Analysis on Palestinian history, Middle East politics, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
June 11, 2026 at 3:41 pm The United States announces that the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, carrying 3,500 U.S. troops, has reached the area of responsibility of U.S. Central Command in the Middle East on March 2026. [US CENTCOM/Handout – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk When Congress wants
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
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
