Conflict

Commentary by Stefan Moore As a secular Jew raised in a fiercely anti-Zionist family, I grew up viewing the State of Israel as an unfortunate fait accompli and accepting that the two-state solution was probably…

By Sharon Zhang CNN has for years maintained a policy of running all of its coverage on Israel and Palestine, including its recent Gaza coverage, past its bureau in Jerusalem, where it is subject to…

Biden Official Resigns Over Gaza Assault By Jake Johnson An Education Department official who volunteered for Pres­ident Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign announced his resignation in early January over the administration’s support for Israel’s “indiscriminate violence”…

Commentary by Rowan Williams One significant anniversary in 2023 passed almost without mention. In May 1923, the Welsh women’s peace petition was initiated—a plea from the women of Wales to the women of the US,…

By Rebecca Gordon Back in 1968, my father announced that, if Richard Nixon were elected president that November, he was going to move us all to Canada. I’m not sure who “us all” actually was,…

By Refaat Alareer If I must die, you must live to tell my story to sell my things to buy a piece of cloth and some strings, (make it white with a long tail) so…

Joe Biden’s own recklessness is risking a return of Trump Commentary by Hamilton Nolan The biggest barrier to honest political analysis—one that the press and voters alike are susceptible to—is the natural tendency to hold…

Commentary by Anna Baltzer I had just returned from a Jewish gathering calling for a ceasefire in Gaza when I received a startling text from a dear friend, Elena: “Anna, I went to Jewish services…

By Michael Merryman-Lotze On Oct. 7, Palestinians from Gaza carried out attacks in Israel that killed at least 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands more, and took an estimated 200 hostages. Israel immediately launched attacks on Gaza….