Israel’s Lebanon Blitz
U.S. Citizens in Lebanon “Abandoned” by the State Department as Israel Invades
The State Department coordinated massive evacuations from Lebanon in 2006 and Egypt in 2011. What’s different now?
Jonah Valdez
Jonah Valdez is a reporter for The Intercept covering politics, U.S. foreign policy, Israel and Palestine, human rights issues, and protest movements for social justice.
He previously was a staff writer with the Los Angeles Times where he joined the paper as an inaugural member of the L.A. Times Fellowship. For the Times, Valdez covered stories about environmental justice, gentrification, transportation, labor, pop culture, and the Hollywood industry. Valdez got his start covering local news for the Southern California News Group. His work can also be found in The Guardian, Voice of San Diego, and the San Diego-Union Tribune. He was raised in San Diego and now resides in Los Angeles, where he also writes poetry and is working on his first collection.
He previously was a staff writer with the Los Angeles Times where he joined the paper as an inaugural member of the L.A. Times Fellowship. For the Times, Valdez covered stories about environmental justice, gentrification, transportation, labor, pop culture, and the Hollywood industry. Valdez got his start covering local news for the Southern California News Group. His work can also be found in The Guardian, Voice of San Diego, and the San Diego-Union Tribune. He was raised in San Diego and now resides in Los Angeles, where he also writes poetry and is working on his first collection.
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Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel’s “Limited, Localized” Invasion of Lebanon Is Sparking a Regional War
Iran fired rockets into Tel Aviv in response to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. What comes next?
Israel’s War on Gaza
“I Saw a Mirror”: Marcellus Williams’s Execution Enrages Palestine Solidarity Protesters
Activists are drawing parallels between the state-sanctioned killing of Williams in Missouri and U.S. backing for Israel’s war on Gaza.
Israel’s Lebanon Blitz
Israel Bombed Lebanon Today, Killing Hundreds. The U.S. Is Sending More Bombs.
Weapons used in earlier Israeli strikes into Lebanon that have killed civilians have been found to be U.S.-made.
Israel’s War on Gaza
California Professors Fight Back Against Violent Repression of Palestine Protest
For the first time in more than 30 years, the Council of UC Faculty Associations filed a formal complaint against the UC system.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Paging The Hague: Israel’s Exploding Electronics Might Be War Crimes
Experts on international law pointed to the indiscriminate nature of the blasts in Lebanon and the prohibition on booby traps.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Most of the World Agrees Israel’s Occupation of Palestine Must End. The U.S. Is Fine With It.
The United States voted against a U.N. resolution that sets a 12-month timeframe to end Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Protesters in the Same Place They Shot Aysenur Eygi
Since 2021, Israeli soldiers have met weekly protests in the West Bank village with deadly force.
The War on Immigrants
America’s Racist, Xenophobic, and Highly Specific Fear of Haiti
Residents of Springfield, Ohio, worry that politicians are inciting violence against Haitian immigrants. It’s a long U.S. tradition.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Most Americans Want to Stop Arming Israel. Politicians Don’t Care.
The number of Americans opposed to sending arms to Israel has grown, month after month, as the brutal war on Gaza grinds on.