Newsletter

Gaza and the Question of Culpability

Hamas did not force Palestinians to march to the fence. Gaza’s desperate situation did.

Noah Kulwin May 16, 2018

IfNotNow Activists Take to the Streets Protesting the ‘Embassy of Occupation’

Young American Jews protested on Washington streets on Monday, as dozens of Palestinian demonstrators were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.

Noah Kulwin May 14, 2018

The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Eli Valley laments Trump’s embassy move.

Eli Valley May 14, 2018

Dilemma in Delhi

Advice columnist Emma Scoldman answers letters from a traveler who doesn’t want to harden his heart, and more.

Emma Scoldman May 10, 2018

A Nation Like All Others: Gershom Scholem and the Paradox of Zionism

How one people’s “independence” became another’s catastrophe.

Samuel Earle May 9, 2018

Israel Convicts A Palestinian Poet, NYC Writers Gather In Solidarity

Palestinian poet and photographer Dareen Tatour faces the possibility of years in prison.

Jake Offenhartz May 7, 2018

Revolutionary Love, Revolutionary Heartbreak

Houria Bouteldja’s Whites, Jews, and Us is a useful re-contextualization of antisemitism, but fails as an act of revolutionary love.

Naomi Dann April 26, 2018

Attack of the Clones

Eli Valley illustrates the fracas over Natalie Portman’s decision to avoid the Genesis Prize ceremony.

Eli Valley April 26, 2018