
Rasha Elass
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Editorial Director @newlinesmag. Covered the Middle East in peace & war. @Reuters @NPR @columbiajourn. Former blue check. Usual disclaimers. Pitch me!
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For 7 months, Israel has systematically undermined the authority of al Sharaa, destroyed Syria's military, and illegally seized Syrian territory - now Israel blames Al Sharaa for not using his authority to stop random actors firing rockets at Israel timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entryā¦

A grim poll shows most Jewish Israelis support expelling Gazans. It's brutal - and true | Dahlia Scheindlin haaretz.com/israel-news/20ā¦



As extremist parties edge closer to power across Europe, states mull bans and disqualifications. Yet such measures risk undermining democracy as they seek to protect it, argues Andrei Popoviciu for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-dā¦

In Iraqās Basra, age is a luxury. Residents live under a constant cloud of pollution from oil flares, leading to a surge in cancer cases, while the government colludes with oil companies to dismiss the crisis, reports Margaux Seigneur for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/big-ā¦

Algorithms rewarding extreme behavior on social media are stoking travelersā urges to find the worldās untouched places ā and bring them home, writes Sabrina Jones for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-ā¦

A doctoral student at the University of Alabama has been swept up in Trumpās immigration crackdown. Kourosh Ziabari reports for New Lines Magazine on a love story, a legal fight and a flight home to Iran. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/caugā¦

A new The New York Review ofĀ Books article, āThe Shame of Israeli Medicine,ā reveals the breach of international law by the Israeli medical establishment. Palestinian doctors were detained and subject to ātorture, medical neglect, violence [and] starvation,ā explains Guy Shalev, a co-author of the


The Trump administrationās threats against international students represent the intersection of three lines of attack: a war on universities, a war on immigrants and a war on dissent. John K. Wilson examines this unprecedented assault for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/argument/what-ā¦


"We like to think we would have saved Anne Frank. The truth is different. The truth is, crippled by fear, nearly all of us will only save ourselves, even at the expense of others." Amazing Chris Hedges, always.

As the Indian government promotes eco parks on former coal mines as part of its just transition plans, in Singrauli, locals live with polluted water, toxic air and broken promises, write Mridula Chari and Denise Fernandes for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/insiā¦

The fleet of drones that surveils the Mediterranean ā including those that followed the Madleen activist vessel ā are largely Israeli-made. Sarah Souli follows their path, and their consequences, for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-ā¦

Elon Musk has gutted U.S. aid to Sudan when it is needed most, yet many Sudanese depend on his technology to know if their families are alive and well. Yassmin Abdel-Magied examines the conflicted emotions of the Sudanese diaspora in New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/sudaā¦

The tiny island of Annobon in the Atlantic ruled itself for almost two centuries. Now, it is trying to extract itself from the dictatorship in Equatorial Guinea, writes BernardoĆlvarezV for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/annoā¦

ICE interrupted California's undocumented economy, and because Trump had sworn to deport only criminals ā and the labor community could recognize the falsehoods as cover for a racist government sweep ā LA erupted, writes Michael Scott Moore in New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-ā¦

The arrival of white South Africans as refugees in the U.S. ignited fierce debate over their claims of victimhood. Kwangu Liwewe unpacks Afrikaner identityās contradictions and its meanings for the racially diverse South Africans who claim it, in New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/who-ā¦