A Crisis of Aid and Information
Distinguishing fact from fiction is crucial to understanding the situation in Gaza and holding the correct parties accountable.
Andrew Fox
· 15 min read
Gaza
A collection of 75 posts
Opportunities for Liberation
Israel’s multi-front war has transformed the Middle East.
Robert Lerman
· 7 min read
Conflicting Visions of Peace
Netanyahu’s Nobel Prize gesture masks serious diplomatic divisions over Iran’s nuclear programme and the future of Gaza’s devastated population.
Benny Morris
· 8 min read
Glamourising Violence at Glastonbury
Bob Vylan’s “death to the IDF” chants at Glastonbury reveal how Britain’s economic despair has radicalised a generation and threatens to revive ancient hatreds.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
The Globalised Intifada
For at least some, globalising the Intifada means exporting the tactics of Hamas to the West, thus threatening peaceful liberal societies everywhere.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
An Evening in Neukölln
On 10 May, US historian Jeffrey Herf spoke at a small café in Berlin established to discuss antisemitism and the Western Left’s growing hostility to the state of Israel.
Jeffrey Herf
· 10 min read
Unholy Alliance
Douglas Murray’s new book looks at the dangers posed by the burgeoning coalition of radical leftists and Islamists in the wake of 7 October.
Michael M. Rosen
· 9 min read
Poised to Strike
Israel prepares for a final push into Gaza—but will it be stymied by criticism from abroad and discontent at home?
Benny Morris
· 11 min read
Israel’s Perfect Failure
Israeli intelligence and the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023.
Uri Bar-Joseph
· 19 min read
The Druse Connection
The ongoing Arab–Israeli war appears to be entering a new escalatory phase, in which the eye of the storm has shifted to Syria and Yemen, as well as back to Gaza.
Benny Morris
· 11 min read
A Cartoonish View of History
Joe Sacco’s graphic works provide vivid and moving depictions of the terrible suffering in the Strip. But his accounts of the causes of that suffering are simplistic and one-sided in the extreme.
Benny Morris
· 18 min read
Hamas Should Never Be Decriminalised
The campaign to remove Hamas from the UK’s list of proscribed organisations is not about defending free speech or political dissent. It is about legitimising jihadist warmongering.
John Aziz
· 7 min read
Jihadism Is the Problem
The media’s obsessive focus on the Israel–Palestine conflict obscures the broader picture of the ubiquity of jihadism in the Middle East, and the crucial role it plays in stoking and perpetuating turmoil and strife.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
Making Israel Great Again?
The apparent abandonment of Ukraine and Adam Boehler’s negotiations with Hamas have raised serious doubts about Donald Trump’s commitment to Israel.
Benny Morris
· 8 min read
Lessons for Western Militaries from the Gaza War
Israel’s experience in Gaza provides a sobering preview of what high-intensity urban warfare can entail, and how modern militaries must evolve to achieve decisive and ethical victories in any future conflict.
Andrew Fox
· 22 min read