Middle East
A Tipping Point in Israel
For nearly two years, support for Israel’s war on Gaza was nearly unanimous among Jewish citizens, with blanket rejection of accusations that the army was committing war crimes. But the images of starving children have forced some liberals to grapple with the reality.
The Bureaucracy of Genocide
A human rights lawyer spent years advocating against Israeli restrictions on access to and from Gaza. But even she did not anticipate how quickly the bureaucratic structures created to control the population in Gaza could be used to facilitate their destruction.
Covering Gaza
As Palestinians in Gaza are starved, bombed and burned, fleeing between areas, attempting to avoid snipers, scavenging from dirt to feed their children and themselves, even those who want to write cannot find the time or the strength. But what they say about their lives deserves recording.
The Toxic Blowback of Israel’s Bombs
Unlike bombing trucks and convoys of humanitarian aid, destroying the environment in Gaza will have an impact well beyond the enclave. While Israeli leaders may believe that their actions help achieve military and security objectives, they seem to ignore that Israeli citizens, too, will experience the devastating environmental consequences.
The Dam of Gaza Genocide Denial Has Broken
The dam of Gaza genocide denial has well and truly broken. While Israel’s supporters in Western capitals and media outlets still reject the charge of genocide, several prominent publications are coming off the fence. Yet a conspiracy of helplessness still prevails.
The Balancing Act for Israeli Druze
For decades, Israel’s Druze citizens fulfilled their obligations as citizens in the belief that the state would reward their loyalty with equality. But Israel’s increasingly extremist government and regional sectarian violence have made them feel deeply fearful for their future — in Israel and throughout the region.
Finding Space To Dissent From Israel’s Wartime Narrative
In “Shivtown,” documentary filmmaker Hillel Ben-Zeev Perlov tells the story of three unhappy years he spent as a photographer at a remote Israeli army base, asking penetrating questions about universal concerns like generational trauma and why we perpetuate cycles of hatred and wars.