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I got out of Gaza. But I’m still trapped by the war
I left my family in Shuja’iya, crossed an Israeli army checkpoint, and spent weeks in a tent in Rafah in order to leave the Strip. The decision still haunts me.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
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‘The soldiers opened the way for the settlers’
Armed settlers raided more than a dozen Palestinian communities under the army’s guard, leaving a trail of death and destruction.
By
Oren Ziv
Six months after October 7, a lament for the paths not chosen
I write to Israelis who believe they have no place in their hearts for Gaza, to understand how we got to this terrible war and how we get out of it.
By
Haggai Matar
Iran is acting more rationally than Israel — for now
Had Iran wanted to seriously escalate the conflict, its response to the Damascus embassy bombing would have looked very different.
By
Lior Sternfeld
INTERVIEW
As Iran and Israel collide, will Palestinians pay the price?
The risk of all-out regional war grows more likely with every day that passes without a ceasefire in Gaza, warns expert Khaled Elgindy.
By
Ghousoon Bisharat
Latest
Hebrew University’s Faculty of Repressive Science
The suspension of Palestinian professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian empties all meaning from the university’s proclaimed values of pluralism and equality.
By
Orly Noy
March 23, 2024
The spiraling absurdity of Germany’s pro-Israel fanaticism
As repression of Palestine solidarity penetrates every sector of life, the state's liberal self-image is fast becoming a story Germans can only tell themselves.
By
Michael Sappir
March 21, 2024
The Israeli public is dispirited. So why is the right euphoric?
The mantra of national unity has abetted the Israeli right’s sense of historic victory. But much of the public appears to be realizing some hard truths.
By
Meron Rapoport
March 20, 2024
The first step toward disintegrating Israel’s settler machine
Despite their narrow focus, recent international sanctions against settlers are laying the foundations to turn verbal condemnations into tangible action.
By
Ori Kol
March 19, 2024
‘Armchair humanitarianism’: The problem with Gaza’s maritime aid corridor
While aid is desperately needed, critics warn the U.S.-led plan evades the fundamental cause of Gaza’s starvation: Israel’s total control of the Strip.
By
Samer Badawi
March 16, 2024
‘We scream, starve, and die alone’: Life in the ruins of Shuja’iya
Israel’s month-long invasion of the Gaza City neighborhood left behind a trail of devastation. Still under siege, its Palestinian residents are risking death to get their hands on a bag of flour.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
March 16, 2024
With no safety in Rafah, Palestinians are fleeing back to Gaza’s decimated center
Escalating attacks, unlivable conditions in tents, and a looming Israeli invasion are forcing many Palestinians to abandon the Strip's last refuge.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
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Ibtisam Mahdi
March 14, 2024
A ‘no-go zone’ for Jews? The making of a moral panic in London
While antisemitism in the U.K. has certainly risen, politicians and the media are deliberately inflaming sensationalist narratives for a repressive agenda.
By
Ben Reiff
March 13, 2024
Strangled by Israel for decades, Gaza’s future must begin with free movement
Israel persistently shirks responsibility for Gaza despite subjecting it to closures, permits, and assaults. Returning to those policies is not an option.
By
Noa Galili
March 10, 2024
A new surge of settler outposts is terrorizing Palestinians off their land
Palestinians across the West Bank describe how Israeli settlers, with military backing, are intensifying their takeover of land for illegal construction.
By
Imad Abu Hawash
March 8, 2024
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