Explainer: The Controversy Over Increased Funding for Iron Dome

Beshara Doumani, inaugural Mahmoud Darwish Chair in Palestinian Studies

Professor Beshara Doumani has just been appointed the first holder of the Mahmoud Darwish Chair in Palestinian Studies at Brown University.

For Palestinian rights movement, Biden poses a familiar quandary

Palestinian rights advocates say they hold no hope of Joe Biden becoming a vociferous critic of Israel, nor of their ability to have any major influence on him.. But they also say that they have no choice but to deal with Biden

Democratic senators ask Pompeo to provide coronavirus aid to Palestinian territories

Democratic senators including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders wrote a letter to Mike Pompeo demanding Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank receive proper medical aid and funding to combat Covid-19.

I’m Palestinian American, and Bernie Sanders has my vote

Today is Super Tuesday. Here's one Palestinian-American's take on why Sander's deserves the Palestinian vote: "The movement behind Bernie Sanders will not let the suffering of the Palestinian people go unnoticed...That’s why Sanders has my vote."

What does AIPAC do?

Deadly military aid to Israel? Check. Clamping down on your right to boycott? Check. Support for a violent military occupation? Check. This is how AIPAC, which is hosting its annual conference in DC starting today, operates.

Meet the foreign policy teams shaping the Democratic Party’s views on Israel

Ever wondered who exactly is advising the leading Democratic candidates on foreign policy? Here’s an in-depth look at what these candidates' foreign policy advisors think about Israel and Palestine.

Sanders says AIPAC gives platform to ‘express bigotry,’ won’t go to conference

Bernie Sanders is expected to be the Democratic pick to face Trump in the 2020 race for office. And yesterday he made it clear he won't stand for bigotry targeting Palestinians.

Bloomberg once accused BDS supporters of wanting Israelis to be ‘massacred’

For years, Michael Bloomberg has been a staunch supporter of Israel. In 2014, he defended Israel's bombing of a UN school in occupied Gaza. Later, he slandered and attacked BDS supporters in New York City, where he served as mayor for twelve years.