The Misguided Stories Americans Tell Themselves About Israel and Palestine
President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 18 in Tel Aviv.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 1951, three years after Israel came into existence, Shibley Telhami was born in a village outside Haifa that lacked running water…
During a Trip to Israel, Mike Johnson Connected With Far-Right Extremists
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks with reporters ahead of the debate and vote on supplemental aid to Israel.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In his first major initiative as GOP House speaker, Mike Johnson pushed through a bill to provide…
The House GOP’s Proposal: Israel Aid by Defunding The IRS
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference on the House steps of the the U.S. Capitol after winning the speakership on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans are proposing funding $14 billion…
Netanyahu Apologizes for Solely Blaming Israeli Security Agencies
Credit Image: � Dana Kopel/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized on Sunday for blaming his country’s security services for the lapses that led to the surprise attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7 that killed more…
Tens of Thousands Protest for Palestinians Across London and New York
Protestors demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza staged a sit-in en masse at Manhattan’s Grand Central Station on Friday.Renault/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Scores of protestors gathered in New York on Friday night in support of a ceasefire following Israel’s expansion of its…
Is the Two-State Solution Dead?
A group of Palestinian refugees walking along a road from Jerusalem to Lebanon, carrying their children and belongings with them in 1948.Jim Pringle/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a 2019 article for Foreign Affairs, Yousef Munayyer declared the two-state solution dead. Munayyer, a…