Gaza and the Asymmetry Trap The defeat of Hamas is a moral necessity, but that does not obviate Israel’s responsibility to minimize civilian suffering. Michael Walzer 1 Dec 2023 · 9 min read
The Athens of Asia: A History of Gaza For much of its history, Gaza moved people, things, and ideas by land and sea, and its name was associated with geographic interconnectedness. Robert C. Thornett 1 Dec 2023 · 8 min read
Why Does the Intersectional Left Defend Hamas? Sectarian morality arises from the concept of collective guilt. Julian Adorney 28 Nov 2023 · 7 min read
Quillette Cetera #23: Debunking Myths About the War in Gaza Forensic anthropologist and former U.S. Marine Julian McBride joins Quillette Cetera host Zoe Booth in a discussion about the war in Gaza. Zoe Booth 25 Nov 2023 · 1 min read
From the River to the Sea: The Significance of a Slogan Not all of those who advocate for a single state “from the river to the sea” have genocidal intent, but their recommendation, if acted upon, is very likely to result in either the genocide or ethnic cleansing of Jews. David Benatar 25 Nov 2023 · 6 min read
Israel, Gaza, and Proportionality Simply counting the dead does not produce a moral verdict. Shlomo Cohen 20 Nov 2023 · 7 min read
The Deadly Logic of Decolonization Western countries are seen as colonizing nations and imperialists, while foreign autocracies and sectarian extremists like Hamas are perceived as freedom fighters and even forces for good. Jay Sophalkalyan 19 Nov 2023 · 11 min read
The Return of the Progressive Atrocity It is the responsibility of Western activists to know who and what they support, and to separate themselves—openly and decisively—from programs and regimes that are predicated on violence and repression. Susie Linfield 18 Nov 2023 · 21 min read
The Postcolonial Left's Blindness to Islamic Homophobia For Western LGBT rights activists to support Hamas's continued rule over Gaza is hypocritical in the extreme. Alexander von Sternberg 15 Nov 2023 · 7 min read
The Barbarian Evasions Hamas’s progressive apologists seek self-justification in the moral incoherence of relativistic absolutism. David A. Eisenberg 9 Nov 2023 · 3 min read
Muslim Antisemitism and the Western Left The pro-Hamas demonstrations are driven by the identification of Israel with “colonialism” and the idea that the Palestinians are anti-colonialists. This approach is based on ignorance. Benny Morris 7 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
A Generation of Misguided Policy in Israel For more than a generation, defence policy and much else has been increasingly determined by the dictates of Israel’s religious settler lobby and its Messianic visions. Michael Ben-Gad 5 Nov 2023 · 8 min read
Faking Hope: AI Art as Propaganda There is a new contender for the most effective weapon in the propaganda wars: photorealistic, generative AI art. Julia Friedman 3 Nov 2023 · 8 min read
Whose Genocide Is It Anyway? The libel that Israel is engaged in genocide attempts to do the unthinkable—to link the Jewish state with Nazi Germany. This cynical calculus is as wrong as it is obscene. Zachary R. Goldsmith 2 Nov 2023 · 10 min read
Queers for Palestine: Identity Politics at Its Most Absurd In Palestine, they’d be killed. Armin Navabi 2 Nov 2023 · 6 min read
