Engaging Iran and Cuba
When it comes to adversarial states, diplomatic aims are better served by engagement, not isolation.
Tag: Gaza
Digital Militarism
How Israelis live intimately with the military occupation in their digital lives.
Ethical Witnessing In A Time of Racial Phobia
Participating in protest helps dispel reflexive racism.
Looking Glass Against the Wall, Who Is the Freest of Us All?
Why Gaza is rivaled and reviled by Israel. by KHALED FURANI "Schneewittchen 1" (Snow White 1) by Franz Jüttner, public domain image via Wikimedia Commons As I grope for understanding in these dark times, for reasons not entirely clear to me, I find myself assailed …
Palestine as Archive
What's happening in Gaza today is far from an isolated event; it's one instance of the Palestinian condition. by SHERENE SEIKALY A man and his young son sit on two cement blocks, surrounded by piles of rubble that were once their home, on the edges …
Boom: A Photo Essay
Construction and destruction in Shatila and Gaza. by DIANA ALLAN All photos courtesy of Hisham Ghuzlan When I visited Shatila last week two topics dominated conversation: the carnage in Gaza and the deleterious effects of the construction boom underway in the camp. I’ll take them …
Watching the Occupation at a Close Distance
Surveillance cameras capture the violence as it unfolds in Gaza and the West Bank. by AMAHL BISHARA On May 15, 2014, Nakba Day—a day on which Palestinians commemorate the mass dispossession caused by the formation of the state of Israel—Israeli army snipers shot and killed …
