Palestine

Shuafat Ridge Water Crisis

How Israel Uses Water to Control Palestinian Life How Israel Uses Water to Control Palestinian Life

The relentless scarcity is purposeful and integral to Israel’s strategy of “demographic balance.”

Jul 24, 2015 / Charlotte Silver

An Israeli strike over Gaza City

How Long Before Israel Begins Another Operation in the Gaza Strip? How Long Before Israel Begins Another Operation in the Gaza Strip?

“For Israel, war is no longer an option. It is a way of life.”

Jul 16, 2015 / Max Blumenthal

Tony Judt

The NYRB Is Rewriting Tony Judt’s Stance on Israel The NYRB Is Rewriting Tony Judt’s Stance on Israel

Judt called for a just resolution to the conflict, not the preservation of a “Jewish State.”

Jul 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

BDS Movement

5 Reasons BDS Is Actually Working 5 Reasons BDS Is Actually Working

It’s a nonviolent, rights-based movement that represents the concerns of all Palestinian stakeholders—and the reasons for its existence are increasingly urgent.

Jul 9, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer

Gaza Victim

Israel Will Invade Gaza Again—the Only Question Is How Soon Israel Will Invade Gaza Again—the Only Question Is How Soon

A year after Israel's bloody assault on Gaza, another war is all but guaranteed.

Jul 8, 2015 / Noura Erakat

Gaza

Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War

On the anniversary of the 2014 war, Gaza’s kids are still trying to recover from years of cascading violence.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / Jen Marlowe

On the Cusp of an Iran Deal, Israel Facilely Beats the War Drums

On the Cusp of an Iran Deal, Israel Facilely Beats the War Drums On the Cusp of an Iran Deal, Israel Facilely Beats the War Drums

Benjamin Netanyahu opts to welcome a likely Iran nuclear deal with a silly propaganda cartoon, exposing himself as the real joke.

Jul 2, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Two Roads: The Politics of David Blatt and the Passion of Steve Kerr’s Father

Two Roads: The Politics of David Blatt and the Passion of Steve Kerr’s Father Two Roads: The Politics of David Blatt and the Passion of Steve Kerr’s Father

The NBA Finals coaches had their paths shaped by the conflicts of the Middle East, albeit on very different sides of the barbed wire.

Jun 10, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer

Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer

The sentiment of keeping sports and politics seperate unites the soccer leaders in Israel and Palestine. Tragically, they both mean profoundly different things.

May 11, 2015 / Dave Zirin

A Flute in Palestine: Making Art in an Apartheid State

A Flute in Palestine: Making Art in an Apartheid State A Flute in Palestine: Making Art in an Apartheid State

In this increasingly confined land, art is a vital escape—if you can get the instruments past the checkpoint.

Apr 30, 2015 / Sandy Tolan

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