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Feb 27, 2025 | 
otherwords.org | Peter Certo |Khury Petersen-Smith |Basav Sen |Lindsay Koshgarian
As parents, we’re horrified by the denial of health care to trans children that’s being imposed on families and communities across this country right now. Through President Trump’s executive orders and harsh anti-trans laws in different states, policy makers are making it a crime to provide for trans kids’ medical needs. That’s sickening.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
fpif.org | Peter Certo |Phyllis Bennis |Khury Petersen-Smith
Originally published in In These Times.
A cease-fire agreement in Gaza has finally been announced. If it works, it will be incredibly important. But this chapter of genocide and displacement isn’t over yet. Following President Biden’s press conference claiming credit for the deal, Al-Jazeera reported that Israeli attacks had killed more than 100 people in Gaza in the first hours after the announcement.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
inthesetimes.com | Phyllis Bennis |Khury Petersen-Smith
A cease-fire agreement in Gaza has finally been announced. If it works, it will be incredibly important. But this chapter of genocide and displacement isn’t over yet. Following President Biden’s press conference announcing and claiming credit for the deal, Al-Jazeera reportedIsraeli attacks had killed more than people in Gaza. And even if this chapter ends, there is still a long story ahead left to be written.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
znetwork.org | Khury Petersen-Smith
Since the state of Israel’s founding, its leaders and supporters have sought acceptance among other states as a peer, and legitimacy in the eyes of the global public. It has achieved mixed success on the former — and failed repeatedly on the latter. The examples are numerous. The 2022 World Cup, for one, saw a flood of social media videos involving Israeli reporters pursuing interviews with soccer fans, only to be rebuffed or confronted for Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
ips-dc.org | Khury Petersen-Smith |Caleb Crowder
Since the state of Israel’s founding, its leaders and supporters have sought acceptance among other states as a peer, and legitimacy in the eyes of the global public. It has achieved mixed success on the former — and failed repeatedly on the latter. The examples are numerous. The 2022 World Cup, for one, saw a flood of social media videos involving Israeli reporters pursuing interviews with soccer fans, only to be rebuffed or confronted for Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Khury Petersen-Smith
As of this writing, Israel’s rampage in Lebanon has killed more than a thousand people in two weeks, wounded thousands more (including many maimed for life), and displaced hundreds of thousands. The Israeli onslaught — including the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with a 2,000 pound, U.S.-made bombthat killed others too — has mostly garnered approval from American leaders, particularly the president and vice president.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
ips-dc.org | Khury Petersen-Smith |Caleb Crowder
As of this writing, Israel’s rampage in Lebanon has killed more than a thousand people in two weeks, wounded thousands more (including many maimed for life), and displaced hundreds of thousands. The Israeli onslaught — including the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with a 2,000 pound, U.S.-made bomb that killed others too — has mostly garnered approval from American leaders, particularly the president and vice president.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
commondreams.org | Khury Petersen-Smith
As of this writing, Israel’s rampage in Lebanon has killed more than a thousand people in two weeks, wounded thousands more (including many maimed for life), and displaced hundreds of thousands. The Israeli onslaught — including the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with a 2,000 pound, U.S.-made bomb that killed others too — has mostly garnered approval from American leaders, particularly the president and vice president.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
progressivehub.net | Khury Petersen-Smith
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have long been linked to violence in Gaza — that’s why a ceasefire is key to resolving both conflicts. By Khury Petersen-Smith, Foreign Policy in FocusAs of this writing, Israel’s rampage in Lebanon has killed more than a thousand people in two weeks, wounded thousands more (including many maimed for life), and displaced hundreds of thousands.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
smirkingchimp.com | Khury Petersen-Smith
— from Foreign Policy In Focus As of this writing, Israel’s rampage in Lebanon has killed more than a thousand people in two weeks, wounded thousands more (including many maimed for life), and displaced hundreds of thousands. The Israeli onslaught — including the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with a 2,000 pound, U.S.-made bomb that killed others too — has mostly garnered approval from American leaders, particularly the president and vice president.
