The Gaza Cease-fire Is a Major Step—But the Fight for Palestine Must Continue
After 15 months of carnage, a cease-fire agreement offers a desperately needed respite. There are many obstacles, yet the movement to stop U.S. support for Israel goes on.
If You Ever Wondered What You’d Do in a Genocide, You’re Doing It Now
Americans must get louder and stronger in our support of the fight for Palestinian liberation.
The Double Crisis of U.S. Foreign Policy
Regardless of the outcome in November, U.S. foreign policy cannot square the circle of a decline in relative U.S. power in a multipolar, ever-more illiberal world.
“No Question I was Going to Become an Activist”: 20 Years Later, IPSers Remember the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
IPS staff reflect on the 20th anniversary of the “Shock and Awe” bombing campaign that launched the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The Fateful Fist Bump
If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even more corrosive polarization of geopolitics.
Phyllis Bennis on Rising Up with Sonali on Biden’s Middle East Trip and the Murder of Shireen Abu Akleh
Phyllis Bennis speaks about Biden’s trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, and his limited discussion of the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.
Biden in the Middle East
Phyllis Bennis joined Al Jazeera to discuss the significance and implications of Biden’s trip to the Middle East.
Americans Must Demand a Credible Investigation Into Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
If our tax dollars are furnishing the weapons that kill journalists and other innocents, that’s not just an international crime — it’s against U.S. law, too.
Israel Is Committing the Crime of Apartheid. What Should We Do About It?
The international movement for Palestinian rights laid the ground for declarations by Amnesty International and other human rights organizations. We must follow up.
9/11 at 20: Our Moral Obligation After Two Decades of War
First, Washington needs to stop killing people. Next, we have to challenge our nation’s assumptions and priorities.
