How We’ve Failed the Promise of Making “Genocide” a Crime
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Israel declared its independence in 1948. That same year, the United Nations adopted the convention that defined genocide as a crime. The tension between these two “never agains” was there from the start. The word “genocide” was coined in…
Israel’s Rafah Assault Continues With New Airstrikes on Tent Camps for Displaced Palestinians
Palestinians inspect their destroyed tents after an Israeli air strike. The strike, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries, exploded near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Amid global outrage over Israel’s devastating attack on a…
Health Facilities and Workers in Conflict Zones Suffered a Record Number of Attacks Last Year
The Israeli military has repeatedly attacked Al-Shifa Hospital, according to a new report today that highlights record attacks on health care workers and facilities in conflict zones in 2023.Omar Ishaq/dpa/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Leonard Rubenstein saw the news on Monday…
What Do War Crimes Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders Actually Mean?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yahya SinwarMother Jones; Gali Tibbon/AP; John Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This morning, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan announced he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense…
Biden Celebrates Black Leadership While Navigating Gaza Crisis Tensions at HBCU Commencement
President Biden faced minimal disruptions from protesters during his Sunday commencement address at Morehouse College—though some speakers, including the valedictorian, mentioned the plight of Palestinians.Paras Griffin/WireImage/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For weeks preceding President Biden’s commencement speech on Sunday at Morehouse College—a historically…
A Columbia University Protester Says the NYPD Made Her Remove Her Hijab—Despite New Policy
Police arrest protesters during pro-Palestinian demonstrations at The City College Of New York (CUNY) as the NYPD cracks down on protest camps at both Columbia University and CCNY on April 30, 2024.Spencer Platt/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Columbia protester detained as part…