Protecting Pro-Palestine Activists Can Feel Almost Impossible—but These Students Succeeded Protecting Pro-Palestine Activists Can Feel Almost Impossible—but These Students Succeeded
When a lawyer tried to force UCLA’s Students for Justice in Palestine to publicize the names of their speakers at a 2018 conference, the students fought back. And won.
Mar 16, 2021 / StudentNation / Lexi McMenamin
The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame
While Congress refuses to pass a living wage, it continues to supply Israel with copious amounts of military aid, which the country then uses to harm my family.
Mar 2, 2021 / Ryah Aqel with Mohammed El-Kurd
Was the Killing of Ahmad Erekat an Extrajudicial Execution? Was the Killing of Ahmad Erekat an Extrajudicial Execution?
A novel forensic analysis questions the Israeli narrative justifying the high-profile shooting and raises serious questions about the police’s conduct.
Feb 26, 2021 / Interview / Noura Erakat, Mouin Rabbani, and Angela Davis
Even in Death, Sheldon Adelson Will Keep Undermining Democracy Even in Death, Sheldon Adelson Will Keep Undermining Democracy
Wherever the casino magnate went, corruption—be it moral, legal, political, or cultural—was never far behind.
Feb 8, 2021 / Editorial / Eric Alterman
Biden Must Face the Facts: Israel Is an Apartheid Regime Biden Must Face the Facts: Israel Is an Apartheid Regime
The leading human rights organization B’Tselem has now joined others in making that claim—one that will be difficult for the Biden administration to ignore or dismiss.
Jan 21, 2021 / Mitchell Plitnick
Biden Should Think Big in the Middle East Biden Should Think Big in the Middle East
We must address the interconnected conflicts there as the equivalent of a regional/world war. That requires an international conference under UN auspices.
Jan 12, 2021 / James Zogby
A Women’s Boxing Team Grows in Gaza A Women’s Boxing Team Grows in Gaza
In the midst of extreme privation, a new team in Gaza offers something like hope.
Jan 5, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Breakfast Table With Jewish Newsletters Breakfast Table With Jewish Newsletters
An argument with myself.
Jan 1, 2021 / Wallace Shawn
The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism
His decades-long project of reportage in graphic form works like oral history—bearing witness to the historical traumas of his subjects.
Dec 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
A Covid Christmas in Palestine A Covid Christmas in Palestine
Palestinians have been living under lockdown and curfew for decades. The coronavirus has only added to their troubles.
Dec 21, 2020 / Feature / Joseph Gedeon