Hamas and the Red Cross What remains of the ICRCâs ostensible commitment to âneutrality, impartiality and independenceâ has been destroyed by the Gaza war. Gerald M. Steinberg 29 Jan 2025 · 9 min read
The Ceasefire Deal As Israel and Hamas begin to implement the ceasefire deal, both the immediate and the longer term future remain unclear. Benny Morris 20 Jan 2025 · 12 min read
Agitprop at the AHA If the American Historical Association formally adopts a resolution accusing Israel of âscholasticide,â it could destroy the organisationâs reputation for serious scholarship. Jeffrey Herf 15 Jan 2025 · 15 min read
Keeping BDS Out of Academia: A Canadian Case Study Recordings from a recent Brock University faculty union meeting illustrate the tactics that anti-Israel activists use to co-opt ostensibly neutral academic institutions. Jonathan Kay 7 Jan 2025 · 10 min read
The New Middle East The Hamas attack of 7 October 2023 set a series of events in motion that have shifted the balance of power in the region in a way the terrorists themselves never intended. Benny Morris 1 Jan 2025 · 13 min read
Syria and the Changing Global Calculus Iran and Russia have suffered serious setbacks over the past year, but grave dangers remain. Joshua Muravchik 31 Dec 2024 · 19 min read
Jesus Wasnât Palestinian Palestiniansâ history, culture, and connection to the land are valid in their own right. We donât need to appropriate or falsify Jewish history. John Aziz 18 Dec 2024 · 6 min read
Oversimplify and Vilify âThe Messageâ is a lopsided, unserious, and frequently embarrassing essay, the real target of which is the very existence of Israel. Mark Horowitz 11 Dec 2024 · 12 min read
After the Ceasefire The new state of play in Israelâs 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
Hatred and Indifference in Modern Australia Examining Australiaâs leadership vacuum in the wake of the Melbourne synagogue firebombing. Claire Lehmann 8 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
The Weak Horse Syriaâs crisis demonstrates the importance of power. Brian Stewart 3 Dec 2024 · 8 min read
Talking Far-Right Extremism and the Middle East with Richard Hanania: Quillette Cetera Episode 42 A colourful conversation with polemicist Richard Hanania. Zoe Booth 29 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Benjamin Netanyahu, Would-Be Authoritarian Amid the fog of war, Netanyahu has been pushing ahead with his highly unpopular âjudicial reforms,â which would concentrate power in his hands and allow him to undermine free speech and the rule of law in Israel. Benny Morris 27 Nov 2024 · 11 min read
Anti-Zionismâs German Roots While Islam traditionally treated Jews with contempt, antisemitic conspiracy theories imported from Germany escalated this animosity by vilifying Jews as agents of diabolical evil. Gerfried Ambrosch 18 Nov 2024 · 11 min read
The West Is Next If we are to fight for liberty for everyoneâincluding Muslimsâwe 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
