Is Israel Good for the Jews? Is Israel Good for the Jews?
An American Jewish identity that centers on unconditional defense of Israel is not healthy--for either American Jews or Israel.
Aug 5, 2006 / Feature / Norman Birnbaum
The Left Gets Real The Left Gets Real
Is the coziness of progressives and foreign policy realists a strategic alliance or a sign that the conservative co-optation of "human rights" has disillusioned the left?
Aug 4, 2006 / Feature / Eyal Press
AIPAC’s Hold AIPAC’s Hold
The Congressional reaction to Hezbollah's attack on Israel and Israel's bombing of Lebanon provide the latest example of the lobby's grip on US foreign policy.
Aug 4, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman
Dreams Deferred in Lebanon Dreams Deferred in Lebanon
The wounds of the country's long civil war and Israeli occupation were gradually healing. That fragile recovery now lies buried under the rubble of renewed fighting.
Aug 2, 2006 / Feature / Annia Ciezadlo
Israel’s Dependency on the Drug of Militarism Israel’s Dependency on the Drug of Militarism
The Jewish state's diehard supporters in the White House, Congress and the media seem unable to understand Israel can't bomb its way to security.
Aug 2, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Too Late for Empire Too Late for Empire
Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn tha...
Jul 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
The Triumph of Crackpot Realism The Triumph of Crackpot Realism
The American government has lost its grasp on reality in Iraq and Lebanon. They seek out the bright, clear problems of war, leaving rubble and corpses in their wake.
Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Reading Less Bad News From Iraq Reading Less Bad News From Iraq
The papers simply cannot find the space.
Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Mumbai’s Casualties Mumbai’s Casualties
The grisly commuter train bombings in Mumbai on July 11 both endangered the India/Pakistan peace process and underscored its fragility.
Jul 27, 2006 / Graham Usher
Anger in the Arab World Anger in the Arab World
At best, war in Gaza and Lebanon will weaken pro-American regimes without destroying Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran or Syria. At worst, it will plunge the region into catastrophe.
Jul 27, 2006 / Rashid Khalidi