Jews Say “No” to War Crimes in Their Name Jews Say “No” to War Crimes in Their Name
An interview with a Jewish Voice for Peace activist as the group prepares for the largest action in its history—a mass rally demanding an immediate cease-fire.
Oct 18, 2023 / Lizzy Ratner
Can the UN Help the Nuclear Victims, At Last? Can the UN Help the Nuclear Victims, At Last?
A new resolution in the General Assembly aims to address the devastating legacy of testing and use.
Oct 18, 2023 / Ivana Nikolić Hughes and Christian Ciobanu
How Today’s Turmoil Is Eliciting a Wave of Nostalgia for Pax Americana How Today’s Turmoil Is Eliciting a Wave of Nostalgia for Pax Americana
Yet the notion that the United States ever withdrew from the world is risible.
Oct 17, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In Gaza They Don’t Even Bother to Call It Peace In Gaza They Don’t Even Bother to Call It Peace
For Netanyahu, as for Hamas, the life of a child born into the opposing “nation” has no value.
Oct 16, 2023 / Amy Wilentz
Israelis Are Rejecting Netanyahu. So Why Is Biden Giving Him a Blank Check? Israelis Are Rejecting Netanyahu. So Why Is Biden Giving Him a Blank Check?
The president needs to recognize that Israelis are right when they criticize Netanyahu as a failed leader. Then he needs to stop giving him the green light to destroy Gaza.
Oct 14, 2023 / John Nichols
The Catastrophe of October 7. Why Did It Happen? The Catastrophe of October 7. Why Did It Happen?
Where do we go from here?
Oct 12, 2023 / Hillel Schenker
Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11 Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11
Ignoring intelligence failures and doubling down on bad policy is the worst response to terrorism.
Oct 9, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile
Everyone knows how Nixon and Kissinger paved Pinochet’s path to power. The story of Harry Barnes, who played a crucial role in the Chilean dictator’s exit, is much less well known...
Oct 5, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh
In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans
The repeated promise by US officials that Israel would never get a visa waiver until it stopped discriminating against Arab American visitors turned out to be worthless.
Sep 29, 2023 / James Zogby
Racism?? In Finland!!?? Racism?? In Finland!!??
Trouble in the “World’s Happiest Nation.”
Sep 26, 2023 / David Kirp