From the Editors

Zahra Billoo of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in San Francisco comments on the rise of Islamophobia and hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims in the US.

On this week’s podcast: Rana Baker assesses the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, sealed at the Egyptian border following an attack on Egyptian soldiers last week; and much more!

On this week’s podcast: Shahd Abusalama talks about her meeting with Akram Rikhawi’s family, right before he ended his 102-day hunger strike in an Israeli prison; and much more!

What goes on behind the doors at the Christians United for Israel conference? Our blogger Alice Bach talks about how the Christian Zionist movement cheers for Israel and pressures politicians; and more.

This week on the podcast, the global BDS movement celebrates 7 years of victories: we’ll interview two leading BDS organizers in Palestine and in Europe about the significance of the movement; and much more!

Ali Abunimah debates Jonathan Tobin of the far-right anti-Palestinian publication Commentary on Democracy Now today about Israel’s settlements and Jim Crow.

Investigative reporter Clayton Swisher is joined by Ali Abunimah on to discuss the bombshell revelations that Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with the radioactive element polonium.

In this week’s podcast: A report from Jalal Abukhater on the Palestinian Authority police’s violent attacks on Palestinian protesters in Ramallah – “They tried to do this without anyone seeing them on camera.”

The Electronic Intifada is more infuential in “digital diplomacy” than most Israeli leaders, an Agence France Presse survey finds. Find out who else is on top!

In this week’s podcast: Israel attacks Gaza, leaving 16 dead in one week, we’ll have a report from Rami Almeghari; we interview Al Jazeera English reporter Sherine Tadros about a new film on Gaza; and much more!