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Vox’s coverage of Palestine and the Palestinian territories, from Gaza and the West Bank to the Palestinian diaspora. Find Vox reporting on Palestinian history, the Israel-Palestine conflict, and updates on the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.

The Logoff
Hamas responds to Trump’s peace planHamas responds to Trump’s peace plan
The Logoff

The latest on Trump’s Gaza peace plan, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
A reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace planA reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Politics

The president’s relationships with Netanyahu and Putin have something in common.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Turning point or political theater? The big push for Palestinian statehood, explained.Turning point or political theater? The big push for Palestinian statehood, explained.
Politics

The war in Gaza has changed the global debate on the two-state solution. But is it too late?

By Joshua Keating
Politics
The growing consensus that Israel is committing genocideThe growing consensus that Israel is committing genocide
Politics

A UN commission joined a chorus of experts in calling Israel’s actions a genocide. Will the world listen?

By Abdallah Fayyad
World Politics
What Israel’s strike in Qatar could mean for GazaWhat Israel’s strike in Qatar could mean for Gaza
World Politics

The message behind the unprecedented attack on the soil of a US ally.

By Joshua Keating
World Politics
Gaza’s famine is now official. What does that change?Gaza’s famine is now official. What does that change?
World Politics

The global humanitarian system was not set up for a crisis like this one.

By Joshua Keating
Policy
What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apartWhat makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart
Policy

There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
Do Israelis care that Gazans are starving?Do Israelis care that Gazans are starving?
Politics

An Israeli pollster explains what people there actually think about the events shocking the world’s conscience.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
Israel’s Gaza policy is viciously cruel — and strategically disastrousIsrael’s Gaza policy is viciously cruel — and strategically disastrous
World Politics

Through starving Gaza, and potentially reocuppying it, Netanyahu has brutalized Palestinians and harmed his own country’s interests.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.
Politics

The Ivy League agreements with Trump are a danger to all of higher ed.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders?Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders?
Politics

Democratic voters sympathize much more with Palestinians than Israelis, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the party establishment.

By Abdallah Fayyad
World Politics
How Gaza’s hunger crisis reached its “worst-case scenario”How Gaza’s hunger crisis reached its “worst-case scenario”
World Politics

Who is to blame for the failure to feed Gazans?

By Joshua Keating
World Politics
Is anyone going to stop a looming death spiral in Gaza?Is anyone going to stop a looming death spiral in Gaza?
World Politics

A veteran aid worker’s warning on what happens next in Gaza.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
The dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explainedThe dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explained
The Logoff

Ceasefire negotiations falter as Gaza totters on the brink of famine.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Israel is taking its old Gaza model abroadIsrael is taking its old Gaza model abroad
Politics

“Mowing the grass” didn’t stop October 7. Now it’s going global.

By Joshua Keating
Today, Explained podcast
What Trump and Netanyahu want from each otherWhat Trump and Netanyahu want from each other
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back in Washington for a third visit.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Politics
Two terrible truths about the antisemitic murders in DCTwo terrible truths about the antisemitic murders in DC
Politics

How violence like this became thinkable — and what it means for the future of Palestine.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
She was arrested for an op-ed. Now a judge has ordered her freed.She was arrested for an op-ed. Now a judge has ordered her freed.
The Logoff

Her detention “chills the speech of the millions and millions of people who are not citizens,” a federal judge said.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Why is the US bombing Yemen in the first place?Why is the US bombing Yemen in the first place?
Politics

The actual bombing campaign behind the Signal scandal.

By Joshua Keating
World Politics
A tale of two ceasefiresA tale of two ceasefires
World Politics

What a violent week in Ukraine and Gaza tells us about Trump-style diplomacy.

By Joshua Keating
World Politics
What does Israel’s “right to self-defense” actually mean?What does Israel’s “right to self-defense” actually mean?
World Politics

Every country has a right to defend itself under international law. But that right has its limits.

By Abdallah Fayyad
How Donald Trump is remaking America
The arrest of a pro-Palestinian immigrant should worry every AmericanThe arrest of a pro-Palestinian immigrant should worry every American
How Donald Trump is remaking America

You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to care about what happens to him.

By Nicole Narea
World Politics
Why Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza actually mattersWhy Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza actually matters
World Politics

People in the Middle East aren’t laughing at the president’s proposal.

By Joshua Keating
World Politics
Did Israel “win” the post-October 7 war?Did Israel “win” the post-October 7 war?
World Politics

Hamas survived, but Iran is reeling. How 15 months of destruction changed the Middle East.

By Joshua Keating
Today, Explained podcast
Can Trump get a Gaza ceasefire?Can Trump get a Gaza ceasefire?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

The president-elect is pushing Hamas to free Israeli hostages by January 20.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court wades into the Israel-Palestine conflictThe Supreme Court wades into the Israel-Palestine conflict
Supreme Court

What could possibly go wrong?

By Ian Millhiser
The HighlightThe Highlight
A hopeful post-apocalyptic novel for right nowA hopeful post-apocalyptic novel for right now
Podcast
The HighlightThe Highlight

Author Eman Abdelhadi on imagining a better world.

By Jorge Just
Israel
International arrest warrants are out for Netanyahu and Gallant. What happens next?International arrest warrants are out for Netanyahu and Gallant. What happens next?
Israel

The International Criminal Court issued warrants over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.

By Ellen Ioanes
Politics
The election was a loss for Palestinians — and not just because Trump wonThe election was a loss for Palestinians — and not just because Trump won
Politics

From start to finish, Palestinians became a target, and candidates were only interested in maintaining the status quo.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Policy
Punish Democrats or Stop Trump? Arab Americans are agonizing over their votes.Punish Democrats or Stop Trump? Arab Americans are agonizing over their votes.
Policy

Pro-Palestinian voters are facing a moral dilemma.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Palestine
Gaza is on the brink of mass starvation. Will a new Israeli law make it worse?Gaza is on the brink of mass starvation. Will a new Israeli law make it worse?
Palestine

The US has warned Israel against restricting aid but has also failed to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

By Ellen Ioanes and Nicole Narea
Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine
Is Israel committing genocide? Reexamining the question, a year later.Is Israel committing genocide? Reexamining the question, a year later.
Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine

We spoke to a number of experts a year ago. Several have changed their minds.

By Nicole Narea
Israel
The conflicted history of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah, explained The conflicted history of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah, explained 
Israel

Lebanon’s conflict with Israel is deeper than Hezbollah.

By Ellen Ioanes
Israel
There’s no ceasefire in sight for Israel’s Gaza war. Why not?There’s no ceasefire in sight for Israel’s Gaza war. Why not?
Israel

After Yahya Sinwar’s death, is a ceasefire in Gaza more likely?

By Ellen Ioanes
World Politics
Israel killed Hamas’s leader. What happens next?Israel killed Hamas’s leader. What happens next?
World Politics

After Yahya Sinwar’s death, Netanyahu has a chance to declare victory and wind down the war. Will he take it?

By Joshua Keating
Podcasts
Vox podcasts tackle the Israel-Hamas warVox podcasts tackle the Israel-Hamas war
Podcast
Podcasts

Looking to understand the Israel-Hamas war? Start with these Vox podcast episodes.

By Vox Staff
World Politics
Is the Israeli military ever leaving Gaza?Is the Israeli military ever leaving Gaza?
World Politics

A year after October 7, Gaza may be turning into Israel’s “forever war.”

By Joshua Keating
Culture
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s troubled American conscienceTa-Nehisi Coates’s troubled American conscience
Culture

The acclaimed writer takes on another intractable problem.

By Constance Grady
Israel
Israel has invaded Lebanon. Here’s what could come next.Israel has invaded Lebanon. Here’s what could come next.
Israel

With Israel’s Lebanon invasion, the Middle East is on the verge of chaos.

By Ellen Ioanes and Nicole Narea
Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine
What Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s death means for war in the Middle EastWhat Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s death means for war in the Middle East
Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine

Will Hezbollah escalate the fight against Israel?

By Nicole Narea