Israel's Digital Occupation — The Dial Lebanon has become a laboratory for a new age of warfare.

“The drones that hover over the skies of Lebanon…collect large swathes of data — Wi-Fi, IP addresses, phone signals — which are then organized by AI…in what some scholars and activists say amounts to a “digital occupation.” Fascinating by @justinsalhani.bsky.social

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Opinion | The Iranian Regime Has Committed a Massacre We surveyed medical workers across 14 cities and 11 provinces about their experiences treating wounded protesters.

A devastating piece from today's NYT Opinion www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Decades of Palestinian History, Told by 3 Films With Awards Hopes

I wrote about three Palestinian films that have been making waves these past couple of months: "The Voice of Hind Rajab," "All That's Left of You" and "Palestine 36" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/m...

Screenshot of NYTimes article that reads, “The cuts are a sign that Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet.”

Very sad to see yet another news outlet eradicate jobs for journalists. Reliable information about the world and what’s happening in it, from local to global scale, is harder to get with fewer and fewer skilled people whose mission is to provide it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

Two Months After Cease-Fire, Israel Is Still Demolishing Gaza More than 2,500 buildings have been destroyed since the start of the cease-fire, according to a New York Times analysis. Israel says it is demilitarizing Gaza.

Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza since the cease-fire began, according to a New York Times analysis, including in areas still under Hamas control.

I was literally speechless when the credits rolled. A must-watch.

In the aftermath of the deadly Bondi attack, large sections of Western media rushed to publish analyses before the facts were clear. Within hours, some outlets promoted the narrative that directly linked the crime to Palestine solidarity campaigns, writes Rabeea Eid 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/bond...

Palestinian-American teenager held in Israeli prison freed after nine months Israeli soldiers had taken Mohammed Ibrahim from his home in a night raid when he was only 15 years old

ICYMI: This is such important reporting by @jgedeon.bsky.social at the Guardian on the American teenager who was held in an Israeli prison until last week www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

I wrote something of a personal addendum to my piece on a New York Public Library exhibit on Middle Eastern and North African immigrants in New York City. Read it in today's Race/Related newsletter: static.nytimes.com/email-conten...

Take a look at the finalists here: www.ameja.org/awards/2025/...

Join @amejaglobal.bsky.social this Thursday in Brooklyn for our annual awards ceremony. We'll be honoring the organization's 20-year legacy, hearing from renowned MENA journalists and celebrating the winners ameja.org/2025/ceremony

My (belated) first Bluesky post: I wrote about an exhibition at The New York Public Library that traces the story of immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa in New York, with visuals by Janice Chung. Take a look to see some highlights from the show: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/a...