Saudi Arabia’s Rivalry With Iran Is Further Destabilizing the Middle East Saudi Arabia’s Rivalry With Iran Is Further Destabilizing the Middle East
Riyadh’s divide-and-rule strategy has yielded few successes, and it hasn’t made a dent in Iran’s regional influence.
Nov 27, 2017 / Juan Cole
Dark Times: Putting Out the Lights in Gaza Dark Times: Putting Out the Lights in Gaza
The Israeli siege has become unbearable—and now the Palestinian Authority has joined Israel’s campaign.
Oct 11, 2017 / Paul Gaston Aaron
Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank
The political front is stalemated, and the occupation grinds on—but some Palestinians are creating their own facts on the ground.
Oct 4, 2017 / Miriam Berger
The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss
In her new novel, Forest Dark, fact and fiction blur.
Oct 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern
Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue
A peek inside the rogues’ gallery… A real Shonda… End of the line… Tending our rural roots…
Sep 28, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers and Eric Alterman
The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut
Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told by the Israelis what they and their allies might be up to.
Sep 14, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi
Cutting Off Payments to Palestinian Families Won’t Stop Terrorism Cutting Off Payments to Palestinian Families Won’t Stop Terrorism
It also might amount to collective punishment, which is illegal.
Aug 17, 2017 / Lara Friedman
Nearly 50 Senators Want to Make It a Felony to Boycott Israel Nearly 50 Senators Want to Make It a Felony to Boycott Israel
The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values.
Aug 4, 2017 / Aniqa Raihan
In Israel, a New Tide of Labor Activism Is Fighting Inequality In Israel, a New Tide of Labor Activism Is Fighting Inequality
But it’s up against the country’s powerful right-wing politics and institutional racism against Palestinians.
Jul 7, 2017 / Miriam Berger
How Israel’s 10-Year Blockade Brought Gaza to the Brink of Collapse How Israel’s 10-Year Blockade Brought Gaza to the Brink of Collapse
The crisis in Gaza is not simply a humanitarian tragedy. It’s a moral outrage.
Jul 7, 2017 / Tareq Baconi