Armed Conflicts

West Bank Israeli Settlers

“The Government Encourages the Settlers to Attack and Gives Them Permission to Kill Us” “The Government Encourages the Settlers to Attack and Gives Them Permission to Kill Us”

There’s been an epidemic of violence across the West Bank since October 7, as Palestinians have been increasingly targeted by Israeli settlers.

Nov 7, 2023 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle

Demonstrators are detained by US Capitol Police after they staged a sit-in inside the Cannon House Office Building to demand a cease-fire against Palestinians in Gaza October 18, 2023, on Independence Avenue in Washington, DC.

The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish” The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish”

What we are witnessing is an effort to get people to see slogans like “Free Palestine” as antisemitic and the protests as threats to Jewish existence.

Nov 6, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Senators Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and Robert Taft of Ohio study a globe.

This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP. This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP.

Today's Republicans aren’t isolationists; they are hawks targeting Latin America and Asia.

Nov 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Marjorie Taylor Greene/Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib 1, Marjorie Taylor Greene 0 Rashida Tlaib 1, Marjorie Taylor Greene 0

Greene’s failed attempt to censure Tlaib united Democrats, divided Republicans, and energized ceasefire activism.

Nov 4, 2023 / John Nichols

Defensive end Michael Bennett of the Seattle Seahawks at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 9, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz.

Michael Bennett: “We Cannot in Good Conscience Fund the Bombing of Palestinian Civilians” Michael Bennett: “We Cannot in Good Conscience Fund the Bombing of Palestinian Civilians”

The NFL champion calls upon Joe Biden to demand a cease-fire in Gaza

Nov 2, 2023 / Michael Bennett

David Velasco on April 18, 2018, in Milan, Italy.

Once Upon a Time in “Artforum” Once Upon a Time in “Artforum”

Artists and critics are polarized—and under great pressure from both sides of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Nov 2, 2023 / Barry Schwabsky

The Venetian resort in Las Vegas

Why Israel Slept Why Israel Slept

The long catalogue of intelligence failures that allowed Hamas to stage its brutal surprise attack on October 7 begins at The Venetian, Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas resort.

Nov 2, 2023 / James Bamford

Memo to Biden Admistration Policy Dissidents: Don’t Mourn. Resign.

Memo to Biden Admistration Policy Dissidents: Don’t Mourn. Resign. Memo to Biden Admistration Policy Dissidents: Don’t Mourn. Resign.

The best thing staffers frustrated by the president’s policy in the Israel-Gaza war can do is quit.

Nov 1, 2023 / Column / Jeet Heer

US President Joe Biden is welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 18, 2023.

I Can No Longer Justify Voting for Joe Biden in 2024 I Can No Longer Justify Voting for Joe Biden in 2024

For years, Ahmed Moor rationalized voting for Democrats as the lesser of two evils. Now, Biden’s unequivocal support for Israeli war crimes has destroyed that argument for him.

Nov 1, 2023 / Ahmed Moor

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office of the White House September 21, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same

In linking two very different wars, Biden undermines Ukraine’s moral and legal case for sovereignty.

Nov 1, 2023 / David Klion

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