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
Hatred and Indifference in Modern Australia Examining Australia’s leadership vacuum in the wake of the Melbourne synagogue firebombing. Claire Lehmann 8 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
The Weak Horse Syria’s 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 “judicial reforms,” 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-Zionism’s 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 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
Useless UNIFIL Were Hezbollah to disappear tomorrow, the world would be a safer place. Instead, thanks to UNIFIL’s failure to fulfil its mandate, the Middle East is on the precipice of a war of unprecedented destruction. Josh Feldman 3 Nov 2024 · 8 min read
Horrible Hasbara: Israel’s Poor PR Efforts The pro-Palestinian camp have spent more than 75 years perfecting their 30-second elevator pitch. It’s time for Israel to catch up. Aurele Tobelem 30 Oct 2024 · 15 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
The Sword of Damocles over Iran The destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities may be imminent—here’s why. Benny Morris 14 Oct 2024 · 8 min read
7 October, One Year Later with David Benatar: Quillette Cetera Episode 40 On the anniversary of 7 October, philosopher David Benatar discusses the ethical questions it raises and about his new book, “Very Practical Ethics.” Zoe Booth 10 Oct 2024 · 17 min read
Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve. Oscar Clarke 8 Oct 2024 · 10 min read
