On the Rise and Fall of Human Rights
From Arendt, to Douglass, to Palestine—what does it mean to have a “right to rights”? By Mark Goodale
Tag: Palestine
Plumbing 250 Years of Sephardi History
A new documentary history sheds light on a vibrant culture. a Q&A with JULIA PHILLIPS COHEN & SARAH ABREVAYA STEIN Sephardi couple from Sarajevo, circa 1900. Public Domain image via Wikimedia Commons. Inspired by the relative scarcity of information and understanding about Sephardi culture, Julia Phillips …
How Does One Invent a Canon?
On collating hundreds of years worth of cultural history. by JULIA PHILLIPS COHEN & SARAH ABREVAYA STEIN Some six years ago, we began a collaboration with little idea that it would last so long, or yield such rich fruit. Our collaboration was motivated by a …
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 …
Does the Green Line Exist?
Largely invisible to Israelis, the pre-1967 borders profoundly shape the lives and hopes of Palestinians. by TAMIR SOREK "Israel Green Lines" from Wikipedia user, Ynhockey (licensed under Creative Commons). In 1949 the lines on the map of the Armistice Agreements between newly-established Israel and its …
