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A TABLEAU OF ASPIRATION OR FRANKLIN SITTING ON THE SOLITARY GARDEN DECK CHAIR IN 1973’s A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING

“narcotized rage / is all the rage”

Momtaza Mehri May 28, 2021

The Rise of the New Settler State

In Lod and other so-called “mixed” cities, recent violence stems in part from the presence of religious Zionist groups that have transposed the settler movement’s methods back inside the Green Line.

Joshua Leifer May 27, 2021

A Closer Look at the ‘Uptick’ in Antisemitism

The ADL is reporting a surge in antisemitic incidents. But confirming a spike in hate crimes is a notoriously difficult task.

Mari Cohen May 27, 2021

The End of the World as We Know It

Three recent books reveal the potential—and the limits—of apocalyptic thinking.

Dan Sinykin May 26, 2021

Days Before Approving Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, State Department Agreed to Contentious Bomb Sale to Israel

Days after progressive legislators attempted to block the sale, the administration quietly granted the export license.

Alex Kane May 25, 2021

The Haircut

The author reflects on the experience of giving her grandparents haircuts amid the pandemic.

Kayla Ginsburg May 24, 2021

The TikTok Generation Takes to the Streets of Jerusalem

Fayrouz Sharqawi, director of the Jerusalem-based organization Grassroots Al-Quds, discusses emerging forms of mobilization across Palestine.

Dana El Kurd May 21, 2021

Dispatch From a Mixed City

Violence in Israel’s Jewish–Arab cities is an attack on the already fragile fabric of joint life.

Matan Kaminer May 20, 2021