https://mondoweiss.net Shifting the Narrative toward Liberation | Palestine, Israel & the United States Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:25:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mondoweiss.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-mw-m-square-xlg-32x32.png https://mondoweiss.net 32 32 54770680 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/israels-election-exposes-the-limits-of-liberal-zionism/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/israels-election-exposes-the-limits-of-liberal-zionism/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:25:21 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329897 Netanyahu’s strong showing in the Israeli elections is a blow to liberal Zionists and their effort to continue to deny Israeli apartheid.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/israels-election-exposes-the-limits-of-liberal-zionism/feed/ 0 329897 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/amid-deepening-financial-crisis-unrwa-conducts-mass-layoffs-in-gaza/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/amid-deepening-financial-crisis-unrwa-conducts-mass-layoffs-in-gaza/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:58:18 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329830 UNRWA says it is forced to cut services because it cannot cover a $70 million shortfall. But laid-off employees, its staff union, and its former spokesperson say the cuts are aimed at something broader: the refugee question itself.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/amid-deepening-financial-crisis-unrwa-conducts-mass-layoffs-in-gaza/feed/ 0 329830 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/haley-stevens-is-trying-to-ratf-k-the-el-sayed-campaign-over-israel/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/haley-stevens-is-trying-to-ratf-k-the-el-sayed-campaign-over-israel/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:15:07 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329821 In a shock move, Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. While the exact reasons are unclear, there is no doubt Israel played a central role.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/haley-stevens-is-trying-to-ratf-k-the-el-sayed-campaign-over-israel/feed/ 4 329821 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/i-have-not-eaten-rice-since-i-left-gaza-the-taste-is-a-painful-reminder-of-the-genocide/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/i-have-not-eaten-rice-since-i-left-gaza-the-taste-is-a-painful-reminder-of-the-genocide/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329780 In Gaza, hunger and siege changed the meanings of bread, rice, khobeiza, and oud. Three years after reaching Cairo, ordinary foods and fragrances still return me to the war.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/i-have-not-eaten-rice-since-i-left-gaza-the-taste-is-a-painful-reminder-of-the-genocide/feed/ 1 329780 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/book-review-a-guide-to-how-the-media-sanitized-israels-genocide-in-gaza/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/book-review-a-guide-to-how-the-media-sanitized-israels-genocide-in-gaza/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329631 Assal Rad's 'Don't Say Palestine' is a masterpiece on language distortion and dishonesty, combining brilliant analysis with searing moral outrage and destined to become a classic read for years to come.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/11/book-review-a-guide-to-how-the-media-sanitized-israels-genocide-in-gaza/feed/ 9 329631 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/gulf-states-scramble-to-avert-another-u-s-israeli-war-on-iran-they-cannot-stop/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/gulf-states-scramble-to-avert-another-u-s-israeli-war-on-iran-they-cannot-stop/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329800 Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye sent top security officials to Tehran as fears grow of a renewed U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. With little leverage over Trump, the Gulf states face devastating consequences if the war resumes.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/gulf-states-scramble-to-avert-another-u-s-israeli-war-on-iran-they-cannot-stop/feed/ 1 329800 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/thousands-of-people-in-gaza-are-missing-without-answers-as-israel-withholds-information-from-their-families/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/thousands-of-people-in-gaza-are-missing-without-answers-as-israel-withholds-information-from-their-families/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:19:37 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329769 More than a year after the October 2025 ceasefire, Palestinian families are still searching for loved ones who vanished during Israel’s genocide in Gaza. ]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/thousands-of-people-in-gaza-are-missing-without-answers-as-israel-withholds-information-from-their-families/feed/ 6 329769 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/liberal-zionists-are-trying-to-distance-themselves-from-the-reality-that-israeli-voters-overwhelmingly-want-genocide/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/liberal-zionists-are-trying-to-distance-themselves-from-the-reality-that-israeli-voters-overwhelmingly-want-genocide/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:42:34 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329710 Liberal Zionists bemoan both ultra-nationalist extremists and pro-Palestine activists, but Israel's latest elections show how they ultimately come to the defense of apartheid every time. ]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/liberal-zionists-are-trying-to-distance-themselves-from-the-reality-that-israeli-voters-overwhelmingly-want-genocide/feed/ 19 329710 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/netanyahus-stalemate-and-the-liberal-fantasy-of-a-new-israel/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/netanyahus-stalemate-and-the-liberal-fantasy-of-a-new-israel/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:34:21 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329687 Liberal commentary frames Israel’s elections as a struggle for its soul, but the opposition offers only better management of the same system. Record Palestinian turnout reflects hope for modest relief, not real change.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/netanyahus-stalemate-and-the-liberal-fantasy-of-a-new-israel/feed/ 4 329687 https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/no-seat-at-the-table-israels-post-election-message-to-its-palestinian-citizens/ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/no-seat-at-the-table-israels-post-election-message-to-its-palestinian-citizens/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:25:17 +0000 https://mondoweiss.net/?p=329690 Netanyahu's party and the Israeli opposition are at an electoral stalemate that only an alliance with the Palestinian citizens of Israel can break, but neither camp is willing to extend their democratic ideals to the Arab lists who won 19 seats in the latest election.]]> https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/no-seat-at-the-table-israels-post-election-message-to-its-palestinian-citizens/feed/ 16 329690