Double Effect and Human Rights in War
The flawed moral reasoning of the ICC’s panel of legal experts would have approved the arrests of Churchill and Eisenhower.
Nigel Biggar
· 6 min read
Israel
A collection of 167 posts
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
Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism
If you insist that the Jewish state is the only one that should not be allowed to defend itself against terrorist attacks, you are probably an antisemite.
David Benatar
· 9 min read
Israel’s Fight for Survival with Gadi Taub
The West’s refusal to acknowledge Iran’s role—and its appeasement of Islamist proxies—has left Israel dangerously exposed, says the Israeli historian.
Pamela Paresky, Gadi Taub
· 18 min read
The Feckless Lebanese State
American money and goodwill cannot fix a state when its own people refuse to make the sacrifices necessary to establish and defend effective, efficient, and responsible governance.
Eric Bordenkircher
· 8 min read
Is This the First Iranian–Israeli War? An Interview with Gadi Taub
Pamela Paresky speaks with historian Gadi Taub about the 7 October attacks, the failure of Israel’s political and military leadership, the ideology of Hamas, and why the current war marks the beginning of a wider regional conflict with Iran.
Pamela Paresky, Gadi Taub
· 11 min read
A Conversation with Lahav Harkov
The journalist and political analyst explains the fascinating yet complex history of Israel and its government.
Pamela Paresky
· 26 min read
An Interrupted Genocide
The widespread reluctance to describe the atrocities of 7 October correctly is an impediment to peace.
Jeffrey Herf
· 11 min read
A Conversation with Boaz Bismuth
The Knesset member speaks about his moving address to the European Parliament in which he highlighted the double standards that the international community places on Jews and Israelis.
Pamela Paresky
· 10 min read
How the Pro-Palestine Movement Hijacked the Civil Rights Movement
An interview with historian Gil Troy.
Pamela Paresky, Gil Troy
· 31 min read
A Conversation with Natan Sharansky
Former Israeli politician and refusenik, Natan Sharansky, speaks about his correspondence with Alexei Navalny and his nine years in USSR prisons.
Pamela Paresky
· 19 min read
An Interview with Dani Elgarat, Brother of Israeli Hostage Itzik Elgarat
Pamela Paresky speaks with Dani Elgarat about the 7 October Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz, the experience of hostage families, the failures of the Israeli government, and the ideological roots of Islamist violence.
Pamela Paresky
· 9 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
The Quincy Institute’s Middle East Fantasies
The positions adopted by the think tank’s scholars during the war in Gaza are illustrative of its overall Middle East agenda: appease Iran and demonise Israel.
Leon Hadar
· 15 min read