CNN Gaza Coverage Censored by Israel
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…
Conflict
I Cannot Be Quietly Complicit
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”…
Remember the Tenacity of 400,000 Welsh Women
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,…
Where Will the World Find Refuge in 2024?
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,…
If I Must Die
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…
Don’t Make Your Voters Step Over Dead Bodies
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…
Hamas Didn’t Attack Israelis Because They Are Jewish
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…
5 Things You Need to Know About What’s Happening in Israel and Gaza
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….
Opening the Rafah Border is not a Solution
By K.R. Kamphoefner Some people think the easy solution of Israel bombing 2.3 million civilians in Gaza is to simply open the Rafah checkpoint, which leads to Egypt. But like most “easy solutions,” it won’t…
Dispatches from the West Bank
By Mustafa, Luna, Mariam, Ghassan Najjar, and Sabri As told to Maya Rosen, Amos, and Shira Wolkenfeld For Palestinians living in the West Bank, settler violence has long been a relentless facet of everyday life….