Waltzing Down the Road to Hell
The unintended consequences of the Sixties’ antiwar protests have become the farce of their 21st-century iteration.
Adam Garfinkle
· 15 min read
Gaza
A collection of 110 posts
The War in Gaza: No End in Sight
After seven months of campaigning, Israel’s most pressing problem remains the continued existence, indeed resilience, of Hamas.
Benny Morris
· 17 min read
Replacing Israel with Palestine: A Dangerous Delusion
The only plausible way forward for Palestinians is a commitment to peaceful coexistence alongside Israel.
John Aziz
· 10 min read
Springtime for Sinwar
Notes on the pro-Hamas Left and its antecedents.
Jeffrey Herf
· 21 min read
Iran Contra Israel
The Iranian missile strike against Israel marks a watershed moment in the Middle East conflict, even though it was unsuccessful.
Benny Morris
· 8 min read
The Prophet of October 7?
Frantz Fanon’s defenders try to distance him from the of ethos of violence he advocated, even as they embrace his anti-colonialist rhetoric to promote anti-Zionism.
Leon Hadar
· 12 min read
Hillel Fuld on Losing His Brother to Terrorism
Pamela Paresky speaks with the activist about the aftermath of 7 October, the role of social media in shaping narratives, and the moral complexities of war.
Pamela Paresky
· 41 min read
South African Lawfare at The Hague
Motions before any court—criminal or civil, national or international—contain references to hard evidence and a careful reading of legal precedent. The South African ICJ application has neither.
Norman J.W. Goda
· 13 min read
Israel’s Occupation of Gaza in 1956–57
Many of the questions that have arisen since October 7 have been raised before.
Benny Morris
· 12 min read
Israel’s Grim Future: Attrition on All Fronts
The Jewish state is facing security threats from groups based in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Yemen—all of them supported by Iran.
Benny Morris
· 11 min read
The Genocidal Imagination
Philosophies of human cruelty, from Sade to October 7th.
Pascal Bruckner
· 21 min read
Apostles of Appeasement
A short history of phoney peace groups and their fellow travellers.
Oscar Clarke
· 10 min read
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
· 10 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
· 9 min read
Why Does the Intersectional Left Defend Hamas?
Sectarian morality arises from the concept of collective guilt.
Julian Adorney
· 8 min read