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[l] at 11/7/26 7:30am
Mondoweiss speaks with analyst Mitchell Plitnick about what the Democrats' "Blue Wave" could mean for Trump's foreign policy, how the Israeli elections could impact the United States, and how JD Vance is using Israel to position his political future.

[Category: Opinion, 2026 Mid-Term Elections, Foreign Policy, Iran, Israel, JD Vance, Trump]

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[l] at 11/6/26 7:57am
“Everyone knows why we lost,” J.D. Vance said after the Republican wipeout in the midterm elections, and among the reasons he cited was Israel. For decades, the Israel lobby worked to keep Zionism’s bigotry off voters’ radar. Those days are over.

[Category: Opinion, 2026 Mid-Term Elections, Israel lobby, JD Vance, Republicans, Top Headlines]

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[l] at 11/6/26 7:30am
The midterm elections showed that the political landscape has shifted dramatically on Israel and the war in Iran. Now, activists must pressure Congress to end the war and support Palestinian rights. Here is what they should advocate for.

[Category: Opinion, 2026 Mid-Term Elections, Democratic Party]

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[l] at 11/5/26 8:51am
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has reached even the smallest sources of livelihood, destroying agricultural traditions that Palestinians have been practicing for centuries.

[Category: News, ecocide, Gaza, Gaza agriculture, Genocide, Palestinian farmers]

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[l] at 11/4/26 1:43pm
Political consultant Peter Feld says the midterms were a rebuke of Trump, the Iran war, and Israel. But with AIPAC adapting and J Street rising, he warns progressives must push for a full arms embargo and resist the capture of their new champions.

[Category: News, Democrats, Iran, Israel Lobby, midterm elections, Republicans, Top Headlines, Trump, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics]

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[l] at 11/3/26 12:25pm
Netanyahu’s strong showing in the Israeli elections is a blow to liberal Zionists and their effort to continue to deny Israeli apartheid.

[Category: Opinion, 2026 Israeli Elections, Benjamin Netanyahu Government, israeli apartheid, Israeli Elections, netanyahu]

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[l] at 11/3/26 10:58am
UNRWA says it is forced to cut services because it cannot cover a $70 million shortfall. But laid-off employees, its staff union, and its former spokesperson say the cuts are aimed at something broader: the refugee question itself.

[Category: News, board of peace, Gaza, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)]

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[l] at 11/2/26 2:15pm
In a shock move, Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. While the exact reasons are unclear, there is no doubt Israel played a central role.

[Category: Opinion, 2026 Mid-Term Elections, Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens, Israel Lobby, Top Headlines, US Politics]

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[l] at 11/2/26 7:00am
In Gaza, hunger and siege changed the meanings of bread, rice, khobeiza, and oud. Three years after reaching Cairo, ordinary foods and fragrances still return me to the war.

[Category: Opinion, Egypt, famine in Gaza, forced displacement, Gaza]

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[l] at 11/1/26 7:00am
Assal Rad's 'Don't Say Palestine' is a masterpiece on language distortion and dishonesty, combining brilliant analysis with searing moral outrage and destined to become a classic read for years to come.

[Category: Media Analysis, Assal Rad, book review]

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[l] at 10/31/26 7:00am
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye sent top security officials to Tehran as fears grow of a renewed U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. With little leverage over Trump, the Gulf states face devastating consequences if the war resumes.

[Category: Opinion, Gulf States, Israel, netanyahu, Saudi Arabia, Trump, US Policy in the Middle East]

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[l] at 10/30/26 2:19pm
More than a year after the October 2025 ceasefire, Palestinian families are still searching for loved ones who vanished during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

[Category: News, forced displacement, Gaza, Gaza's missing, Genocide, israeli war crimes]

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[l] at 10/30/26 11:42am
Liberal Zionists bemoan both ultra-nationalist extremists and pro-Palestine activists, but Israel's latest elections show how they ultimately come to the defense of apartheid every time.

[Category: Opinion, 2026 Israeli Elections, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli right wing, liberal Zionism, Lior Schleien]

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[l] at 10/29/26 12:34pm
Liberal commentary frames Israel’s elections as a struggle for its soul, but the opposition offers only better management of the same system. Record Palestinian turnout reflects hope for modest relief, not real change.

[Category: Opinion, Israel, Israeli Elections, Joint List, Likud, netanyahu, Palestinian citizens of Israel]

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[l] at 10/29/26 12:25pm
Netanyahu's party and the Israeli opposition are at an electoral stalemate that only an alliance with the Palestinian citizens of Israel can break, but neither camp is willing to extend their democratic ideals to the Arab lists who won 19 seats in the latest election.

[Category: News, Benjamin Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu Government, Israeli Elections, Israeli Government, Israeli Knesset, Knesset elections, Palestinian citizens of Israel, Top Headlines]

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[l] at 10/29/26 7:00am
Lebanese farmers are losing their livelihood as Israeli forces uproot centuries-old trees, destroy olive groves, and demolish entire towns and villages, rendering them uninhabitable.

[Category: News, Destruction of olive groves, ecocide, Israeli occupation, Olive Harvest, South Lebanon, Southern Lebanon]

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[l] at 10/28/26 10:25am
Israeli forces have forced 407 Palestinian families, nearly 2,650 people, from their homes in Hebron, sealing the city’s entrances and closing the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshipers. Displaced residents describe being given one hour and one bag.

[Category: News, forced displacement, Hebron, Israeli army raid, Israeli military, Israeli occupation, Top Headlines, West Bank, West Bank Dispatch]

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[l] at 10/27/26 8:00am
The mainstream media continues to insist Democrats are divided on Israel despite clear evidence to the contrary. Now the media is following the Israel lobby's lead and manufacturing a similar split in Michigan. A new poll shows it's not working.

[Category: Media Analysis, 2026 Mid-Term Elections, Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan, Mike Rogers, Top Headlines, US Politics]

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[l] at 10/27/26 7:00am
Fake charities and brokers in Egypt are exploiting desperate Palestinian refugees from Gaza who receive little aid and are legally barred from working.

[Category: News, Egypt, forced displacement, Gaza genocide]

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[l] at 10/26/26 11:09am
With Gaza’s power grid destroyed and Israel restricting the entry of fuel, private generator owners are charging high fees to provide electricity, leaving many displaced families in the dark.

[Category: News, displacement economy, forced displacement, Gaza electricity crisis, Gaza genocide, gaza strip, Israel]

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[l] at 10/25/26 7:00am
Israeli election season has been dominated by Zionist debate over October 7, but this debate has not included discussion of ending the Gaza genocide because no one in Israeli society wants this to happen.

[Category: Opinion, 2026 Israeli Elections]

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