Palestine
Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s self-described ‘fascist homophobe’ finance minister, to visit U.S.
March 6, 2023Smotrich drew international condemnation last week after saying a Palestinian village should be “wiped out.”
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All of Israel’s most dangerous politicians are now in one place—the government
January 6, 2023Israel was never a democracy, so why is the West lamenting the end of “liberal” Israel?
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Calibrated cruelty in the little town of Bethlehem
December 21, 2022Constant obstruction, harassment, and persecution—from tear-gassing nurseries to arbitrary checkpoints and night raids—these are the tactics being used to drive Palestinians from their land.
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The Israeli elections and their aftermath
December 13, 2022Netanyahu is giving high-ranking positions to his partners—including, for the first time in Israel’s history, ministers who openly subscribe to the extreme racist Kahanist ideology.
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Symbolic but significant: Why the decision to investigate Abu Akleh’s murder is unprecedented
December 12, 2022Even a symbolic decision to investigate the killing of a U.S. citizen represents a watershed moment in the relationship between the Democratic Party establishment and its more progressive grassroots constituencies.
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