The Uses and Abuses of Language in Israel’s War on Palestinians The Uses and Abuses of Language in Israel’s War on Palestinians
Israel and its allies have deliberately crafted language not only to justify their actions but also to persuade taxpaying publics at home and abroad of their moral correctness.
Dec 21, 2023 / Isabella Hammad and Sahar Huneidi
The Big Little War You’ve Probably Never Heard Of The Big Little War You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is holding elections. Civil war has displaced millions of the country’s citizens but garnered little attention internationally.
Dec 20, 2023 / Hugh Kinsella Cunningham and Nicolas Niarchos
Bernie Sanders’s Incoherent, Pernicious Gaza Cease-Fire Position, Explained Bernie Sanders’s Incoherent, Pernicious Gaza Cease-Fire Position, Explained
Instead of demanding that we end the war that actually exists, Sanders is lobbying for a humane war that Israel has zero interest in.
Dec 18, 2023 / Adam Johnson
Refaat Alareer Was a Brilliant Poet and Intellectual—He Was Also My Teacher Refaat Alareer Was a Brilliant Poet and Intellectual—He Was Also My Teacher
To those of us lucky enough to learn from him, Alareer offered a chance to explore new worlds and stories, defying the laws of physics and oppression.
Dec 15, 2023 / Jehad Abusalim
The Responsibility of Culture Workers to Help Stop the War on Gaza The Responsibility of Culture Workers to Help Stop the War on Gaza
Researchers, writers, and scholars can identify the institutions that provide ideological cover for Israel’s violence and then intervene to stop them.
Dec 15, 2023 / Kay Gabriel
The Progressive Refugee Policy That Puts the West to Shame The Progressive Refugee Policy That Puts the West to Shame
Uganda’s role as a co-convenor of the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva this week should raise urgent questions about the interests behind its much-lauded open-door refugee policy.
Dec 12, 2023 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
“That Was the Pilot’s Mission, to Destroy My Home”: Gaza War Diary, Part 3 “That Was the Pilot’s Mission, to Destroy My Home”: Gaza War Diary, Part 3
Atef Abu Saif's dispatches from the epicenter of the assault continue.
Dec 11, 2023 / Atef Abu Saif
Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas
The Israeli prime minister followed a decades-old divide-and-rule strategy that fuels endless war.
Dec 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Israel Is Losing This War Israel Is Losing This War
Despite the violence it has unleashed on Palestinians, Israel is failing to achieve its political goals.
Dec 8, 2023 / Comment / Tony Karon and Daniel Levy
No, the Israel/Palestine Conflict Is Not “Simple” No, the Israel/Palestine Conflict Is Not “Simple”
Such a complex situation cannot be boiled down to a battle between the oppressor and the oppressed.
Dec 8, 2023 / Alexis Grenell