Gaza

liveblog Apr. 14, 2024

Rocket trails in the sky above the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.

What Will Iran’s Attack on Israel Mean? Live Updates.Iran’s air assault on Israel, and how Israel now responds, could prompt a regional war. Here’s the latest reaction, commentary, and analysis.

By Chas Danner

israel-hamas war Apr. 11, 2024

Biden’s Leverage Campaign Against Bibi Isn’t Producing Dramatic ResultsThe U.N. claims Israel is still not letting in nearly enough aid trucks as Samantha Power says famine has already arrived in northern Gaza.

By Matt Stieb

foreign interests Apr. 7, 2024

Protesters demonstrate against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday in Israel.

Israelis Are Hostages of NetanyahuWith the prime minister still refusing to resign, every day feels like October 7.

By Noga Tarnopolsky

the national interest Mar. 16, 2024

Why Chuck Schumer’s Israel Speech Marks a Turning Point in the War in GazaHe made an attempt to escape the cycle of violence and hate between the one-staters of the left and right.

By Jonathan Chait

just asking questions Mar. 11, 2024

The Struggle to Help Gaza’s Starving ChildrenUNICEF regional director Adele Khodr on trying to deliver food into a bombed-out war zone.

By Matt Stieb

foreign interests Mar. 9, 2024

The Biden Plan to Ditch NetanyahuThe “come to Jesus” moment is already here, according to Israeli and U.S. sources.

By Noga Tarnopolsky

israel-hamas war Dec. 28, 2023

What Israel Lost Before October 7The worst year in the country’s history began with Netanyahu’s return to power.

By Noga Tarnopolsky

the discourse Dec. 23, 2023

Masha Gessen on Israel, Gaza, and Holocaust AnalogiesA conversation with the Russian American journalist about the uses and abuses of Holocaust memory.

By Eric Levitz

gaza Dec. 12, 2023

Don’t Lose Sight of GazaThe controversy over free speech on campus shouldn’t distract from horrors abroad.

By Sarah Jones

encounter Dec. 5, 2023

Israel-Palestine Scholar Norman Finkelstein’s Long CrusadeA cantankerous Israel critic takes a rare turn in the limelight.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

foreign interests Dec. 4, 2023

The Price of Hamas’s Destruction Is Too HighIt’s time to give a temporary peace a chance.

By Eric Levitz

torn up and apart Nov. 20, 2023

How New York High-School Students Are Processing the WarTeenagers looking for answers.

By Anya Kamenetz

torn up and apart Nov. 20, 2023

Israel, Gaza, and the Fracturing of the Intellectual Left“A segment of the left’s moral compass seems to have broken.”

By Ryu Spaeth

torn up and apart Nov. 20, 2023

Witnessing Gaza Through My Instagram FeedEvery morning, I check my feed in the hopes of finding something from Bisan. My stomach tightens with each scroll until she appears.

By Zaina Arafat

torn up and apart Nov. 20, 2023

The Public Defender Labeled a Poster DefamerVictoria Ruiz lost her job after she tore down a flyer at a pro-Palestine vigil. What really happened?

By Esther Wang

israel-hamas war Nov. 19, 2023

What Has Israel Found Inside Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital?Israel has been searching the hospital, which it alleges conceals a Hamas stronghold, for days. Here, what it says it has and hasn’t found.

By Chas Danner

just asking questions Nov. 4, 2023

Egypt’s Puzzling Role in the Israel-Hamas WarThe country that once controlled the Gaza Strip is helping Palestinians — but only up to a point.

By Benjamin Hart

israel-hamas war Nov. 2, 2023

The Israel-Hamas Tunnel War Will Be Like No OtherFrom the air soldiers breathe to the guns they fire, everything is different underground.

By Jeff Wise

israel-hamas war Oct. 29, 2023

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into GazaCrowds of desperate Gazans broke into U.N. aid warehouses on Saturday.

By Chas Danner

israel-hamas war Oct. 23, 2023

Everything We Know About the Gaza City Hospital BlastThe broad consensus from multiple independent investigations is that a misfired militant rocket was most likely the cause. But questions remain.

By Chas Danner

israel-hamas war Oct. 22, 2023

Don’t Blame Gazans for HamasThe terrorist group’s perpetual war with Israel has never carried much popular legitimacy.

By Jonah Shepp

israel-hamas war Oct. 19, 2023

The Undisputed Facts In Gaza Are EnoughThe case against Israel’s campaign does not rest on its culpability for the explosion at al-Ahli hospital.

By Eric Levitz

israel-hamas war Oct. 18, 2023

Why Israel Can’t Bomb Its Way to PeaceA conversation with Yousef Munayyer, a leading advocate for Palestinian rights.

By Eric Levitz

israel-hamas war Oct. 16, 2023

Explanations Are Not ExcusesIn this moment, denying history has become a tool to justify the sustained murder of thousands in Gaza.

By Sarah Schulman

israel-hamas war Oct. 13, 2023

The U.S. Is Giving Israel Permission for War CrimesAs Israel incinerates entire city blocks, the White House offers its tacit approval.

By Eric Levitz

anti-semitism May 24, 2021

U.S. Sees String of Anti-Semitic Attacks Amid Gaza ViolenceAttacks on Jews have reportedly increased across the country in recent days, prompting Biden to call for an end to the “despicable” acts of violence.

By Nia Prater

power May 24, 2021

We’re Still Waiting for a Biden DoctrineThe violence in the Middle East has tested the president in ways domestic calamities have not.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

covid-19 May 22, 2021

A COVID Wave May Be the Next Disaster to Strike GazaJust 2 percent of Gazans are fully vaccinated, the health system is crippled, and COVID-19 might have been spreading in the bomb shelters.

By Chas Danner

israel May 20, 2021

Why Is This Geopolitical Fight Different From All Other Fights?The outsize place that Israel-Palestine occupies in American discourse isn’t arbitrary, nor a reflection of anti-Semitism.

By Eric Levitz

politics May 19, 2021

Biden Increases Pressure on Netanyahu, Calling for ‘Significant De-escalation’The sharper tone from U.S. allies did not appear to sway Israel’s leader, who said he’s “determined to continue this operation until its aim is met.”

By Nia Prater

foreign interests May 16, 2021

Violence in Israel Is a Political Victory for NetanyahuThe latest escalation has dashed prospects of a deal among the prime minister’s rivals to form a unity government.

By Jonah Shepp

May 14, 2018

Dozens of Palestinians Shot Dead by Israeli Forces Amid Gaza ProtestAs the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip is seeing its worst carnage in years.

By Benjamin Hart

international affairs Apr. 1, 2018

What the Hell Is Happening in Gaza?Mass Palestinian protests along the border with Israel have already led to 15 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

By Chas Danner

Dec. 7, 2017

Israel Strikes Gaza in Response to Rocket FireTrump bucked precedent — and the entire international community — by naming Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Riots and rockets ensued.

By Eric Levitz

united nations June 22, 2015

U.N. Accuses Israel and Palestinian Militants of Possible War Crimes in Gaza“The extent of the devastation and human suffering in Gaza was unprecedented and will impact generations to come.”

By Jaime Fuller

Sept. 30, 2014