After the Ceasefire The new state of play in Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas, following the US-brokered ceasefire with Lebanon, the weakening of Hezbollah, and the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Benny Morris 11 Dec 2024 · 10 min read
The West Is Next If we are to fight for liberty for everyone—including Muslims—we must be serious about being ready to stand up to Islamists like Hamas, who seek to revive Islamic imperialism. John Aziz 11 Nov 2024 · 9 min read
From Terror Tunnels to Suicide Drones Military innovations in the current Middle East conflict are changing the nature of warfare and are likely to be widely copied around the world in the future. Benny Morris 8 Nov 2024 · 12 min read
The Shifting Sands of War A detailed look at the past year of war between Israel and its adversaries, as the battleground has shifted from Gaza to Lebanon and now to Iran. Benny Morris 28 Oct 2024 · 26 min read
Death of a Deluded Man Yahya Sinwar should be remembered above all as a failure whose fetish for Jewish—and Palestinian—blood turned Gaza into dust and rubble. John Aziz 19 Oct 2024 · 10 min read
Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve. Oscar Clarke 8 Oct 2024 · 10 min read
Towards a Post-Hamas Future The events of 7 October did not benefit Palestinians in any way. John Aziz 7 Oct 2024 · 8 min read
From Gaza to Iran: New Fronts in Israel’s Ongoing War The war that Hamas launched on 7 October 2023 has devolved into a regional conflict with wide and possibly calamitous international repercussions. Benny Morris 5 Oct 2024 · 13 min read
Tragedy and Half-Truths: A Gaza Diary Atef Abu Saif’s ‘Don’t Look Left’ provides a vivid account of the horrors of daily life in the Gaza Strip, yet omits to mention Hamas’s role in the war. Benny Morris 19 Sep 2024 · 15 min read
The Pros and Cons of Targeted Killing By striking Shukur and Haniyeh in the capital cities of Lebanon and Iran respectively, Israel has sent Iran a humiliating and painful message. Andrew Fox 12 Aug 2024 · 11 min read
Double Effect and Human Rights in War The flawed moral reasoning of the ICC’s panel of legal experts would have approved the arrests of Churchill and Eisenhower. Nigel Biggar 11 Aug 2024 · 6 min read
Shadow Boxing: The Conflict Between Iran and Israel The mini-war between Israel and Iran’s proxies has gradually begun to approach open Israeli-Iranian conflict, and the threat of an all-out, full-scale war is now palpable. Benny Morris 1 Aug 2024 · 18 min read
An Interrupted Genocide The widespread reluctance to describe the atrocities of 7 October correctly is an impediment to peace. Jeffrey Herf 18 Jul 2024 · 11 min read
Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah Updates on the military situation facing Israel, especially the possibility of all-out war with Hezbollah. Benny Morris 20 Jun 2024 · 17 min read
Something Is Wrong It is time for leftists to forego ideology and embrace a people-centred politics. Michael Walzer 14 Jun 2024 · 11 min read
