Cutting Through: US Court Affirms Plausible Charge of Genocide by Israel in Gaza
A judge dismissed a suit against Biden on technical grounds, but affirmed the recent ICJ decision in strong terms. This was actually an enormous victory, even though some may have been disappointed...
View ArticleU.S. admits it hasn’t verified Israel’s UNRWA claims, media ignores it
The attack on UNRWA is, in a sense, a microcosm of the assault on Gaza. On October 7, Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel. It was atrocious, it was illegal. It was also something many of us had...
View ArticleIslamophobia, Palestine, and the Presumption of Antisemitism
Sahar Aziz and I sat down with Marc Steiner of the Real News Network to discuss our report, Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes In the Palestine-Israel Discourse. We discussed the findings...
View ArticleInterview: Background Briefing on the latest diplomacy in Gaza
I spoke with Ian Masters on his show Background Briefing on the latest diplomatic efforts the US was pursuing about Gaza. Listen here.
View ArticleInterview: CounterPunch Radio on “Presumptively Antisemitic”
Sahar Aziz and I were on CounterPunch Radio talking about our report, “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Israel Discourse.” The discussion broadens beyond the report to...
View ArticleInterview: Parallax Views: The Islamophobia Network and the Israel-Palestine...
Sahar Aziz and I sat down recently with J.G. Michael of Parallax Views to discuss our paper, “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Israel Discourse.” It was wide ranging...
View ArticleBiden memos show Palestine advocacy is working
Joe Biden is feeling the heat, and it’s showing. He is desperately trying to continue his support for Israel’s genocidal operations in Gaza, but he has finally realized that this support is a serious...
View ArticleCutting Through: Universalism vs Nationalism In Hollywood
In the latest edition of the Cutting Through newsletter, I look at the radical and antisemitic response of self-styled “Jewish creatives” who excoriate Jonathan Glazer for daring to explain that his...
View ArticleCutting Through: Rapid Reaction: UNSC Passes A Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
While this resolution isn’t going to have the impact that the people of Gaza so desperately need, it’s still a significant win. The US was forced to back down on some of its demands. It was forced to...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s endgame and the Israeli far-right’s regional ambitions
The events of recent days suggest we may be seeing the Israeli endgame take shape. Netanyahu’s far right government’s goals are not limited to Gaza: it wants to take over all of Palestine and start a...
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