Israel and Palestine

There Can Be No Critique

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

  • Judith Butler

Instruments of Dehuman­ization

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

  • Maryam Jamshidi

Seeing Genocide

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

  • Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

Letter from Berlin

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

  • Peter E. Gordon

More than Genocide

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

  • A. Dirk Moses

Seeking Political Solutions in Israel and Palestine

One state, two states, and other proposals for peace.

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The Free Speech Exception

Support for Palestinian rights is facing a McCarthyite backlash.

  • Radhika Sainath

Letter from Israel

In the aftermath of October 7.

  • Oded Na’aman

The Only Way Forward

Any peace will depend on a sober assessment of Hamas.

  • Helena Cobban

Israel and Hamas at War

A collection on the deep context required to make sense of the violence.

A Jewish Plea: Stand Up to Israel’s Act of Genocide

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

  • Stefanie Fox

“The Crimes Are Plenty”

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

  • Noura Erakat
  • Deborah Chasman

Beyond Moral Condemnation

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

Warfare Dressed as Water Policy

Palestine’s water access has always been restricted—but now, Israel is using it as a weapon.

  • Andrew Ross

The Precarious State of Israeli Democracy

Putting Israel’s recent protests in context.

What Is “the Jews”?

Daniel Boyarin makes the seemingly paradoxical proposal that in order to end Zionism, Jewishness should be defined as nationhood.

  • Joshua Abramson Cohen

Will U.S.-Israel Policies Ever Change?

They might, given growing disaffection with Israel among young American Jews.

  • Jeremy Pressman

Beyond the Nation State in the Middle East

In Palestine and Kurdistan, promising experiments in self-determination draw on the region’s pluralist history.

  • Aslı Ü. Bâli
  • Omar Dajani

Designing the Future in Palestine

Palestinian women and feminist organizations are reimagining what liberation can look like beyond national independence.

  • Noura Erakat

For Shireen Abu Akleh

Condemning U.S. deference to Israel, a cousin remembers the life and legacy of the slain Palestinian American journalist.

  • Jennifer Zacharia

Letter from Palestine

Remembering the Nakba is not optional.

  • Raja Shehadeh

Prospects for Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine

A recording of our event featuring Noam Chomsky, Sally Abed, Omar Dahi, Alon-lee Green, Congressman Jim McGovern, and Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab-American Institute.

Unlearning Our Settler Colonial Tongues

On language and belonging.

  • Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

Cyberespionage with Benefits

In the high-tech culture of Tel Aviv, military-grade spying on civilians has become just another office job.

  • Sophia Goodfriend
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