Category: Middle East
10 Things You Should Know About Iran’s New President
by Team Zeteo: As tensions continue increase across the Middle East, and with Iran-U.S. relations…
Can a War Ever Be Just?
Phil Klay shares his views at Wisdom of Crowds: Morality and War: Two words that…
Israel’s Descent
Adam Shatz at the London Review of Books: When Ariel Sharon withdrew more than eight…
Biden vs. Netanyahu
Liz Wolfe at Reason: President Joe Biden has proposed a ceasefire plan. Israeli Prime Minister…
Why is the West Defending Israel After the ICC Requested Netanyahu’s Arrest Warrant?
Ken Roth in The Guardian: In a terse statement, Joe Biden called the charges “outrageous”, stating that…
Death of a President: What a Helicopter Crash Means for Iran, the U.S., and the World
Mehdi Hasan at Zeteo: This past weekend, a helicopter crash in the northwest province of…
The Place of Revenge in Jewish Culture
Shachar Pinsker at Aeon: Since 7 October 2023, nekama (‘vengeance’ or ‘revenge’ in Hebrew) has…
‘Worse Than Iraq’
by Team Zeteo: The protests against Biden aren’t just happening outside the White House. They’ve…
Israel, Gaza, and McNamara’s Lessons for War and Peace
by Ashutosh Jogalekar at 3 Quarks Daily: Once again the world faces death and destruction,…
Israel Can’t Win This War—Palestinians Told Us That From the Beginning
Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook: Our guest this week is someone I admire greatly,…
12 Republican Senators Letter to ICC Prosecutor Over Possible Netanyahu Arrest Warrants
by Team Zeteo and Mehdi Hasan: A group of influential Republican senators has sent a…
A Barnard Professor on What Columbia Owes its Students Right Now
“If we are to reclaim our university, faculty and students must do it together.” By…