Middle East

International Women's Strike New York

Can a Feminist Be a Zionist? Our Readers Respond Can a Feminist Be a Zionist? Our Readers Respond

An interview with a Palestinian-American feminist provoked a number of letters from readers.

Mar 22, 2017 / Our Readers and Collier Meyerson

Children walking near Aleppo

The Syrian War Is Creating a Generation of Traumatized Children The Syrian War Is Creating a Generation of Traumatized Children

The cost to the country of disrupted education alone is estimated to be $11 billion.

Mar 22, 2017 / Michelle Chen

trump battleship

If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq

Trump denies he was ever in favor of the 2003 invasion—but he’s a president made by war.

Mar 16, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Vladimir Putin

While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding

“Kremlin-puppet” allegations against Trump are said to have crippled Trump’s ability to initiate cooperative relations with Moscow—but have they?

Mar 15, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Palestinian Flags March

Can You Be a Zionist Feminist? Linda Sarsour Says No Can You Be a Zionist Feminist? Linda Sarsour Says No

The prominent Palestinian-American feminist responds to claims that anti-Zionism has no place in the feminist movement.

Mar 13, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Right to BDS

Can Liberal Zionism Survive Israel’s New Travel Ban? Can Liberal Zionism Survive Israel’s New Travel Ban?

Israel’s new anti-BDS law is antagonizing some of the state’s most loyal supporters, rewriting a decades-old relationship.

Mar 13, 2017 / Mairav Zonszein

Donald Trump

Foreign-Policy Elites Have No Answer For Trump Foreign-Policy Elites Have No Answer For Trump

Trump won because the status quo was terrible. We can’t go back to it. 

Mar 9, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Tokyo Sexwale

Will FIFA Ever Stand Up to Israeli Teams in Illegal Settlements? Will FIFA Ever Stand Up to Israeli Teams in Illegal Settlements?

Human-rights organizations have a simple demand for FIFA: Follow your own bylaws.

Mar 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin

George W. Bush

The Rehabilitation of George W. Bush The Rehabilitation of George W. Bush

Newfound warm and fuzzy feelings towards the former president can’t mask how bankrupt mainstream conservatism really is.

Mar 9, 2017 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

McDonald's in Israel/Palestine

For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges

The McDonald’s franchise is owned by a Peace Now advocate who opposes the occupation, but he’s no friend to unions.

Mar 8, 2017 / Miriam Berger

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