Analysis and commentary on Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, antisemitism, and Middle East politics from Quillette.
The International Association of Genocide Scholars recently passed a resolution stating that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. In doing so, they misrepresented international law and brought their association into disrepute.
The Gaza aid-site controversy and a crisis of journalism.
Zohran Mamdani’s father Mahmood is a postnationalist who advocates the dissolution of all nation states, which he views as intrinsically violent and unjust.
Amit Gish’s biography ‘Cedrick’ provides a vivid depiction of the hardships and injustices faced by Israel's many guest workers.
Benjamin Netanyahu faces unrest at home and simmering conflicts on multiple fronts as he contemplates a new offensive to occupy Gaza.
Distinguishing fact from fiction is crucial to understanding the situation in Gaza and holding the correct parties accountable.
Benjamin Netanyahu has been systematically destroying Israel’s democratic institutions by appointing criminals, interfering with the judiciary, and prioritising his political survival over national governance.
The timing of the UK’s announcement suggests there is more to the prime minister’s decision than fear of political retribution at the ballot box.
As antisemitism surges online and in the streets, online hate researcher Dr Andre Oboler joins Zoe to examine how conspiracy thinking, political ideology, and institutional complacency are fuelling hate—and what can be done to stop it.
Nurturing an alternative power structure in this kind of politically stunted society will be the work of generations. It can’t be summoned into existence by Western leaders seeking to appease domestic constituencies.
Israel’s multi-front war has transformed the Middle East.
A tribute to a brilliant writer and a journalist of great integrity and candour.
Hezbollah’s downfall was not the result of a battle lost or a lapse in resolve, but the sudden and total collapse of a strategic worldview.
Netanyahu’s Nobel Prize gesture masks serious diplomatic divisions over Iran’s nuclear programme and the future of Gaza’s devastated population.
As a dissident Iranian, I support Israel’s efforts to weaken the Ayatollahs’ regime. I’m not alone in this.