Rocket Alert Apps Warn Israelis of Incoming Attacks While Gaza Is Left in the Dark
The app and sirens are a backstop to Israel’s extensive military defenses. The Iron Dome missile defense system effectively intercepts…
Reporters in Gaza Turn to Radios and Generators to Keep the News Moving
“Disinformation and fog of war tactics have been part of the arsenal of the Israeli military for years, especially when…
Palestinians Claim Social Media ‘Censorship’ Is Endangering Lives
When Israel issued an evacuation order from north Gaza on October 13, Shouq Al-Najjar left her house and headed south,…
Kara Walker, Joan Jonas, Judith Butler, and Other Cultural Luminaries Are Calling on Institutions to Denounce Israeli ‘War Crimes’ in Gaza | Artnet News
Going on two weeks into the deadly crisis in the Middle East, three open letters from high-profile artists and cultural…
Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real
Today, the Times reported that US officials said they have “multiple strands of intelligence,” including infrared satellite imagery, indicating that…
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation
Musk deleted his recommendation soon after posting it, but not before it was viewed over 11 million times. Later on…
Lynsey Addario, Known for her Searing Images of Conflict, Is the First Photojournalist to Join Lyles and King
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario, known for her work covering conflicts and humanitarian crises in the Middle East and around…
As Afghanistan falls, what does it mean for the Middle East?
In the 19th century, the phrase “The Great Game” was used to describe competition for power and influence in Afghanistan,…
George Kennan urged American leadership and patience to counter the Soviets. Instead, the Cold War ensued
This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show…
How Golda Meir, Israel’s ‘Iron Lady’, helped establish an independent Jewish state
This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show…
Australia’s China policy can’t be based on paranoia or corporate interests — there is a better way
This is an edited extract from China Panic: Australia’s Alternative to Paranoia and Pandering, by David Brophy Things could always…
Israel’s new government doesn’t give Palestinians much hope. It could be time for a radical approach
Even by the standards of previous Israeli coalitions, the new government that’s just been announced includes strange bedfellows. The eight…
Israel and the Palestinians celebrate a ceasefire — but will anything change?
While details are sketchy, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire. That is good news for everyone involved. The…
With diplomacy all but abandoned, Israel and the Palestinians are teetering on another war
The latest violence between Israeli and Palestinian forces should come as no surprise. The issue of Palestinian statehood has been…