Middle East

Palestinian Flags March

Can You Be a Zionist Feminist? Linda Sarsour Says No Can You Be a Zionist Feminist? Linda Sarsour Says No

The prominent Palestinian-American feminist responds to claims that anti-Zionism has no place in the feminist movement.

Mar 13, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Right to BDS

Can Liberal Zionism Survive Israel’s New Travel Ban? Can Liberal Zionism Survive Israel’s New Travel Ban?

Israel’s new anti-BDS law is antagonizing some of the state’s most loyal supporters, rewriting a decades-old relationship.

Mar 13, 2017 / Mairav Zonszein

Donald Trump

Foreign-Policy Elites Have No Answer For Trump Foreign-Policy Elites Have No Answer For Trump

Trump won because the status quo was terrible. We can’t go back to it. 

Mar 9, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Tokyo Sexwale

Will FIFA Ever Stand Up to Israeli Teams in Illegal Settlements? Will FIFA Ever Stand Up to Israeli Teams in Illegal Settlements?

Human-rights organizations have a simple demand for FIFA: Follow your own bylaws.

Mar 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin

George W. Bush

The Rehabilitation of George W. Bush The Rehabilitation of George W. Bush

Newfound warm and fuzzy feelings towards the former president can’t mask how bankrupt mainstream conservatism really is.

Mar 9, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge

McDonald's in Israel/Palestine

For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges

The McDonald’s franchise is owned by a Peace Now advocate who opposes the occupation, but he’s no friend to unions.

Mar 8, 2017 / Miriam Berger

The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War

The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War

As the neo-McCarthyite search for Americans with Russian “contacts” spreads, the new Cold War is increasingly fraught with possibilities of hot war.

Mar 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win

Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win

From Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII to today’s Afghanistan, America has developed a dangerous obsession with “winning.”

Mar 7, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon

Tima Kurdi and Sherwan Kurdi

Why Does the US Continue to Arm Terrorists in Syria? Why Does the US Continue to Arm Terrorists in Syria?

The “Stop Arming Terrorists Act” should be a top priority for the 115th Congress.

Mar 3, 2017 / James Carden

Trump Arrives SOTU

Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show

Trump showed he can play a president on TV Tuesday, but that’s it. 

Mar 1, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

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