Google Worried It Couldn’t Control How Israel Uses Project Nimbus, Files Reveal
Internal Google documents show that the tech giant feared it wouldn’t be able to monitor how Israel might use its technology to harm Palestinians.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel’s 2023 bombings and invasion of the Gaza Strip have cost thousands of Palestinian lives and displaced countless others. But the war didn’t start with Hamas’s October 7 attack. The Intercept’s coverage delves into Israel’s occupation, how the U.S. government enables its repression, and the free speech fight over pro-Palestine activism at home.
Explosive Materials Bound for Israel Are Flying Out of JFK Airport
A cargo flight will haul 14 tons of nitrocellulose from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to an Israeli weapons manufacturer.
Voices
Famine Haunts the People of Gaza. Israel Is Trying to Convince You It’s Fake.
Israeli extremist officials deny the existence of famine in Gaza as they push for harsher measures to block food.
EU President Should Be Investigated for Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes, Says Top U.N. Expert on Palestine
“I’m not someone who says, ‘History will judge them’ — they will have to be judged before then,” Francesca Albanese said in an exclusive interview.
Voices
U.S. Companies Honed Their Surveillance Tech in Israel. Now It’s Coming Home.
After deploying AI tools in Israel and on the U.S. border, American tech companies are now powering domestic repression.
Marco Rubio Silences Every Last Little Criticism of Israel at State Department
Rubio wants to dismantle the only internal sounding board for critics of Israel — and the only place those criticisms might’ve had any teeth.
Chilling Dissent
A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters. So Why Did They Get Blamed for It?
A bomb threat at Barnard College targeted the “terrorists/communists that are protesting.” But you wouldn’t know that from the school’s statements.
Universities Told Students to Leave the Country. ICE Just Said They Didn’t Actually Have To.
In their haste to comply with apparent directives from Trump, universities became unwitting handmaidens of the deportation machine.
Inside Columbia’s Betrayal of Its Middle Eastern Studies Department
Columbia reassured its Middle Eastern studies scholars behind the scenes — then, to appease Trump, threw them to the wolves.
“How Can I Take Anyone Seriously Talking About Mohsen Being Antisemitic?”
Marco Rubio revoked his green card for antisemitism. His Jewish Israeli friend calls bullshit.