“That Was the Pilot’s Mission, to Destroy My Home”: Gaza War Diary, Part 3 “That Was the Pilot’s Mission, to Destroy My Home”: Gaza War Diary, Part 3
Atef Abu Saif's dispatches from the epicenter of the assault continue.
Dec 11, 2023 / Atef Abu Saif
Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas
The Israeli prime minister followed a decades-old divide-and-rule strategy that fuels endless war.
Dec 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Israel Is Losing This War Israel Is Losing This War
Despite the violence it has unleashed on Palestinians, Israel is failing to achieve its political goals.
Dec 8, 2023 / Tony Karon and Daniel Levy
No, the Israel/Palestine Conflict Is Not “Simple” No, the Israel/Palestine Conflict Is Not “Simple”
Such a complex situation cannot be boiled down to a battle between the oppressor and the oppressed.
Dec 8, 2023 / Alexis Grenell
The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza
The US press and politicians are trying to fit the attacks on Gaza into a Zero Dark Thirty mold, but it’s something much simpler—and sinister.
Dec 7, 2023 / Adam Johnson
The “Friends of the IDF” Gala Was Like a Rich Kid’s Bar Mitzvah—Until the Protest Started The “Friends of the IDF” Gala Was Like a Rich Kid’s Bar Mitzvah—Until the Protest Started
Pro-IDF revelers were getting drunk, dancing, and bidding on VIP passes to Shaq’s Fun House. (Really.) But anti-Zionist Israeli activists had other plans.
Dec 5, 2023 / Sophie Hurwitz
How Zionism Feeds Antisemitism How Zionism Feeds Antisemitism
Our best hope against antisemitism is to defeat Israel’s dual campaign to raze Gaza and bind our fate as Jews to that insidious project.
Dec 5, 2023 / Dave Zirin
“Let’s Wait Till Israel Says Something”: Why the Media Has Failed the Test of the War in Gaza “Let’s Wait Till Israel Says Something”: Why the Media Has Failed the Test of the War in Gaza
A dispatch from the front lines of the information war.
Dec 5, 2023 / Razia Iqbal
Speaking Up for Palestine Can Be Hard, but It’s Never Been More Necessary Speaking Up for Palestine Can Be Hard, but It’s Never Been More Necessary
It is unquestionably risky to show support for Palestinians. But the bigger risk is saying nothing at all.
Dec 5, 2023 / Rebecca Ruth Gould
You Cannot Have Peace in Palestine While Ignoring Palestinians You Cannot Have Peace in Palestine While Ignoring Palestinians
The international community needs to show Palestinians that they are not seen and heard only when they engage in acts of violence that claim the lives of Israelis.
Dec 4, 2023 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa