Middle East

Lara Alqasem

On Boycotts, Academic Freedom, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel-Palestine On Boycotts, Academic Freedom, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel-Palestine

The big story in the United States is the growing support for the Palestinian cause, and for a just and viable Israel that gives equal rights to all its citizens.

Nov 1, 2018 / Bruce Robbins

The US Capitol Building at sunset

Who’s Really ‘Undermining’ American Democracy? Who’s Really ‘Undermining’ American Democracy?

Allegations that Russia is still “attacking” US elections, now again in November, could delegitimize our democratic institutions.

Oct 31, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump Cracks the Case! Trump Cracks the Case!

President Private Eye solves the mystery of a murdered journalist… by taking the Saudis at their word.

Oct 23, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Jewish IfNotNow Protest

Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist

The Canary Mission scandal reveals a profound failure of leadership that a rising Jewish movement will not tolerate.

Oct 23, 2018 / Joshua Leifer

US Soldiers Afghanistan

The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark

The media have forgotten about America’s longest war.

Oct 22, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney

‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad ‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad

In Alexandria Bombach’s documentary, we see the burden placed on celebrity survivors, particularly those from the non-Western world.

Oct 18, 2018 / Sarah Aziza

Lara Alqasem

Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student—Now She’s Challenging the State in Court Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student—Now She’s Challenging the State in Court

This isn’t the first time Israel has denied entry to a prospective student, but Lara Alqasem is the first to challenge it.

Oct 17, 2018 / StudentNation / Molly Minta

Astana Talks

Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War

Each player had its reasons for not going forward with a cataclysmic offensive against the last rebel stronghold, in Idlib. 

Oct 17, 2018 / Roy Gutman

It’s Crunch Time for Activism Against US Involvement in Yemen

It’s Crunch Time for Activism Against US Involvement in Yemen It’s Crunch Time for Activism Against US Involvement in Yemen

With the Trump administration apparently set on supporting the Saudi-led coalition, dissenters in Congress are staging an encouraging—though messy—insurgency.

Oct 17, 2018 / Chris Gelardi

Jamal Khashoggi

Pulp Fiction in Istanbul, or, the Looming Turkey-Saudi Cold War Pulp Fiction in Istanbul, or, the Looming Turkey-Saudi Cold War

The disappearance, and probable brutal murder, of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil could crater an already troubled geopolitical climate.

Oct 11, 2018 / Editorial / Juan Cole

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