‘Absolute fear’: Israeli hostage describes abuse during 505-day Hamas captivity
Jason Burke
The Guardian / March 12, 2025
Omer Wenkert says he was held mostly in darkness – and his mistreatment was often sparked by events...
State commissions have probed Israel’s worst security failures – but not October 7
David E. Rosenberg
Foreign Policy / March 12, 2025
Netanyahu fears the findings might end his political career.
For the residents of Nahal Oz, there can be...
Experts warn Trump legal claims for Mahmoud Khalil arrest portend rise of fascist police...
Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams / March 12, 2025
"This targeting sends a chilling message to people across this country, on and off campuses, that anyone exercising...
US relies on rare foreign policy provision to try to deport Mahmoud Khalil
Anna Betts & Erum Salam
The Guardian / March 12, 2025
Court document claims ‘potentially serious foreign policy consequences’ amid outcry over Palestinian activist’s arrest
New York...
Who is Mahmoud Khalil ? – the detained Columbia graduate praised as steady negotiator
Anvee Bhutani
The Guardian / March 12, 2025
Key figure in pro-Palestinian campus protests arrested by Ice known for kindness and skill for de-escalation.
Mahmoud Khalil, the...
Rubio is using red scare-era immigration provision to go after protesters
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / March 12, 2025
The law was originally used to target Jewish immigrants suspected of being Soviet sympathizers.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has...
Israel has killed 3 people a day in Gaza since ceasefire, rights group says
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / March 12, 2025
Israeli forces have killed 150 people and wounded over 600 others in the besieged enclave since January 19.
Israel has...
Mahmoud Khalil’s detention brings us to the edge of a dystopian future
Thom Hartmann
Common Dreams / March 12, 2025
Trump decided to up the ante against young activists with this action against Khalil, hoping it gets wide...
Mahmoud Khalil is being used as a pawn in Trump’s mass deportation plan
Heba Gowayed
The Guardian / March 12, 2025
The Palestinian student’s arrest at Columbia University is a harbinger of what’s to come on college campuses.
On 8...
The attack on Mahmoud Khalil is straight out of the ‘war on terror’ playbook
Schuyler Mitchell
Truthout / March 12, 2025
Past administrations handed Trump the tools of fascism, from the Department of Homeland Security to mass surveillance.
Mahmoud Khalil did...
