by agisdm45in | Jun 29, 2026 | Mondo Weiss
Israel recently damaged Lebanon’s vital Qaraoun Dam, raising fears of a structural failure. Experts say the attack reflects Israel’s long-standing ambition to control Lebanon’s water — and mirrors the water apartheid it imposes on Palestinians.
by agisdm45in | Jun 29, 2026 | Mondo Weiss
Israel is stoking a financial crisis in the West Bank by withholding funds from the PA. Among the sectors most affected is education, where teachers’ salaries have been cut, and classes have been shuttered. The impacts might last a generation.
by agisdm45in | Jun 28, 2026 | Mondo Weiss
Hebron’s Palestinian municipality held planning authority over the city for nearly 30 years. Israel revoked it this month, then swiftly approved a yeshiva in the Old City — redrawing who controls the city’s land and future.
by agisdm45in | Jun 27, 2026 | Mondo Weiss
There is a concerted effort to undermine a potential peace deal with Iran. That is not surprising. What is concerning is that it is coming not only from the pro-Israel right but also from liberals and some parts of the progressive left.
by agisdm45in | Jun 27, 2026 | Mondo Weiss
Mujahed Mofleh, one of Palestine’s finest editors, nearly died after leaving Israeli detention. When I visited him, he could barely move, yet wrote he had messages from prisoners he needed to deliver. That’s when I realized the prison never left him.
by agisdm45in | Jun 26, 2026 | Mondo Weiss
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has vowed to wrest control of the ancient Solomon’s Pools site from the Palestinian Authority. Palestinians are responding by reclaiming the site and resisting Israeli efforts to seize more of the West Bank.
