Category: Middle East

200 Days and Still No Justice for Hind Rajab

It’s now been more than 200 days since Israeli forces killed 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family members, and the medics sent to save her.

If You Can’t Win One War, Start an Even Bigger One

Peter Beinart at The Beinart Notebook: Given the growing chance of a regional war in…

What Haniyeh’s Assassination Means for a Gaza Ceasefire

By Mairav Zonszein at Time Magazine: On Wednesday morning, as news broke that Hamas political…

Has Netanyahu Finally Lost America?

Joshua Keating in Vox: From a purely visual standpoint, Netanyahu may have gotten what he wanted…

Negotiations Between Israelis and Palestinians Must No Longer be the Province of Men

Anne-Marie Slaughter  and Xanthe Scharff at Project Syndicate: On July 19, US Secretary of State Antony…

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…