A confidential Democratic National Committee analysis concluded that the Biden administration’s handling of the Gaza war was a ‘net-negative’ for Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign — and party leadership has kept the findings secret because of how politically damaging they are.
A Palestinian worker at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was dismissed after saying ‘Free Palestine’ toward a group of Israeli fans at the Cortina Sliding Centre, reigniting debate in Italy over free expression and the reach of Olympic ‘political neutrality’ rules.
In a Tucker Carlson interview, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all the biblical territory described in Genesis — a comment that triggered condemnations from fourteen Arab and Muslim nations, Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry, and the OIC, while the White House remained silent.
A Haaretz investigation reveals that Israeli cyber companies have developed a new intelligence sector called CARINT — car intelligence — capable of tracking vehicles by movement data, accessing in-car microphones and cameras, and potentially disabling cars remotely. The findings land as Israeli spyware firm Paragon faces fresh scrutiny for targeting journalists and activists.
A new FloodGate podcast episode with Dr. Nadia Alahmed traces the deep historical connections between Black liberation movements and Palestinian struggle — from the era of decolonization to the present, and what those roots reveal about solidarity today.
The British Museum altered ancient Middle East display panels removing references to ‘Palestine’ — changes that coincided with a formal complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel, sparking accusations of historical erasure and raising questions about political pressure on public institutions.
Arundhati Roy withdrew from the 2026 Berlinale after jury president Wim Wenders said filmmakers should ‘stay out of politics’ when asked about Gaza — a statement Roy called ‘a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity.’

Even Conservatives See the Danger in Florida’s ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Bill. A Pro-Gun Outlet Is Sounding the Alarm
When a pro-gun conservative outlet warns that a Republican-backed bill could be used to brand Second Amendment organizations as domestic terrorists, something has gone deeply wrong with the legislation. Bearing Arms’ analysis of HB 1471 exposes what civil liberties groups have been saying for months: the bill’s vague language makes it a weapon that can be aimed at anyone.