Palestine

Obama changes the Middle East Obama changes the Middle East

This American president's empathy with the Arab/Muslim world could be a crucial first step in brokering peace.
By Gary Kamiya Jun 5, 2009

  • How to make a film about Rachel Corrie

    Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project.
    May 3, 2009

  • Did Israel commit war crimes in Gaza?

    The immense number of Palestinian civilian casualties suggests that the country violated international law. But do the laws of war really govern asymmetrical conflicts like this one?
    By Thomas Darnstädt and Christoph Schult January 27, 2009

  • Obama's Hamas problem

    The president can't afford to continue the Bush administration's policies toward Israel.
    By Tony Karon January 26, 2009

  • Gaza invasion: Powered by the U.S.

    Taxpayers are spending over $1 billion to send refined fuel to the Israeli military -- at a time when Israel doesn't need it and America does.
    By Robert Bryce January 16, 2009

  • What "Waltz With Bashir" can teach us about Gaza

    The stunning new Israeli film reveals painful parallels between one of Israel's darkest moments and the current conflict.
    By Gary Kamiya January 13, 2009

  • Neoconservatism dies in Gaza

    The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy.
    By Juan Cole January 8, 2009

  • The Israel rules

    America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.
    By Gary Kamiya January 6, 2009

  • Why Israelis support the Gaza offensive

    Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure.
    By Aluf Benn January 5, 2009

  • Is Israel repeating mistakes of the past?

    Israel has promised a "war to the bitter end." Yet history shows that battling an organization like Hamas is almost futile.
    By Yassin Musharbash December 31, 2008

  • Pushing right-wing American politics -- in Israel

    Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure?
    By Gregory Levey August 21, 2008

  • The Obama show lands in Israel

    He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country?
    By Aluf Benn July 24, 2008

  • No peace for Obama on Israel

    He's facing nervous Jewish voters in Florida, attacks by Joe Lieberman and smear tactics in a political war that threatens his campaign.
    By Gregory Levey July 2, 2008

  • McCain on Iran: Bush all over again

    An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary.
    By Hooman Majd June 19, 2008

  • Another reason to hate Rachael Ray

    A right-wing blog is accusing Ray, and Dunkin' Donuts, of "mainstreaming terrorism" because of one thing she's wearing in an advertisement for the company.
    By Alex Koppelman May 23, 2008

  • On armies, war and an aging Israel

    As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military.
    By Arnon Grunberg May 15, 2008

  • How Iraq spawned wider terrorist chaos

    As experts long warned, Islamic militants steeped in urban warfare against U.S. troops in Iraq have expanded their violent campaign beyond Iraq's borders.
    By James Martin April 14, 2008

  • A new face for American diplomacy

    Barack Obama is perceived by Muslims abroad like no other candidate. He would begin a presidency with tremendous potential to heal U.S. relations with much of the world.
    By Hooman Majd February 21, 2008

  • Susan Sontag's final wish

    She wanted hope, a reason to believe she would survive cancer. In a candid interview, her son, David Rieff, discusses his mother's battle to live and his struggle to hide the truth.
    By Steve Paulson February 13, 2008

  • The blind giant of the Middle East

    Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on fundamental change.
    By David Grossman February 11, 2008

  • Bush's delusions die in Gaza

    The mass jailbreak of Gazans into Egypt revealed the bankruptcy of both Israel's policy of collective punishment and Bush's attempt to make Mideast peace.
    By Gary Kamiya January 29, 2008
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