Gazans Are Starving — Don’t Cut Aid Now
February 28, 2024 | To feed children, treat the wounded, and save innocent lives, the U.S. must restore UNRWA’s funding.
Articles by Phyllis Bennis
A Crack in a 75-year-old Wall of Impunity: South Africa Challenges Israeli Genocide in Court
January 8, 2024 | South Africa’s painstakingly compiled genocide case against the Israeli government isn’t just an important legal document — it’s a rallying cry for civil society.
Some Facts for the Unconvinced: Why We Need a Gaza Ceasefire Now
December 18, 2023 | Why we need a ceasefire to save lives, release the hostages, prosecute war crimes, and follow international law: a guide for those still uneasy, unconvinced, or uncertain.
The ‘Humanitarian Pause’ in Gaza Proves Diplomacy Works. Now We Need a Real Ceasefire.
November 22, 2023 | A quick FAQ on the agreement between Israel and Hamas to release hostages and pause the fighting.
Both Israelis and Palestinians Are Victims of Israel’s Apartheid System
October 12, 2023 | The answer to Hamas’s horrifying crimes isn’t to kill innocent Gazans — it’s to change the conditions from which this brutality sprang.
Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Is Morally Bankrupt
August 25, 2023 | But there's still hope for the global movement to ban these indiscriminate killers.
Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf League Is ‘Sportswashing’ At Its Worst
April 10, 2023 | But if the effort is designed to distract from the Saudi government’s worst abuses — or U.S. support from them — it may backfire.
Reflecting on Russia’s War Crimes in Ukraine, 20 Years After the U.S. Invaded Iraq
March 29, 2023 | Washington has tried to replace international law with a vague "rules-based order" that seemingly only other countries can violate. Ukrainians and Iraqis deserve better.
We Need to Cut the Military Budget, But Don’t Trust the Far Right to Do It
February 27, 2023 | There’s an urgent need to stop funding wars and human rights abuses abroad and to free up funding for human needs at home. The Freedom Caucus can’t be counted on for either.
20 Years Ago, the World Said No to War
February 15, 2023 | A look back at the history-making mobilization against the Iraq War that turned ordinary people into a “second superpower” — one we badly need today.