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Money, a Plan, and Global Backing 20 years ago — Gaza Still Collapsed
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Jul 28, 2026

Money, a Plan, and Global Backing 20 years ago — Gaza Still Collapsed

The last international attempt to rebuild Gaza had funding, a plan, and global support. It collap...
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Defiance and Resolve: Iranians respond to American bombing of their country
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Jul 23, 2026

Defiance and Resolve: Iranians respond to American bombing of their country

After years of failed protests and mass killings, some Iranians now celebrate bombs falling near ...
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War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Jul 5, 2026

The Forgotten Gaza Agreement That Challenges the “Open Air Prison” Narrative

Two months after Israel withdrew from Gaza, Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreem...
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One Deal and So Many Confident Predictions — All Contradicting Each Other
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Jun 22, 2026

One Deal and So Many Confident Predictions — All Contradicting Each Other

The MOU between the USA and Iran didn’t just divide opinions — it exposed how different communiti...
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From Peoplehood to Politics: Rethinking Palestinian Claims to Statehood
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Jun 17, 2026

From Peoplehood to Politics: Rethinking Palestinian Claims to Statehood

Accepting that Palestinians are a people does not settle the question of statehood. History shows...
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The Golda Meir Test: Stop Saying Arafat’s Cairo Birth Debunks Palestinian Identity
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Jun 16, 2026

The Golda Meir Test: Stop Saying Arafat’s Cairo Birth Debunks Palestinian Identity

Arafat’s Cairo birth is often used as a shortcut to dismiss Palestinian identity. But the same lo...
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Liberation or Execution? Iranian Voices React to Trump’s Ceasefire
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Jun 9, 2026

Liberation or Execution? Iranian Voices React to Trump’s Ceasefire

As Trump announced a ceasefire, Iranians split between hope for liberation and fear of executions...
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Inside the State of Israel: Law, Power, and Crisis Jun 8, 2026

Ceasefire? Missiles Still Fell. Here’s How Iran and Israel Responded.

Trump declared a ceasefire. Iran launched six missile waves. Israel sheltered. Online, Iranians a...
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First Week of Iranian X Posts After Khamenei’s Assassination: A Snapshot
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Jun 8, 2026

First Week of Iranian X Posts After Khamenei’s Assassination: A Snapshot

Iranians flooded X with celebration after Khamenei’s. A look at eleven accounts shows three disti...
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You’re Still Not Listening to These Palestinian Voices
Silenced Palestinian Voices Jun 6, 2026

You’re Still Not Listening to These Palestinian Voices

The reactions to Palestinian testimonies—infantilizing, fatalistic, or distrustful—reveal how dee...
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Riwaa's Gaza: Between Tents, Ruins, and Uncertainty
On the Land Jun 6, 2026

Riwaa's Gaza: Between Tents, Ruins, and Uncertainty

From a demolished home in Rafah to a tent in Al Mawassi, Riwaa describes a life suspended—dreams ...
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Silenced Dissent in the West Bank, 2000–2025
Silenced Palestinian Voices Jun 6, 2026

Silenced Dissent in the West Bank, 2000–2025

From the Second Intifada to the present, West Bank Palestinians who reject violence, oppose the P...
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Why Gaza and the West Bank Were Never One People
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Jun 6, 2026

Why Gaza and the West Bank Were Never One People

Diplomats speak of “the Palestinians” as one people. History, culture, and lived experience tell ...
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The Women that Intifada History Forgot
Silenced Palestinian Voices Jun 6, 2026

The Women that Intifada History Forgot

Women organised the underground schools, fed entire neighbourhoods, and held the Intifada togethe...
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Overlooked Palestinian Voices That Challenged the Intifada and Oslo Narratives
Silenced Palestinian Voices Jun 6, 2026

Overlooked Palestinian Voices That Challenged the Intifada and Oslo Narratives

Across the First Intifada, the Gulf War, and the unraveling of Oslo, a quieter Palestinian story ...
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Palestinian Moderates, 1967–1987: A Forgotten History
Silenced Palestinian Voices Jun 5, 2026

Palestinian Moderates, 1967–1987: A Forgotten History

Between 1967 and the First Intifada, Palestinians who sought coexistence or pragmatic compromise ...
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The Palestinians Who Tried to Speak, 1948-1967
Silenced Palestinian Voices Jun 5, 2026

The Palestinians Who Tried to Speak, 1948-1967

In 1948, Palestinians attempted to assert sovereignty. The Arab regimes shut them down. This open...
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Europe Shouts “Statehood” and Whispers, “Not Happening”
The Quiet Abandonment of Palestine Jun 5, 2026

Europe Shouts “Statehood” and Whispers, “Not Happening”

Europe performs support for Palestinian statehood, but its funding structures, economic interests...
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America Says “Two States.” Its Policies Say “Not Happening.”
The Quiet Abandonment of Palestine Jun 5, 2026

America Says “Two States.” Its Policies Say “Not Happening.”

American leaders still speak the language of two states, but U.S. diplomacy now manages a conflic...
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They Say “Two States,” but Egypt and Jordan Don’t Want a Palestinian State Next Door
The Quiet Abandonment of Palestine Jun 5, 2026

They Say “Two States,” but Egypt and Jordan Don’t Want a Palestinian State Next Door

Egypt and Jordan publicly champion Palestinian statehood, yet their policies reveal a deeper fear...
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The Gulf Talks “Palestinian State” but Their Policies Say Otherwise
The Quiet Abandonment of Palestine Jun 5, 2026

The Gulf Talks “Palestinian State” but Their Policies Say Otherwise

Gulf leaders endorse Palestinian statehood in public forums while quietly shaping a future built ...
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AI Confessed Bias against Jews. Then It Agreed With Me.
AI, Israel, and Antisemitism Jun 4, 2026

AI Confessed Bias against Jews. Then It Agreed With Me.

AI can sound self aware, aligned, and even morally lucid. But these effects reveal more about pat...
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Four AIs, One Father’s Fear
AI, Israel, and Antisemitism Jun 4, 2026

Four AIs, One Father’s Fear

Four AI systems answered the same plea from an Arab Israeli father. Their differences revealed no...
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My Daily Use of AI While Reporting on Gaza and the Line I Won’t Cross
AI, Israel, and Antisemitism Jun 4, 2026

My Daily Use of AI While Reporting on Gaza and the Line I Won’t Cross

AI speeds up research, but it cannot judge nuance, verify truth, or replace a writer’s moral resp...
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When Strategy Hits Home in the North
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Jun 3, 2026

When Strategy Hits Home in the North

A resident of northern Israel describes how decisions made in Washington and Tehran shape daily l...
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Human Stories for Gazans, Israelis Die and the World Looks Away
The Machinery of Narratives Jun 2, 2026

Human Stories for Gazans, Israelis Die and the World Looks Away

International institutions and major media outlets respond to Israeli and Gazan casualties with t...
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Israeli Media Repeated Jab’a Claims Without Independent Verification
Jab'a Investigation Jun 1, 2026

Israeli Media Repeated Jab’a Claims Without Independent Verification

Israeli media repeated sweeping claims about Jab’a—burned homes, structural arson, mass assault—w...
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Jab'a: What Really Happened. According to the Evidence
Jab'a Investigation Jun 1, 2026

Jab'a: What Really Happened. According to the Evidence

Despite sweeping claims of arson, pogrom, and mass assault, the physical record from Jab’a is sur...
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Israeli NGOs: The Pogrom They Saw and the One They Didn't
Jab'a Investigation Jun 1, 2026

Israeli NGOs: The Pogrom They Saw and the One They Didn't

Israeli NGOs used maximal moral language to describe Jewish attackers in Jab’a, yet framed Hamas’...
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How Israeli NGOs Constructed the Jab’a Narrative Without Supporting Evidence
Jab'a Investigation Jun 1, 2026

How Israeli NGOs Constructed the Jab’a Narrative Without Supporting Evidence

NGOs described the Jab’a attack using terms—pogrom, terror, burned homes—that their own photograp...
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How Arabic-Language Outlets Constructed the Jab’a Narrative
Jab'a Investigation Jun 1, 2026

How Arabic-Language Outlets Constructed the Jab’a Narrative

Arabic-language outlets treated the Jab’a attack not as an event to verify but as a symbol to rei...
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Before the Narrative Hardens: Watching the Jab’a Video Carefully
Jab'a Investigation Jun 1, 2026

Before the Narrative Hardens: Watching the Jab’a Video Carefully

The only continuous footage from Jab’a contradicts one of the central claims repeated after the a...
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Israel’s Death Penalty Paradox: On the Books, Used Once
Inside the State of Israel: Law, Power, and Crisis Oct 21, 2025

Israel’s Death Penalty Paradox: On the Books, Used Once

Israel already has the legal authority to execute terrorists, yet its institutions refuse to use ...
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What Palestinians Actually Say When You Listen
Silenced Palestinian Voices Sep 26, 2025

What Palestinians Actually Say When You Listen

Western activists claim to speak for Palestinians, but many Palestinians describe realities, hope...
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The Gulf Has Moved On — And Palestine Is No Longer the Arab Priority
The Quiet Abandonment of Palestine Sep 16, 2025

The Gulf Has Moved On — And Palestine Is No Longer the Arab Priority

Gulf governments now treat the Palestinian cause as a diplomatic formality rather than a strategi...
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The 2025 Sovereignty Movement Conference Highlighting a National Turning Point
Sovereignty in the Balance: Israel’s Unfinished Project Jul 24, 2025

The 2025 Sovereignty Movement Conference Highlighting a National Turning Point

Israel’s sovereignty movement is no longer fringe. The 2025 Sovereignty Conference crystallized a...
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The Staged Gaza Aid Video the Media Ignored
The Machinery of Narratives Jul 12, 2025

The Staged Gaza Aid Video the Media Ignored

The media ignored a video of a Gaza boy being handed food for the camera—then having it taken awa...
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A Comment, a Siren, and the Story Behind Uneven War Reporting
The Machinery of Narratives Jul 8, 2025

A Comment, a Siren, and the Story Behind Uneven War Reporting

A single online comment shifted my focus from rockets over Israel to the deeper pattern shaping g...
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From Planting to Power: Birth of the Sovereignty Movement in Israel
Sovereignty in the Balance: Israel’s Unfinished Project Jul 5, 2025

From Planting to Power: Birth of the Sovereignty Movement in Israel

For decades, Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar worked on the margins—planting trees, reclaiming hi...
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The New Sovereignty Wave: What the Bills Reveal
Inside the State of Israel: Law, Power, and Crisis Jul 4, 2025

The New Sovereignty Wave: What the Bills Reveal

Israel’s sovereignty push is accelerating. A cluster of bills—territorial, legal, procedural, and...
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A Look at Neo Nazi Content Growing on Substack
Antisemitic Narratives Jul 2, 2025

A Look at Neo Nazi Content Growing on Substack

A Substack newsletter openly glorifies Hitler, calls for genocide, and grows its audience uncheck...
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I Wrote About Missing Syrian Women. Then the Antisemitism Crawled Out.
Antisemitic Narratives Jun 30, 2025

I Wrote About Missing Syrian Women. Then the Antisemitism Crawled Out.

A report on abducted Syrian women was derailed by classic antisemitic lies. Tracing the comments ...
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The Alawites were Told to Lay Down Their Weapons. Then the Massacres Began.
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Jun 28, 2025

The Alawites were Told to Lay Down Their Weapons. Then the Massacres Began.

When Assad’s regime collapsed, the Alawites laid down their weapons in good faith. What followed ...
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They Tested Congress for “Loyalty to Palestine.” The Results Shocked Them.
The Machinery of Narratives Jun 11, 2025

They Tested Congress for “Loyalty to Palestine.” The Results Shocked Them.

A pro Palestinian lobby group graded U.S. lawmakers on their support for “Palestinian justice” af...
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The Oct 7th Litmus Test for Western Leaders
The Machinery of Narratives Jun 11, 2025

The Oct 7th Litmus Test for Western Leaders

Their own posts tell the story: early condemnation of Hamas quickly gave way to pressure on Israe...
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Yacov Pedhatzur-Wiedhopf: How the Real Two State Plan Was Abandoned
Sovereignty in the Balance: Israel’s Unfinished Project Jun 10, 2025

Yacov Pedhatzur-Wiedhopf: How the Real Two State Plan Was Abandoned

For a century, the world has pushed a fantasy two state solution west of the Jordan River. The on...
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Kedar’s Emirates Plan: A Tribal Alternative to the Failed PA Model
Sovereignty in the Balance: Israel’s Unfinished Project Jun 10, 2025

Kedar’s Emirates Plan: A Tribal Alternative to the Failed PA Model

Prof. Mordechai Kedar argues that Arab tribal structures, not Western state models, hold the key ...
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Hostages, Trump, and Chaos: Israel’s Breaking Point
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran May 12, 2025

Hostages, Trump, and Chaos: Israel’s Breaking Point

Two hostage forums, two opposite demands, and a former U.S. president stepping into the center of...
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After Oslo, Can Palestinian Arabs Shift to a New Political System?
Sovereignty in the Balance: Israel’s Unfinished Project May 9, 2025

After Oslo, Can Palestinian Arabs Shift to a New Political System?

Senior Arab affairs correspondent Pinhas Inbari argues that neither the Village Leagues nor the E...
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How the Village Leagues Model Could Reshape Governance in Judea and Samaria
Sovereignty in the Balance: Israel’s Unfinished Project May 9, 2025

How the Village Leagues Model Could Reshape Governance in Judea and Samaria

Security expert Dan Diker argues that Oslo inverted Israel’s legitimacy and empowered the PLO. He...
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Amir Kochavi’s Holocaust Day Speech Crossed a Line. Here’s Why It Matters
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Apr 27, 2025

Amir Kochavi’s Holocaust Day Speech Crossed a Line. Here’s Why It Matters

Hod Hasharon’s mayor used a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony to accuse Israel of “atrocities.” ...
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How to Respond When Israelis Accuse Israel of “Committing a Holocaust”
The Machinery of Narratives Apr 25, 2025

How to Respond When Israelis Accuse Israel of “Committing a Holocaust”

An Israeli man accused Israel of committing a Holocaust against Palestinians. Instead of blocking...
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How did a hated Alawite get to be president of a Muslim Syria?
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Apr 21, 2025

How did a hated Alawite get to be president of a Muslim Syria?

A young Alawite Syrian explains how his marginalized community ended up ruling a Sunni majority c...
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Meet Yusef, an Alawite Syrian who escaped the atrocities
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Apr 21, 2025

Meet Yusef, an Alawite Syrian who escaped the atrocities

Yusef, an Alawite Syrian, fled his village after militants murdered his relatives. His story reve...
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They’re Emptying Alawite Villages. This Is Ethnic Cleansing.
Worlds of Identity: Peoples, Memory, and Survival Apr 21, 2025

They’re Emptying Alawite Villages. This Is Ethnic Cleansing.

Alawite Syrians are being expelled from their homes in Hama, Homs, Latakia and Tartus. Twelve vil...
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War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Apr 16, 2025

Victory and Resilience alongside Despair: Passover 2025

Even in a year marked by loss, division and ongoing trauma, the simple act of gathering for the S...
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Author John Matthews: Another Outsider tells Israel how to Make Peace!
Sovereignty in the Balance: Israel’s Unfinished Project Apr 7, 2025

Author John Matthews: Another Outsider tells Israel how to Make Peace!

John Matthews’ “Ultimate, Definitive Peace Plan” repeats the same well meaning but misguided assu...
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Mercy vs Justice: Why the Hostage Deal Isn’t Just About Israel
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Mar 10, 2025

Mercy vs Justice: Why the Hostage Deal Isn’t Just About Israel

Sara K. Eisen argues that Israel’s hostage deal is not only a national dilemma but a global test ...
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Why Even Opponents of “Transfer” Should Consider Trump’s Gaza Plan
The Quiet Abandonment of Palestine Jan 31, 2025

Why Even Opponents of “Transfer” Should Consider Trump’s Gaza Plan

Trump’s proposal to temporarily relocate Gazans to Egypt or Jordan sparked outrage — but what if ...
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"Bring them Home" vs "Total Victory": Inside Israel's Hostage Debate
Inside the State of Israel: Law, Power, and Crisis Jan 20, 2025

"Bring them Home" vs "Total Victory": Inside Israel's Hostage Debate

Two groups of hostage families experience the same pain and draw opposite conclusions: stop the w...
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Israel's "Sophie's Choice" Hostage Deal: Impossible Decisions
Inside the State of Israel: Law, Power, and Crisis Jan 8, 2025

Israel's "Sophie's Choice" Hostage Deal: Impossible Decisions

Israel’s leaders are being asked to choose between saving hostages now and risking future massacr...
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The Barakeh, Former MK Who Praised Armed Resistance — and the System That Looked Away
Inside the State of Israel: Law, Power, and Crisis Dec 27, 2024

The Barakeh, Former MK Who Praised Armed Resistance — and the System That Looked Away

Mohammad Barakeh openly praises violent resistance against Israel — yet Israeli institutions repe...
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Meet Daniel the Settler
On the Land Nov 28, 2024

Meet Daniel the Settler

Daniel lives where the Bible unfolded — and where he scans the road for danger every time he driv...
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“Expert” Geographer Erases Israel: A Two Part Examination of Matt Rosenberg’s Claims
Sovereignty in the Balance: Israel’s Unfinished Project Nov 24, 2024

“Expert” Geographer Erases Israel: A Two Part Examination of Matt Rosenberg’s Claims

Two articles by a National Geographic–affiliated geographer present a distorted picture of Israel...
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An Israeli Protester Compared the IDF to Nazis. Should we Ignore it?
Inside the State of Israel: Law, Power, and Crisis Nov 23, 2024

An Israeli Protester Compared the IDF to Nazis. Should we Ignore it?

At a small Haifa demonstration, an activist shouted that IDF soldiers are “Nazis.” Was it a momen...
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“Send Them to Gaza”? The Knesset Just Made It Law.
Inside the State of Israel: Law, Power, and Crisis Nov 7, 2024

“Send Them to Gaza”? The Knesset Just Made It Law.

Israel has passed a law allowing the deportation of certain family members of terrorists. With Ga...
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Walking the Dogs as the Skies Threaten War: A Haifa War Diary
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Aug 9, 2024

Walking the Dogs as the Skies Threaten War: A Haifa War Diary

A Haifa resident confronts the strange duality of life under threat — the as if normal routines o...
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Driving Through History: Reading Sobin’s Book as War Looms Over the North
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Jun 16, 2024

Driving Through History: Reading Sobin’s Book as War Looms Over the North

Clifford Sobin turns Israel’s northern border communities into living, breathing characters. His ...
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No, Haifa Is Not Being Evacuated: Debunking a Viral Lie
War Narratives: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Apr 13, 2024

No, Haifa Is Not Being Evacuated: Debunking a Viral Lie

A viral TikTok clip claimed Haifa and Tel Aviv were being evacuated. They weren’t. Here’s how one...
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When Jew Hatred is a Character in a Novel: A Review of Daniel Silva’s The Order
Antisemitic Narratives Feb 10, 2024

When Jew Hatred is a Character in a Novel: A Review of Daniel Silva’s The Order

Daniel Silva’s The Order turns the origins of Christian Jew hatred into a central character. It’s...
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An innocent Gazan civilian who hates Hamas - Really!
Silenced Palestinian Voices Dec 2, 2023

An innocent Gazan civilian who hates Hamas - Really!

A Gazan man insists he hates Hamas, yet his own words reveal how deeply Israel remains the defaul...
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