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Israel’s $50 Million Experiment to Change U.S. Public Opinion
Israel deploys AI and payments to conservative media to try to beat back the tide of unfavorable U.S. views about its handling of wars in Gaza and Iran.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 children and 6 adults, health officials say
Israeli strikes in Gaza City have killed at least nine Palestinians, including three children, according to hospital officials
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 children and 6 adults, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in Gaza City on Saturday killed at least nine Palestinians, including three children, hospital officials said.
Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans
The Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice
Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans
The Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice.
Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Seven People, Health Officials Say
The Israeli military said the attack targeted members of the second-biggest militant group in Gaza. It also said it was “aware of the claims that several uninvolved individuals” had been harmed.
Politics: What Changing Political Tides Mean For Gaza
Israel is expanding its command of Gaza and now controls almost 70 percent of the tiny enclave that’s home to more than two million people.More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas nearly a year ago. Some 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in total since Israel’s military offensive began after Hamas fighters killed 1,200 people on Oct. 7, 2023. Meanwhile, dozens of aid groups have been barred from operating in Gaza.Almost every Gazan is dealing with hunger, with 77 percent of the population facing high levels of food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme.So, what do these shifting lines of control mean for those in need? And how could changing political tides affect the situation?Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
What changing political tides mean for Gaza
More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas nearly a year ago.
House vote exposes Democrats’ widening divide over Israel
The symbolic vote showed how far Democratic politics on Israel have shifted, as progressive candidates turn anger over Gaza and U.S. military aid into a campaign issue.
Ex-General Who Lost Son in Gaza War Emerges as Netanyahu’s Main Rival
Gadi Eisenkot, a former head of Israel’s armed forces, has emerged as the main challenger to Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections that could end the premiership of the country’s longest-serving leader.
The Quintessential Trump-era Politician
In 2020, I wrote an article about collaboration and collaborators. The title was History Will Judge the Complicit, and it started with the story of two famous East Germans, Markus Wolf and Wolfgang Leonhard, who both landed in East Berlin just after the end of the war. Although they came from very similar backgrounds, the former stuck with the regime, eventually becoming its spy boss; the latter, horrified by the brutal reality of Soviet-style communism, escaped. By way of juxtaposition, I also wrote about Lyndsey Graham and Mitt Romney. These two men also made very different decisions when confronted by Donald Trump’s assault on the ideals that they had both grown up believing: A glance at their biographies would not have led many to predict what happened next. On paper, Graham would have seemed, in 2016, like the man with deeper ties to the military, to the rule of law, and to an old-fashioned idea of American patriotism and American responsibility in the world. Romney, by contrast, with his shifts between the center and the right, with his multiple careers in business and politics, would have seemed less deeply attached to those same old-fashioned patriotic ideals. Most of us register soldiers as loyal patriots, and management consultants as self-interested. We assume people from small towns in South Carolina are more likely to resist political pressure than people who have lived in many places. Intuitively, we think that loyalty to a particular place implies loyalty to a set of values. But in this case the clichés were wrong. It was Graham who made excuses for Trump’s abuse of power. It was Graham—a JAG Corps lawyer—who downplayed the evidence that the president had attempted to manipulate foreign courts and blackmail a foreign leader into launching a phony investigation into a political rival. It was Graham who abandoned his own stated support for bipartisanship and instead pushed for a hyperpartisan Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. It was Graham who played golf with Trump, who made excuses for him on television, who supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances—with Europeans, with the Kurds—that Graham had defended all his life. By contrast, it was Romney who, in February, became the only Republican senator to break ranks with his colleagues, voting to impeach the president. “Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office,” he said, is “perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine.” In the wake of Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday, I wrote about him again. He was, in many ways, the quintessential politician of Trump’s Washington, a man who shifted 180 degrees. Graham had been a fervent American patriot, proud reserve officer and military lawyer; he became one of the most important defenders of a president who believes soldiers are “suckers and losers” and shows no respect for law of any kind. As his politics changed, his language grew coarser and his behavior grew worse: He urged Israel to “level the place” in Gaza, and insulted the Danish prime minister in Munich, prompting a colleague, Senator Elissa Slotkin, to issue an apology. Here’s an excerpt from the article, which you can read in The Atlantic (gift link here) Like his close friend John McCain, Graham believed that America should stand at the center of a broad democratic alliance. The few times I met him were in that context, at the Munich Security Conference or at other European-American gatherings, which he once attended with great regularity. He also took seriously the practice of American democracy at home. In a 2014 conversation with The Atlantic, he described himself as a pragmatic politician who eschewed populist slogans. “I know Washington is broken, but what’s broken about it is everybody yelling and nobody trying to fix it,” he said. “I’m trying.” When Donald Trump first appeared in U.S. politics, Graham recognized him immediately for what he was: the spokesman for an alien ideology, one radically different from the idealistic patriotism that Graham had practiced and preached since childhood. Trump privately mocked the military that Graham loved as nothing but “suckers and losers.” He put falsehoods, cynicism, and personal greed at the center of his politics, while expressing disdain for transparency, accountability, and democracy itself. In 2015, Graham described Trump as a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” who should “go to hell.” Also as a “nutjob.” When Trump won, Graham understood, as did so many others, that he would have to make some important choices. For a while, he went silent. In the spring of 2016, I saw him at one of those conferences in Europe. He seemed too depressed to speak. But then, like many other Republicans—and, more important, like many other people who have lived under political occupation or experienced radical regime change—he made the decision to abandon his previous ideals, to bury the patriotism that was once so important to him, and to become, instead, a loud, opportunistic collaborator. As I wrote in 2020, it’s very hard to look in to anyone’s heart and to understand their motivations from the outside. But it does seem that Graham had a deep need to be relevant, to be in the game, to be a player, at any cost. And that, rather than any particular achievement, is what he will be remembered for. Continuing to monitor conflicts of interest, ostentatious emoluments, outright corruption and policy changes that will facilitate outright corruption. (Read my original article, Kleptocracy Inc and check out the SNF Agora Institute chart) June 27 Trump diverted funds from more than 900 projects nationwide—including safety upgrades at national parks—to finance beautification projects around Washington, including $700,000 used to fix a White House walkway. June 28 After a years-long Department of Justice investigation into Abbott Laboratories over its management of a baby formula facility where potentially deadly bacteria turned up enough evidence to criminally charge the firm, top department officials instead opted for a financial penalty—illustrating the department’s move away from strict corporate enforcement under the Trump administration. June 29 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stacked the Defense Policy Board—which is charged with providing independent national security recommendations to the Office of the Secretary of Defense—with Trump allies, including tech billionaire Marc Andreessen, who has invested in defense contractors like OpenAI and SpaceX, after purging the panel last year. Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of stock in Axon—which makes about 90% of US tasers—two weeks before ICE solicited bids for a $220 million taser contract. The White House unveiled limited-edition US passports for America’s 250th birthday, featuring a portrait of Trump overlaid on the Declaration of Independence. June 30 Trump made around $1.2 billion from his various crypto companies last year, including more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial and $600 million from sales of his meme coin. Trump is considering issuing 250 pardons to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. These are expected to be largely doled out through the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s informal network of intermediaries. White-collar defense attorneys say they can typically win pardons for clients for $2 million. Last year, Trump administration officials awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million to Clark Construction for the White House ballroom—negotiations in which the president was directly involved. July 1 The Amazon MGM Studios documentary about Melania Trump earned the First Lady more than $10 million. Trump made hundreds of individual stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million the day before his announcement pausing “Liberation Day” tariffs for 90 days sent the S&P 500 soaring nearly 10%—one of the largest single-day gains ever. Mar-a-Lago and Trump National Doral saw record surges in revenue during Trump’s first year in office, earning $77.5 million and $121.9 million respectively, compared to average annual revenues of $25 million and $75 million during Trump’s first term. Entities across the Persian Gulf paid more than $300 million to Trump’s businesses last year, including $263 million from the sale of half his stake in World Liberty Financial to a firm backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a top UAE royal and brother of the country’s president. Kash Patel failed to properly disclose his stock purchase of a Department of Justice contractor, MicroStrategy, worth up to $250,000 last year, despite laws requiring disclosure within 45 days of the trade. July 2 Trump has been directing administration officials to steer more government contracts—so far worth more than $2.4 billion—to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin aerospace firm, after Amazon gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, donated to the White House ballroom project, and reached a $40 million deal to license a Melania Trump documentary. Alongside the billions he made from cryptocurrency last year, Trump earned millions of dollars from real estate licensing fees, including $21 million from organizations in the UAE and $9.2 million in Saudi Arabia, along with smaller sums from merchandise sales, including $4.7 million from Trump Watches and $35,920 from 45 Guitar, a guitar brand endorsed by the president. House Democrats accused consultants tied to the Trump administration of financial fraud, alleging they gave prospective donors to America250—the bipartisan committee created by Congress to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial—the banking and routing numbers for Freedom 250, the White House’s fund for events like the UFC cage fight. Democrats also allege that Freedom 250’s CEO traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos to solicit donations from foreign government officials and business leaders. The Trump administration’s proposed rollback of gun regulations would lift the prohibition on mailing handguns to individuals, a significant win for GrabAGun—the direct-to-consumer firearm retailer on whose board Donald Trump Jr. sits and in which he holds a 1.1% ownership stake. GrabAGun currently must rely on a middleman to transfer firearms to customers. Trump’s financial disclosure revealed that he made more than 21,000 securities trades during his first year back in office, growing his investment account to at least $858 million across stakes in around 1,600 companies, compared to the 13 total trades Joe Biden made during his entire presidency. July 4 Nearly 1 million people who bought the president’s meme coin—Trump Coin—collectively lost $3.8 billion on the token, while he walked away with $636 million. July 6 Shares of Dell closed up 4.4% after Trump recommended people buy the firm’s computers during a speech announcing the launch of Trump investment accounts for children, boosting the more than $1 million worth of shares the president owns in the company. July 9 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh named crypto investor and Trump ally Marc Andreessen to a task force aimed at modernizing the Federal Reserve, including rethinking its approach to inflation—a key factor keeping interest rates elevated. Palm Beach International Airport has officially changed its name to Trump International Airport—a move that will require Florida to pay royalties to the president’s family for licensing his name. I was there a few months ago, during a trip to Barcelona. The sculptures were a revelation, I’d never seen so many together before. Each one has its own personality. Enjoy the good weather, if you are lucky enough to have it. History Will Judge the Complicit The Quintessential Politician Autocracy Inc Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe
Israeli fire in Gaza kills 5 people, including a little girl, health officials say
Israeli fire in Gaza has killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl
Israeli fire in Gaza kills 5 people, including a little girl, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded others, according to local health officials.
Israel’s war in Gaza dominates US midterm races as Democrats split
Tensions between progressive and moderate camps of Democratic party on display in key Senate race in Michigan
Filipina aquaculture scientist Dr. Janice Ragaza appointed to leading animal science journals
Dr. Janice Ragaza is one of the first Filipinas to serve on the editorial boards of several globally-recognized academic journals.
Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should end unconditional support for Israel
The rebuke by Emanuel, one of America’s most prominent Jewish politicians is the latest sign of just how far Israel’s standing in the U.S. has fallen since the war in Gaza.
Timeline: 20 years of Hamas rule in Gaza, from election to political exit
A chronological look at key milestones from Hamas's 2006 election victory to its 2026 exit from governing Gaza.
As Israel becomes Democratic litmus test, Jewish progressives warn about a tilt into antisemitism
For many liberals, longtime policy priorities like universal healthcare or stopping climate change are now intertwined with opposing Israel. An ascendant faction of the left argues there’s no such thing anymore as “progressive except for Palestine” — a phrase that took off in the years following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack and the ensuing war in Gaza — and sees opposition to Israel as a Democratic litmus test.
How Melat Kiros, a Colorado democratic socialist, unseated a 30-year incumbent
Kiros, 29, is poised to become one of the youngest women in Congress. Her political work was sparked by the war in Gaza and caught fire in an antiestablishment year.
Israeli strikes kill at least 8 in Gaza, including 2 children, health officials say
While the heaviest fighting has subsided since a ceasefire took hold in October, Israeli forces have carried out near-daily strikes, killing 1,045 Palestinians, including more than 360 women and children, according to health officials in Gaza.
Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers say
Local health officials say the latest Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl
Netanyahu’s growing unpopularity, angering Trump, boosts Mamdani’s pro-Palestine candidates for Congress
Netanyahu faces criticism over Gaza and Iran, pro-Palestinian candidates score major victories in New York politics.
Clean sweep for Mamdani-backed candidates in New York's Democratic primary
Brad Lander unseats Dan Goldman in a race that laid bare the city's divisions over the Israel-Gaza war.
Diabetes patients in Gaza face survival battle amid war shortages
Insulin and equipment shortages in Gaza pose fatal risks, leading to critical health complications.
The Art of the Dodge: Steven Raga Perfects the Politics of "Progressive Except for Palestine"
The Queens assemblymember built a career on AIPAC support and silence on Gaza. Now, facing a Palestinian American DSA challenger, he’s perfected the political choreography of looking left while leaning right.
Rep. Dan Goldman addresses Brooklyn coffee shop banning him over his views on Israel
Rep. Dan Goldman called it “sad” that a Brooklyn coffee shop apparently banned him with a viral social media post amid a heated Democratic primary election that has focused heavily on the politics of the Israel-Gaza war.
Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli politician who could dethrone Netanyahu?
The former IDF chief of staff whose son was killed in the Gaza war is rapidly climbing in polls and betting markets, emerging as a leading contender to become Israel’s next prime minister.
Death Toll From Israeli Fire in Gaza Since Ceasefire Passes 1,000, Says Health Ministry
CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza has reached more than 1,000 since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire last October, the enclave's health ministry said on Thursday, as at least three people were reported killed in the latest strike. Medics said an ...
6 said killed in Gaza strikes as Hamas health ministry says war toll surpasses 73,000
Terror group says it responded to 15-point Board of Peace blueprint aiming to push ceasefire to next stage, although sources say disagreements remain over disarmament issue
British politics has passed peak Palestine
The war in Gaza has turned a cohort of voters leftwards
From Gaza frontlines to corporate recovery
An entrepreneur's blueprint to leading through uncertainty
Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His Interventions in Gaza, Ukraine and Now Iran
In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.
After Gaza, Israel is now causing the West Bank health system to collapse
Most Medications Are Missing From Public Pharmacies, and Many Patients Cannot Afford to Buy Them on the Private Market. Israel's Seizure of Customs Revenues Has Significantly Deepened the Palestinian Health Ministry's Debt, and It Warns: Soon We Will No Longer Be Able to Provide Essential Health Services
Period poverty: A global menstrual health crisis
500 million women lack menstrual health basics. From Gaza to Ethiopia, CARE is turning period poverty into dignity, one community at a time.
New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals
DNC chair under pressure again after flipping on releasing autopsy
DNC Chair Ken Martin faces calls to resign after releasing a widely criticized 2024 election autopsy report that omits mention of Gaza and Biden's age.
DNC's 2024 election autopsy criticizes Kamala Harris while sidestepping controversial elements of the campaign
Although the autopsy criticizes Democrats' focus on “identity politics,” the report does not address former President Joe Biden’s decision to seek reelection, the rushed selection of Harris to replace him on the ticket or the party's acrimonious divide over the war in Gaza.
Hamas could survive as political group if it disarms, Board of Peace's Gaza envoy says
Nickolay Mladenov also warns the current stalemate over Donald Trump's peace plan could lead to a permanent division of the territory.
At Cannes 2026, Gaza Becomes a Political Flashpoint
The event’s leaders immediately jumped into the debate over whether festival participants should speak out on issues like Israel and Gaza.
Will Politics Take Over Cannes This Year?
Debate over the war in Gaza overshadowed the movies at the Berlin Film Festival. Will polemics — over Gaza, Iran and Trump — do the same in Cannes?
Pedro Almodóvar Calls Out the Oscars for Ignoring Politics
Pedro Almodóvar says the Oscars ignored calling out Donald Trump and the War in Gaza and finds it strange.
Democrats’ internal fights sway the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco
With just weeks to go in the first round of the race to replace Nancy Pelosi in her San Francisco-based district, an iconic center of liberalism is trying to figure out what comes next. As the Democratic Party churns over what makes a progressive and what kind of fighters its base wants, how to tackle affordability, or even whether to use the word “genocide” about Gaza, those fights are coming to a head on in the streets of the city Pelosi has represented since 1987.
Ex-US Spy, Mole for Israel Enters Politics Citing Major Concerns in Gaza
Decades after being tied to a major spy case, Jonathan Pollard seeks power.
Gaza health officials say 5 killed, including Hamas police officer, in Israeli strikes Wednesday
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Joint call by the President of the ICRC, the Director-General of WHO and the International President of MSF
Ten years ago, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286 on health care in armed conflicts. The situation is even worse compared to 10 years ago. T
MER 318: Campus Politics–Palestine and the New University Order
Dear Friends and Comrades, Today, we published our spring 2026 issue of Middle East Report, “Campus Politics—Palestine and the New University Order.” Its publication comes on the second anniversary of the university encampments, the high point of campus mobilizations against the Gaza genocide that ignited faculty, student and labor
Political Entrepreneurs or Bandits? The “Criminal” Origins of Peripheral Rebellions -
Political Entrepreneurs or Bandits? The “Criminal” Origins of Peripheral Rebellions By Janet I. Lewis and Stephen Rangazas, George Washington University How and why do armed groups that become known as “rebels” initially use violence? New datasets [...]
UK to end project tracking potential Israeli violations: Report
UK newspaper reports that Foreign Office unit logging possible war crimes has shut amid funding cuts.
Why Israel has fallen out of favor with Americans
Wars in Gaza and Iran have weakened the longtime alliance
Business Insider wins 2026 Webby for mid-form documentary
Business Insider has won a Webby Award in the Documentary: Mid-Form category at the 2026 Webby Awards for The Man Who Feeds Gaza's Children.
Michigan Democrats seek to mend old divides at contentious convention
The Israel-Gaza war remains a flashpoint within the Michigan Democratic Party, as demonstrated by the ouster of a pro-Israel official on Sunday.
The Strokes end Coachella weekend two set with politically charged video targeting CIA and US government
The Strokes appeared to take aim at the U.S. government during Coachella, closing their set with a video referencing the CIA, Gaza and Iran bombings.
Canadian politician goes viral for using sprawling LGBT acronym critics compare to a Wi-Fi password
A Canadian politician's use of the lengthy acronym MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ during public remarks went viral, with social media users comparing it to a password.
Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon’s health care system, as it did Gaza’s
Israel has increasingly targeted Lebanese first responders and medical centers, forcing several hospitals to evacuate.
Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon's health care system, as it did Gaza's
Since the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah reignited on March 2, Israel has pushed deeper into southern Lebanon
After Gaza devastation, Israeli attacks on Lebanon's health care system feel familiar for many
Since the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah reignited on March 2, Israel has pushed deeper into southern Lebanon
After Gaza devastation, Israeli attacks on Lebanon's health care system feel familiar for many
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Two years ago, Dr. Mohammed Ziara watched Israel ravage Gaza's health care system, shelling hospitals, striking ambulances and forcing patients to evacuate.
After Gaza devastation, Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health care system feel familiar for many
Since the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah reignited on March 2, Israel has pushed deeper into southern Lebanon.
Matsui, Vang clash over health care, campaign finance, Gaza in packed forum
Mai Vang said Rep. Doris Matsui does not support Medicare For All. Matsui said she’s not adverse to it.
Israeli military kills three Palestinian men in Gaza, health officials say
The Israeli military killed three Palestinian men in Gaza on Saturday in two separate air strikes, local health officials and medics said, the latest round of deadly violence despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that is now more than five months old.
Israeli Military Kills Three Palestinian Men in Gaza, Health Officials Say
March 28 (Reuters) - The Israeli military killed three Palestinian men in Gaza on Saturday in two separate air strikes, local health officials and medics said, the latest round of deadly violence despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that is now more than five months old. Palestinian health ...
US seeks Hamas ‘political surrender’ in new Gaza plan
Analysts say a new US disarmament proposal exploits the regional war to enforce inequitable plan for Gaza.
Poll: Israel's standing plummets among Democrats, fueling primaries on the left
More registered voters view Israel negatively than positively in the latest NBC News poll, driven by change among independents and especially Democrats.
US to end prosecution of Turkiye’s Halkbank over alleged business with Iran
US prosecutors say Turkish assistance in negotiating ceasefire , release of captives from Gaza contributed to settlement.
Texas Tech University System pausing all business travel to Middle East
Due to the current situation in the Middle East and the current security alerts issued by the U.S. Department of State, the Texas Tech University System is temporarily pausing all business travel to Bahrain, Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, effective immediately.
Braving conflict to protect children from polio in Gaza: women at the frontline of the response
In July 2024, amid ongoing conflict and widespread displacement in the Gaza Strip, variant poliovirus – with links to poliovirus found in Egypt – was detected in wastewater in Khan Younis and Deir al Balah for the...
Exercise and freedom: inside a children’s mental health centre in Gaza
A Palestine Red Crescent Society mental health centre provides one of the few places left where children in Gaza can play and feel safe
War Is In Your Pocket: The Mental Health Toll On Women
From Gaza, to Isreal, to Iran, constant social media exposure to conflict is reshaping women’s stress and anxiety levels.
Immigration and the Gaza War Are Upending a Century of British Politics
Two populist parties with opposing views of the world defeated the Labour Party in a district it had held since 1931.
AIPAC faces test of its power in Illinois primary as Democrats debate future of Israel relationship
A crowded Democratic primary in Illinois is shaping up as the next test for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful advocacy organization that has stirred anger and frustration while exacerbating tensions over the war in Gaza
WHO Director-General visits Jordan to recognize strong collaboration on health system delivery, emergency relief and advancing mental health
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today concluded the first day of his two-day State visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, underscoring the strong partnership between WHO and Jordan across the areas of universal health coverage (UHC), mental health and humanitarian health action.
In Berlin, there are movies, there's politics and there's talk about it all
Buzz around whether the city's film festival would take a stance on the war in Gaza has dominated conversation in recent days.
WATCH: Trump says 'nobody occupied' U.S. Institute of Peace, he 'had nothing to do' with renaming the building after him
Berlin Film Festival Tried to Focus on Movies. Politics Stole the Spotlight.
Reporters’ attempts to draw stars into debates about Gaza and other highly charged topics have threatened to overshadow the movies at the Berlin Film Festival.
Live updates: Trump's Board of Peace to meet on Gaza
Live updates: Trump's Board of Peace to meet in D.C. on Gaza
World leaders gather in Washington for Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting
Representatives from more than 45 countries expected to attend initiative aimed at bringing an end to the war in Gaza
‘Zionist to the core’: Swiss commentator slams Israeli bobsleigh team
Stefan Reina's commentary on the Israeli team's run in Cortina focused on the athletes' support of the genocide in Gaza.
Business and limbs destroyed by Israel, Gaza family rebuilds bakery
Indonesia Says It’s Preparing Thousands of Peacekeeping Troops for Trump’s Gaza Plan
President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia will be among those meeting with President Trump in Washington this week to discuss his Board of Peace initiative to oversee a cease-fire in Gaza.
Trump says Board of Peace members promise $5 billion for Gaza rebuild
Israeli forces have carried out repeated airstrikes in Gaza and frequently fire on Palestinians despite a ceasefire deal. Trump did not detail which member nations were making the pledges for reconstruction.
Contributor: Gaza remains a crisis of children's mental health
As a psychologist in the occupied West Bank, I thought I understood trauma. Then came the call from a dying 5-year-old trapped in Gaza.
Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds. His spending tactic could shape the midterms
He claims to have raked in that much just between Election Day 2024 and last August, though details on the exact figure are unclear.
Indonesia prepares up to 8,000 troops in first firm commitment to Gaza peacekeeping force
Officials now talk about sending 5,000 to 8,000 troops, focusing on engineering and medical units.
Trump wants a deal with Iran, but could military strikes be coming? : The NPR Politics Podcast
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Trump this week to discuss the United States’ ongoing talks with Iran over that country’s military capabilities. We discuss what each side wants and possible next steps, plus the latest in the efforts for peace in Gaza.This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
First German politician enters Gaza since October 7 attack
The speaker of the Bundestag, Julia Klöckner, entered as far as the so-called "Yellow Line" of predominantly Israeli control in Gaza. She held no talks with Palestinians, prompting some criticism at home.
UN agency begins clearing huge Gaza City waste dump as health risks mount
The United Nations Development Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that has swallowed one of Gaza City’s oldest commercial districts and is an environmental and health risk.
UN agency begins clearing huge Gaza City waste dump as health risks mount
Solid‑waste mound, estimated at 300,000 cubic meters that formed during war, to be moved to new temporary site south of city that meets environmental standards
AIPAC allies picked a candidate to target in New Jersey. They may have boosted a stronger critic of Israel
During a forum last month, Analilia Mejia was the only person running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th District who raised her hand when asked if she agreed with human rights groups that say Israel has committed a genocide in Gaza, a charge the Israeli government rejects.
A Pro-Israel Group’s Move Backfires as Gaza Tensions Flare in Midterms
A surprising twist in a New Jersey primary race showed how questions about Israel continue to roil American politics in unpredictable ways.
Israel’s war on Gaza’s healthcare continues in full force under ‘ceasefire’
Israel continues to target Gaza's heroic medics, while tens of thousands of patients remain trapped without treatment.
Mamdani's NYC health department staffers reportedly studying effects of 'global oppression' on health
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Department of Health reportedly created a "Global Oppression Working Group" that references Gaza "genocide" as a factor.
Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, patient crossings at Rafah halted, Palestinian officials say
Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes killed 18 people, including four children, in Gaza on Wednesday, and Israel halted the passage of patients through the Rafah border crossing, Palestinian officials said.
How Israel destroyed Gaza’s health system ‘deliberately and methodically’
Despite 'ceasefire', the health sector in Gaza continues to suffer from shortages, destruction and lack of equipment.
Israeli strikes kill at least 26 in Gaza, health ministry says, in deadliest day in months
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 26 people on Saturday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the highest day’s death toll in over two months.
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, health ministry says
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 12 people, the Palestinian health ministry said, with children reported to be among the fatalities in the latest violence rattling a tenuous ceasefire.
Israel accepts Gaza death toll compiled by health authorities is broadly accurate
Israeli military’s abrupt U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’
China, Israel continue to collaborate in science and tech despite unrest in Gaza
While Beijing supports Palestine and has a fractious relationship with Tel Aviv’s closest ally, cutting-edge innovations keep them together.
IDF officials shift stance, accept Gaza Health Ministry data on death toll
After two years of war, senior military officials for the first time aligned with an update from Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry, saying they estimate about 70,000 Gazans have been killed, excluding the missing, while stressing that efforts to distinguish terrorists from civilians are ongoing
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry estimate of over 70,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Count Until Noiw