Michigan Muslim Booted From Kamala Harris Rally Says Team Trump Asked Him to Star in Campaign Ad
Ahmed Ghanim said no thanks — but the ejection could be the kind of thing that drives Arab and Muslim voters to Trump.
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.
![TOPSHOT - Motorists drive their vehicles past a billboard depicting named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading "the honest [person's] promise" and in Persian "Israel is weaker than a spider's web", in Valiasr Square in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2147824202_5bf62f.jpg?fit=768%2C512)
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How the Israeli Attack on Iran Could Seed a New World War
A regional Middle East conflict could draw in Russia — and present China with an opportunity to strike out for its own interests.
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Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon May Doom Kamala Harris’s White House Chances
Michigan’s Lebanese community is being asked to overcome its grief. That’s a tall order.
Netflix Wiped Most of Its “Palestinian Stories” Collection — and Erased the Whole Thing in Israel
Following a purge of at least 24 films, Netflix is facing calls to reinstate the movies.
Cops in Riot Gear Storm Penn Students’ House in Month-Old Vandalism Case
The students said police trained guns on them and refused to provide their names or badge numbers.
EU “Bending” Rules to Allow Trade With Israeli Settlements, Leaked Analysis Shows
A recent ICJ ruling requires countries to end all support for Israeli occupation — but not according to the EU’s internal legal advice.
ACLU Leadership Rejects Staff Demands to Condemn U.S. Role in Israel’s Gaza War
More than 650 ACLU staffers signed a petition calling on the organization to decry the ongoing war and divest from Israel.
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Pro-Palestine Students Face Expulsion for Using a Bullhorn
Like other schools moving the goalposts, Swarthmore College recently changed its policies to ban “loud chanting.”
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Don’t Believe the U.S.–Israel Fantasy for Lebanon
Israel and the United States are already speaking about a Lebanon post-Hezbollah. They’re getting way ahead of themselves.
Meta’s Israel Policy Chief Tried to Suppress Pro-Palestinian Instagram Posts
Jordana Cutler, Meta’s policy chief for Israel and the Jewish Diaspora, repeatedly flagged for censorship posts by Students for Justice in Palestine.