Trump’s Middle East ‘Deal’ Leaves Out One Vital Player: Palestinians. Trump’s Middle East ‘Deal’ Leaves Out One Vital Player: Palestinians.
In plotting a decidedly lopsided “one-state solution,” Trump and Netanyahu are following an old and exclusionary script.
Feb 21, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi
The Trump-Bibi-Murdoch Love Triangle Puts Us All at Risk The Trump-Bibi-Murdoch Love Triangle Puts Us All at Risk
Flouting the laws and sacrificing truth, the new mogul empire is a perpetual-motion machine fueled almost entirely on bullshit.
Feb 14, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Open Letter to NFL Players Traveling to Israel on a Trip Organized by Netanyahu’s Government Open Letter to NFL Players Traveling to Israel on a Trip Organized by Netanyahu’s Government
“Palestinians have for decades been fighting policies similar to the ones people are protesting in cities across the United States.”
Feb 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Reason for Israel’s Hysterical Response to the UN Security Council Resolution The Reason for Israel’s Hysterical Response to the UN Security Council Resolution
Netanyahu takes pride in killing the two-state solution—but he doesn’t want to be blamed for it, because he knows the only acceptable alternative is equality for all in a single st...
Dec 28, 2016 / Yousef Munayyer
How Will Israel Fare in the Trump Era? How Will Israel Fare in the Trump Era?
We may see the death knell of the two-state solution—and that’s where Netanyahu’s headache begins.
Nov 15, 2016 / Dimi Reider
Diaspora Jews Are Joining Palestinians in Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation Diaspora Jews Are Joining Palestinians in Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation
There’s a power in using our privilege as American Jews to stand for peace and justice.
Aug 17, 2016 / Ilana Sumka
According to ‘Oslo’ According to ‘Oslo’
In J.T. Rogers’s new play, the process of negotiating the Oslo Accords is the only concern; how well they turned out is rendered irrelevant.
Aug 3, 2016 / Alisa Solomon
Why Is Iran Our Enemy? Why Is Iran Our Enemy?
It’s a repressive theocracy, but Tehran is no threat to the United States and is a staunch opponent of jihadi groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Jun 13, 2016 / Jeff Faux
Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel? Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel?
Clinton’s and Sanders’s appointees are sharply divided, so there’s sure to be a fracas—one that represents growing divisions among Democrats.
Jun 10, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali
Governor Cuomo’s executive action to create a blacklist of those who stand with the Palestinian people would have undoubtedly caught Muhammad Ali in its web.
Jun 8, 2016 / Dave Zirin