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The Genocide Will Be Automated—Israel, AI and the Future of War — An aerial photo taken on October 3, 2024 shows the destruction of Jabalia refugee camp, and people who have no choice but to live in the ruins, Gaza City, Gaza. Mahmoud ssa/Anadolu via Getty Images

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The Genocide Will Be Automated—Israel, AI and the Future of War

"We are here on the Gaza border," said Shalev Hulio, posing with a gun slung over his shoulder. It was November 7, 2023, and he was recording a video to announce the launch of his new cybertechnology start-up, Dream Security. In 2022, Hulio had stepped down from his

Leila Katibah • 10 min read

Calling Erdogan's Bluff on Palestine — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan at the ”Great Palestine Meeting” at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on October 28, 2023. TUR Presidency / Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images

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Calling Erdogan's Bluff on Palestine

Israel's war in Gaza has animated Turkey's longstanding political rivalries.

Umar Farooq, Michael Kaplan • 11 min read

Palestine and the Limits of Permissible Protest in Jordan — Members of Jordan’s Darak forces (gendarmerie) stand on guard as protesters gather for a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in Amman on October 27, 2023. Khalil Mazraawi/AFP via Getty Images

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Palestine and the Limits of Permissible Protest in Jordan

Will recent demonstrations against the Gaza War threaten the regime?

Jillian Schwedler • 6 min read

The Egyptian Public and the War on Gaza — President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s image on the side of an aid truck crossing the Rafah border from the Egyptian side into Gaza on November 6, 2023. Mahmoud Khaled/Getty Images

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The Egyptian Public and the War on Gaza

The government's delicate balancing act around Palestine.

Hesham Sallam • 5 min read

Gaza Is a Crime Scene — Gaza City on January 15, 2024. Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua via Getty Images

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Gaza Is a Crime Scene

Understanding Israel's war crimes and the case for genocide.

Lisa Hajjar • 14 min read

Lessons from '48 — Palestinian citizens of Israel demonstrate in Haifa on May 18, 2021, to mark a nationwide general strike expressing solidarity for Palestinians. Mati Milstein/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Lessons from '48

A Conversation on Silence, Complicity and Popular Mobilization of Palestinians in Israel

Riya Al'Sanah, Soheir Asaad • 15 min read

Reflections from the Present on the Future of Political Action for Palestine — Activists protesting against the bombing of Gaza blockade the entrance to the Instro Precision factory, a subsidiary of the Israeli military contractor Elbit systems, on October 26, 2023, in Sandwich, England. Guy Smallman/Getty Images

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Reflections from the Present on the Future of Political Action for Palestine

Following October 7, 2023, the world has witnessed an unprecedented assault on Gaza and across historic Palestine. At the same time, these months have given rise to an unprecedented surge of global solidarity. New meanings and modes of struggle are animating public protest and political action, from Kuala Lumpur to

(Author not identified) • 9 min read

Lessons from '48—A Conversation on Silence, Complicity and Popular Mobilization of Palestinians in Israel — Palestinian citizens of Israel demonstrate in Haifa on May 18, 2021, to mark a nationwide general strike expressing solidarity for Palestinians. Mati Milstein/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Lessons from '48—A Conversation on Silence, Complicity and Popular Mobilization of Palestinians in Israel

Amid a wave of unprecedented global solidarity with Palestine where does '48 fit in?

Riya Al'Sanah, Soheir Asaad • 15 min read

Israel and the Laws of War—A Conversation with Neve Gordon — Palestinians conduct a search and rescue operation after the second bombardment of the Israeli army in 24 hours at Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, on November 1, 2023. Fadi Alwhidi/Anadolu via Getty ImagesScreen shot of the Tweet by Yaniv Roznai from October 24, 2023.

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Israel and the Laws of War—A Conversation with Neve Gordon

The uses and abuses of the law in Israel's war on Gaza.

Neve Gordon, Marya Hannun • 17 min read

Palestinian Trade Unions Call for an End to Arming Israel — A man reacts as he watches rescuers and civilians remove the rubble of a home destroyed following an Israeli attack on the town of Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2023. Mohammed Faeq/AFP via Getty ImagesGraphic designed during the Unity Intifada in May 2021, courtesy of Workers in Palestine.

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Palestinian Trade Unions Call for an End to Arming Israel

Amid an escalating crisis in Gaza, trade unions in Palestine appeal for international solidarity.

Marya Hannun • 5 min read

Revisiting MERIP Coverage of Gaza, Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict — Palestine Issue 2021

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Revisiting MERIP Coverage of Gaza, Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

For more than 50 years, MERIP has provided a depth of analysis on Palestine and Palestinian politics that is unmatched. Here we dive into the archives to highlight both historical and recent MERIP articles that provide key context for the current crises in Gaza and Jerusalem as well as important bac

The Editors • 7 min read

The Dilemmas of Practicing Humanitarian Medicine in Gaza — Osama Tanous examining patients and training physicians in Gaza while on a humanitarian medical aid trip in January 2020. Courtesy of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.

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The Dilemmas of Practicing Humanitarian Medicine in Gaza

Humanitarian medical aid was developed to provide life-saving assistance to populations suffering from war and disease. What happens when this model is applied to help those living under occupation and coping with chronic deprivations and long-term siege conditions? Osama Tanous, a Palestinian pedia

Osama Tanous • 14 min read