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Dispatches From Gaza: A Wave of Sadness
Aug 14, 2018 Though subject to extreme and bleak conditions, Palestinians find ways to work into their daily lives rituals and practices that offer some sense of normalcy and humanity.
Rapture-Ready: How U.S. Policy Meshes With Armageddon
Jun 9, 2018 Because of the zealous efforts of the Trump administration, we are enabling the foot soldiers in a new Middle East holy war.
Time’s Up for Israel’s Impunity
May 16, 2018 Will the raw imagery of Gaza carnage juxtaposed with the imperious celebrations of the callous elite in Jerusalem finally change the way Americans see Israel?
Trump’s Accidental Good Deed
Dec 11, 2017 What exactly is this “peace process” the president is supposedly destroying with his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital?
50 Years After the Six-Day War: How to Make Peace in the Holy Land
Jun 5, 2017 Here is a direct, doable guide to help counteract today's dire realities and bring substantive change to the region.
Talking to a 6-Year-Old About War
Sep 15, 2016 With armed conflicts and military action, it’s hard to know how much to say to young people, and when, how and whether to say it. Perhaps it is a universal parental urge to shield children from certain hard knowledge.
The Siege of Leningrad, Nazis and the Untold History of World War II in Russia and Estonia
Sep 1, 2016 A trip to Northern Europe and the former Soviet Union uncovers buried truths about Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust—and reminds us of the power of travel to astound.
Prodded by Millennials, Bernie Sanders Reboots the Conversation on Israel and Palestine
Apr 17, 2016 The traditional American fealty to Israel does not compute for the candidate's young supporters, who understand the lopsided brutality of the conflict and demand justice for the oppressed.
The ‘Grown-Up’ in the GOP Race: John Kasich Is Far From a Kindly Father Figure to the Palestinians
Apr 16, 2016 His ideas for “solving problems” in the Holy Land are stale, predictable and stamped with the Israel lobby’s seal of approval. Other than that, though, they’re great.
A Kiss Was Just A Kiss: Hillary Clinton’s March to the Radical Right on Israel
Mar 31, 2016 Back in 1999, she air-kissed Yasser Arafat's wife and dared to utter the word "Palestine." Today, she is being embraced by billionaires and neoconservatives who help bankroll her campaign and believe Israel can do no wrong.