Analysis on Palestinian history, Middle East politics, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
June 5, 2026 at 12:09 pm U.S. President Donald Trump (R) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, United States on December 29, 2025. [Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO)/Handout – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk “He’ll do whatever I want him to do,” Donald Trump
May 29, 2026 at 11:50 am Portraits of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich and Michael Ben Ari, in Jerusalem. [THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk Benjamin Netanyahu and his partners in the Israeli government, Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich among others, did not
A hate crime had struck close to home. On the TV screen, more than four dozen police cars, blue lights swirling in a cold, mechanical rhythm. The news ticker crawled across the bottom of the TV screen, sanitizing horror into a newsbreak: police responding to an “incident” in San Diego’s
May 6, 2026 at 1:31 pm Demonstrators gather outside Google’s Chicago headquarters on April 15, 2026, to protest U.S. tax spending on military aid and immigration enforcement. [Jacek Boczarski – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk The next time you pull into a gas station, watch the number on the
April 29, 2026 at 10:58 am Boats of the “Global Sumud Flotilla 2026 Spring Mission,” aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade on Gaza and delivering humanitarian aid, depart from the marina in Augusta on the island of Sicily, Italy, on April 26, 2026. [Barış Seçkin – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj
April 23, 2026 at 2:41 pm Iranians gather at Enqelab Square to protest against the United States and Israel in Tehran, Iran, on April 12, 2026. [Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the temporary ceasefire is the culmination of
April 9, 2026 at 2:30 pm A protester wearing a Israeli PM Netanyahu mask is seen as protesters gathered outside the White House to demonstrate against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, DC, on February 11, 2026. [Celal Güneş – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk The ceasefire
March 31, 2026 at 12:19 pm A car is filled with gasoline at a station as an oil refinery operates 24 hours a day amid rising geopolitical tensions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 25, 2026. [Fabio Teixeira – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk I filled my car
March 23, 2026 at 7:30 am United States President Donald Trump (L), US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C) and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine (R) speak outside the Oval Office of the White House before boarding Marine One en route to Dover, Delaware, on
March 9, 2026 at 1:04 pm U.S. Navy warplane takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran in the Gulf of Oman, on March 01, 2026. [U.S. Navy / Handout – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk American taxpayers are still hemorrhaging from
March 2, 2026 at 10:50 am Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on February 25, 2026. [Press Information Bureau (PIB) – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk An earlier version of this article was completed a day before the joint Israeli-American
February 23, 2026 at 8:46 am US President Donald Trump delivers a speech as world leaders and founding members of the Board of Peace gather for the inaugural meeting at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, United States, on February 19, 2026. [Murat Gök – Anadolu
