The AI Dragnet
The U.S. government is activating a suite of algorithmic surveillance tools, developed in concert with major tech companies, to monitor and criminalize immigrants’ speech.
Spring 2025
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The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
If the secretary of state can simply declare a legal permanent resident deportable based on their constitutionally protected activities, the First Amendment no longer applies to noncitizens.
Settler Terror Continues in the West Bank
Our documentary No Other Land won an Oscar, but the conditions it depicts are only getting worse.
A Fragile Ceasefire in Gaza
The chances for durable peace may depend on Trump’s whims.
What Was I Doing While Israel Was Killing Civilians in Gaza?
Israelis have seemingly grown accustomed to the atrocities of the Gaza war while continuing their day-to-day lives.
Israel’s Security Theater
Destructive displays of technological prowess in Lebanon serve to distract the Israeli public from the military’s failure to achieve its long-stated war aims.
“The Uncommitted Movement Is the Floor of What’s Possible”
An interview with Waleed Shahid.
Know Your Enemy: Yoram Hazony’s Israeli Model
Matt and Sam are joined by historian Suzanne Schneider to discuss how Israeli illiberalism is inspiring the global right.
Paradoxes of UNRWA
Dramatic recent cuts in U.S. funding to UNRWA, which provides essential services to millions of Palestinian refugees, illustrate the tensions embedded in the agency since its founding.
Israel’s #BlackLivesMatter Moment?
Ethiopian-Israelis face systematic discrimination and violence at the hands of the police. But comparisons to #BlackLivesMatter in the United States do not capture the complexities of their situation.
The Best of Intentions: Debating the ASA Boycott
Last December, the membership of the American Studies Association voted to endorse a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Has the boycott effectively challenged academic complicity with the Israeli state? Or has it only further isolated voices of dissent in Israeli society?
Ten Points Towards a Two-State Solution
A secure, well-run Palestinian state is more essential than ever, for the sake of justice and for the security of both sides.
The Diaspora Roadblock to Peace
For the American Jewish community, the Jewish National Fund’s blue boxes are ubiquitous, a sign of communal strength and affluence and a testament to the community’s commitment to the Jewish state. But they also represent one of the American Jewish …
Between Israel and Social Democracy: Tony Judt’s Jewishness
Beyond Zionism and its discontents, Tony Judt’s Jewishness was a vibrant companion of the historian’s aspiring cosmopolitanism.
Why the UN?
One of the more unsettling developments in the Gaza conflict thus far has been the shelling of UNRWA sites by the Israel Defense Forces. On July 30, at least nineteen people died and many more were wounded when a UN school-turned-shelter in …
