Toward Peace in Gaza Toward Peace in Gaza
Without concerted action by Obama resolve the crisis in Gaza, hope for a two-state settlement will fade and the region will be cursed with many more years of bloodshed.
Jan 8, 2009 / The Editors
Moral Blindness on Gaza Moral Blindness on Gaza
Why are we--in the media, politics and intelligentsia--so indifferent to the death and destruction in the latest phase of this interminable conflict?
Jan 7, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Will Peace Finally Come to Sri Lanka? Will Peace Finally Come to Sri Lanka?
Decades of civil war have all but destroyed once-progressive Sri Lanka. Now that the army is closing in on Tamil rebels, what chance is there for real peace now?
Jan 6, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
In Gaza, the War of ’48 Continues In Gaza, the War of ’48 Continues
Israel must decide, once and for all, which path it will take: reach a courageous resolution to the conflict, or prolong it indefinitely.
Jan 6, 2009 / Akiva Eldar
Israel’s New War Ethic Israel’s New War Ethic
The masters of Israel's war on Gaza have fashioned a bizarre moral code that provides humanitarian assistance to the very civilians they are shooting at.
Jan 5, 2009 / Neve Gordon
To Live and Die in Gaza To Live and Die in Gaza
As Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continues, a Nation contributor with roots in the region gives voice to the on-the-ground experience of those who have endured the attacks.
Jan 2, 2009 / Feature / Laila Al-Arian
The View From Tel Aviv The View From Tel Aviv
Israel's attack on Gaza has benefited the current leadership, especially Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in pre-election polling. But do they have an exit strategy?
Jan 2, 2009 / Feature / Hillel Schenker
Gaza Clouds Obama’s Prospects Gaza Clouds Obama’s Prospects
So, why didn't they give peace a chance? Why did the leaders of Hamas and Israel not wait for the incoming US president's inauguration before mutually escalating hostilities?
Dec 31, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Israel in Gaza: Irrationality Israel in Gaza: Irrationality
It is not rational to believe that the Palestinians in the occupied territories will be terrorized by force and violence, by cruelty, by starvation or by slaughter into a docile ac...
Dec 30, 2008 / Wallace Shawn
Q and A with Lakhdar Brahimi: What Next for Gaza? Q and A with Lakhdar Brahimi: What Next for Gaza?
Lakhdar Brahimi, a leading UN troubleshooter in the Middle East weighs in on the crisis in Gaza and speculates on how it may affect Obama's presidency.
Dec 29, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette