Rasha Elass (@rashaelass) 's Twitter Profile
Rasha Elass

@rashaelass

Editorial Director @newlinesmag. Covered the Middle East in peace & war. @Reuters @NPR @columbiajourn. Former blue check. Usual disclaimers. Pitch me!

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Israel for the past six months: we will work to prevent the new Syrian government from having any authority in the south Israel, yesterday: why doesn't the new Syrian government have any authority in the south? timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

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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_entry…

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Soldiers accused an IDF officer of ordering troops to shoot two Gazans waving a white flag – an order another commander rejected as illegal – but he was still promoted to battalion commander haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

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🧵1/4 Israel is providing weapons to a Jihadist group in Gaza affiliated with ISIS, says right-wing opposition lawmaker and former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

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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-d…

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In Iraq’s 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-…

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Algorithms rewarding extreme behavior on social media are stoking travelers’ urges to find the world’s untouched places — and bring them home, writes Sabrina Jones for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…

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A doctoral student at the University of Alabama has been swept up in Trump’s 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/caug…

Democracy Now! (@democracynow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

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Remember when Israel said aid couldn’t be delivered because of looting and armed gangs? Remember when they shared a video of armed men preventing Palestinians from getting aid? Every accusation is a confession.

Remember when Israel said aid couldn’t be delivered because of looting and armed gangs? Remember when they shared a video of armed men preventing Palestinians from getting aid?

Every accusation is a confession.
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The Trump administration’s 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-…

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"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.

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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/insi…

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

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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/suda…

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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 BernardoƁlvarezV for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/anno…

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

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