Trump the “Peacemaker” Ramps Up America’s Forever War in Somalia
The American tradition of airstrikes against Somalia is continuing into Trump’s second term.
World
Twelve Days in Kobane, Where Syrian Kurds Are Under Attack by Turkey
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey and its militias have cut off the Kurdish city of Kobane from the rest of Syria.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel Bans UNRWA as Trump Throttles Foreign Aid
UNRWA delivered the majority of food aid during the war and sheltered more than 1 million people. What happens when it’s banned?
The War on Immigrants
They Flee Russia as Dissidents Seeking Asylum. The U.S. Locks Them Up.
Asylum-seekers are being detained because they come from Russia and Central Asia, immigrants and attorneys told The Intercept.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Netanyahu Has an ICC Arrest Warrant. Poland’s Promise to Ignore It Would Be a “Grave Mistake.”
Poland has promised Netanyahu safe passage to an Auschwitz memorial service. Former and current EU officials are speaking out.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Trump Halts Sanctions on Israeli Settlers, Threatens to Seize Assets of War Crimes Investigators
Trump lifted sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Within hours, Netanyahu launched a new invasion.
Trump Promised a Russia–Ukraine Peace Deal. Where Is It?
Trump boasted he would end the war between Russia and Ukraine as soon as he took office. That didn’t happen.
Voices
Gaza Changed the World
There is no more status quo, no going back, and yet, after the ceasefire, so much will remain the same.
Israel’s War on Gaza
MIT Shuts Down Internal Grant Database After It Was Used to Research School’s Israel Ties
A new report from MIT Coalition for Palestine details Israeli-funded research into everything from drone swarms to underwater surveillance.
Israel’s War on Gaza
A Deal Too Late: Israel Agrees to the Ceasefire It Rejected Months Ago, Thousands More Died
Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal on almost entirely the same terms as a proposal that fell apart in the summer.