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
A collection of 136 posts
Israel Up Close
My travels through a demonised democracy.
Maarten Boudry
· 10 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
The Settlers: An Incomplete Portrayal
Louis Theroux’s new documentary suggests that he is unfamiliar with the complex history behind the Israeli occupation of The West Bank, and does not understand the political and ideological factors at stake there.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
Liberalism as the Shining City on a Hill
Why we all need to read Benny Morris.
Megan Gafford
· 19 min read
Against the Tyranny of Opinionated Ignorance
Let us not confuse the freedom to speak with the freedom to mislead.
Yuki Zeman
· 5 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
Fania Oz-Salzberger on Israel’s Current Turmoil
Israel is a struggling, desperate, deeply flawed liberal democracy.
Maarten Boudry
· 11 min read
From Gaza to the Ivory Tower: The War on Israel
An honest conversation with the hard-hitting Israeli historian Gadi Taub.
Gadi Taub, Pamela Paresky
· 27 min read
How Hamas Exploits the West
A conversation with Dan Schueftan.
Pamela Paresky, Dan Schueftan
· 23 min read
Domestic Troubles in the Jewish State
While hostilities between Hamas and Israel continue, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government faces renewed protests at home.
Benny Morris
· 9 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
Hamas and Feminist Dissonance
Forced to choose between believing the claims of Israeli women and maintaining solidarity with Palestinians, Western academic feminists chose the latter.
Sonya Michel
· 20 min read