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Ken Roth in The Guardian: In a terse statement, Joe Biden called the charges “outrageous”, stating that “there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas”. The German government, while saying it
Continue readingWhy is the West Defending Israel After the ICC Requested Netanyahu’s Arrest Warrant?
Mehdi Hasan at Zeteo: This past weekend, a helicopter crash in the northwest province of East Azerbaijan left no survivors, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. His death comes not only
Shachar Pinsker at Aeon: Since 7 October 2023, nekama (‘vengeance’ or ‘revenge’ in Hebrew) has emerged as one of the key words in Israeli public life. We’ve heard discussion of
by Team Zeteo: The protests against Biden aren’t just happening outside the White House. They’ve also been happening within, as several Biden administration officials have publicly resigned over the support
by Ashutosh Jogalekar at 3 Quarks Daily: Once again the world faces death and destruction, and once again it asks questions. The horrific assaults by Hamas on October 7 last
Continue readingIsrael, Gaza, and McNamara’s Lessons for War and Peace
Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook: Our guest this week is someone I admire greatly, Tel Aviv University History Professor Yael Sternhell. We’ll talk about repression in Israeli academia following
Continue readingIsrael Can’t Win This War—Palestinians Told Us That From the Beginning
by Team Zeteo and Mehdi Hasan: A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue
“If we are to reclaim our university, faculty and students must do it together.” By Nara Milanich at Time: Faculty have different opinions about the substance of the student protestors’
Continue readingA Barnard Professor on What Columbia Owes its Students Right Now
The Ideas Letter: The war in Gaza has inspired powerful protest, unyielding contestation, and claims of genocide. In this issue, we solicited three contributions that aim to bring new perspectives
Continue readingGaza War and Students Protests: Perspectives on the Conflagration
Liz Wolfe at the Reason: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague is expected to issue a decision today on whether military arms suppliers bear culpability for how
Continue readingThe Genocide Question Plus College Protest Follow-Up
“There is something called the wisdom of crowds … “ Damir Marusic and Shadi Hamid at Wisdom of Crowds: Pro-Palestine protests have spread to college campuses across the country. Our
Don’t blame it on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made Richard Washington at The Conversation: Early on Tuesday morning, April 16, the chat network