Phyllis Bennis

Washington, D.C.

Political Commentator, Writer at Freelance

Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies

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Video: "What we're seeing is a U.S. green light for Israel to continue attacks."

3 weeks ago | ips-dc.org | Phyllis Bennis |Caleb Crowder

Israel has unilaterally violated its ceasefire with Hezbollah with its ongoing attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Phyllis Bennis tells Al Jazeera. Phyllis says the United States and France are supposed to be the guarantors of the ceasefire, which was signed last November, but “what we’re actually is seeing a U.S. green light for Israel to continue,” she concludes.
Bombing Yemen: Signalgate Deserves to Be a Major Scandal

4 weeks ago | ips-dc.org | Phyllis Bennis |Caleb Crowder

Signalgate has taken over the airwaves, TV news, radio shows, computer screens, newsfeeds, social media and more.
Bombing Yemen: Signalgate Deserves to Be a Major Scandal

4 weeks ago | thenation.com | Phyllis Bennis

World / March 27, 2025 Bombing Yemen: Signalgate Deserves to Be a Major ScandalBut the assault on Yemeni civilians the hapless conspirators discussed in their private chat group is an even bigger disgrace—though so far the press haven’t paid much attention.
Excerpts from ‘Understanding Palestine and Israel’

1 month ago | ips-dc.org | Phyllis Bennis |Peter Certo

With the permission of Interlink Books, we’re pleased to offer this excerpt of Understanding Palestine and Israel, an essential new book by IPS Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis. The book cuts through the noise and delivers clear, accessible answers to the most pressing questions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — questions that many have never had the opportunity to ask.
NEW BOOK: Understanding Palestine & Israel

1 month ago | ips-dc.org | Phyllis Bennis |Peter Certo

In the wake of Israel’s war on Gaza and the ongoing struggles for justice in Palestine, a crucial new book is arriving at the perfect time. Understanding Palestine and Israel by renowned activist and political analyst Phyllis Bennis, and with a foreword by noted Palestinian analyst Omar Baddar, cuts through the noise and delivers clear, accessible answers to the most pressing questions about the situation—questions that many have never had the opportunity to ask.
Understanding Palestine & Israel

1 month ago | ips-dc.org | Phyllis Bennis

Phyllis BennisInterlink Press, 2025240 pagesISBN: 9781623716479Available in PrintFind a copy in your local library“All the questions you’ve been wondering about—up to and including Israel’s war on Gaza and the election of Donald Trump. People across the US watched in horror as Israel responded to the terrible acts of October 7, 2023 with a brutal war against the people of Gaza.
VIDEO: Trump's latest statements on Gaza are a "recipe for permanent war."

2 months ago | ips-dc.org | Phyllis Bennis |Caleb Crowder

President Trump’s announcement that the United States should take over the Gaza Strip has further compromised the Gaza ceasefire deal, which Phyllis Bennis called “fragile from the beginning” in a series of recent interviews with Al Jazeera. Trump recently took a private meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “From what we understand, there was nothing discussed in the meeting between Trump and Netanyahu about the ceasefire,” Phyllis notes.
VIDEO: ""Trump's Gaza takeover plan means forced displacement and ethnic cleansing"

2 months ago | ips-dc.org | Phyllis Bennis |Caleb Crowder

In a stunning turn of events, President Trump has rolled out a shocking set of proposals for the Gaza Strip, which would include a US takeover of the Gaza strip after Israel has violently emptied all Palestinians from the territory. Phyllis speaks to Al Jazeera regarding the various policy ideas n Trump’s proposals. She says that the United States certainly has a responsibility to ‘demine’ the Gaza Strip.
Trump’s Big, Bad, Destructive, and Unpeaceful Imperialism

2 months ago | defenddemocracy.press | Phyllis Bennis

It may seem laughable to hear Trump lusting after Canada and Greenland, but his vision of U.S. domination indicates we need to take him and his imperial threats very seriously. By Phyllis BennisEven as Donald Trump and his MAGA movement have seized virtually complete control of the Republican Party, there remain at least two factions competing for dominance of foreign policy: an isolationist gang and a warmongering interventionist cabal.
Trump's Big, Bad, Destructive, and Unpeaceful Imperialism

2 months ago | ips-dc.org | Phyllis Bennis |Caleb Crowder

Even as Donald Trump and his MAGA movement have seized virtually complete control of the Republican Party, there remain at least two factions competing for dominance of foreign policy: an isolationist gang and a warmongering interventionist cabal. The strains between them seemingly remain unresolved, and there are real strategic debates and disagreements about what direction Trump’s foreign policy should take.