“A growing number of prominent Democrats are calling for cutting off sales of offensive weapons to Israel over its assault on Gaza — part of a notable shift on an issue that deeply divided the party during the 2024 election”

The ‘Gaza Riviera’ is a fantasy Plan that relies on Urbicide and Expulsion

“Qatar’s leaders had exerted significant political capital to negotiate a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, only to be repaid with an Israeli attack on their country. Qatar also learned a hard lesson: Trump’s promises of protection are worthless” — my latest @theguardian.com

Senior Egyptian officials say that Cairo has uncovered Israeli plans to target Hamas leaders in Cairo and has warned Israel that any attack will be treated as a declaration of war.

“Israel is now a rogue state posing the greatest danger to stability in the Middle East. With unconditional political support and an unlimited supply of US weapons under Trump, Israel can bomb virtually anyone and anywhere in the region, with impunity”— my latest @theguardian.com

I fear this is only the first case of universities directly helping the government create a black list

Eric Adams is about to be introduced to a whole new level of bribery. Never mind free business class on Turkish Airlines — the Saudis will fly him around in private jets.

“Climate change lawsuits are generally being filed by states led by Democrats, which has the effect of making them look more political, which in turn encourages companies like Exxon to push back more aggressively” — important reporting by @karenzraick.bsky.social on dueling lawsuits and free speech

I was the only reporter in the courtroom in Beaumont, Texas recently as lawyers for Exxon, California AG Bonta, the Sierra Club and other nonprofits sparred over dueling lawsuits, free speech and plastics recycling. Read free here: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/c...

The Int'l Association of Genocide Scholars - the largest association of genocide scholars - passed a resolution on Aug 31 saying Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide. It passed with "overwhelming" support, with 86% of members supporting it www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza flip.it/INOe9s

The IPC's report last week declaring a famine in Gaza City will be a source of shame for all those who will inevitably claim that they didn’t realize the extent of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza — my latest @theguardian.com | www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Years from now, it will serve as a reminder of how Israel used starvation as a weapon of war while Western powers did nothing. And it will be a source of shame for all those who will inevitably claim that they didn’t realize the extent of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza” — my latest @theguardian.com

Excellent investigation by @thepublicsource.bsky.social on Western media outlets that agreed to go on embeds with Israeli troops occupying parts of Gaza and Lebanon — and the skewed coverage they produced

Once again: The refusal of this administration (like its predecessor) to enforce legal restrictions on the use of US-origin weapons (e.g. war planes and munitions) is also a rule of law issue. No way these airstrikes are "legitimate self-defense" as required by the Arms Export Control Act.

“It isn’t students who shy away from serious discussion – it is powerful elites enraged by the protests against Israel's war on Gaza and determined to restore by force a narrative and political consensus that has collapsed under the weight of genocide” — excellent piece by @abuaardvark.bsky.social

Back from a break. This was published while I was away: my take on what is needed from Lebanon and the international community to ensure real reforms take place in Lebanon timep.org/2025/08/18/s...

The episode on Palestine and the American University is out

"Put simply, why should the U.S. want to continue arming and defending a genocidal apartheid regime?" daniellarison.substack.com/p/end-the-to...

“Israel is able to kill Palestinian journalists with impunity not just because of the unconditional military support it receives from the US, but also the failure of many western media organizations and journalists to stand up for their Palestinian colleagues” — my oped @theguardian.com

A document compiled by the Trump White House based off public submissions flags 7 Smithsonian museums for review, arguing that some exhibits like Benjamin Franklin’s link to slavery or a film on George Floyd’s murder present US history in an overly negative way www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

According to @nytimes.com: Russia invades Ukraine, while Israel “takes over” Gaza. (These 2 news articles were published today, hours apart)

Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump are the same person.

Polish Napoleon Netanyahu is on a mission to seize the Middle East. Will anyone stop him? flip.it/jyfju3

“What strikes me when I speak with journalists in and from Gaza is how evangelical and heartbreakingly idealistic they are; how much journalism to them was a duty even if it meant certain death,” — powerful and heartbreaking column by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social on Gaza's heroic journalists

The great Raji Sourani, Palestinian human rights lawyer and director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, on why intl law matters, despite its flaws, how it has helped the cause of justice for Palestine, even now, and why we should not abandon it

“Once Israeli leaders realized that they would face no consequences for killing Shireen Abu Akleh, one of the Arab world’s most prominent journalists, is it surprising they would conclude that they could get away with killing many more Palestinian journalists in Gaza?” — my latest @theguardian.com

My latest, on the perils of Trump’s penchant for mistaking stagecraft for statecraft. time.com/7310152/ukra...

Dispatching troops from one of the poorest states to one of its wealthiest jurisdictions to perform authoritarian theater against the libs and black people is very much of the MAGA moment. Soldiers as props in grievance/resentment politics.

“Palestinian journalists like Anas al-Sharif have been able to tell their own people’s story directly to the world. And Israel is methodically killing them for it, while many of their Western colleagues and international journalistic institutions remain shamefully silent”— my latest @theguardian.com

"Today, Trump and his administration are deeply complicit in the human-made famine unfolding in Gaza, but it’s important to remember that US complicity predates Trump – and it’s another stain on Biden’s legacy as president," writes DAWN fellow @mbazzi.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Everyone now agrees that Gaza is at least close to genocide, but instead of acting to stop it the US and too many others are normalizing it. My new piece asks what that means for Gaza, Israel, regional order… and IR theory. abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/normalizing-...

I wrote for @theguardian.com on Biden’s complicity in the famine unfolding in Gaza today | www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Triggering snapback gives Iran no incentive to cooperate. It is an invitation to more resistance. Punishing Iran with snapback is insane." daniellarison.substack.com/p/punishing-...

Also ethnic cleansing and genocide but who’s counting

Beyond Recognition: Is a Palestinian State even Possible Anymore?

Here's how @nytimes.com covered Russia's accusation (followed by a sham court conviction) that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was a spy:

Anas Al-Sharif’s last will and testament, written in April: “I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person... I entrust you with its people, w/its wronged & innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace.”

Israel assassinated journalist Anas Al-Sharif and his entire Al-Jazeera TV crew in Gaza today. CPJ warned of Israeli smear campaign against him, but few Western media outlets or journalists spoke out in defense of their Palestinian colleagues. Their silence is cowardly and shameful.

My latest for @theguardian.com on Joe Biden’s complicity in the famine unfolding in Gaza today www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel could have chosen to prevent a famine at any point. Instead, it has repeatedly blocked efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Palestinians, effectively vacuum-sealing Gaza and deliberately engineering a famine. This is not some unintended consequence: www.vox.com/policy/42262...

“Joe Biden’s administration not only failed to heed repeated warnings about famine, but it worked to undermine UN agencies and humanitarian groups that tried to focus attention on Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza” — my latest @theguardian.com

“The more I learn about genocide, the more shocked and embarrassed I am by my own ignorance. Once I actively tried to be better informed about genocide, the picture in Gaza became terrifyingly clear” — powerful and brave personal essay by my NYU colleague Lihi Ben Shitrit for @forward.com