The Who's Who and What's What of Israel, Palestine, and Iran Matters
This page lists people, organizations, and initiatives related to Israel, Palestine, and Iran. It is a large compendium.
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A Land Without a People for a People Without a Land
This early Zionist slogan implied that Palestine was an empty, barren desert waiting to be revitalized. Ottoman census data and historical records prove this was fiction: Palestine was a thriving, populated, and modernizing agrarian Arab society with vibrant urban trade centers before the arrival of Zionism.
Decolonize Palestine: A land without a people for a people without a land
Aaron Maté
a Canadian writer and journalist. He hosts the show Pushback with Aaron Maté on The Grayzone and, as of January 2022, he fills in as a host on the Useful Idiots podcast. Maté has worked as a reporter and producer for Democracy Now!, Vice, The Real News Network, and Al Jazeera, and has contributed to The Nation.
Everything I Was Taught… Was a Lie" : Aaron Mate Speaks Out!
ACT for America
founded in 2007, it is a US-based group that lobbies against hatred of Muslims.
Adam Mockler
An American liberal political commentator, YouTube host, and digital media creator. He hosts The Adam Mockler Show, a YouTube-based political commentary program. He has spoken about how Israel's propaganda is not effective with many or most young Americans.
Affinity Partners
a Miami-based private equity and investment firm run by Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.
CNN has reported that while Jared Kushner led negotiations for peace in Gaza, Affinity Partners held the largest stake in Phoenix Financial, an Israeli firm that backs a slate of businesses making weapons and materials used in Israel’s military campaigns.
All the ex-president’s men* at Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners
AIPAC
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is an American pro-Israel lobbying group that advocates its policies to the legislative and executive branches of the United States. It is one of several pro-Israel lobbying organizations in the United States, and has been called one of the most influential lobbying groups in the U.S. From 1954 to 1959, the organization was called the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs.
AIPAC reported supporting 362 members of Congress (both House and Senate) to promote bipartisan support for Israel.
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Sun. For his Gaza coverage, he has received a Writers Guild Award and a New York Press Club Award and has twice been named a finalist for the Livingston Award. Based in Washington, D.C., Ahmed previously covered foreign policy at HuffPost for twelve years. He is a Yale graduate who grew up in Karachi, Pakistan.
2026 book: Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza
YouTube: What Washington Knew Before October 7 - Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Email: akbarshahidahmed@washsun.com
Al Arabiya English
an English language service of the Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya News Channel. The website carried wire news and selected translated articles from Al Arabiya's main Arabic language news site.
Al Gore Sr.
1907-1998
He is the father of vice-president Al Gore Jr. After he visited Gaza in 1967, he said this, "I... visited the now virtually empty Jericho refugee camp on the West Bank of the Jordan, and later inspected the vast refugee area in Gaza, a vast concentration camp on the sand, if you will."
Al Haq
a Palestinian non-governmental human rights organization based in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Founded in 1979, Al-Haq monitors and documents human rights violations committed by parties to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, issuing reports on its findings and producing detailed legal studies. It is in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2000.
Al Jazeera
A Qatari news media organization headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha. It is funded primarily by the government of Qatar.
Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Al-Qassam Brigades
aka: Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades
These are the military wing of Hamas.
Alan Dershowitz
An author who appears frequently on media shows defending Israel and the genocide, claiming that criticism of anything related to Israel is anti-Semitic. He says he left the Democratic Party because it has swung too far left. He claims to have a great deal of influence over Donald Trump.
Dershowitz has defended O.J. Simpson, Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, and Donald Trump.
2015 book: The Case for Israel
2025 book: The Ten Big Anti-Israel Lies: And How to Refute Them with Truth
2025 book: Palestinianism: The Newest Attack on Peace, Human Rights, and Democracy
2026 book: Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?: My Legal Analysis
2026 book: Founding Fathers and One Jewish Mother: The Documents and People Who Established the US and Israel
Alastair Crooke
a former British diplomat, and is the founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, an organization that advocates for engagement between political Islam and the West. Previously he was a ranking figure in both British intelligence (MI6) and European Union diplomacy.
2009 book: Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
U.S. representative for New York 14th district since 2019. She is a Democrat and member of the Democratic Socialists of America. In 2021, she said of Israel, "Apartheid states aren't democracies." and she considers Netanyahu a war criminal.
Ali Jarbawi
A Palestinian politician and lecturer. He is the former Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and the former Minister of Higher Education of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority. He is notable for his statement about Israel, "one of the only remaining settler-colonial occupations in the world today."
Aluf Benn
Aluf Benn is an Israeli journalist, author, and editor-in-chief of the liberal Israeli national daily Haaretz. He is a critic of the Netanyahu Government and Israel's strategic policies.
Benn claims that Netanyahu has worked to derail the Palestinian national movement and the two-state solution.
He argues that Netanyahu rallies the Israeli public around a siege mentality, framing international pressure as pure antisemitism and consolidating his authoritarian rule.
Benn has contributed to the Haaretz e-book: Ariel Sharon: A study in controversy: Reports, interviews and eulogies from Haaretz
Amalek
was a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as a staunch enemy of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the nation's founder, a grandson of Esau; his descendants, the Amalekites; or the territories of Amalek, which they inhabited.
Benjamin Netanyahu has referred to the Palestinians as Amalek - enemies of the Israelites (Jewish people).
American Doctor
a 2026 documentary film directed by Poh Si Teng. The film follows three American physicians of diverse backgrounds who travel to Gaza to provide medical aid during the conflict. The three doctors operated primarily out of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis during two visits to Gaza, before and after the 2025 ceasefire.
American Doctor - official trailer
American Doctor: New Film Follows U.S. Doctors to Gaza as Israel Bombs Hospitals
American Jewish Congress
an association of American Jews organized to defend Jewish interests in the US and internationally through public policy advocacy, using diplomacy, legislation, and the courts.
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
The ADC is the largest Arab American grassroots civil rights organization in the United States. The ADC frequently documents and challenges what it characterizes as systematic discrimination by Israeli authorities against Arab Americans and U.S. citizens of Palestinian descent at entry and exit points, including Ben Gurion Airport and land crossings.
The ADC engages in legal and advocacy work in the United States to protect professionals, students, and educators who face professional or institutional repercussions for expressing criticism of Israel or supporting Palestinian rights.
Ami Ayalon
former Israeli Shin Bet chief.
"Israel is winning battles, but losing the war." He said the Israeli military had achieved exceptional battlefield gains against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, but that these tactical victories did not amount to victory in the wider war.
Military power alone, he said, cannot defeat an idea or ideology. He warned that continuing the war without offering Palestinians a political horizon means Israel is heading towards “the end of the Zionist project.”
1987 book: Language and Change in the Arab Middle East: The Evolution of Modern Arabic Political Discourse
1995 book: The Press in the Arab Middle East: A History
2004 book: Reading Palestine: Printing and Literacy, 1900-1948
2020 book: Friendly Fire: How Israel Became Its Own Worst Enemy and the Hope for Its Future
Amiram Levin
Former Deputy Director of the Mossad. He served in Sayeret Matkal and rose to become its commander. He was commander of the IDF Northern Command. He's a leading figure on the Israeli left and member of the Israeli Labor Party.
In 2025, he said, "The orders that the government is giving to the army today are a crime. You should call a child by his name – giving an order to shoot at hungry children and parents who are looking for a piece of bread is a crime. This is genocide, and that's what we are doing there."
Amnesty International
an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.
In 2022, Amnesty International published a major report claiming Israel enforces a cruel system of domination and oppression against Palestinians that amounts to apartheid.
In 2024, they called it a genocide.
In 2026, they called Israel's herding of Palestinian communities in the West Bank an ethnic cleansing.
Amos Goldberg
a professor in the Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a fellow of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, also sitting on the institute's editorial board. Goldberg has published widely on The Holocaust, and was the editor of the journal Dapim: Studies on the Holocaust (2004–2014).
Since April 2024, during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Goldberg has accused Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza.
"It's going to be a stain on Jewish and Israeli history for generations to come."
2015 book: Marking Evil: Holocaust Memory in the Global Age
2017 book: Trauma in First Person: Diary Writing During the Holocaust
2018 book: The Holocaust and the Nakba: A New Grammar of Trauma and History
YouTube: I'm an Israeli Holocaust scholar. Israel is committing genocide
Amos Harel
an Israeli journalist and the military and defense analyst for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. In the year leading up to the war in Gaza, Harel's work was very critical of Itamar Ben Gvir and other far-right members of the Knesset. Harel repeatedly expressed concern that Ben Gvir's policies, provocative actions, and "chutzpah" would lead to a "third intifada".
2004 book: The Seventh War: How we won and why we lost the war with the Palestinians
2006 book: 34 Days: Israel, Hezbollah and the War in Lebanon
2026 book: 06:29 - Anatomy of a Failure
Amy Goodman
an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. Since 1996, Goodman has been the main host and executive producer of Democracy Now!
Ana Kasparian
Co-host and executive producer of The Young Turks (TYT), one of the largest online progressive news networks in the United States. She is a harsh critic of Israel's actions related to the genocide in Gaza, the attack on Iran, and AIPAC's control over most U.S. Congressmen.
Anadolu Agency
a state-run news agency headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. It operates in 13 languages in over 100 countries. Given Israel's hostile attitude towards Turkey, news reporting from Turkey is germane.
Anas Al-Sharif
Palestinian journalist and videographer for Al Jazeera Arabic, known for his frontline reporting from northern Gaza during the Gaza war. In 2024, Al-Sharif's Reuters team was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for their "raw and urgent" photos documenting the Gaza war.
He was killed along with four journalists and two others in an Israeli airstrike targeting him and other journalists in a tent outside the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on 10 August 2025.
Angela Davis
Angela Davis is an American Marxist feminist political activist, philosopher, academic, author and social theorist. She is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Feminist Studies and History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Davis was a longtime member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), running for Vice President in the 1980 and 1984 elections under that party. She is also a founding member of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS). She has been active in movements such as the Occupy movement and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign.
She has sharply criticized Israel's military actions in Gaza, explicitly characterizing the devastation and violence as a genocide.
YouTube: Frank Barat: Angela Davis: We deposit our Dreams in Palestine
Annelle Sheline
aka: Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline
a research fellow in the Middle East program. She previously served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs (DRL/NEA), before resigning in March 2024 in protest over the Biden administration’s unconditional support for Israeli military operations in Gaza.
Her book “Weaponizing Tolerance: Arab Monarchies and American Support for Moderate Islam” will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2027. She is a senior non-resident fellow at the Arab Center of Washington DC, a non-resident fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from George Washington University.
She has written for Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, The Nation, Foreign Policy, and The New Republic, and has appeared on the BBC, CNN, CBS, and Al Jazeera. She has rejoined the Quincy Institute.
Ansarallah
see Houthis
Anti-Defamation League
Formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. It is a New York-based international advocacy organization founded in 1913 with the stated purpose of combating antisemitism. Since the 1970s, it has promoted the concept of a new antisemitism, describing criticism of Israel or opposition to Zionism as antisemitic.
Anti-interventionist military veterans
There are military veterans now retired that are interviewed by the media who are anti-interventionist. Recently, these men have criticized the actions of Israel for attacking its neighbors and the United States for funding this aggression. These people include John Mearsheimer, Lawrence Wilkerson, Daniel L. Davis, Douglas Macgregor, and Ann Wright.
Anwar El-Sadat
an Egyptian politician and military officer who was the third president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. A former member of the Free Officers movement, Sadat was vice president under Gamal Abdel Nasser on two occasions and assumed the office on Nasser's death in 1970.
Ariel Sharon
1928-2014
Sharon was an Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
He led Israel's Unit 101, which carried out murders in Palestinian communities.
"Everybody has to move, run and grab as many hilltops as they can to enlarge the settlements because everything we take now will stay ours … Everything we don't grab will go to them."
1989/2002 book: Warrior: An Autobiography
Artists4Ceasefire
a collective of actors, filmmakers, and other artists calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza war, the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians, and the release of all hostages. The collective was started on October 20, 2023, two weeks after the October 7 attacks.
The group that first formed to call for a ceasefire launched a new campaign on September 5, 2024, calling on the U.S. to stop sending Israel weapons, citing "grave human rights violations".
Aryeh Neier
He and his family fled Nazi Germany in 1939. Today, he is an American human rights activist who co-founded Human Rights Watch, served as the inaugural president of George Soros's Open Society Institute philanthropy network from 1993 to 2012, directed the New York Civil Liberties Union from 1964 to 1970, and served as the national executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1970 to 1978.
Although he initially supported Israel's actions in Gaza, he changed his opinion after Israel denied food, water, and medical supplies to Gaza, which led to starvation.
1979 book: Defending My Enemy: Skokie and the Legacy of Free Speech in America
1998 book: War Crimes: Brutality, Genocide, Terror, and the Struggle for Justice
2012 book: The International Human Rights Movement: A History
Assal Rad
Human rights activist and Middle East scholar Assal Rad is known online as the 'headline fixer' - with a special focus on exposing double standards in Western media, especially about Palestine. Israelis are described as 'children' and 'civilians', while Palestinians are 'people under 18' and 'collateral damage'; Israelis are killed; Palestinians die. Even in the wake of the ceasefire, major Western media continually obfuscates Israeli violence in Palestine
2022 book: The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran
2026 book: Don't Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide
Association for Civil Rights in Israel
was created in 1972 as an independent, non-partisan not-for-profit organization with the mission of protecting human rights and civil rights in Israel and the territories under its control.
Avi Dichter
Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, a former Knesset member, and former Shin Bet. He signed the proposed Basic Law proposal: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People. He consistently endorses programs and policies to marginalize Palestinians.
Avi Gil
an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general with the rank of aluf, who served as the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister. Previously he served as head of the Martial Theory Division in the Operations Directorate, commander of the Ga'ash Formation, commander of the Idan Formation, commander of Bahad 1, operations officer of the Southern Command, and commander of the Ephraim Brigade.
In October 2026, he revealed in an interview that Netanyahu received warnings – both general and specific – about the possibility of a Hamas attack from Gaza in the weeks and months before October 7, 2023. As usual, Netanyahu denied these reports, calling the Haaretz story “an absolute lie,” and that Avi Gil knew about the impending attack and chose not to wake the prime minister in time.
Avi Melamed
an Israeli author, educator, and independent Middle East strategic intelligence analyst. Melamed is an author of two books entitled: Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth (2016) and co-author of Separate and Unequal: The Inside Story of Israeli Rule in East Jerusalem (1999).
1999 book: Separate and Unequal: The Inside Story of Israeli Rule in East Jerusalem
2016 book: Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth
Zeteo: How Did October 7 Happen? Mehdi Asks a Former Israeli Intelligence Official
Avi Shlaim
an Israeli and British historian of Iraqi Jewish descent. He is one of Israel's New Historians, a group of Israeli scholars who put forward critical interpretations of the history of Zionism and Israel.
1988 book: Collusion across the Jordan
1990 book: The Politics of Partition
1995 book: War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History
2000 book: The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World
2000 book: The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World
2001 book: The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948
2007 book: Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
2009 book: Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations
2023 book: Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew
2025 book: Genocide in Gaza: Israel, Hamas, and the Long War on Palestine
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
1939-2026
A Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination. On February 28, 2026, Khamenei was killed in an attack by the Israeli Air Force on his compound.
His son is Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named as Iran's leader after his father's death.
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B'nai B'rith
B'nai B'rith works to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, and to promote Zionism and the State of Israel. Their bar for determining whether criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism is low. For example, if you criticize Israel for its genocide in Gaza, but you don't (at the same time?) criticize any other country engaged in similar activity, you are anti-Semitic.
If you don't admit that Israel has a "right to exist", you are anti-Semitic. They don't say what authority has given that right to the State of Israel, and whether Palestine has a right to exist.
B'Sheva
a weekly Hebrew language newspaper published in Israel. The first issue of B'sheva, published by Arutz Sheva, appeared on July 19, 2002. It is distributed free on Thursdays in religious population centers. It has been identified with the Israeli settlement movement.
B'Tselem
also known as the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, is a Jerusalem-based Israeli nonprofit organization aiming to document human rights violations in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, combat any denial of the existence of such violations, and help create a human rights culture in Israel.
B'Tselem also maintains a presence in Washington, D.C., where it is known as B'Tselem USA.
Email: mail@btselem.org
Barack Obama
In 2008, Barack Obama, said, “unless you adopt an unwavering pro-Likud approach to Israel, that you're anti-Israel, and that can't be the measure of our friendship with Israel.”
Bari Weiss
an American journalist and political commentator who has served since October 2025 as editor-in-chief of CBS News. She was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal from 2013 to 2017 and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at The New York Times from 2017 to 2020, resigning in a widely covered public letter criticizing the paper's culture. In 2021, Weiss founded the media company The Free Press (formerly Common Sense) and launched the podcast Honestly.
Basic Law
a common name of Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel passed by the Knesset on 30 July 1980. It essentially annexes East Jerusalem. The United Nations Security Council condemned the attempted change in status to Jerusalem and ruled the law "null and void" in United Nations Security Council Resolution 478.
Ben Rhodes
an American writer, a political commentator, and a former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama. He is critical of the Netanyahu government, the Gaza genocide, and more.
2026 book: All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches
Ben Shapiro
an American conservative political commentator, media host, attorney, and movie producer. Shapiro is the host of The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio show. He was editor-at-large of Breitbart News from 2012 until his resignation in 2016.
Email: bshapiro@dailywire.com
Benjamin Moser
an American writer, who released a book on Zionism in 2026 in which he sharply separated Zionism from Judaism and Jewishness and tout the history of Jews opposed to Zionism and the state of Israel.
2026 book: Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
YouTube: Anti-Zionism, A Jewish History: Benjamin Moser with Rashid Khalidi | Cullman Center
Benjamin Netanyahu
an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
He is a member of the Likud Party.
Benny Morris
an Israeli historian who was a professor of history in the Middle East Studies department of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He was associated with the group of Israeli historians known as the New Historians, a term he coined to describe himself and historians Avi Shlaim, Ilan Pappé and Simha Flapan.
His book, The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947–1948 revealed that, based on then recently declassified Israeli archives, the 1948 exodus of Palestinian refugees was in large part a response to deliberate expulsions and violence by forces loyal to Israel, rather than the result of orders by Arab commanders as had often been historically claimed.
1989 book: The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947–1948
1990 book: 1948 and After: Israel and the Palestinians
1997 book: Israel's Border Wars, 1949–1956
1999 book: Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881–2001
2008 book: 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War
2009 book: One State, Two States: Resolving the Israel/Palestine Conflict
2019 book: The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894–1924
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders is a Jewish-American politician who is critical of Israel, the genocide, the Iran War, AIPAC, and Democratic politicians who support the status quo.
He has introduced multiple Joint Resolutions of Disapproval, but these were defeated because most of Congress accepts money from the Israel lobby groups.
Sanders is the author of several books, but none are specifically targeted at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Email: info@berniesanders.com
Bezalel Smotrich
an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. Ne is Chairman of the Religious Zionist Party.
Smotrich is a settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, living in the settlement of Kedumim, which is illegal under international law. His residence was also built illegally outside the settlement proper. He is a supporter of expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank, opposes Palestinian statehood, and denies the existence of a Palestinian people. As minister with powers in the occupied Palestinian territories, he has led clandestine Israeli efforts to annex territories in the West Bank, first as a fait accompli, then by force of law.
Bill Clinton
Clinton brokered the peace between Israel and the PLO during the Oslo Accords in 1993.
During the 2024 presidential campaign, the Kamala Harris campaign sent Clinton to Dearborn, Michigan. Dearborn has a high percentage of Arab Americans and Clinton has always shown strong support for the State of Israel. He said that Israel was "forced" to kill civilians in Gaza because Hamas uses human shields.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud strongly rebuked Clinton's comments, posting on social media that the campaign should stop sending surrogates who "have no respect or regard for this community" as it was inflicting further damage on the Democratic party's standing.
Birthright Israel Foundation
a non-profit organization that raises tax-deductible funds to provide free, 10-day educational heritage trips to Israel for young Jewish adults. Elias Saratovsky is President and CEO of Birthright Israel FDN
Black Cube
a private intelligence agency founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers and whose employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units. In the past, it has supported Israel Defense Forces (IDF) activities.
Black Hebrew Israelites
aka: Hebrew Israelites
Black Hebrew Israelites (also called Hebrew Israelites, Black Hebrews, Black Israelites, and African Hebrew Israelites) are a new religious movement claiming that African Americans are descendants of the ancient Israelites. Some sub-groups believe that indigenous peoples of the Americas and Latin Americans are descendants of the Israelites, as well.
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was suspended for eight games for promoting a film about Black Hebrew Israelite ideology. It was claimed that the film was filled with antisemitic tropes.
There are numerous videos on the subject. You can find them on Youtube and other video platforms.
YouTube: Black Hebrew Israelites Explained by a Biblical Scholar
American Jewish Committee: Who Are the Black Hebrew Israelites?
Growing Christian Ministries: A New Covenant, But Not a New Israel
The Hilltop: Brooklyn Nets Star Kyrie Irving Receives Suspension For Promoting Antisemitic Film
Board of Peace
an international organization with the stated purpose of promoting peacebuilding around the world. Established by President Donald Trump and led by the government of the United States, the board is named in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 as a body tasked with overseeing the processes of the Gaza peace plan.
Participating countries are required to contribute US$1 billion to the organization to renew membership after the first three years. As of 2026, 25 of the 62 invited countries have signed the board's charter.
Many people see the Board of Peace as yet another way for Trump to enrich himself.
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) is a nonviolent Palestinian-led movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel. Its stated objective is to pressure Israel to meet what the BDS movement describes as Israel's obligations under international law, which it defines as withdrawal from the occupied territories, removal of the separation barrier in the West Bank, full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promotion of "the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties".
Brad Cooper, Admiral
an American admiral who has served as the commander of the U.S. Central Command since 2025 and has led forces during the 2026 Iran war. In July 2026, he claimed the U.S. military still had military options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Breaking Points
An American political and news video podcast hosted by Krystal Ball, Saagar Enjeti, Ryan Grim, Emily Jashinsky, and Griffin Davis. Founded in June 2021.
Breaking the Silence
an Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 2004 by veterans of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It is intended to give serving and discharged Israeli personnel and reservists a means to confidentially recount their experiences in the Israeli-occupied territories. Collections of such accounts have been published in order to educate the Israeli public about conditions in these areas.
Brett McGurk
an American diplomat, attorney, and academic who served in senior national security positions under presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. He served as deputy assistant to President Biden and National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. He most recently led negotiations between the United States, Israel, Egypt, and Qatar to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
If you wonder why Joe Biden continued to supply weapons (bombs) to Israel after it was shown that a genocide was being committed, watch the Face the Nation interview, and the Young Turks reaction to it.
2026 book: BRINK: Inside the Race to Free the October 7th Hostages
Bridges Partners
Hired by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to bolster its image online and among the United States’ Christian right.
Britain Palestine Project
As of 13th March 2025, the Balfour Project became the Britain Palestine Project.
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Cenk Uygur
He is the co-creator of The Young Turks, a progressive and a left-wing populist sociopolitical news and commentary program. He is a harsh critic of Israel's genocide in Gaza, settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, the attack on Iran, and AIPAC's control over most U.S. Congressmen.
2023 book: Justice is Coming: How Progressives Are Going to Take Over the Country and America Is Going to Love It
Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA)
a NGO and nonprofit centre at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. CIGA hosts regular international conferences, seminars, and public discussions.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
CSIS is an American bipartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. It is funded partially by the government of the UAE, and virtualy all U.S. defense contractors.
Does CSIS policy recommendations reflect the biased thinking of its funders? Their Youtube site includes a video explaining how Russia is suffering badly at the hands of the Ukranians; that Russia may be losing. This is contrary to the thinking of many who are not funded by the defense contractors, such as Professor John Mearsheimer.
Charlie Kirk
1993-2025
was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co‑founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2012 and served as its executive director until his assassination in 2025. A key ally of Donald Trump, he became one of the most prominent voices of the MAGA movement within the Republican Party, publishing several books and hosting The Charlie Kirk Show.
YouTube: DEBATE: Hasan Piker vs Charlie Kirk, Politicon 2018
Chas W Freeman Jr
former Assistant Secretary of Defense and U. S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
When talking about Israel considering Syria to be a hostile force on Israel's border, he says, "...Israel has no borders, it simply expands them wherever it wishes, and then it's surprised that the people it has dislodged have an opinion against it."
2010 book: America's Misadventures in the Middle East
2016 book: America's Continuing Misadventures in the Middle East
Chris Hedges
an American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister. He is a critic of Israel's genocide in Gaza, and Zionism generally.
2025 book: A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine
2026 book: Requiem for Gaza
Chris Sidoti
an Australian human rights advocate. He was a member of the UN Human Rights Council’s Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar from 2017 to 2019 and is currently a commissioner on the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestine Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
Christian Zionism
a political and religious ideology that, in a Christian context, espouses the return of the Jewish people to the Holy Land. Likewise, it holds that the founding of Israel in 1948 was in accordance with biblical prophecies transmitted through the Old Testament: that the re-establishment of Jewish sovereignty in the Levant—the eschatological "Gathering of Israel"—is a prerequisite for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Christians United for Israel
an American evangelical organization that supports Israel. Its statement of purpose is "to provide a national association through which every pro-Israel church, parachurch organization, ministry or individual in America can speak and act with one voice in support of Israel in matters related to Biblical issues." As a Christian Zionist group with over 10 million members, it is the largest Zionist organization in the United States. It operates under the leadership of John Hagee as founder and chairman, along with Diana Hagee and Shari Dollinger as co-executive directors.
Christians United for Israel has donated more than $135 million to Israeli and Jewish charities over the years.
Chuck Schumer
U.S. Senator from New York. Schumer has called himself "Shomer Yisrael" or "Guardian of Israel". He said that one of his many jobs as Senate Democratic leader was to "fight for aid to Israel".
Schumer was against the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) (the Iran Deal).
2025 book: Antisemitism in America: A Warning
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
a progressive nonprofit 501(c)(3) watchdog organization devoted to U.S. government ethics and accountability. Founded in 2003 as a counterweight to conservative government watchdog groups such as Judicial Watch, CREW works to expose ethics violations and corruption by government officials and institutions and to reduce the role of money in politics.
CREW spokesman Cynthia Brown, speaking about Jared Kushner has said, "There are always people who profit from war or government policies," she said. "The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here."
Clock Tower X
Clock Tower X is a digital media and public relations firm founded by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale. The company gained widespread attention after securing a multi-million dollar contract with the Israeli government to flood Gen Z social media platforms with pro-Israel content and manipulate AI algorithms.
YouTube: Trump Ex Campaign Manager Running Israeli Influence Campaign Targeting MAGA
Committee to Protect Journalists
an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in New York City, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists. The American Journalism Review has called the organization "Journalism's Red Cross." Since the late 1980s, CPJ has published an annual census of journalists killed or imprisoned in relation to their work.
Email: info@cpj.org
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
An umbrella organization for the American Jewish community. Comprising 53 national Jewish organizations across the political spectrum, it was founded in 1955 to develop a consensus voice among Jewish organizations, especially to the U.S. government. The organization's slogan is "50 American Jewish Organizations, One Consensus Voice" . But that consensus does not necessarily represent the view of most Jewish Americans. For example, most Jewish Americans do not believe that criticm of Israel is anti-Semitic, in spite of many of the member organizations holding that view.
Author Akbar Shahid Ahmed says the Democratic Party prioritizes the view of this organization above the view of ordinary Jewish Americans. This results in, for example, the Biden Administration continuing to supply Israel with military aid in spite of most Jewish Americans being against the genocide.
Conflicts Forum
a small consultancy that works on geo-political and geo-financial developments as they relate to the Middle East. The founder and director is Alastair Crooke.
Cory Booker
an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey. He was the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, and served on the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.
In April 2026, Booker voted in favor of Senate resolutions to block certain U.S. weapons shipments to Israel—specifically D9R and D9T Caterpillar bulldozers and 1,000-pound bombs. This marked a major pivot from his previous voting record.
On the other hand, check out the article by Bought by Zonism.
Council on American Islamic Relations
a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Dahiya doctrine
an Israeli military strategy involving the large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure, or domicide, to pressure hostile governments.
Dana Bash
an American journalist, news anchor, host of Inside Politics and co-anchor of State of the Union on CNN. She has been accused by CNN insiders of pro-Israel bias.
Zeteo: How Can CNN’s Dana Bash Pretend to Be an Objective Journalist Anymore?
Daniel Blatman
an Israeli historian, specializing in history of the Holocaust. Blatman is the head of the Institute for Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He has compared the Likud-led far-right coalition in Israel to Germany in the 1930s.
2013 book: The Death Marches: The Final Phase of Nazi Genocide
Daniel C. Kurtzer
an American former diplomat. He served as U.S. ambassador to Egypt from 1997 to 2001 and as U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005.
2008 book: Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East
2012 book: The Peace Puzzle: America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989–2011
2013 book: Pathways to Peace: America and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Daniel L. Davis
a retired United States Army officer and an analyst of United States foreign policy. He was one of the earliest military officers to publicly criticize the War in Afghanistan. In 2025, Davis was selected by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard for appointment as deputy director for mission integration.
Gabbard withdrew her selection after criticism from hawkish Republican lawmakers due to Davis criticism of Israel. As of 2025, he is a Senior Fellow at the Defense Priorities Foundation. He also hosts the Daniel Davis Deep Dive podcast, analyzing war, national security, and politics.
"This book lays out compelling evidence that U.S. foreign policy for more than two decades has been an unqualified failure," said Davis in the introduction to his book.
2020 book: Eleventh Hour in 2020 America: How America's Foreign Policy Got Jacked Up – and How the Next Administration Can Fix It
YouTube: Daniel Davis Deep Dive podcast
Daniel Pomerantz
a Zionist. Moved from the US to Israel (making Aliyah).
CEO of HonestReporting, a media watchdog organization explicitly dedicated to combating anti-Israel media bias and defending Israel's public image internationally.
Founder and CEO of RealityCheck, which counters international campaigns against Israel, such as the apartheid and genocide accusations at the UN.
Adjunct Professor at Reichman University and Bar Ilan University.
Has used the term "Pretendicide" to discredit charges of Israel's Gaza genocide.
Danielle Moodie
Danielle Moodie is the CEO and Founder of DAM Media Strategies, a multimedia company and consulting practice. Her SubStack podcasts are frequently critical of Israel, Zionism, the Iran War, etc.
A good example of her rants about the state of affairs of the U.S. is the video link below.
YouTube: Danielle Moodie channel
VIDEO: The Indebted, the Imprisoned, and the Imperial: The Machinery of Modern Exploitation
Danny Dannon
a right-wing Israeli politician and diplomat serving as Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations since 2024, and previously from 2015 to 2020.
2012 book: Israel: The Will to Prevail
2022 book: In the Lion's Den: Israel and the World
Dave Smith (comedian)
A comedian who frequently appears on independent media to be critical of U.S. government support for Zionism and the Gaza genocide. He has co-hosted The Young Turks show, Smith runs a website called Part of the Problem
A good example of Dave Smith's taking on Zionism is his video where he debates Alan Dershowitz. Link below.
YouTube: Iran War 6 months in with minimal results. Dave Smith vs Alan Dershowitz
David Barnea
Director of Mossad from June 2021 to June 2026. Propublica ran a story claiming that he led Israel’s efforts to recruit Iranian dissidents to attack Iran from within.
The Mossad’s successes under Barnea include the exploding pagers that decimated Hezbollah, the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists and a Hamas political leader who was visiting Tehran, and the commando raids that destroyed Iran’s air defenses and allowed Israel to strike the nuclear facilities without losing a plane.
Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within
David Ben-Gurion
1886-1973
Prime Minister of Israel from November 1955 to June 1963. He was responsible for starting Israel's nuclear weapons program and hiding it from the United States.
1954 book: Rebirth and Destiny of Israel
1966 book: The Jews in Their Land
1971 book: Israel: A Personal History
1972 book: Ben-Gurion Looks at the Bible
David Sirota
a journalist, magazine writer, book author and nationally syndicated weekly newspaper columnist living in the Rocky Mountain West. He is a former Bernie Sanders speechwriter. He is the publisher of The Lever.
Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! is an hour-long independent American television, radio, and Internet news program based in Manhattan and hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh. The show, which airs live each weekday at 8 a.m. Eastern Time, is broadcast on the Internet and via more than 1,400 radio and television stations worldwide.
Much of their programming centers on Israel, Palestine, and Middle East conflict.
Dinesh D’Souza
Said that George Soros should be extradited to Israel and tried for his complicity in Nazi atrocities against Jews.
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases. In December 2025, the Israeli government announced it would revoke the licenses of MSF and more than 30 other humanitarian organisations operating in the Gaza Strip effectively preventing them from continuing their activities during the ongoing Gaza war.
It is critical of the Gaza genocide, Israel's attack and occupation of Lebanon, and the US and Israel war with Iran.
Donald Trump
On November 17, 2025, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2803, giving Donald Trump control ocer Gaza, via his Board of Peace. This essentially makes Trump the "Viceroy" of Gaza.
Doron Hadar
a retired IDF colonel, who was the commander of Israel's military negotiation unit with 27 years of experience. He said that Israel had many chances to do so but chose not to free its hostages. Netanyahu's office decided to focus instead on its 'human animals' campaign.
Hadar has said, "Given the situation, with the other side also stunned, with Hamas alarmed by the international public relations damage created by the images of hundreds of hostages, elderly, frightened women, and crying children, we could create an agreement framework within which, if we wished, it wouldn't be difficult to later argue that Hamas violated it, and launch an attack."
He is the co-founder of the crisis management and strategy firm Critical Impact.
Double Down News
a British alternative media outlet founded in 2017 by Yannis Mendez. Funded through Patreon, it produces films and interviews from a left-wing perspective. Double Down News' contributors have included Peter Oborne, George Monbiot, Guz Khan, Nabil Abdul Rashid and David Graeber.
Douglas Macgregor
a retired colonel in the United States Army, former government official, author, consultant, and political commentator.
1989 book: The Soviet-East German Military Alliance
1997 book: Breaking the Phalanx: A New Design for Landpower in the 21st Century
2003 book: Transformation Under Fire: Revolutionizing How America Fights
2009 book: Warrior's Rage: The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting
2016 book: Margin of Victory: Five Battles that Changed the Face of Modern War
Drop Site News
a nonprofit investigative news outlet founded by Ryan Grim and Jeremy Scahill in July 2024. It is based in Washington, D.C.
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E. L. M. Burns
1897-1985
Pre-1967, United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s Administrative Controller, E.L.M. Berns stated that Gaza is “a vast concentration camp.”
East-West Pipeline
aka: Petroline
a 746 mile oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia that runs from the Abqaiq oil field in the Eastern Province to Yanbu on the Red Sea. It was built during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s to allow Saudi oil exports to bypass the tanker war taking place in the Strait of Hormuz.
In 2019, the Houthis attacked pipeline pumping stations and temporarily shut it down. In 2026, the Houthis again attacked pipeline pumping stations, shutting it down again.
The pipeline consists of two pipes. One pipe is 56 inches in diameter and carries crude oil. The other is 48 inches and was built to carry liquid natural gas, but can now be used to carry crude oil.
Ed Milibrand
a British politishian who has served as Foreign Secretary and MP for Doncaster North. He is critical of Israel, settler terrorism in the West Bank, and the Gaza genocide. He says Britain supports a two-state solution.
In striking contrast, Argentine President Javier Milei has called himself the most Zionist president in the world. He fully supports Israel. He also claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Yair Netanyahu (the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) now publicly support Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands (to punish Britain).
YouTube: Ed Miliband unveils UK sanctions on ilegal Israel settlements
YouTube: Daily Express: Ed Milliband just dug a hole for Britain...
Edward Said
1935-2003
a Palestinian and American academic, literary critic, and political activist. Born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, in 1935, Said was a United States citizen by way of his father, who had served in the United States Army during World War I. He was a critic of Israel and the Oslo Accords.
1979 book: The Question of Palestine
1981 book: Covering Islam
Ehud Barak
Prime minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. He's stated that the current Netanyahu Israeli government is "infected by seeds of fascism" and "needs to be brought down."
About Turkey, Barak says, "Netanyahu's deliberate escalation of tensions with Turkey is reckless and foolish—it's hard to decide which is greater. With a strong whiff of political intent to reach elections with a string of security tensions stirring public anxiety."
He maintained a long-running, 15-year relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which included business ventures, regular correspondence, and visits to Epstein's properties.
2018 book: My Country, My Life: Fighting for Israel, Searching for Peace
Ehud Olmert
Prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009. He has stated that Gaza belongs to Palestinians and must be part of a future Palestinian state.
He was listed as an associate of Jeffrey Epstein in declassified documents released by the U.S. Justice Department.
2022 book: Searching for Peace: A Memoir of Israel
Former PM Ehud Olmert mentioned as one of Jeffrey Epstein's associates in case documents
Eli Clifton
cofounder and senior advisor at the Quincy Institute. An investigative journalist, he focuses on money in politics and U.S. foreign policy. He previously reported for the American Independent News Network, ThinkProgress, and Inter Press Service, and is coauthor of the Center for American Progress report "Fear Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America."
2026 book: Israel's Lobby: America in the grip of a Foreign Power
Eli Cohen
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure for the Likud party and a member of the Security Cabinet.
Eli Cohen
1924-1965
an Egyptian-born Israeli Mossad spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian political and military hierarchy. In 1965, he was uncovered by the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate and he was convicted by the Syrian government under pre-war martial law. After being sentenced to death, he was publicly hanged in Damascus in May 1965.
He is highly regard in Israel today.
Eli Cohen: Who was the Israeli spy who infiltrated Syria in the 1960s? - explainer
Elihu David Stone
Elihu D. Stone, prominent Zionist leader in New England and one-time Assistant U.S. Attorney, died in 1952, but is listed as one of those behind Canary Mission. Of course, it's possible that there's another man with the same name.
Elizabeth Bruenig
a writer and journalist, who writes for The Atlantic.
YouTube: People Love Dead Jews
The Atlantic: They’re Both Totally Unfit: America is left without any good option.
Email: elizabeth.bruenig@gmail.com
Elon Musk
The world's richest man frequently criticizes those who criticize Israel over the Gaza genocide. Benjamin Netanyahu considers Musk "a friend".
Emily Jashinsky
An American conservative journalist, commentator, and media critic. She is a co-host on Breaking Points.
Emma Vigeland
main co-host and producer alongside Sam Seder on The Majority Report. She is a progressive who is an anti-Zionist.
Erdoğan, President of Turkey, see Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor
a nonprofit organization for the protection of human rights.
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Fars News Agency
A news agency in Iran that is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), one of the three branches of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. While it describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency", it is widely described by Western news media to be a "semi-official" news agency of the Government of Iran.
Forbidden Colors
In 1980, Israel banned the colors red, black, green, and white, used together, by Palestinian artists. These are the colors of the Palestinian flag. Violation by Palestinian artists could lead to arrest, fines, or military action.
The ban was lifted in 1993 with the signing of the Oslo Accords.
Foreign Affairs
A magazine of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs, founded in 1922. Distributed by email.
Foreign Press Association
The FPA periodically reports on Israel-Palestine. The president of the FPA, Ian Williams, says Israel’s deliberate targeting of Al Jazeera journalists reveals a systematic effort to control Gaza’s narrative. He condemned Israel’s posthumous smearing of reporters like Al Jazeera’s slain correspondent Anas al-Sharif as “Hamas operatives” – a tactic he compared to McCarthyism, noting over 270 journalists killed. He also says that the corporate control of the media prevents the stories from being reported. See the link to the video below.
Forensic Architecture
Forensic Architecture (FA) is a research agency based at Goldsmiths, University of London. Our mandate is to develop, employ, and disseminate new techniques, methods, and concepts for investigating state and corporate violence. Our team includes architects, software developers, filmmakers, investigative journalists, scientists, and lawyers.
Email: am@forensic-architecture.org
Forever Wars
The mission of Forever Wars, owned by Spencer Ackerman, is to chronicle, investigate and interrogate the continuities, departures and permutations of the War on Terror.
Francesca Albanese
Francesca Albanese is an international lawyer. She has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories since May 2022. She's been highly critical of the Gaza genocide.
"The ongoing removal, crushing and relocation of rubble in Gaza must not destroy evidence of international crimes or prevent the recovery and identification of human remains in the besieged enclave." - 2026
"In devastated Gaza, rubble is not just construction waste. It is part of a crime scene, a graveyard, and the material record of what happened during a brutal and senseless bombing campaign." - 2026
2025 book: A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness
2026 book: When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine
Zeteo Town Hall with Francesca Albanese
Wikipedia: UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories
Futures Act (see United States-Israel FUTURES Act)
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Gadi Eisenkot
an Israeli general, politician and leader of the Yashar party. He served from 2015 to 2019 as the 21st chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces and from 2023 to 2024 as a minister without portfolio in Israel's unity government.
Gamal Abdel Naser
an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. He became popular in the Arab world when he nationalized the Suez Canal by seizing it from the British and French Suez Canal Company in 1956. This caused Israel, Britain, and France to attack the Sinai, but they withdrew after pressure from the United States.
He also began the War of Attrition in 1968 that ultimately forcing a ceasefire and a treaty to take back the Sinai in 1970.
1955 book: Memoirs of the First Palestine War
Gaza floating pier
The Gaza floating pier was a temporary U.S. military-built floating dock facility, first proposed immediately before U.S. President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address on March 7, 2024. It operated between May and July 2024.
NPR: What went wrong with the U.S.-built floating pier designed to get aid into Gaza
Genocide Convention
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG).
The Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes genocide and obligates state parties to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition. It was the first legal instrument to codify genocide as a crime and the first human rights treaty unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 9, 1948, during the third session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Convention entered into force on January 12, 1951 and has 153 state parties as of February 2025.
United Nations: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Genocide Survivors Foundation
We are actively responding to the alarming increase of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism, xenophobia and other forms of hate and extremism around the world. With many religious and ethnic minorities living in environments of rising levels of hate-motivated violence, our efforts are directed at fighting the ideology of genocide through our genocide prevention education programs.
Gideon Sa'ar
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In January 2026, Sa'ar expressed strong support for the U.S. military action in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.
Glenn Diesen
a Norwegian political scientist, political commentator and politician currently serving as a professor at the Department of Business, History and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway. He's covered the wars in Ukraine and Iran.
Diesen is the author of sevaral books. All are related to Russia and the Soviet Union. None of his books cover the Middle East in any significant way, but he covers the Middle East in his podcasts.
2016 book: EU and NATO Relations with Russia: After the Collapse of the Soviet Union
2018 book: The Decay of Western Civilisation and Resurgence of Russia: Between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (Rethinking Asia and International Relations)
2021 book: Europe as the Western Peninsula of Greater Eurasia: Geoeconomic Regions in a Multipolar World
2021 book: Great Power Politics in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Geoeconomics of Technological Sovereignty
2021 book: Russian Conservatism: Managing Change under Permanent Revolution
2022 book: Russophobia: Propaganda in International Politics (Political Science and International Studies)
2023 book: The Think Tank Racket: Managing the Information War with Russia
2024 book: The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order
Global Investigative Journalism Network
an international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote and produce investigative journalism.
Golden Noose
In December 2025, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and other party members wore a gold hangmen's noose on their lapel. Ben-Gvir and his fellow party members explained that the pins symbolize their commitment to executing terrorists.
Greater Israel Project
The "Greater Israel" project is a geopolitical and religious concept envisioning an expanded Israeli state with borders extending significantly beyond its current territory, historically rooted in biblical interpretations.
What is Greater Israel, and how popular is it among Israelis?
Greater Israel: an Ongoing Expansion Plan for the Middle East and North Africa
This map first appeared in an English version of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Even before the State of Israel came into existence, Arab leaders accused Zionists of seeking to rule most of the Middle East," a secret Jewish plot to establish a "Greater Israel" extending from the Nile to the Eurphrates and the Persian Gulf, and south deep into Saudi Arabia.
Green Party of England and Wales
a green and left-wing political party in England and Wales. Led by Zack Polanski since 2025, the party has five MPs in the House of Commons, two members of the House of Lords, over 1,300 councillors at the local government level and three members of the London Assembly.
The party madde news in October 2026 by adopting a resolution equating zionism with racism.
Gush Emunim
was an Israeli ultranationalist religious Zionist Orthodox Jewish right-wing fundamentalist activist movement committed to establishing Jewish settlements in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights. Gush Emunim, as of 2010, had never been formally disbanded, but it has nevertheless ceased to exist.
GZERO MEDIA
a digital news and media company dedicated to providing intelligent, non-partisan, and trustworthy geopolitical insights and analysis. Founded in 2017 by renowned political scientist Ian Bremmer, the company operates as a subsidiary of Eurasia Group, the world’s leading global political risk research and advisory firm.
GZERO has regularly covered the Gaza genocide.
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Haaretz
An Israeli daily newspaper ublished in Hebrew and English. They claim it was founded in 1918.
Haim Saban
an Israeli and American media proprietor, investor, musical composer and producer of records, film, and television. He is a major donor to the United States Democratic Party and active in pro-Israel political efforts in the United States. He's said, “"I'm a one-issue guy, and my issue is Israel.” He considers people like Bernie Sanders to be anti-Israel, and Donald Trump to be a danger to America.
Hakeem Jeffries
U.S. House minority leader since 2023, succeeding Nancy Pelosi. He tends toward support of Israel, such as his non-support for ending military aid to Israel. Radio host and political commentator Charlamagne tha God uses the satirical nickname "AIPAC Shakur" when describing Jeffries.
Jeffries and presidential adviser Jared Kushner held a private meeting in New York City in August 2026 to discuss potential bipartisan areas like housing, immigration, and the cost of living.
Hamas
a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has governed the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007.
Hamshahri
A major Iranian national Persian-language newspaper in Tehran, owned by the municipal government.
Hannibal Directive
a controversial procedure used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers by enemy forces. The directive can be summarized with "an IDF soldier was better dead than abducted".
There is reporting by Haaretz, ABC News, and the UN Commission of Inquiry that the Hannibal Directive was in force on October 7, thus some Israelis were killed by the IDF. Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant admitted that some parts of the IDF were following the Hannibal Directive in an Channel 5 interview on February 7, 2025.
Haaretz: IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on October 7 to Prevent Hamas Taking Soldiers Captive
Hasan Piker
known online as HasanAbi, is an American Twitch streamer, influencer, and left-wing political commentator.
Hasbara
Hasbara is the public diplomacy of Israel. It includes mass communication, individual interaction with foreign nationals through social and traditional media, and cultural diplomacy. Organizations involved include the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and pro-Israel civil society organizations. Hasbara is propaganda.
Havas Media
Since 2024, Havas Media Group has subcontracted seven firms in the United States to conduct influence operations on behalf of Israel. As of 2026, Havas Media Group has received more than $100 million from the government of Israel to support its public relations (hasbara) efforts by subcontracting projects to US companies that target evangelical Christians, conservatives, young people, and artificial intelligence chatbots.
Haviv Rettig Gur
an Israeli journalist, political analyst and commentator. He is senior analyst at The Times of Israel and Middle East analyst at The Free Press. His work has focused on Israeli politics, regional affairs, Jewish identity, and relations between Israel and the Jewish diaspora.
He is in favor of the attack on Iran.
Hezbollah
A Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon.
Hillel International
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, alternatively Hillel International or simply Hillel, is an American Jewish student organization. Hillel brands itself as a safe space for Jewish students and events aimed at facilitating Jewish traditions on college campuses.
Hind Rajab Foundation
The Hind Rajab Foundation, located in Brussels, is devoted to breaking the cycle of Israeli impunity and achieving justice for all the victims of the Gaza genocide.
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) was formed in Belgium in September 2024 by Lebanese-Belgian activists Dyab Abou Jahjah and Karim Hassoun. The organization is named after 6-year-old Hind Rajab, who was killed in Gaza in February 2024 allegedly by Israel, though an initial IDF probe found there were no troops in the area at the time.
Hossein Kanani Moghaddam
Secretery General of Green Party in Iran and former commander (but not Commander-in-Chief) of the IRGC.
He has said that one of the reasons they support Hamas and Hesbolah is similar to that used by George W. Bush in regards to invading Iraq: "Fight them over there so we don't have to fight them here." That strategy worked for many years, up until 2026 when Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran.
Houthis
The Houthis are officially known as Ansar Allah, which is often spelled as one word: Ansarallah, which is pronounced "ahn-sah-ROOL-lahh". It is a Yemen-based, Shia Islamist political and military organization that is backed by Iran. The group began firing missiles at Israel and attacking shipping off Yemen's Red Sea coast in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.
The Houthis control western Yemen, including the port city of Mocha, and Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The Western press portrays the Houthis as terrorists, but author and activist Norman Finkelstein has a different view that's expressed in his book Gaza's Gravediggers. See Finkelstein's article below.
Howard Lutnick
an American businessman and government official who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since 2025. He's included here because of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
BBC: MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies
Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies by suicide
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
In April 2021, HRW accused Israeli officials of the crimes of apartheid and persecution under international law and called for an International Criminal Court investigation into these claims.
Hussain Al-bukhati
Yemeni journalist based in the capital city Sanaa, often appearing in Intl media to discuss the war on Yemen,the Red Sea crisis & regional conflict
Youtube: Hussain al-Bukhaiti: ‘Saudi Arabia started a war it cannot finish’
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Ian Bremmer
an American political scientist, author, and entrepreneur focused on global political risk. He is the founder and president of Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm. He is also founder of GZERO Media, a digital media firm.
IDF (see Israel Defense Forces)
Ilan Baruch
Israeli ambassador to South Africa who resigned in February 2011 when he said, "Netanyahu's policies were leading to Israel's delegitimization."
Diplomat: I can no longer represent Israel
Officials dispute claim diplomat leaving over gov’t polices
Video: In conversation with Ambassador (rtd.) Ilan Baruch and Ashraf Al-Ajrami
Ilan Pappé
An Israeli historian and political scientist, known for his work on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and as a leading figure among the New Historians. He is a professor at the University of Exeter's College of Social Sciences and International Studies, where he directs the European Centre for Palestine Studies and co-directs the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies.
2003 book: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
2006 book: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
2014 book: The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge
2017 book: Ten Myths About Israel
2017 book: The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of Gaza and the Occupied Territories
2021 book: A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
2024 book: Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Institute for Middle East Understanding
aka: The IMEU
an American pro-Palestinian advocacy group.
International Atomic Energy Agency
In September 2009, the IAEA passed a resolution that "expresses concern about the Israeli nuclear capabilities, and calls upon Israel to accede to the NPT and place all its nuclear facilities under comprehensive IAEA safeguards..."
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
The principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by other UN organs and specialized agencies. The ICJ is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between countries, with its rulings and opinions serving as primary sources of international law. It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
YouTube: Israel’s Continued Occupation of Palestinian Territory ‘Unlawful’
International Criminal Court (ICC)
an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the ICC is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. The ICC is intended to complement, not replace, national judicial systems; it can exercise its jurisdiction only when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminals. It is distinct from the International Court of Justice, an organ of the United Nations that hears disputes between states.
How does the International Court of Justice differ from the International Criminal Court?
UN, Explained: Understanding the International Criminal Court
Rubio vows to dismantle the ICC 'brick by brick': A top prosecutor responds
The Hill: Marco Rubio GOES OFF on International Criminal Court, vows to DISMANTLE it | RISING
International Federation of Journalists
the largest global union federation of journalists' trade unions in the world. It represents more than 600,000 media workers from 187 organisations in 146 countries. The IFJ is an associate member of UNESCO and has represented journalists at the United Nations since 1953 (UN/ILO). It works with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.
Palestine: At least 212 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
an intergovernmental organization founded in 1998 which unites governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, research and remembrance worldwide and to uphold the commitments of the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust.
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
An American network of anti-Zionist Jews pledged to "oppose Zionism and the State of Israel." Founded in 2008 by Sara Kershnar. The IJAN views Zionism as a racist movement, and Israel as an apartheid state.
The charter of the organization states "[w]e are an international network of Jews who are uncompromisingly committed to struggles for human emancipation, of which the liberation of the Palestinian people and land is an indispensable part. Our commitment is to the dismantling of Israeli apartheid, the return of Palestinian refugees, and the ending of the Israeli colonization of historic Palestine."
Iran nuclear deal
aka: JCPOA
Officially named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iran agreed to cap its uranium enrichment level at 3.67% and cut down its enriched uranium stockpile significantly. The Arak heavy-water reactor was redesigned so it could not make weapons-grade plutonium. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) received regular access to monitor Iranian nuclear sites.
It was negotiated in 2015 during the Obama Administration, but later cancelled by Donald Trump. The cancellation allowed Iran to again enrich uranium at unrestricted levels. Then Trump attacked Iran to prevent them from obtaining nuclear weapons, causing a worldwide economic and energy crisis when Iran shutdown the Strait of Hormuz and the Houthis shut down the Strait of Bab al-Mandab and the Saudi East-West Pipeline.
Iran Nuclear Program
IRGC Letter to Americans
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has written an open letter to the US public, urging Americans to distance themselves from Israel.
Isaac Herzog
The president of Israel since 2021. He is the first president to have been born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence.
He has warned the Israeli people about civil conflict in Israel during times of extreme political polarization. In March 2023, he warned about the severe threat of a "real civil war" when mass protests erupted over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul.
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
An Iranian state-controlled media corporation that holds a monopoly of domestic radio and television services in Iran.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Forces. It consists of five service branches: Ground Forces, Aerospace Force, Navy, Quds Force, and Basij. It is led by a commander-in-chief, who is appointed by and reports to the supreme leader of Iran.
List of commanders of the IRGC
The IRGC likes to taunt the U.S.and Israel with comments like referring to them as "the Epstein coalition", and cartoons showing Israel's Netanyahu sending U.S. soldiers to die instead of Israeli soldiers.
The IRGC official news platform is Sepha News and they have close ties to the Fars News Agency.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
The national military of the State of Israel. The IDF includes three main branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy.
Israel Finkelstein
an Israeli archaeologist, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and the head of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures at the University of Haifa. Finkelstein is active in the archaeology of the Levant and is an applicant of archaeological data in reconstructing biblical history.
Finkelstein challenges the biblical narrative that David and Solomon ruled a united monarchy of Israel and Judah from Jerusalem in the 10th century BCE.
1993 book: Prehistoric Anatolia: The Neolithic transformation and the early Chalcolithic period (Monograph series / Tel Aviv University, Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology)
2001 book: The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
2006 book: David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition
2007 book: The Quest for the Historical Israel: Debating Archaeology and the History of Early Israel
2013 book: The Forgotten Kingdom : The Archaeology and History of Northern Israel
2013 book: The Forgotten Kingdom: The Archaeology and History of Northern Israel
2024 book: Jerusalem the Center of the Universe: Its Archaeology and History (1800-100 BCE)
Israel Hayom
Right-wing, Hebrew language newsletter distributed in Israel since June 2007. Owned by the Adelson family.
Israel Katz
Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, said at a conference that srael would facilitate the mass emigration of Palestinians from Gaza “by any means.” “There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration,” Katz said, claiming, “Hamas isn’t allowing them [to leave], and there are no countries in the world taking them in. President Trump put the issue on the agenda. Now every country needs to take people in — and that’s the big issue.” In other words, Israel still sees ethnic cleansing as the only “real solution” for Gaza.
Israel Lobby
The Israel Lobby in the United States consists of these (and possibly other) groups:
Wikipedia: Israel lobby in the United States
Israel National News
Arutz Sheva, also known in English as Israel National News, is an Israeli media network identifying with religious Zionism. It offers online news articles in Hebrew, Arabic, English, and Russian as well as live streaming radio, video and free podcasts. It also publishes a weekly newspaper, B'Sheva, with the third-largest weekend circulation in the country.
Israel Policy Forum
an American Jewish organization that works for a negotiated two-state outcome to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through advocacy, education and policy research. The organization appeals to American policymakers in support of this goal and writes opinion pieces that have appeared in many Jewish and non-Jewish newspapers. The organization was founded in 1993.
Israel Security Cabinet
also known as the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs. Also known as the "Inner Cabinet" within the Israeli Cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister of Israel.
Israeli Army Radio
Israeli Army Radio or Galei Tzahal, known by its acronym Galatz, is a nationwide state funded Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces.
Itamar Ben-Gvir
Israeli Minister of National Security. He is extreme right-wing and racist. Here are some of his comments:
""The time has come to be the landlords in our country!""
""There is no such thing as the Palestinian people.""
""For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep."
"I think targeted assasinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night. Not just those who pose an immediate threat - there are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn't live. They're not even people."
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J Street
an American nonprofit liberal Zionist advocacy and lobby group based in the United States whose aims include strengthening Jewish democracy in Israel, promoting a diplomatic end to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with a two-state solution, and opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The president of J Street is Jeremy Ben-Ami.
Jadaliyya
an independent ezine founded in 2010 by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) to cover the Arab World and the broader Middle East. It publishes articles in Arabic, French, English and Turkish, and is run primarily on a volunteer basis by an editorial team, and an expanding pool of contributors that includes academics, journalists, activists and artists.
Jake Tapper
an American journalist. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-hosts the Sunday morning public affairs program State of the Union.
Tapper has clashed with some progressives over his questioning about Israel. Like many in the media, Tapper sometimes asks if Israel has the right to exist. He has framed pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations as anti-Semitic.
The Hill: El-Sayed rips Jake Tapper over Israel, Iran questions on CNN
Jared Kushner
Kushner is a United States Special Envoy for Peace Missions, but it is a volunteer position, sidestepping the need for him to disclose his finances. Kushner is noted for mixing government business with his own personal business and the business of the Trump family.
Kushner runs Affinity Partners, private equity and investment firm that is profiting off of Kushner's involvement in Gaza and Middle East affairs.
JCPOA
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - see Iran Nuclear Deal
Jeffrey Epstein
the February 2026 DOJ dump includes an informant testimony that claims Epstein’s attorney, Alan Dershowitz, told a federal prosecutor that Epstein "belonged to both U.S. and allied intelligence services." This is interpreted to mean Israel's Mossad.
Further evidence emerges of Israel’s Mossad links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Sachs
An American economist and public policy analyst. He is a professor at Columbia University and an author of several books on economics. Sachs is a harsh critic of Israel and the Gaza genocide.
Jeremy Ben-Ami
American lawyer and activist who is the founder and president of J Street.
2011 book: A New Voice for Israel: Fighting for the Survival of the Jewish Nation
YouTube: We Asked A TOP Liberal Zionist How They Can Be PRO-ISRAEL
Jeremy Scahill
An American activist, author, and investigative journalist. He is a founding editor of the online news publication The Intercept, which he left in 2024. He founded Drop Site News along with Ryan Grim and Nausicaa Renner.
Jerusalem Post
A popular Israeli newspaper. It is considered politically center-right.
Jewish Agency for Israel
aka: Jewish Agency for Palestine
the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world. It was established in 1929 as the operative branch of the World Zionist Organization (WZO). it encourages immigration of Jews in diaspora to the Land of Israel, and oversees their integration with the State of Israel.
Jewish Federations of North America
formerly the United Jewish Communities (UJC), is an American Jewish umbrella organization for the Jewish Federations system, representing over 350 independent Jewish communities across North America that raise and distribute over $2 billion annually, including through planned giving and endowment programs, to support social welfare, social services and educational needs.
Jewish Institute for National Security of America
dedicated to advancing U.S. national security interests in the Middle East, of which a critical pillar is a robust U.S.-Israel security relationship.
Jewish National Fund
commonly known by the acronym KKL-JNF or simply JNF, is a non-profit organization founded in 1901 to buy land and encourage Jewish settlement (aliyah) in Ottoman Syria (later Mandatory Palestine, subsequently Israel and the Palestinian territories). By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its inception, the JNF has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 square km) of land and established more than 1,000 parks.
The JNF has faced numerous criticisms for its role in the displacement of Palestinian Bedouins, the construction of Israeli military installations, the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank—considered illegal under international law, and its refusal to lease to non-Jews.
Jewish Voice for Peace
An American anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian solidarity, and left-wing advocacy organization. It is critical of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, and supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.
Jiang Xueqin
a Chinese-born Canadian educator and commentator. He is also known for his YouTube channel Predictive History, on which he styles himself as "Professor Jiang". After his channel went viral amid the 2026 Iran war, he started appearing on podcasts and online news shows like Piers Morgan Uncensored and The Tucker Carlson Show.
Jimmy Carter
He was the 39th president of the United States.
2006 book: Palestein: Peace Not Apartheid
2009 book: We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
Joe Biden
Joe Biden continued to supply weapons to Israel even after it became obvious that Israel was conducting a terror campaign in Gaza.
Zeteo: Biden Was Complicit in Gaza’s Horrors, Says Chris Van Hollen
Joe Walsh
an American politician, talk radio host, former social worker, and 2020 Republican Party presidential candidate who represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. He left the Republican Party and registered as a Democrat in 2025.
He is pro-Israel, and has taken money ($2,500) from the Allies for Israel PAC. He defends Israel using classic pro-Israel rhetoric. Watch the video where he debates Mehdi Hasan,
Joel Rubin
an American politician and media commentator on domestic political and Middle East affairs. He served as a member of the Chevy Chase Town Council from 2017 to 2023, and previously worked as a senior State Department official in the Obama administration. In 2020, Rubin also directed Jewish outreach for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.
He endorses the idea that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism.
Zeteo: Top Jewish Voices in HEATED Debate On Dwindling Israel Support
John Dugard
In 2008, as an independent investigator for the United Nations Human Rights Council, cites the Judaization of Jerusalem among many examples of Israeli policies "of colonialism, apartheid or occupation" that create a context in which Palestinian terrorism is "an inevitable consequence".
2018 book: Confronting Apartheid: A Personal History of South Africa, Namibia and Palestine
2022 book: Protecting Human Rights in Occupied Palestine: Working Through the United Nations
John Fetterman
an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania. Before running for the Senate, he described himself as a progressive and was endorsed by Bernie Sanders. He is now right-wing and pro-Israel.
Watch the video below for the latest on Fetterman.
Video: BOMBSHELL Fetterman Report Stuns DC
John Fetterman has received $244,100 to $246,417 from pro-Israel groups and individual donors associated with the lobby since his 2022 Senate run.
John Hagee
An American pastor and televangelist. He is also the founder and chairman of the Christian Zionist organization Christians United for Israel, the largest Zionist organization in America. He has promoted the idea of Blood moon prophecy.
John Kiriakou
Former CIA whistleblower who went to jail for revealing details of the U.S. torture program during the war on terror.
John Mearsheimer
Along with his co-author Stephen Walt, Mearsheimer published the 2007 book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. He is frequently interviewed by independent media on the subject of Israel, the ongoing wars in the Middle East, and the Ukraine-Russia war.
2007 book: The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Jon Stewart
Stewart has has criticized Bernie Sanders for his lack of condemnation of Israel's actions during the 2023 Gaza War.
Jonathan Pollard
an American-born Israeli spy and former intelligence analyst who was jailed for spying for Israel.
Jonathan Swan
An Australian-American investigative journalist at The New York Times whose 2020 interview with US president Donald Trump drew media attention and acclaim. In 2026, he published the book Regime Change with fellow journalist Maggie Haberman.
2026 book: Regime Change
Journalists killed in Gaza
As of August 2025, Israel had killed up to 274 journalists, with 269 of them Palestinian. Many or most of them were targeted. Many were killed at home with their families.
Israel continues to bar international journalists from independently entering and reporting from the Gaza Strip, as reported by the Associated Press.
See the International Federation of Journalists and Committee to Protect Journalists
Judea and Samaria
When describing a geographic area, it refers to the entire West Bank but not East Jerusalem.
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Kamala Harris
Vice-president under Joe Biden. Ran for president in 2024 and lost. Harris admitted in interviews that her policies were identical to Joe Biden's policies, and that included supporting Israel's genocide in Gaza.
See the article "A Woman President?" for the numerous reasons why Harris and the Democratic Party lost support in the 2020 campaign season.
Karim Ahmad Khan
a British lawyer who served as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2021 to 2026. He specialises in international criminal law and international human rights law. In November 2024, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Deif.
In February 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Khan after US president Donald Trump sanctioned ICC officials for issuing arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The US sanctions resulted in Microsoft blocking Khan's access to his official email account, prompting the ICC to transfer their digital system to an open-source alternative. Microsoft said it did not stop or suspend its services to the ICC.
Khan voluntarily stepped down as chief prosecutor in May 2025 due to allegations of sexual misconduct. But after a thorough investigation, he was absolved of all charges.
Al Arabiya English: 'They THREATENED My Family If I Pursued ISRAEL': ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan
The Guardian: Biden attacks request by ICC prosecutor for Netanyahu arrest warrant
Zeteo: Mehdi Challenges ICC Chief Prosecutor on Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Katie Halper
Halper is an American Jewish podcaster who is critical of Israel, the Gaza genocide, and the war with Iran. She is the host of The Katie Halper Show and co-host of the Useful Idiots show.
Keren Hayesod
An official fundraising organization for Israel with branches in 45 countries. Founded in 1920, its work is now carried out in accordance with the Keren haYesod Law-5716, passed by the Knesset in January 1956, granting the organization a unique fundraising status. It is a registered corporation of the State of Israel.
Kfar Aza massacre
On 7 October 2023, around 250 Hamas and other Palestinian militants attacked Kfar Aza, an Israeli kibbutz (cooperative community) about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from the border with the Gaza Strip, massacring residents and abducting hostages.
Krystal Ball
an American political commentator and political podcast host currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series
"Zionism is a Jewish supremacist idealogy," said Krystal on her August 11, 2025 show Breaking Points alongside Saagar Enjeti.
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Labor Zionism
Laura Loomer
an American far-right political activist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. She has described herself as being "pro-white nationalist" and a "proud Islamophobe", repeatedly making racist and anti-Muslim statements in public settings. She seems to have a profound influence on Donald Trump, causing him to fire numerous people in his administration that Loomer claimed were insufficiently loyal to him.
Law of Return
aka: Aliyah
This is also called Aliyah. An Israeli law passed in 1950 that allows Jews to return from anywhere in the world to become an Israeli citizen. It is core to Israeli's desire to become a Jewish state. Palestinians do not have that right.
Lawrence Wilkerson
a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. In 2020, he was named a nonresident fellow of the Quincy Institute. He is a fierce critic of Israel's making war with its neighbors. He says that the world leader most likely to use nuclear weapons is Benjamin Netanyahu.
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Iran War Spreads - Could Israel Fall?
Likud Party
officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon in an alliance with several right-wing parties.
It is the party of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Limor Son Har-Melech
Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and Member of Knesset on behalf of the Otzma Yehudit Party in the 25th Knesset. Resident of Shavei Shomron-Elon Moreh.
Over Purim on March 3, 2026, Israeli Member of the Knesset Limor Son Har-Melech appeared in a social media photograph posing with a noose and a syringe. She sponsored a bill in the Knesset to introduce the death penalty for terrorists. She was posing with the syringe and noose because these would be the execution methods.
Lindsey Graham
1955-2026
U.S. Senator for South Carolina. A deeply-committed apologist and supporter of Israel and the genocide. He was a self-described Christian Zionist.
Lloyd Austin
a retired United States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense, from 2021 to 2025, under the Biden administration. He consistently supported Israel with major military aid, while denying that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.
Local Call
co-published by 972 Advancement of Citizen Journalism and Just Vision. It is dedicated to citizen journalism, democracy, peace, equality, social justice, and resisting the occupation.
Site is in Hebrew, but most articles appear in +972 Magazine. Use your web browser to translate to English.
Luis Sepúlveda
1949-2020
A Chilean writer and journalist, who was a bodyguard to President Salvador Allende, and was imprissoned by the Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. He wrote, "In Auschwitz and Mauthausen, in Sabra, Shatila, and Gaza, Zionism and Nazism go hand in hand". Israeli historian Daniel Blatman tends to agree with him, though he uses different language to do it. Blatman has compared the Likud-led far-right coalition in Israel to Germany in the 1930s.
2006 book: The Avenging Angel
2014 book: The Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Slowness
2016 book: The Story of a Mapuche Dog
2019 book: The Story of a White Whale
Wikipedia has this reference for Sepúlveda's remark about Zionism and Nazism: "Une sale historie [Paris: Anne-Marie Metailie 2005] p.44, cited in Bruckner, p.71."
His literary agent is Agencia Literaria Carmen Balcells.
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Magen David
The Magen David is another name for The Star of David. It is a symbol generally recognized as representing both Jewish identity and the Jewish people's ethnic religion, Judaism. It is a derivation of the Seal of Solomon that was used for decorative and mystical purposes by Kabbalistic Jews and Muslims.
Maggie Haberman
an American journalist, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, and a political analyst for CNN. In 2026, she and Jonathan Swan published the best-selling book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.
book: Regime Change
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
President of Iran from 2005 to 2013. During that time, he called for the destruction of Israel and that the Holocaust was a myth. In July 2026, it was reported that the Central Intelligence Agency and Mossad planned to re-install Ahmadinejad as Iranian president as part of regime change Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion, which has since fallen through.
Marco Rubio
The Hill: US sanctions global court as judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Marco Rubio has received $1,013,563 in career campaign contributions from pro-Israel interest groups and PACs.
Mariam Pirzadeh
A French journalist who has worked for France 24, Yahoo Canada, MSN France, Le Figaro, AOL UK, and more.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
An American politician who was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district from 2021 until her resignation in 2026. She has advanced many wingnut conspiracy theories. In 2026, after falling out of favor with Donald Trump, she's become critical of Israel and calls for the U.S. turning off military aid to Israel.
Mark Halperin
an American journalist, political commentator, author, and founder of the interactive media platform 2WAY. He writes for The Free Press.
Mark Levin
An American conservative broadcast news analyst, columnist, lawyer, political commentator, radio personality, and writer. He is the host of syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show, as well as Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News. Previously, Levin worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese.
Mark Penn
an American businessman, pollster, political strategist, and author. Penn is chairman and chief executive officer of Stagwell, a marketing group. He was formerly chief strategy officer of Microsoft Corporation and chief executive officer of Burson-Marsteller.
Matt Duss
Former foreign policy advisor for Bernie Sanders.
Max Blumenthal
an award-winning journalist and bestselling author whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, The Nation, The Guardian, The Independent Film Channel, The Huffington Post, Salon.com, Al Jazeera English and many other publications. His book, Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party, is a New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller.
"...extremely powerful Zionist crime bosses," said Blumenthal when interviewed by Tucker Carlson.
Max Fisher
an international reporter, author, and host of the YouTube show The Bigger Picture
YouTube: The world is turning on Israel
Mecca Joint Defense Pact
aka: Mecca Joint Defense Agreement
aka: Mecca Pact
a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signed into force on August 7, 2026. It builds upon the earlier Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on 17 September 2025 to include Turkey. The pact's ratification was officially announced amidst the 2026 Iran war.
It is described as a NATO Article 5-like collective defense agreement.
Should Egypt join the Mecca Pact?
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Did Trump Approve an Israeli Nuclear Strike on Iran?
Megyn Kelly
an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily on SiriusXM's Triumph channel and has over 4 million subscribers on YouTube. Kelly previously worked at Fox News from 2004 to 2017.
Mehdi Hasan
Hasan is a British-American broadcaster, journalist, left-wing political commentator, and founder of the media company Zeteo. He presented The Mehdi Hasan Show on Peacock from October 2020 and on MSNBC from February 2021 until the show's cancellation in November 2023. He is well-known for debating pro-Israel opponents.
YouTube: 1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives
Meir Baruchin
On November 9, 2023, Israeli police arrested Jerusalem history and civics teacher Meir Baruchin after he posted a message on Facebook about his opposition to the killing of innocent Palestinian civilians. Police seized his phone and two laptops before interrogating him on suspicion of committing an act of treason and intending to disrupt public order. After being in jail for four days, Baruchin was freed but lost his job as a teacher and is still facing charges. "These days Israeli citizens who are showing the slightest sentiment for the people of Gaza, opposing killing of innocent civilians, they are being politically persecuted, they go through public shaming, they lose their jobs, they are being put in jail," says Baruchin, who says if he had been Palestinian, he would have faced more violence.
Israeli teacher recounts arrest over Facebook posts about Gaza
Meir Kahane
was an Israeli Orthodox ordained rabbi, convicted terrorist, writer and ultra-nationalist politician. He was the founder of the Israeli political party Kach, whose ideology continues to influence militant and far-right political groups active today in Israel. Kahane was convicted of multiple acts of terrorism in the United States and in Israel.
1971 book: Never Again! A Program for Survival
1972 book: Time to Go Home
1975 book: The Story of the Jewish Defense League
1978 book: Listen World, Listen Jew
1980 book: On Faith and Redemption
1981 book: They Must Go
1987 book: Uncomfortable Questions for Comfortable Jews
1990 book: Israel: Revolution or Referendum
MeirTV English
MeirTV English is the multimedia and broadcasting department of Machon Meir, a prominent Religious Zionist yeshiva located in Jerusalem.
Menachem Begin
Before the creation of the state of Israel, Begin was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency. As head of the Irgun, he targeted the British in Palestine, with a notable attack being the King David Hotel bombing. Later, the Irgun fought the Arabs during the 1947–48 civil war in Mandatory Palestine and, as its chief, Begin was described by the British government as the "leader of the notorious terrorist organisation". It declined him an entry visa to the United Kingdom between 1953 and 1955. However, Begin's overtures of friendship eventually paid off and he was granted a visa in 1972, five years prior to becoming prime minister.
Michael Ben-Yair
He is a former Attorney General of Israel, a position he held from 1993 to 1996, and former acting judge at the Supreme Court of Israel. He petitioned then Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to evict all Jewish settlers living in Hebron, following the attack by Jewish extremist Baruch Goldstein that resulted in 29 deaths and 125 injuries at the Cave of the Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque. In 2014, Ben-Yair said that Israel had instituted apartheid in the West Bank and called on the European Union to recognize the State of Palestine.
2013 book: Sheikh Jarrah
Michael Collins Piper
1960-2015
an American author and talk radio host who was described himself on his website as a political "progressive in the La Follette-Wheeler tradition." Piper was a regular contributor to both The Spotlight and its successor, the American Free Press, newspapers backed by Willis Carto and noted for their antisemitic and White separatist/White nationalist themes.
He wrote books such as The High Priests of War, in which he criticized the neoconservatives in the Bush administration, and Final Judgment, where he claimed that Israel's Mossad, the CIA and organized crime was responsible for the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
1993 book: Final Judgment: The Missing Link in the JFK Assassination Conspiracy
2004 book: The High Priests of War
2004 book: The New Jerusalem: Zionist Power in America
2005 book: Target: Traficant, The Untold Story
2006 book: The Judas Goats: The Enemy Within
2007 book: The Golem: a World Held Hostage: Israel's Nuclear Hell Bomb and the Road to Global Armageddon: The Case for Dismantling Our Planet's Most Dangerous Arsenal of Atomic Weapons of Mass Destruction
2009 book: The New Babylon: Those Who Reign Supreme
2011 book: The Confessions of an Anti-Semite: The First-Ever Critical Analysis of the Linguistic Legerdemain Underlying the Propaganda Techniques of the New World
2013 book: Ye Shall Know The Truth
Michael Flynn
a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 24th U.S. national security advisor for the first 22 days of the first Trump administration. He was involved with calling on foreign governments to oppose or delay a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestine.
During an interview, Flynn claimed that Israel in some way allowed the October 7 attack to happen. This was backed up by an article in the New York Times on October 30, 2023 titled Israel Knew Hama's Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago.
Michael Parenti
1933-2026
an American political scientist, academic historian and cultural critic who wrote on scholarly and popular subjects. He taught at universities and also ran for political office. Parenti was well known for his Marxist writings and lectures, and was an intellectual of the American Left.
1995 book: Against Empire: A Brilliant Exposé of the Brutal Realities of U.S. Global Domination
Middle East Air Defense (MEAD)
a U.S.-led regional security initiative that connects the air defense networks of Israel and several Arab nations to counter shared aerial threats. It operates through joint coordination hubs, early-warning data sharing, and combined operational planning.
US launches air defense operations cell in Qatar with Gulf states
Middle East Cultural and Charitable Society
a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization best known for managing the independent news publication The Electronic Intifada. It is the driving force behind the Palestine Film Festivals in Boston and Chicago and the radical pro-Palestinian website Electronic Intifada.
Middle East Institute
a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and cultural center in Washington, D.C., founded in 1946. It seeks to "increase knowledge of the Middle East among the United States citizens and promote a better understanding between the people of these two areas." In 2024 around 40% of its funding came from governments of Persian Gulf countries.
Mike Huckabee
United States Ambassador to Israel. He assumed office on April 21, 2025, and operates out of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. He's an extreme Zionist. In an interview with Tucker Carlson in February 2026, he said it "would be fine if they took it all" regarding biblical land claims spanning from the Nile to the Euphrates.
Zoom Briefing with Mike Huckabee, United States Ambassador to Israel
The Hill: Huckabee aide suppressed US Embassy reports critical of Israeli government
Times of Israel: Huckabee aide tried quashing US embassy reports to protect Israeli government
Miles Taylor
An American author, commentator, and former government official who served in the administrations of George W. Bush and Donald Trump. In 2018, Taylor wrote an op-ed in The New York Times under the pen-name "Anonymous" that was titled, "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration", which drew widespread attention for its criticism of Trump.
Mimi Syed
Dr. Syed served months in Gaza in 2024 at both al-Aqsa Hospital and Nasser Hospital, where she documented severe injuries from drone strikes. She has firsthand experience treating civilians targeted by the IDF.
Minab Girls School
On 28 February 2026, the first day of the 2026 Iran war, the United States (US) Armed Forces struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh[a] Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan province in southern Iran with a Tomahawk missile, before following up with others in close proximity, directly killing 156 civilians, including 120 schoolchildren, 35 adults, and a fetus.
Drop Site News: Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave
Jeremy Scahill EXPOSES SHOCKING Depravity In U.S. Iran School Bombing
PBS: The Iranian school struck in the war's earliest attacks is now a memorial for children
The School That Became a Grave: Jeremy Scahill on U.S Bombing of Minab, Killing 120+ Iranian Kids
Miri Regev
a prominent and controversial Likud party politician who has served in multiple high-profile ministerial roles, including Minister of Culture and Sport and Minister of Transportation. Her style of right-wing populism has been coined Regevism, which is characterized by absolute loyalty to Benjamin Netanyahu, and using societal fears, nationalism, and culture war issues to energize the base. This is one of Israel's MAGA parties.
She is attacked by those in parties that are further right-wing than Likud.
Miriam Adelson
an Israeli-American physician, businesswoman, philanthropist, and conservative political donor. She was married to Sheldon Adelson until his death in 2021. She is one of the largest donors to Donald Trump. delson has consistently advocated for the US government to adopt pro-Israel policies, including supporting Israel's annexation of the West Bank.
Mohammad Javad Zarif
He is the former Iranian Foreign Minister and a career diplomat. He led the Iran negotiation with the P5+1 countries to produce the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPOA) on July 14, 2015.
He is the founder of Possibilities Architects.
Email: nfo@paiab.org
Mohammad Marandi
aka: Seyed Mohammad Marandi
an Iranian-American academic, intellectual and political analyst. He is closely linked to the Iranian government. He currently serves as a professor at the University of Tehran.
book: The British Media and Muslim Representation: The Ideology of Demonisation
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
a Qatari diplomat, economist, and politician who has been the Prime Minister of Qatar since March 2023 and its Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2016. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and is a member of Qatar's Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investments. He previously held the positions of Chairman of the Qatar Investment Authority from 2018 to 2023 and deputy prime minister from 2017 to 2023.
Mohammed bin Zaed Al Nahyan
aka: MBZ or MbZ
an Emirati royal and politician who has served as the third president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi since 2022 and was from 2014 until 2022 the de facto leader of the United Arab Emirates.
In September 2026, Haaretz reported that MBZ warned Netanyahu about the October 7 attack. Netanyahu did nothing with the information.
Mohammed El-Kurd
a Palestinian writer, poet, and journalist who gained prominence for his descriptions of Palestinians' lives under occupation in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. El-Kurd has referred to evictions as a form of ethnic cleansing, and has also accused Israel of imposing apartheid-style laws and regulations on Palestinians in the occupied territories.
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei
an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026. He is the son of Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli bombing raid.
The Israelis attacked Iran to achieve regime change, where Iran would have a government more willing to be subservient to Israel. But this new leader lost his wife from the Israeli bombing in February 2026.
Mondoweiss
an anti-Zionist news website based in the United States. Mondoweiss began as a general-interest blog written by Philip Weiss on The New York Observer website. Adam Horowitz later joined as co-editor. In 2010, Weiss described the website's purpose as one of covering American foreign policy in the Middle East from a "progressive Jewish perspective".
Mor Loushy
She is the producer of the controversial movie Censored Voices. The film is based on the original recordings of Israeli soldiers’ testimony from the 1967 Six-Day War—conversations that provided the basis for a 1968 bestseller entitled Siah Lohamim (Soldiers’ Talk) in Hebrew. The film includes material that wasn’t in the book, consisting of allegations of Israeli brutality and actions tantamount to war crimes.
She also co-produced, edited,and directed the animated documentary Camp Confidential in which WWII vets reveal a secret U.S. military camp near Washington DC where Jewish soldiers hosted and interrogated Nazi POWs. It can be viewed on Netflix.
Moshe Dayan
1915-1981
Moshe Dyan was Israel's fourth Chief of Staff of the IDF, serving from 1953 to 1958. He was appointed to Israel's Minister of Defense on June 1, 1967, just days before the outbreak of the Six-Day War (and the attack on the USS Liberty).
Mouin Rabbani
a Dutch-Palestinian Middle East analyst specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian affairs. He is the director of the Palestine American Research Center. He is an ditor for Al-Haq.
Mount Zion
A historic hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City. It holds deep religious significance and is traditionally revered as the site of King David's Tomb, the Cenacle (where the Last Supper took place), and the Dormition Abbey.
Mowing the grass
Mowing the grass (Hebrew: כיסוח דשא) is a metaphor used to describe periodic Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip to manage the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During such attacks, Israel has targeted Palestinian militants, civilians, and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
During the week beginning August 30, 2026, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) began using the term mowing the grass to describe its future plans for Iran. One notable criticism of this operation is that it solves no problems and leads to an expensive forever war.
Ms. Rachel
an American YouTuber, educator, singer-songwriter, and activist. She created the YouTube series Ms. Rachel (originally Songs for Littles), which combines original songs and classic children's music with a focus on early language development for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. As of 2026, the channel has more than 21 million subscribers and over 16 billion views.
She has made videos for Save the Children's emergency fund, mentioning the Gaza Strip, Sudan, Ukraine, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many criticized her for her concern for the children of Gaza.
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Naftali Bennett
Prime Minister of Israel from July to November 2022.
See the Military service section of his Wikipedia page for details of how he caused an incident that became known as the Qana massacre. A total of 106 Lebanese civilians were killed.
Nakba
is the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Arabs by Zionists through their violent displacement and dispossession of land, property, and belongings, along with the destruction of their society and the suppression of their culture, identity, political rights, and national aspirations. The term is used to describe the events of the 1948 Palestine war, during which Zionists depopulated territories in Mandatory Palestine and declared the establishment of the State of Israel, as well as to describe Israel's ongoing persecution and displacement of Palestinians. As a whole, it covers the fracturing of Palestinian society and the longstanding rejection of the right of return for Palestinian refugees and their descendants.
Naomi Klein
a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses, support of ecofeminism and organized labour, and criticism of corporate globalization, fascism, capitalism, genocide, and Zionism. She reports for Zeteo.
Her new book focus on End Times Theology as embraced by Christian and Jewish Zionists.
2026 book: End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
U.S. federal law that specifies the annual budget and expenditures of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Navi Pillay
a South African jurist who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Donald Trump's reaction was to have Marco Rubio impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Hill: US sanctions global court as judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize
NAZA
a 2026 British documentary film written and directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. The film investigates the integration of artificial intelligence and automated surveillance in military targeting systems used by Israeli forces during the Gaza war and genocide. Its title is derived from nezek agavi, the Hebrew military term for collateral damage.
Netanyahu Moves To Get ‘NAZA’ Directors’ Israeli Citizenship Revoked
Nazhat Shameem Khan
aka: Nazhat Khan
a Fijian diplomat, lawyer and former judge who is a deputy prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2022. She served as the Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations from 2014 to 2022 and the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2021. She previously served as a judge of the High Court of Fiji from 1999 to 2009, the first woman to do so.
On August 20, 2025, Shameem was sanctioned by the Trump administration due to her role in continued investigation into the situation in Palestine.
Nazhat Shameem Khan, ICC Deputy Prosecutor on Justice, Accountability and the ICC’s Global Mandate
Neo-Zionism
a right-wing to far-right, ultranationalist, and religious ideology that appeared in Israel following the Six-Day War in 1967 and the capture of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Neo-Zionists consider these lands part of Israel and advocate their unlimited settlement by Israeli Jews. Many also support the prohibition of non-Jewish immigration to Israel. Some advocate the transfer of Arabs not only from these areas but also from within the Green Line. Neo-Zionist beliefs are considered settler colonialism.
see Labor Zionism
New Historians
A loosely defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history and played a critical role in refuting some of what critics of Israel consider Israel's foundational myths, including Israel's role in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and Arab willingness to discuss peace.
These new historians are Avi Shlaim, Benny Morris, Ilan Pappé, and Simha Flapan.
NGO Monitor
A right-wing organization based in Jerusalem that reports on international NGO (non-governmental organisation) activity from a pro-Israel perspective. NGO Monitor has been criticized by academic figures, diplomats, and journalists for allowing its research and conclusions to be driven by politics, for not examining right-wing NGOs, and for spreading misinformation. A number of academics have written that NGO Monitor's aims and activities are political in nature.
Noam Chomsky
an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics.
1983/1999 book: The Fateful Triangle
2003 book: Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood
2004 book: Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood
2007 book: Perilous Power: The Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy
2010 book: Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
2015 book: On Palestine
Noga Tarnopolsky
a Middle East reporter who has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Politico, and The Daily Beast and New York Magazine, and others. She regularly appears on France 24 TV and has also appeared on MSNBC, the BBC and TelevisaUnivision, NPR, and the BBC World Service.
Norman Finkelstein
an American political scientist, author, and activist. His primary fields of research are the politics of the Holocaust and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He has published books such as The Holocaust Industry that claims memory of the Holocaust is exploited as an ideological weapon to provide Israel a degree of immunity from criticism. He also wrote the book Method and Madness about Israel's assault on Gaza.
book: Method and Madness
1995 book: Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
2000 book: The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
2005 book: Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History
2012 book: Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End
2018 book: Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom
2024 book: Gaza's Gravediggers
Noura Erakat
a Palestinian-American activist, university professor, legal scholar, and human rights attorney. She is currently a professor at Rutgers University, specializing in international studies. She is the co-founder of the online publication Jadaliyya. Her primary focus is on international law, human rights, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. She is a vocal critic of Israe and a prominent public commentator on Palestinian legal and political issues.
She was arrested on September 16, 2026 when she protested Palm Beach County, Florida's investments in Israel bonds.
Zeteo: Noura Erakat On Why She Was Arrested for Protesting Israeli Bond Investments
Nur Masalha
a Palestinian writer, historian, and academic. His work focuses on the history, politics, and theology of Palestine, including themes such as the Palestinian Nakba, Zionism, and liberation theology.
1992 book: Expulsion of the Palestinians: The Concept of 'Transfer' in Zionist Political Thought, 1882–1948
2012 book: The Palestine Nakba: Decolonising History, Narrating the Subaltern, Reclaiming Memory
2013 book: The Zionist Bible: Biblical Precedent, Colonialism and the Erasure of Memory
2018 book: Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History
2021 book: Palestine Across Millennia: A History of Literacy, Learning and Educational Revolutions
2023 book: The Ancient Cities and Global Trade of Palestine: A 7,000 Year History
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October 7 attacks
Omer Bartov
an Israeli-American historian. He is the Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, where he has taught since 2000. Bartov is a historian of the Holocaust and is considered a leading authority on genocide.
He is critical of the idea that criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic.
2018 book: Anatomy of a Genocide The Life & Death of a Town Called Buczacz
2023 book: Genocide, The Holocaust and Israel-Palestine
2026 book: Where Hatred Lies
2026 book: What Went Wrong?
YouTube: Israel. What went wrong? Prof. Omer Bartov – Keynote at Kühlhaus Berlin 2026
Omer Rahamim
Director (CEO) of the Yesha Council since June 2024. Senior advisor to Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich.
Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
aka: October 7 attacks
Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is the military code name given by Hamas for its large-scale, surprise cross-border attack against Israel launched on October 7, 2023.
Operation Epic Fury
Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The strikes were launched amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program.
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords are a pair of interim agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993; and the Oslo II Accord, signed in Taba, Egypt, in 1995. They marked the start of the Oslo process, a peace process aimed at achieving a peace treaty based on Resolution 242 and Resolution 338 of the United Nations Security Council.
Office of the Historian: The Oslo Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
Otto Skorzeny
1908-1975
A Nazi soldier during WWII who later cooperated with Israel to spy on Egypt's missile program.
Oxfam
a global confederation of independent non-governmental organizations working together to fight inequality, poverty, and injustice in more than 70 countries.
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Palestine Monitor
an organization that advocates for the Palestinian people, and publicizes conditions in the Gaza and West Bank. Topics featured by the Palestine Monitor include poverty, torture, the Israeli West Bank barrier, checkpoints, refugees, and East Jerusalem.
Palestinian Authority
officially known as the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords. The Palestinian Authority controlled the Gaza Strip prior to the Palestinian elections of 2006 and the subsequent Gaza conflict between the Fatah and Hamas parties, when it lost control to Hamas.
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
The PACBI was launched in April 2004 by a group of Palestinian academics and intellectuals in Ramallah, in the West Bank. PACBI is part of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign.
Palestinian National Council
the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The Palestinian National Council represents the supreme authority of the Palestine Liberation Organization to achieve the goals of the Palestinian people in self-determination, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, and the return of refugees to their homes from which they were displaced.
Part of the Problem
Dave Smith brings you the sharpest libertarian analysis of current events, foreign policy, and the growing tyranny of the state. No punches pulled, no truth left untold, just pure, consistent libertarianism
Patrick Cockburn
a journalist who has been a Middle East correspondent for the Financial Times since 1979 and, from 1990, The Independent. He has also worked as a correspondent in Moscow and Washington and is a frequent contributor to the London Review of Books.
2016 book: The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East
2020 book: Behind Enemy Lies: War, News and Chaos in the Middle East
2024 book: Believe Nothing until It Is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism
Paul Singer
an American hedge fund manager, activist investor, and the founder, president, and co-CEO of Elliott Management. Singer is an active and ardent Zionist and has used his influence to outsource American high-tech jobs to Israel.
Singer is a major funder of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a neoconservative Washington-based think tank. He has contributed millions to support its policy research and advocacy, including opposition to the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA).
Peter Beinart
an American liberal columnist, journalist, and political commentator. A former editor of The New Republic, he has also written for Time, The Atlantic, and The New York Review of Books, among other periodicals. He has written four books.
2006 book: The Good Fight: Why Liberals—and Only Liberals—Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again.
2010 book: The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris
2012 book: The Crisis of Zionism
2025 book: Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning
Plus 972 Magazine
aka: +972 Magazine
+972 Magazine is an Israeli left-wing news and opinion online magazine, established in August 2010 by a collective of four writers in Tel Aviv. Noam Sheizaf, a co-founder and the +972 chief executive officer, said they wanted to express a new and "mostly young voice which would take part in the international debate regarding Israel and Palestine".
Pod Save America
an American progressive political podcast developed and distributed by Crooked Media. The podcast debuted in January 2017 and airs twice per week, hosted by a rotating cast of former Barack Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett, and Dan Pfeiffer.
pogroms
Politico
an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007. It covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others. Primarily providing distributed news, analysis and opinion online, it also produces printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts. Its coverage focuses on topics such as the federal government, lobbying, and the media.
Politico has occassionally published content that many of its writers objected to.
Pretendicide
politically charged neologism used in online commentary—primarily within partisan or conflict-related discourse—to dismiss formal accusations of genocide as staged, fabricated, or entirely fictitious. Has been used by Daniel Pomerantz.
Pro-Israel America PAC
was an American advocacy and lobbying group that supported pro-Israel policies. It served as a channel for donations between members and endorsed candidates, which included incumbent members of Congress or challengers regardless of political affiliation. It was closely affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and had a bipartisan history of endorsements. Per Federal Election Commission filings, Pro-Israel America was terminated in July 2023.
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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Qasim Rashid
a Pakistani-born American author, activist, and attorney. Rashid ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Illinois's 11th congressional district in 2024.
He's authored a few books.
2013 book: The Wrong Kind of Muslim: An Untold Story of Persecution & Perseverance
2015 book: Talk To Me: Changing the Narrative on Race, Religion, and Education
2021 book: Hannah and the Ramadan Gift
Qibya massacre
The Qibya massacre occurred during Operation Shoshana, an Israeli reprisal operation that occurred in October 1953, when IDF's Unit 101 led by future Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon attacked the village of Qibya in the West Bank, which was then under Jordanian control, and killed more than 69 Palestinian civilians, two-thirds of whom were women and children.
UN: Attack on West Bank village Qibya – SecCo debate – Verbatim record/Revision
Quincy Institute
The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft was co-founded in 2019 by a group of foreign policy scholars, experts, and writers including Andrew Bacevich, Trita Parsi, Stephen Wertheim, Suzanne DiMaggio, and Eli Clifton. The CEO is Lora Lumpe.
Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline has rejoined the institute.
Retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson is also involved in the institute.
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Rabbis for Human Rights
an Israeli human rights organization that describes itself as "the rabbinic voice of conscience in Israel, giving voice to the Jewish tradition of human rights". Their membership includes Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, and Reconstructionist rabbis and students. According to their website, the organization brings together over 170 ordained rabbis, rabbinical students, and rabbinic leaders.
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader has long been a sharp critic of Israeli policy and U.S. support for the Israeli government, viewing Israel as the primary aggressor in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. condemned Israel's military actions in Gaza, characterizing them as disproportionate and catastrophic. He has heavily criticized U.S. leadership and Congress for enabling the conflict.
Rami George Khouri
A Jordanian-American journalist, author, lecturer, and editor with Palestinian background.
Rashid Khalidi
a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He served as editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies from 2002 until 2020, when he became co-editor with Sherene Seikaly.
1997 book: Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness
2009 book: Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East
2013 book: Brokers of Deceit: How the US Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East
2020 book: The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
2024 book: The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
Raz Segal
an Israeli and American historian residing in the United States, who is Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Endowed Professor in the Study of Modern Genocide at Stockton University, where he also directs the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program.
Segal has described Israel's complete blockade—which included the denial of water, food, power, and fuel to the civilian population of the Gaza Strip—as a "textbook case of genocide" and connected it to the Nakba, the expulsion of Palestinians during the establishment of Israel in 1948.
Intent in the genocide case against Israel is not hard to prove
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of Turkey since 2014. He is critical of Benjamin Netanyahu's wars.
Turkish President Erdogan threatens to invade Israel, slams Netanyahu
Red Heifer Project
an initiative by religious groups to locate or breed a flawless red cow to produce ritual purification ashes for a rebuilt temple. The flawless red cow must be entirely red, without any spot or blemish, and must never have done physical labor or worn a yoke. The cows ashes are mixed with spring water to leanse people who became impure from touching the dead.
YouTube: The Official Story of Bringing the Red Heifers to Israel with Byron Stinson
Red–green alliance
aka: red–green coalition
In the context of Israel and Palestine, the term refers to the aliance between Islamists and the left-wing, primarily in the United States.
ABC News: Policy group warns of ‘Red-Green Alliance’ between Marxist, Islamist movements in America
Jstor: The Israeli Red-Green Alliance and Gramsci’s War of Position
Refusenik
was an unofficial term for individuals—typically, but not exclusively, Soviet Jews—who were denied permission to emigrate, primarily to Israel, by the authorities of the Soviet Union and other countries of the Soviet Bloc. The term refusenik is derived from the "refusal" handed down to a prospective emigrant from the Soviet authorities.
Regulating Palestinian Land
"Presents the Ottoman land tenure in Palestine (laws governing registration, purchase, and sale of land), followed by the different ways the British Mandate, Zionist movement and the Israeli authorities used the Ottoman laws, interpreted them, amended them and enacted new laws to strip Palestinians from their land and assert control over it." Pierre Charpentier
Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question: Absentees' Property Law
Republican Jewish Coalition
formerly the National Jewish Coalition, founded in 1985, is a political group in the United States that supports Jewish Republicans. The organization has more than 47 chapters throughout the United States.
Reverse Canary Mission
A grassroots, volunteer-based community initiative that highlights individuals who advocate, either directly or indirectly, for the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinian people worldwide.
Richard Wolff
an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor in the graduate program in international affairs at The New School. Wolff has also taught economics at Yale University, City College of New York, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and The Brecht Forum in New York City.
He views Israel as a settler colonial state.
Ro Khanna
U.S. representative for California's 17th district. A DEmocrat who is critical of Israel and the Gaza genocide. While visiting the West Bank on a fact-finding tour in July 2026, his group was stopped and held by Israeli settlers with guns.
Robert L Arnold
Robert L. Arnold is a writer, poet, speaker, and activist from the Mississippi Delta whose work blends the lyric honesty of Southern storytelling with a fierce, clear-eyed demand for justice. Born and raised in Helena, Arkansas, he carries the river and the red dirt with him into every page… the weight of history, the grit of working people, the music and myth that shaped him, and the unapologetic belief that truth still matters.
Robert Maxwell
1923-1991
Ian Robert Maxwell was a Jewish media proprietor and politician. He founded Pergamon Press as a major academic publisher, then went on to acquire the British Printing Corporation, Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) and Macmillan Inc., among other publishing companies.
He was responsible for Czechoslovakia's decision to arm Israel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Maxwell is alleged to have distributed a bugged version of a software, PROMIS, to a plethora of national governments and global financial institutions that enabled mass spying by the government of Israel.
He has been suspected of having ties to multiple intelligence agencies, including the British MI6, the Soviet KGB, and the Israeli Mossad. The British Foreign Office suspected Maxwell of being a secret agent of a foreign government, possibly a double agent or a triple agent, and "a thoroughly bad character and almost certainly financed by Russia".
His daughter is Ghislaine Maxwell.
Roman Gofman, Major General
Gofman is an IDF officer and current Director of Mossad. He was previously the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Ron Prosor
an Israeli diplomat, writer, and columnist. He has served as Israel's ambassador to Germany since August 22, 2022. He previously served as Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2011 to 2015, the Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2011, as well as Director-General of Israel's Foreign Ministry and political consul at the Israeli embassy in Washington.
Rula Jebreal
A Palestinian foreign policy analyst, journalist, novelist, and screenwriter with dual Israeli and Italian citizenship. She was a commentator for MSNBC.
YouTube: WORLD WAR IRAN? How Trump & Israel Could Trigger Global Chaos with RULA JEBREAL
Ruth Yuval
She gained notoriety by being the co-author of a book that led to a of a high-profile September 2026 investigative report in Haaretz regarding a pre-October 7 warning given to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Her latest book, with co-author Shlomi Eldar, is widely available in Hebrew. As of September 2026, there is no English language edition.
There is no widely available photo of Yuval.
2026 book: Hostages: 843 Days of Abandonment
Ryan Grim
an American author and journalist. In July 2024, Grim and The Intercept's co-founder Jeremy Scahill left The Intercept to co-found Drop Site News. He and conservative journalist Emily Jashinsky were the regular Friday hosts of Rising before they resigned in September 2022 and joined Breaking Points.
2019 book: We've Got People
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Saagar Enjeti
an American journalist and political podcast host currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series Breaking Points alongside Krystal Ball.
Salam Fayyad
a Palestinian politician and economist who served as the first prime minister of Palestine from January 2013 until his resignation in June of that same year. He was previously the fourth prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority from 2007 until the post was replaced in 2013. He was minister of finance from June to November 2005 and from March 2007 to May 2012.
Samantha Power
an Irish-American journalist, diplomat, and government official who served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Power served as the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from 2021 to 2025.
Power is a subject of the 2014 documentary Watchers of the Sky, which explains the contribution of several notable people, including Power, to the cause of genocide prevention. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for her book A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, a study of the U.S. foreign policy response to genocide.
Chemi Shalev wrote that individuals have described Power as being pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli, on the basis of statements which she made in a 2002 interview with Harry Kreisler.
2013 book: A Problem From Hell
Samson Option
a deterrence strategy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons as a "last resort" against any country whose military has invaded and/or destroyed much of Israel. The term was popularized by Seymour Hersh's 1991 book, The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy. Commentators also have employed the term to refer to situations where non-nuclear, non-Israeli actors have threatened conventional weapons retaliation.
Sara Roy
Sara Roy (EdD, Harvard University) is an Associate of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies specializing in the Palestinian economy, Palestinian Islamism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Roy is also co-chair of the Middle East Seminar, jointly sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and co-chair of the Middle East Forum at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
She serves on the International Advisory Council of American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA).
Roy is the author of numerous books on Gaza.
1986 book: The Gaza Strip Survey
1995 book: The Gaza Strip: The Political Economy of De-development
1999 book: The Economics of Middle East Peace: A Reassessment, Research in Middle East Economics, Volume 3
2007 book: Failing Peace: Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
2011 book: Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza: Engaging the Islamist Social Sector
2021 book: Unsilencing Gaza: Reflections on Resistance
Sayeret Matkal
an elite special reconnaissance unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Though primarily a field intelligence-gathering unit, conducting deep reconnaissance behind enemy lines to obtain strategic intelligence, Sayeret Matkal is also tasked with a wide variety of special operations, including black operations, combat search and rescue, counterterrorism, hostage rescue, HUMINT, irregular warfare, long-range penetration, conducting manhunts, and reconnaissance beyond Israel's borders.
Jewish Virtual Library: Israel Special Forces: Sayeret Matkal
Screams Before Silence
a documentary film led by American businesswoman Sheryl Sandberg that explores the sexual violence perperated by Hamas members during the October 7 attacks, including events at the Nova music festival massacre and abductions of hostages into the Gaza Strip. The film was released on YouTube on April 26, 2024. In 2024, it was nominated in Israel for an Ophir Award for Best Short Documentary.
Numerous people have criticized the film, saying that it relies on "debunked" reporting such as the New York Times' "Screams Without Words" article. Ryan Grim criticized the film's reliance on coerced interrogation videos and cast doubt on the evidence and conclusions in the documentary. Norman Finkelstein debunked the claims of rape during an interview with Tucker Carlson.
Screams Without Words
On December 28, 2023, The New York Times published an exposé entitled "'Screams Without Words': How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7" on rape and sexual violence during the October 7 attacks and Gaza war, describing such violence as having been "weaponized" by Hamas. The investigative team, led by Times staffer Jeffrey Gettleman and including Israeli freelancers Adam Sella and Anat Schwartz, spent October to December 2023 collecting video footage, photographs, GPS data from mobile phones and interviews from more than 150 people, and concluded that sexual assaults and mutilations of Israeli women and girls were carried out in least seven locations on 7 October.
In February 2024, Jeremy Scahill, Ryan Grim, and Daniel Boguslaw published "Between the Hammer and the Anvil" in The Intercept, which called into question the journalistic practices that went into the making the piece as well as the qualifications and motivations of Anat Schwartz, an Israeli filmmaker who contributed to the piece.
Jewish Voice for Peace: The New York Times Must Answer for “Screams Without Words”
Sde Teiman
an Israeli military base located in the Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip. During the Gaza war, it gained international attention for systemic human rights violations against its Palestinian detainees from the strip. Multiple released Palestinian detainees have testified they and others, including children, were subjected to rape, gang-rape, other forms of sexual violence as well as psychological and physical torture by both male and female Israeli soldiers and medical staff. Multiple reports also speak of prisoners who suffered from medical neglect for injuries sustained, which led to cases of arm and leg amputations. Their testimonies have been corroborated by whistleblowing Israeli staff and a CNN investigation. The mistreated detainees also included Palestinian healthcare workers who had been captured during Israeli raids on Gaza's hospitals.
Second Intifada
a major uprising by Palestinians against Israel and its occupation from 2000. Initially sparked by civilian protests in Jerusalem and areas within Israel proper, the uprising escalated into a prolonged period of heightened violence in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. This violence, which included shootings, suicide bombings, and military operations, continued until the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit of 2005, which ended hostilities.
SEPHA News
The official news platform of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Sepha is Persian for soldiers or corps.
Settler colonialism
a process by which settlers exercise colonial rule over a land and its indigenous peoples, transforming the land and replacing or assimilating its population with or into the society of the settlers.
Examples of settler colonialism countries are Australia, Canada, Israel, Latin America, New Zealand, South Africa, United States.
Seymore Hersh
an American investigative journalist and political writer. In The Samson Option (1991), Hersh chronicled the history of Israel's nuclear weapon program, arguing that nuclear capability was sought from the state's founding and that it was achieved under a U.S. policy of feigned ignorance and indirect assistance. Hersh also wrote that Israel received aid from the U.S. in the 1973 Yom Kippur War through "nuclear blackmail" (Israel's threat to use the weapons against its Arab enemies)
1991 book: The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy
Shahed Ghoreishi
Shahed Ghoreishi was fired from his position as a press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs at the U.S. State Department earlier this week. While no official explanation was given, Ghoreishi was involved in multiple departmental disputes over how to characterize U.S. positions on Israel’s forced expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the killings of Palestinian journalists.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
a Eurasian political, economic and international security organisation of ten member states. It focuses on political, economic, security and counter-terrorism cooperation. It's member states are Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan and Mongolia are observer states.
There are 15 "dialog partners". These are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Egypt, Kuwait, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.
The United States wanted to join as an observer, but was rejected.
Shin Bet
Israel's internal security and counterintelligence service. It is part of the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Mossad (foreign intelligence).
Shlomi Eldar
an Israeli television journalist and film maker. He served as a reporter and editor for Channel 1 between 1990 and 2003 and a reporter for News 10 on Gaza Strip affairs from 2003 to November 2012.
His latest book, with co-author Ruth Yuval, is widely available in Hebrew. As of September 2026, there is no English language edition.
2005 book: Eyeless in Gaza
2012 book: Getting to Know Hamas
2024 book: Kidnapped: 843 Days of Abandonment / Hamas: From Welfare Organization to War Crimes
2010 film: Precious Life
2017 film: Foreign Land
2021 film: Riding with a Spy
Shulamit Aloni
She founded the progressive Rathz party, was leader of the Meretz party, and served as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993. She advocated for secularism, a peaceful solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, equal treatment of Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians and introduced the law that decriminalised homosexuality.
Simha Flapan
1911-1987
an Israeli historian and politician. was National Secretary of the left-wing Zionist Mapam party, and the director of its Arab Affairs department from 1959 to the mid-1970s; he also edited New Outlook magazine—a non-party monthly that promoted Arab-Jewish rapprochement.
He is known for his book The Birth of Israel: Myths And Realities, published in the year of his death. He is also one of the New Historians.
1987 book: The Birth of Israel: Myths And Realities
Simon Andriesz
a British banker and whistleblower who uncovered evidence detailing Howard Lutnick's personal and financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Andriesz died of unknown causes on September 23, 2026.
Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies by suicide
Sludge
A website that focuses on how monied interests are shaping politics. Run by Donald Shaw and David Moore.
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center concerns itself with issues of rights for both Jewish and Muslims in the United states, especially students. The SPLC doesn't designate foreign entities, such as Hamas and Israel, as hate or terrorist groups. However, the union representing SPLC employees has taken a pro-Palestinian position.
Spencer Ackerman
an American journalist and writer focusing on national security. He has written for The Daily Beast, The Guardian, The New Republic, Wired. He now writes for his newsletter Forever Wars.
2021 book: Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
Stephen Walt
Along with his co-author John Mearsheimer, he published the 2007 book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.
2007 book: The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Steve Bannon
an American media executive, Republican political strategist, pundit and former investment banker. He served as the White House's chief strategist for the first seven months of President Donald Trump's first administration before Trump fired him. He is a former executive chairman of Breitbart News. Since 2019, Bannon has hosted the War Room podcast.
He has referred to himself as a "proud Christian Zionist" in reference to his support of Israel. Bannon reportedly spoke often with Trump donor Sheldon Adelson, and was alarmed at a push for a renewed Middle East peace process. He has described Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas as a "terrorist". He has advocated giving the land in the West Bank to Jordan and in Gaza to Egypt. In 2025, Bannon suggested a Three-state solution, which would include a Christian state.
In May 2025, Bannon voiced opposition to a bipartisan proposal that would expand anti-BDS laws punishing the boycott of Israel.
Steve Witkoff
United States Special Envoy to the Middle East. Witkoff was Trump's attorney.
Strait of Bab al-Mandab
aka: Strait of Bab el-Mandeb
a strait and global chokepoint between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
Strait of Hormuz
a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.
Council on Foreign Relations: The Strait of Hormuz: A U.S.-Iran Maritime Flash Point
Susie Wiles
An American Republican political consultant and lobbyist who has served as the 32nd White House chief of staff since January 2025. In 2020, Wiles, Corey Lewandowski, and Tony Fabrizio (and others) briefly worked as consultants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his campaign in the 2020 Israeli legislative election.
WaPo: Trump aides once helped elect Netanyahu, reflecting leaders’ deep ties
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T'ruah
T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, often referred to as T'ruah, is a left-wing nonprofit organization of rabbis who act on the Jewish imperative to respect and protect the human rights of all people in North America, Palestine, and Israel. Approximately 2,000 American and Canadian rabbis and cantors are affiliated with T'ruah. T'ruah was founded as Rabbis for Human Rights-North America (RHR-NA) in 2002. On January 15, 2013, RHR-NA ended its formal affiliation with Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel, and was renamed T'ruah. The name T’ruah is based on one of the sounds of the shofar (ram’s horn) acting as a call to take action.
Tamir Hayman
a reserve IDF officer with the rank of Aluf who serves as the director of the Institute for National Security Studies. He has served as the head of Military Intelligence Directorate, as the commander of the Northern Corps, and as the commandant of the IDF military colleges.
Tantura Massacre
The Tantura massacre took place on May 22–23, 1948 during the 1948 Palestine war, when Palestinian villagers were massacred by Israel's Haganah, namely the Alexandroni Brigade. The massacre occurred after the surrender of the village of Tantura, a small village of roughly 1,500 located near Haifa. The number of those killed is unknown, with estimates ranging from "dozens" to 200+.
Ted Cruz
an American politician and attorney who has been the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008.
Cruz said in 2025 that he first ran for Senate in 2012 "with the stated intention of being the leading defender of Israel in the United States Senate". He has said that "those who hate Israel hate America", and in reference to Genesis 12:3 said: "Biblically, we are commanded to support Israel". In 2014, he told the Zionist Organization of America, "standing for Israel is a deep passion of mine".
The Bishkek Declaration
The 2026 Bishkek SCO summit was the 26th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held on August 31, 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The theme of the summit was, "25 Years of the SCO: Together for Sustainable Peace, Development and Prosperity," which was codified in The Bishkek Declaration and other documents.
The declaration condemned the "military strikes on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran" carried out by the United States and Israel as violations of international law, and expressed condolences over the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in an airstrike in February 2026. It reaffirmed support for Iran's sovereignty and its right under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to a peaceful nuclear programme, and called for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.
A robust explanation of The Bishkek Declaration and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation appears in the articles whose links are below.
SCO slams attacks, sanctions on Iran: Key takeaways from Bishkek summit
The David Project
The David Project (TDP) was an American pro-Israel campus group. The purpose of TDP was to build diverse pro-Israel support on campuses. TDP began in 2002 as an agency of Hillel International, an international Jewish campus organization. In 2017, it merged with Hillel International's Israel Engagement and Education department. In 2019 it evolved into the Hillel U Center for Community Outreach.
The Electronic Intifada
an online publication covering the Israeli–Palestinian conflict from a Palestinian perspective. It is published by the nonprofit organization the Middle East Cultural and Charitable Society, which is based in Chicago.
The Free Press
The Free Press (The FP), formerly Common Sense, is an American media company based in New York City. Founded by opinion writer Bari Weiss and her spouse Nellie Bowles, the company started as a newsletter in 2021, and grew into an associated media company in 2022. Since October 2025, it is an independent entity within CBS News, whose parent company Paramount Skydance acquired it in 2025 for $150 million.
The Heritage Foundation
an American right-wing think tank based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973, it took a leading role in the conservative movement in the 1980s during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, whose policies were taken from Heritage Foundation studies, including its Mandate for Leadership.
Heritage leads Project Esther, a plan to suppress pro-Palestinian protests, especially at university campuses.
The Intercept
An American left-wing and progressive nonprofit news organization that publishes articles and podcasts online. It tends to be critical of Israel and the Gaza genocide.
The Lever
An American reader-supported investigative news outlet founded by David Sirota, a former speechwriter and senior adviser for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. The Lever has published several special reports. Some of these are:
AIPAC's $90 Million War Chest: An investigation published by The Lever revealed that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) raised roughly $90 million in the months following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel. The reporting detailed how the lobby secured large donations from elite contributors during donor-only meetings.
OnlyFans Owner's Pledged Donation: The Lever reported on internal AIPAC donor lists showing an $11 million pledge linked to OnlyFans majority owner Leonid Radvinsky, which stood out as one of the largest single contributions in those documents (though Radvinsky denied making or pledging the donation).
The Better Blue Fund: Reporting from The Lever highlighted the emergence of the Better Blue Fund—described as an umbrella or front group channeling AIPAC-linked money into high-stakes Democratic primary races without explicitly advertising a pro-Israel agenda.
The Palestine Chronicle
The Palestine Chronicle, also known as People Media Project, is an American nonprofit news website that covers local and international news related to Palestine, reporting from a Palestinian perspective. The organization was founded in September 1999 by Palestinian-American journalist Ramzy Baroud.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
A debunked document that suggests a Jewish plot to take over the world.
The Times of Israel
an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012 and has since become the largest English-language Jewish and Israeli news source by audience size. It was co-founded by Israeli journalist David Horovitz, who is also the founding editor, and American billionaire investor Seth Klarman.
Theodor Herzl
1860-1904
a Hungarian Jewish journalist and lawyer who was the father of modern political Zionism. Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine, which, in the late 19th century was part of the Ottoman Empire, in an effort to form a Jewish state.
He is specifically mentioned in the Israeli Declaration of Independence and is officially referred to as "the spiritual father of the Jewish State".
Third Way
Third Way in the United States defines a "centrist, moderate political position" that's midway between traditional left-wing (liberal/social democratic) and right-wing (conservative/neoliberal) ideologies. But to today's progressive politics, it is right-of-center. It is the political ideology of Bill Clinton, and far to the right of Bernie Sanders.
Thom Hartmann
n American radio personality, author, businessman, and progressive political commentator. Hartmann has been hosting a nationally syndicated radio show, The Thom Hartmann Program, since 2003 and hosted a nightly television show, The Big Picture, between 2010 and 2017.
Tom Alexandrovich
an Israeli civil servant who was arrested in a child sex predator sting operation in Henderson, Nevada. He was charged with luring a child for a sex act, a felony that carries up to 10 years in prison, and booked into detention. He posted $10,000 bail and was released. He skipped bail and boarded a plane to Israel.
Tom Cotton
an American politician and former Army officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Arkansas. From 2013 to 2015 he served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. Hewants to merge U.S. and Israeli militaries.
Cotton was elected to the House in 2012 and to the Senate in 2014, defeating incumbent Mark Pryor. He is chair of the Senate Republican Conference and the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Tommy Tuberville
an American politician and retired college football coach and sports broadcaster who is the senior United States senator from Alabama, a seat he has held since 2021. He is an extreme right-wing politician who stokes hatred and fuels the divide between liberal and conservative America.
Senator Tommy Tuberville called Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "terrorist" after his primary win.
He posted this to Ilhan Omar on X: "America is a great country. But it could be much, much greater. Happy to buy you a one-way ticket, @Ilhan.
Track AIPAC
An American online project and advocacy platform that documents and publishes information on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and related pro-Israel political spending and influence in United States politics.
Trey Yingst
an American journalist who serves as the chief foreign correspondent for Fox News based in Jerusalem.
Trita Parsi
Trita Parsi is an Iranian-Swedish international relations writer and political analyst who is co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is also co-founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council (Guild?). He has written the book Treacherous Triangle—The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States.
book: Treacherous Triangle—The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States
Tucker Carlson
Ex-Fox News talking head, Tucker Carlson, who once supported Donald Trump is now a critic of Trump, Netanyahu, and Israel.
Carlson now has a daily newsletter named Morning Note.
The Mishal Husain Show: 'He's Weak': Tucker Carlson on How Trump Failed America
Turning Point USA
an American nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university campuses. It was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery. Before his assasination, Kirk was growing critical of Israel, so there's the theory that Israel had something to do with Kirk's death.
TYT (The Young Turks)
The Young Turks (TYT) is the oldest and largest American progressive and left-wing populist sociopolitical news and commentary network.
Their main show, which airs every weekday from 6:00-9:00 pm, is hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, who both are extremely critical of Israel and the United States for the Gaza genocid and the baseless attack on Iran.
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Ummah
aka: Islamic Ummah
(pronounced "uh-muh") refers to the global collective community of Muslims united by shared religious faith, values, and allegiance to God rather than by borders, race, or language. The word ummah roughly translates to community or nation in Arabic. Members are bound by their belief in Islam and the guidance of the Quran, viewing one another as brothers and sisters regardless of where they live.
This helps explain why Iran supports insurgencies in Bahrain, Gaza and West Bank, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, which Iran refers to as the "Axis of Resistance".
UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory including East Jerusalem, and Israel
a United Nations fact-finding mission to investigate possible war crimes and other abuses committed in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
As the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), we mobilize aid, share information, support humanitarian efforts, and advocate for crisis-affected communities.
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is a department of the United Nations Secretariat that works to promote and protect human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. The office was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 1993 in the wake of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights.
UN Watch
Geneva-based non-governmental organization (NGO) whose stated mission is "to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter".[1] UN Watch is not part of the United Nations. It participates at UN as an accredited NGO in Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council.
UNICEF
originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
uniparty
a term used to show that both political parties in the United States have identical positions on issues like Israel.
Unit 101
Unit 101 was a commando unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953.
United Democracy Project
super PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). It works to support congressional candidates who strongly support the U.S.-Israel alliance and to defeat candidates—primarily in primaries—who oppose or criticize that relationship.
United Jewish Communities (UJC)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19
The resolution accepts Palestine as a non-member observer state in the United Nations General Assembly. Passed on November 29, 2012 with 138 countries voting for the resolution and 9 against. Those voting against are: Canada, Czech Republic, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Panama, and the U.S.
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 29 November 2012
United States-Israel FUTURES Act
A proposed Act of Congress cosponsored in 2026 by Senators Ted Budd and Kirsten Gillibrand in the United States Senate, and Representative Ronny Jackson in the United States House of Representatives, to expand US-Israel military cooperation.
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Uri Ram
Professor Uri Ram is a Sociologist at Ben Gurion University, Israel and the Director of the Humphrey Institute for Social Research. He is the author of numerous scholarly publications in the fields of nationalism, collective memory, the sociology of knowledge, political sociology and globalization.
2007 book: The Globalization of Israel: McWorld in Tel Aviv, Jihad in Jerusalem
2010 book: Israeli Nationalism: Social conflicts and the politics of knowledge
US Central Command (CENTCOM)
Established in 1983, it is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. Its area of responsibility (AOR) includes the Middle East (including Egypt in Africa), Central Asia and parts of South Asia.
USS Liberty
On June 8, 1967, during the Six Day War, the USS Liberty was attacked by the forces of Israel. The attack killed 34 crew members and injured 171. There was significant damage to the ship, which had to be scrapped. The Liberty crew and most people in the Johnson Administration claim the attack was deliberate.
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Vali Nasr
an Iranian-American academic and political scientist, specializing in Middle Eastern studies and the history of Islam. He is Majid Khaddouri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. He served as the eighth dean of the school from 2012 to 2019. He has been described by The Economist as "a leading world authority on Shia Islam".
Email: vnasr@jhu.edu
Vampire Empire
a military unit or company within the Israeli Ground Forces' 401st Brigade commanded by Major Sean Glass and Itay Choukirkov, according to the Hind Rajab Foundation.
Her Name Was Hind: Her Foundation Takes 24 Israeli Soldiers and Commanders to the ICC for Her Murder
Wikipedia: Killing of Hind Rajab
Al Jazeera documentary reveals new evidence in Hind Rajab family’s killing
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Washington Institute for Near East Policy
A pro-Israel American think tank based in Washington, D.C., focused on the foreign policy of the United States in the Near East.
Where's Daddy?
As part of the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have used artificial intelligence to rapidly and automatically determine what targets to bomb. The AI program named "Where's Daddy" tracks suspected militants until they returned home. The IDF then bombs the home, killing the entire family.
The existance of Where's Daddy" was first revealed when +972 Magazine interviewed an Israeli official. It was revealed that this bombing of suspect's homes is also used in southern Lebanon.
Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer worked for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in the mid-1970s as the editor of their monthly publication, the Near East Report. Before joining CNN in 1990, his early career also included reporting for The Jerusalem Post. In spite of this experience, he does not seem to unfairly criticize Palestinians or exagerrate his support of Israel.
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Yair Netanyahu
aka: Yonatan Hun
The prime minister's son posted on social media in Spanish declaring that the Falkland Islands belong to Argentina. He criticized the British government's policies toward Israel.
Yanis Varoufakis
a Greek economist, academic, author, and politician.
He was banned from speaking at Palestine Congress, organised by Jewish Voice for Peace.
Germany’s crackdown on criticism of Israel betrays European values
Yasmin Aliya Khan
A co-host of the TYT network main show and contributor to the Rebel Headquarters show.
Cenk Uygur and Yasmin Khan discuss how an unprecedented surge in Israeli settler violence is...
Yasser Arafat
1929-2004
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, President of Palestine from 1989 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically an Arab nationalist and a socialist, Arafat was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004.
Yasser Arafat's death in 2004 involved conflicting international forensic investigations regarding radioactive polonium-210, and no definitive consensus of foul play was legally established. If Arafat was murdered with polonium-210, those most likely responsible are Israel's Mossad and a rival Palestinian insider.
Yedioth Ahronoth
One of Israel's leading daily newspapers. It is considered centrist, while Haaretz is left-leaning and Israel Hayom is right-leaning.
Yehuda HaKohen
is a rabbi and community organizer who advocates for further Israeli settlements in the West Bank. According to Drop Site News, HaKohen worked for Canary Mission, but he denies this.
HaKohen appears in videos on the MeirTV English Youtube channel.
Yellow Line
a demarcation line that has divided the Gaza Strip in two since the October 2025 implementation of the Gaza peace plan intended to end the Gaza war. The line originally separated 47% of the territory in the western area, which is Palestinian-controlled, from the 53% of the Gaza Strip controlled by Israel. Gazans have been displaced to the area west of the line. Since its initial creation, Israel has moved the yellow line blocks further into Gaza. In May 2026, Israel said that it had increased its control to 60% of the Gaza Strip, and seeks to expand that figure to 70%.
Between the Yellow and Orange Lines
Israel’s ‘Orange Line’ threatens to squeeze Palestinians into 30% of Gaza
Yesha Council
An umbrella organization of municipal councils of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. As of 2024 the chairman of the Yesha Council is Israel Ganz, and Omer Rahamim is CEO.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
1903-1994
Leibowitz argued that the State of Israel and Zionism had become more sacred than Jewish humanist values and described Israeli conduct in the occupied Palestinian territories as "Judeo-Nazi" in nature while warning of the dehumanizing effect of the occupation on the victims and the oppressors. He was referred to as the "prophet of wrath" due to his frequent criticism of Zionism.
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi
Former IDF Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned and was arrested in late 2025 following a criminal investigation into her role in leaking surveillance footage from the Sde Teiman detention facility.
Yitzhak Rabin
1922-1995
an Israeli statesman and general who was the prime minister of Israel, having served from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995.
YouTube: Rabin, Oslo, and the What-Ifs of Peacemaking - Professor Daniel Kurtzer
Yoav Gallant
Served as minister of defense between 2022 and 2024. On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Gallant, along with Netanyahu and three Hamas leaders, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Gaza war.
Gallant admitted that some parts of the IDF were following the Hannibal Directive in an Channel 5 interview on February 7, 2025.
Yossi Melman
an Israeli writer and journalist. He was an intelligence and strategic affairs correspondent for the Haaretz newspaper, and in 2013 he joined The Jerusalem Post and its Hebrew sister paper Maariv
Yuli Novak
an Israeli human rights activist. From 2012 to 2017, she was executive director of Israeli non-governmental organization Breaking the Silence. In 2022, she fled Israel after receiving death threats and being called a traitor by Israeli politicians. She published a memoir titled Who Do You Think You Are in 2022. In 2023, after returning to Israel, she replaced Hagai El-Ad as executive director of Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem.
2022 book: Who Do You Think You Are
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Zeteo
a media company and Substack newsletter founded by British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan in 2024, after he quit MSNBC because of his talk show's cancellation.
Zionism
an ethnic nationalist movement that emerged in late 19th-century Europe to establish and support a Jewish homeland through colonization in the region of Palestine, which roughly corresponds to the Land of Israel in Judaism—itself central to Jewish history
Zionist Organization of America
an American nonprofit pro-Israel organization. Founded in 1897, as the Federation of American Zionists, it was the first official Zionist organization in the United States. Early in the 20th century, it was the primary representative of American Jews to the World Zionist Organization.
Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York City. A self-proclaimed democratic socialist. Sworn into office by Bernie Sanders. He was born in Kampala, Uganda to Indian-Ugandan parents. He has been in the U.S. since age seven.
YouTube: The Rise of Zohran Mamdani: From 2021 Hunger Strike to Mayoral Election Victory
YouTube: Mayor to Mayor: a conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani
