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Israel Hamas War
November 21, 2023
James Robins
“Genocide” Is the Wrong Word
We reach for the term when we want to condemn the worst crimes, but the U.N.’s Genocide Convention excuses more perpetrators of mass murder than it condemns.
November 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Happy Birthday to the Oldest President in History
Joe Biden’s birthday is bittersweet, given his struggles connecting with young voters.
November 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Ron DeSantis Thinks Elon Musk is the Real Victim
The Florida governor comes to Musk's defense after the X founder agreed that Jews "push hatred" against white people.
November 4, 2023
Hafiz Rashid
Muslims Showed Up for Biden in 2020. They Might Not Next Time.
The president’s disaffected supporters want him to push for a cease-fire in Gaza before they sign on for another campaign.
November 2, 2023
Alex Shephard
Mike Johnson Has Already Run Out of Ideas
The new speaker’s doomed, ridiculous plan to trade funding for Israel for IRS cuts suggests he is even more powerless than Kevin McCarthy.
November 1, 2023
Hussein Ibish
The Palestinian People Should Be Enraged at Both Israel and Hamas
Israel’s crimes in Gaza are clear. But Hamas has inflicted tremendous harm on blameless Palestinians in a political war of attrition against its Fatah rivals.
November 1, 2023
Laila El-Haddad
Enabling Netanyahu’s Impunity Will Lead to Catastrophe
It’s imperative that Biden play a role in restraining the Israeli leader’s worst impulses.
October 24, 2023
Hussein Ibish
It’s the Terrifying Question: Will the War Spread North?
If it does, the region—and maybe the world—is on fire. But so far, most signs are that Iran does not want a wider war.
October 18, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Inexcusable Omission in Biden’s Big Israel Speech
Why calling for a cease-fire is the right move, politically and morally
October 18, 2023
Hafiz Rashid
Our Leaders’ Shameful Response to Islamophobia’s Fatal Resurgence
A yawning leadership vacuum has given rise to a new wave of bigotry in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
October 16, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Tom Cotton’s Gaza Comments Are Horrifying
The Arkansas Republican senator cheered on indiscriminate killing, during a Fox News interview on Sunday.
October 16, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Israel Is Blocking Vital Humanitarian Aid From Gaza
As a ground invasion looms, Gaza’s hospitals are buckling and trucks carrying food and lifesaving medical equipment are stuck at Israel’s border.
October 16, 2023
Michael Tomasky
America Stands With Israel Now. But What About a Month From Now?
A massive ground attack is coming. And the reservoir of goodwill for Israel in the United States isn’t remotely what it once was.
October 13, 2023
Ella Sherman
The State Department Doesn’t Want Diplomats to Call for “De-Escalation” or an “End to Violence” in Gaza
A memo published on Friday encouraged officials to resist public calls for peace.
October 13, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Israel Just Issued an Impossible Ultimatum to 1.1 Million Palestinians
Citizens of North Gaza have been told they have just 24 hours to flee the area.
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