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
· 26 min read
Hamas
A collection of 34 posts
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
· 10 min read
Towards a Post-Hamas Future
The events of 7 October did not benefit Palestinians in any way.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
What I Learnt Interviewing Jihadists
A conversation about Iran, Israel, and Islamic terrorism with Iraqi researcher Suha Hassen.
Zoe Booth, Suha Hassen
· 20 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
· 18 min read
After October 7 with Pamela Paresky
Pamela Paresky interviews Israeli intellectuals, politicians, servicemen, and others in the wake of Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel.
Pamela Paresky
· 4 min read
Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah
Updates on the military situation facing Israel, especially the possibility of all-out war with Hezbollah.
Benny Morris
· 17 min read
An Interview with Jonathan Conricus
Pamela Paresky interviews the former IDF spokesman about the current war and the recent accidental killing of aid workers.
Pamela Paresky
· 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
Michal Cotler-Wunsh: “Jew Hatred Never Died, It Just Mutated”
An interview with Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel's Special Envoy on Antisemitism and a former member of the Knesset.
Pamela Paresky
· 23 min read
Hamas Cheerleaders Are All Over Instagram
Since 10/7, young social-media users have been inundated with memes that present terrorists as social justice champions.
Christina Buttons
· 11 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
· 9 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
· 11 min read
Queers for Palestine: Identity Politics at Its Most Absurd
In Palestine, they’d be killed.
Armin Navabi
· 7 min read
You Can Be Pro-Palestinian or Pro-Hamas. You Can't Be Both.
Make no mistake: dead Israelis are good for Hamas, but dead Palestinians are even better.
Ali A. Rizvi
· 8 min read