Newsletter

Anatomy of a Moral Panic

The repressive machine currently arrayed against campus protests follows a familiar pattern.

Adam Haber and Matylda Figlerowicz May 2, 2024

How Much Must We Sacrifice for Justice?

An investigation through Jewish text, in the wake of Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation for Gaza

Lexie Botzum April 26, 2024

Weird Passover

Hal Schrieve April 19, 2024

Co-Resistance at a Crossroads

As anti-Palestinian violence in the West Bank reaches new heights, a beleaguered movement gathers to reflect.

Maya Rosen April 16, 2024

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

“Nothing Is Immutable”

Literary scholar Saree Makdisi discusses Zionism’s structures of denial, imperial racial logics, and the horizon of coexistence.

Claire Schwartz April 12, 2024

Weaponization and Denial

Since October 7th, Israel’s use of evidentiary claims as justification for its devastation of Gaza has fed a countervailing strain of untruth.

Linda Kinstler April 10, 2024

Chuck Schumer and Democrats’ New Line on “Netanyahu’s War”

The majority leader’s recent speech exemplifies his party’s effort to isolate Netanyahu and pacify voters without changing policy.

Alex Kane March 26, 2024