Middle East

After Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing: Israel’s Propaganda Machine Ramps Up

After Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing: Israel’s Propaganda Machine Ramps Up After Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing: Israel’s Propaganda Machine Ramps Up

The Israeli response to the murder of the beloved journalist has been woefully predictable—a combination of denying, lying, and obfuscating.

May 15, 2022 / James Zogby

Phil Klay, Uncertain Ground

Civic Engagement In an Age of Perpetual War Civic Engagement In an Age of Perpetual War

A conversation with Phil Klay about his new book Uncertain Ground and the moral imperatives and ambiguities of civilian life amidst constant conflict.

May 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Noah Flora

The ADL Goes Full Bully

The ADL Goes Full Bully The ADL Goes Full Bully

The organization’s new campaign against anti-Zionist and Palestine-solidarity groups is a clear sign that it lacks the credibility to lead on civil rights issues.

May 6, 2022 / Joshua Leifer

A Tale of Two Bulldozers

A Tale of Two Bulldozers A Tale of Two Bulldozers

What India’s demolition of Muslim homes reveals about the India-Israel relationship.

May 2, 2022 / Pranay Somayajula

Boy watches airstrike Yemen

These Are the Civilian Deaths You Don’t Hear About These Are the Civilian Deaths You Don’t Hear About

Until the Defense Department overhauls its air strike policies, civilians will continue to die in attacks.

Apr 27, 2022 / Nick Turse

Press gaggle

The American Media’s Approach to War Coverage Needs to Be Fundamentally Reimagined The American Media’s Approach to War Coverage Needs to Be Fundamentally Reimagined

We need more reporting on forgotten conflicts—and more stories that spotlight how war ravages people and leads to atrocities.

Apr 19, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS

Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS

The Dodgers great didn’t just break Major League Baseball’s color line. He was also an activist whose legacy reaches from Brooklyn to South Africa to Palestine.

Apr 15, 2022 / Robert Ross

In Every Corner of Palestine, There Is a Story of Dispossession

In Every Corner of Palestine, There Is a Story of Dispossession In Every Corner of Palestine, There Is a Story of Dispossession

Today is Land Day, an annual commemoration of those killed protesting Israeli theft of Palestinian lands 46 years ago. But even now, there is a Nakba everywhere you look.

Mar 30, 2022 / Mohammed El-Kurd

Reconstruction of Teleilat el Ghassul

From Opium to Saffron, the Ancients Knew a Thing or Two About Drugs From Opium to Saffron, the Ancients Knew a Thing or Two About Drugs

Scholars of antiquity are finding ever more evidence that psychoactive substances played a central role in ancient life.

Mar 22, 2022 / Feature / Karen Polinger Foster, Diana Stein, and Sarah Kielt Costello

Celebration of the International Women’s Day in Rojava, 2021.

Celebrating Zapatista and Kurdish Women’s Struggles, on International Women’s Day Celebrating Zapatista and Kurdish Women’s Struggles, on International Women’s Day

Women in both movements have engaged in a double struggle for their rights as women and for the right of their communities to be autonomous.

Mar 8, 2022 / Anna Rebrii and Ariella Patchen

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