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World Court orders Israel to halt Gaza genocide

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 January 2024

Interim ruling boosts international efforts towards justice for Palestine. Read more about World Court orders Israel to halt Gaza genocide

Special livestream: Decision at the ICJ

Nora Barrows-Friedman 26 January 2024

Susan Akram, director of the International Human Rights Clinic at Boston University’s School of Law, in discussion about the implications of the World Court ruling. Read more about Special livestream: Decision at the ICJ

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Israeli fire kills Palestinians waiting for food aid and at UN shelter

Maureen Clare Murphy 25 January 2024

“World will bear witness to untold thousands of preventable deaths” if hospitals collapse in Gaza’s south, Red Cross warns. Read more about Israeli fire kills Palestinians waiting for food aid and at UN shelter

Livestream roundtable: Regional resistance to genocide

Nora Barrows-Friedman 24 January 2024

Day 110 with guest Helena Cobban on geopolitics (13:26); Gaza news with Nora Barrows-Friedman (:39); new revelations about 7 October with Asa Winstanley (44:38); Ali Abunimah responds to Washington Post’s lies (1:02:27); and Jon Elmer with the latest on the resistance (1:27:15). Read more about Livestream roundtable: Regional resistance to genocide

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Israel ramps up attacks in West Bank

Tamara Nassar 24 January 2024

US Palestinian teen killed following shots from settler and Israeli troops. Read more about Israel ramps up attacks in West Bank

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Israel besieges hospitals as it widens offensive in Khan Younis

Maureen Clare Murphy 24 January 2024

More than 20 soldiers killed while planting explosives to establish “buffer zone.” Read more about Israel besieges hospitals as it widens offensive in Khan Younis

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Invoking the Holocaust to support Gaza genocide is an abuse of history

David Cronin 22 January 2024

Has Ursula von der Leyen received advice from Tony Blair? Read more about Invoking the Holocaust to support Gaza genocide is an abuse of history

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Israel losing war in Gaza, commanders admit

Ali Abunimah 21 January 2024

Palestinian resistance much better prepared than expected, says New York Times. Read more about Israel losing war in Gaza, commanders admit

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Israeli HQ ordered troops to shoot Israeli captives on 7 October

Asa Winstanley 20 January 2024

Reactivated “Hannibal Directive” was ordered from top, Israeli journalists confirm. Read more about Israeli HQ ordered troops to shoot Israeli captives on 7 October

Ghassan Abu Sitta on why Israel attacks Gaza hospitals

Tamara Nassar 20 January 2024

Targeting health facilities serves the war aim of forcible transfer. Read more about Ghassan Abu Sitta on why Israel attacks Gaza hospitals

Activism and BDS Beat

News about popular struggle, international solidarity and boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activism

Arts and Culture

Palestine-related arts and culture news

From the Editors

Highlighting important stories on and off The Electronic Intifada.

Lobby Watch

An eye on the groups that try to stifle free debate about Palestine

Media Watch

The good and the bad of media coverage of Palestine

Power Suits

We go through the revolving door of the “peace process” and “diplomacy”

Rights and Accountability

News about work to enforce human rights and international law