News | Prisons & Policing AOC: Iran Deal “Changes Nothing” on Need to Impeach Trump for Genocidal Threat Trump “threatened a genocide against the Iranian people, and is continuing to leverage that threat,” she said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 8, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Israel Carpet Bombs Lebanon After Announcement of Iran Ceasefire Israeli forces announced on Wednesday that it struck 100 sites in Lebanon over 10 minutes. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 8, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Trump’s Genocidal Threats on Iran Are Enabled by a Vast Apparatus of Destruction “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump threatened. By Negin Owliaei , Truthout April 7, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted by Israel Defense for Children International-Palestine was critical in exposing Israel’s mass atrocities against children. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 7, 2026 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Trump Budget Proposal Gives Pentagon Record $1.5T Funding, Cuts Social Programs “It’s beyond the wildest dreams of the military-industrial complex,” says Public Citizen co-president Robert Weissman. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 7, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive Israel tries to debate, cast doubt, and erase our belonging to the land, but our love for Palestine will not cease. By Hend Salama Abo Helow , Truthout April 7, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Trump Uses Same Language Cited by ICJ in Genocide Ruling Against Israel Trump said the US is fighting “animals,” echoing Yoav Gallant’s “human animals” remark early in Israel’s Gaza genocide. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 7, 2026 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Absence of Accountability for Gaza Genocide Has Enabled Israel’s War on Lebanon There has been “no accountability whatsoever for violations of the laws of war,” says researcher Ramzi Kaiss. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 6, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Israel’s Restrictions on Gaza’s Banking System Have Led to a Currency Crisis Cash has become excruciatingly difficult to access in Gaza, even if you have money in the bank. By Nour Abo Aisha , Truthout April 6, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections UW Removes Middle East Center Director After Criticizing War “There’s a chilling effect on not just my academic freedom, but that of my colleagues,” Aria Fani said after his removal. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams April 5, 2026 Truthout