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A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression

A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression

As this country begins, at last, to examine its ugly past and brutal present, can we also apply this fierce introspection to US policy toward Israel?

Jul 7, 2020 / Yousef Munayyer

Eliot Engel walks past a voting booth

In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won

The Democratic primary between Eliot Engel and Jamaal Bowman signals a sea change for American Jews.

Jul 1, 2020 / The Liberal Media / Eric Alterman

My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience

My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience

In her 103 years, my grandmother Rifqa el-Kurd survived the Nakba, occupation, and annexation—and never stopped struggling for justice.

Jul 1, 2020 / Mohammed El-Kurd

Gaza Protest

As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats? As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats?

The early moves from Biden have been disappointing.

Jun 30, 2020 / Moustafa Bayoumi

Eliot Engel

Why Is GOP Money Going to Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel? Why Is GOP Money Going to Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel?

On foreign policy, the 16-term incumbent aligns with the Republicans.

Jun 23, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law

Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law

Echoing the country’s Black Panther movement of the early 1970s, they’re challenging the false binary of Arab vs. Jew, which the law strengthens.

May 27, 2020 / Jen Marlowe

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Letters From the June 1/8, 2020, Issue Letters From the June 1/8, 2020, Issue

What’s the matter with San Fran?… Unspoken rules… The source of our disagreement…

May 19, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers, Noam Chomsky, and Susie Linfield

The Worlds of Edward Said

The Worlds of Edward Said The Worlds of Edward Said

An exile who made the world his home, Said infused his literary style with a cosmopolitan ease and his political commitments with a cosmopolitan ethics.

May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rashid Khalidi

In Israel, the Betrayal that Made Netanyahu King

In Israel, the Betrayal that Made Netanyahu King In Israel, the Betrayal that Made Netanyahu King

Rather than join with the Arab-led list and embrace true democracy, Benny Gantz chose chauvinism and corruption. 

Apr 29, 2020 / Haggai Matar

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Letters From the May 4/11, 2020, Issue Letters From the May 4/11, 2020, Issue

The Truth About Lies Susie Linfield warns us against “telling lies” [Letters, April 6], then proceeds to demonstrate her commitment to exactly that by claiming, falsely, that I hav…

Apr 21, 2020 / Letters / Noam Chomsky and Our Readers

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