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Tag: Israel and Palestine

Long decried by liberals and conservatives alike, the Martinican psychiatrist remains one of the most piercing critics of colonialism.

Sam Klug

A Palestinian catalog of ruin and resilience.

Ahmed Moor

Why is the reality of Palestinian suffering denied in the Israeli consciousness?

Oded Na’aman

An interview with poet Fady Joudah about writing his latest collection, [...], amid war in Gaza.

Fady Joudah

A Vietnam veteran on the political legacy of self-sacrifice and the necessity of war resistance.

David Cortright

While the U.S.–Israel alliance has become isolated, new ones are emerging.

Helena Cobban

Decades after apartheid South Africa, student activists face a new obstacle: the financialization of university endowments.

Kian Braulik

Forty years ago, the exiled South African activist dared to teach Zionism critically. A furious backlash ensued.

Abena Ampofoa Asare

How Zionism’s dreams of liberation became entangled with colonialism.

Barnett R. Rubin

Private universities should respond to the charge of hypocrisy with a maximalist approach to free speech.

Ethan Bueno de Mesquita

Israel's attacks on health care workers and facilities in Gaza are unprecedented.

Joelle M. Abi-Rached

Not only does censorship allow the slaughter of Palestinians to continue; it also serves as the mirror and justification for state violence.

Judith Butler

How U.S. laws—branding Palestinians as “terrorists” and redefining anti-Semitism—serve Israel’s interests.

Maryam Jamshidi

Israel's weaponization of images since October 7 obfuscates its genocidal campaign against Palestinians.

Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

On the situation in Germany in the wake of October 7.

The law occludes the abhorrent violence routinely perpetrated by states in the name of self-defense.

A. Dirk Moses

Support for Palestinian rights is facing a McCarthyite backlash.

Radhika Sainath

In the aftermath of October 7.

Oded Na’aman

Any peace will depend on a sober assessment of Hamas.

Helena Cobban

“Never again” means standing up for Palestinian people. “Never again” means this very moment.

Stefanie Fox

A conversation with Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat on the need for a political solution.

Deborah Chasman, Noura Erakat

Amid ongoing reporting and ethical outrage, we need context for the fight between Hamas and Israel—and how it shapes possibilities for peace.

Rajan Menon

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