killing healthcare workers in Lebanon nearly every day. Since March 2nd, Israeli attacks have killed 124 health care workers. The total death toll in Lebanon now stands at 3,185. — Lebanese Ministry of Health

Israel Curbs Aid, Kills Civilians During Gaza Ceasefire as Famine Looms

Have you considered not starting illegal wars of aggression?

“Despite her loyalty and attempts to cozy up to Trump by promoting his conspiracy theories about past elections, Gabbard was undone by her resistance to US foreign interventions and regime-change wars” — my latest for @theguardian.com

Israel has killed more than 120 rescue workers, damaged 16 hospitals, and targeted over 130 ambulances in Lebanon since March 2nd