Analysis
Analysis
“The War to Bring Democracy to Iran”
The American press has long covered the US’s wars not as criminal invasions but as well-intentioned, if reckless, efforts to spread freedom—a pattern that continues with Iran.
Zachary Jablow June 15, 2026
Analysis
The Anti-Politics of Disengagement
Ariel Sharon’s 2005 settlement withdrawal solidified a consistent policy toward Gaza: Act alone, and make negotiation impossible.
Elisheva Goldberg 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
Analysis
Joe Kent’s Resignation Was Brave. His Analysis Is Faulty.
The former counterterrorism official’s assertion that Israel was responsible for US wars in Iraq and Syria is false, and evidence of a dangerously conspiratorial worldview.
Peter Beinart March 24, 2026
Analysis
Iran Is Not an Existential Threat
Iran poses no significant danger to Israel, let alone the US.
Peter Beinart March 6, 2026
Analysis
Fugitive Sanctuaries
It has only ever been migrant movements, rather than benevolent states, that have granted true safety for the endangered.
Ananya Roy February 9, 2026
Analysis
Trump’s Imperial Fantasy Begins With Gaza
As his Board of Peace bids to become an alternative United Nations, the president plans to rule the Strip and reap the profits.
Peter Beinart February 4, 2026
Analysis
The Genocides The New York Times Forgot
The paper’s Gaza coverage continues its pattern of downplaying US-backed atrocities in Bangladesh, East Timor, and Guatemala.
Zachary Jablow December 19, 2025
Analysis
Zohran Mamdani Vs. the Real Estate State
Can the mayor-elect overcome the snares being set for his affordable housing agenda?
Samuel Stein December 17, 2025
Analysis
How Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Enabling Another Israeli Land Grab
By codifying Israel’s demands, the new “peace process” guarantees that Palestinian territory will keep shrinking.
Anne Irfan December 8, 2025
Analysis
Israel’s Collective Amnesia
Even as Israel continues killing Gazans, its liberals are ready to forget the genocide.
Lee Mordechai November 24, 2025
Analysis
In California, Jewish Groups’ Win Is Students’ Loss
A new “antisemitism prevention” law erodes possibilities for robust public education on both Palestine and Jewish identity.
Gabi Kirk November 14, 2025
Analysis
Mamdani Created a Left-Liberal Coalition on Israel/Palestine
The surprising story of the New York mayoral campaign is not liberal Zionist opposition to Mamdani’s campaign, but their support.
Peter Beinart November 5, 2025
Analysis
The Myth of Israeli Innovation
Israel has long relied on Western patrons for arms and backing—even as it has cast itself as a security “innovator” the West can’t afford to do without.
Rhys Machold October 27, 2025
Analysis
The Meaning of Trump’s $10 Million Grant to a Jewish Nonprofit
The administration is boosting an older, neoconservative politics even as US–Israel relations are increasingly contested on the right.
Suzanne Schneider October 23, 2025
Analysis
What Israeli “Victory” Looks Like
The Trump deal doesn’t destroy Hamas but it does further Palestinian dispossession.
Peter Beinart October 14, 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
Analysis
Famine’s Long Shadow
Even if food is surged into Gaza today, the history of weaponized mass starvation shows that the social aftershocks will reverberate for generations.
Alex de Waal October 6, 2025
Analysis
Anatomy of a Red Scare
As the Trump administration escalates its anti-radical crackdowns, past moments of repression offer a preview of what’s to come.
Charisse Burden-Stelly August 1, 2025
Analysis
Auditing the Hindu American Foundation’s Claims of “Hinduphobia”
The group regularly misclassifies anti-Asian racism, anti-Muslim violence, and criticism of Hindu nationalism as anti-Hindu hate.
Mukta Joshi July 8, 2025
Analysis
A New Playbook for Democratic Critics of Israel
Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory shows pro-Palestine candidates how to win without abandoning their values.
Peter Beinart June 30, 2025
Analysis
The Tangled Knot of Anti-Zionist Violence
Doubling down on the conflation of Zionism and Judaism won’t stop violent attacks.
Daniel May June 11, 2025
Analysis
The Era of Unconditional Support for Israel Is Ending
Trump’s redefinition of America’s imperial role is emboldening US officials to distinguish American interests from Israeli ones—and freeing European governments to challenge the Jewish state.
Peter Beinart June 6, 2025
Analysis
Marketing Authoritarianism
Mimicking his Salvadoran ally Nayib Bukele, Trump is using spectacles of disappearance to project a total power he does not yet possess.
Dennis M. Hogan and Matthew Ellis June 4, 2025
