![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)
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.
Mainstream Media Was Afraid to Compare Trump to Hitler. Now the Press Has No Excuse.
Statements by John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, have made it nearly impossible for the media to avoid Hitler comparisons.
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.”
Americans Need a Closing Argument Against Trump
Too many Americans seem to be ignoring the risks that another Trump presidency would pose to the U.S. This is a warning to them.
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.
U.S. Foreign Policy Has Created a Genocidal Israel
Without massive, unconditional U.S. military subsidies, Israel would have had to practice diplomacy with their neighbors years ago.
U.S. Media’s Doublespeak: Israelis Live in “Densely Populated Areas,” Palestinians Are “Human Shields”
But Palestinians in densely populated Gaza are all Hamas’s “human shields” — letting Israel deflect the blame for civilian deaths.
The Reason Netanyahu and Putin Both Want a Trump Victory
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu both want Donald Trump to win so they can prolong and intensify their brutal wars.
Beirut Suburbs or “Hezbollah Stronghold”? U.S. Media Parrots Israeli Propaganda to Justify Bombing Civilians
Calling south Beirut a militant “stronghold” makes it sound like a giant military base, rather than a dense and vibrant urban area.