Israel–Gaza: A War Between Cousins
Both Israelis and Palestinians have a reasonable claim to live in the Holy Land, based on deep local roots.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
Israel
A collection of 121 posts
A Kinder, Gentler Eliminationism
Peter Beinart has responded to the 7 October massacre and subsequent Gaza war with a deeply duplicitous book.
Susie Linfield
· 18 min read
Hamas and the Red Cross
What remains of the ICRC’s ostensible commitment to “neutrality, impartiality and independence” has been destroyed by the Gaza war.
Gerald M. Steinberg
· 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
· 12 min read
Agitprop at the AHA
If the American Historical Association formally adopts a resolution accusing Israel of “scholasticide,” it could destroy the organisation’s reputation for serious scholarship.
Jeffrey Herf
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 19 min read
Jesus Wasn’t Palestinian
Palestinians’ history, culture, and connection to the land are valid in their own right. We don’t need to appropriate or falsify Jewish history.
John Aziz
· 6 min read
Oversimplify and Vilify
‘The Message’ is a lopsided, unserious, and frequently embarrassing essay, the real target of which is the very existence of Israel.
Mark Horowitz
· 12 min read
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
· 10 min read
Hatred and Indifference in Modern Australia
Examining Australia’s leadership vacuum in the wake of the Melbourne synagogue firebombing.
Claire Lehmann
· 5 min read
The Weak Horse
Syria’s crisis demonstrates the importance of power.
Brian Stewart
· 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
· 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
· 11 min read