Authors / Jonathan Shamir
Jonathan Shamir is contributing writer at Jewish Currents and the former deputy editor of Haaretz.com.
Feature
Dispatches From Catastrophe
Twenty-three Palestinians reflect on the lives they have lost and the political futures that have been foreclosed in the wake of genocide.
Maya Rosen and Jonathan Shamir April 16, 2026
Analysis
The Iran War Is About Palestine
By helping Israel demolish what’s left of international legal constraint, the Iran war is hastening the dissolution of the Palestinian question.
Jonathan Shamir March 24, 2026
Report
An Educational Crusade in East Jerusalem
Under the pretext of “national security,” Israel is ramping up its longstanding attacks on Palestinian education in the city.
Jonathan Shamir December 8, 2025
Analysis
The Recognition Trick
By making Palestinian disarmament a prerequisite for statehood, Western countries are still facilitating Israel’s goals.
Jonathan Shamir October 6, 2025
Conversation
“A Void Only the Houthis Are Filling”
Yemen scholar Helen Lackner explains how the rebel group, once unpopular among its subjects and peripheral in the region, has seen its legitimacy grow due to its action on Gaza.
Jonathan Shamir April 15, 2025
Dispatch
After the Ceasefire
Three Palestinians from northern Gaza reflect on returning to their devastated homes.
Ahmad Abu Yahia, Hamza Salha, and Aisha February 7, 2025
Dispatch
Exile from Gaza
Four Palestinians describe how they left Gaza—and how Gaza never leaves them.
Zak Hania, Safa Al-Majdalawi, Amal Al-Majdalawi, and Mohammed Ghalayini October 23, 2024
Review
The Hösses’ Colonial Paradise
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest disrupts the genre of Holocaust cinema by re-situating the Shoah in history.
Jonathan Shamir August 21, 2024
Conversation
Weeping for Babylon
Avi Shlaim discusses the factors behind the exodus of Iraqi Jews and how the concept of the “Arab-Jew” can chart an alternative future.
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite April 15, 2024
Analysis
Between Exclusion and Exploitation
Israel’s far right wants to permanently replace Palestinian workers, but employing them has become key to maintaining the occupation.
Jonathan Shamir March 20, 2024
Report
Pro-Palestine Politics Hit a Wall in Keir Starmer’s Labour Party
The leadership of the UK’s main opposition party has managed to contain internal dissent over Israel’s war on Gaza.
Dahlia Krutkovich and Jonathan Shamir February 27, 2024
Dispatch
“The Scenes in Rafah Are Straight From a Nightmare”
Three displaced Palestinians describe unlivable conditions in a city bracing for imminent Israeli invasion.
Zak Hania, Ahmed Totah, and Sameera Wafi February 20, 2024
Dispatch
“Even as We Are Trying to Help, We Are Being Attacked”
Three humanitarian workers in Gaza describe the challenges of providing aid while struggling to survive.
Jameel, Juliette Touma, and Mohammed Al Khatib January 23, 2024
Explainer
Regional War: An Explainer
Answers to common questions about the broadening war in the Middle East.
Alex Kane and Jonathan Shamir January 17, 2024
Report
Israel’s “Humanitarian” Expulsion
The Israeli right is capitalizing on the aftermath of October 7th to build support for a permanent transfer of Palestinians out of Gaza.
Jonathan Shamir December 12, 2023
Report
Israel’s War on Journalists
By casting reporters as Hamas accomplices, Israel seeks to discredit critical coverage—and to justify unprecedented violence against Palestinian journalists.
Jonathan Shamir November 15, 2023
Report
An Anti-Palestinian Crackdown Across Europe
European leaders are responding to growing pro-Palestine protests with an unprecedented wave of repression.
Jonathan Shamir October 26, 2023
Report
Gazan Workers Stuck in Purgatory After Israel Revokes Permits
In what human rights groups call “a prohibited act of vengeance,” Israel has stripped Gazan workers of their legal status, detaining many without trial.
Jonathan Shamir October 19, 2023
Explainer
The Hamas Attacks and Israeli Response: An Explainer
An explainer answering readers’ questions about the situation in Israel/Palestine after October 7th.
Alex Kane, Mari Cohen, Jonathan Shamir, and Isaac Scher October 10, 2023
