By Leah Levane
The unexpected overthrow of the Assad regime has left more questions than answers. We shall publish articles we think offer interesting perspectives. In this interview, Joseph Dohar urges the Left to avoid the risks of romanticism but also of defeatism. In this long but fascinating piece he outlines the many reasons for deep concern – …
Israel is committing “sporticide” in the midst of its genocide in Gaza. This article calls on FIFA to suspend the Israeli Football Association.
By Leah Levane
Project Esther focuses exclusively on left-wing critics of Israel, ignoring the antisemitism problems from white supremacists and other far-right groups. James Carafano, who runs the Heritage Foundation’s antisemitism task force, said in October that ‘white supremacists are not my problem because white supremacists are not part of being conservative.’
By Leah Levane
Just over a year after the murder of poet and teacher, husband and father Refaat Aleerer, this piece is one of many that reminds us of who he was and what he stood for. It is also a review of a collection of his poems and prose published posthumously. He believed in the importance and …
Absurdly exaggerated and weaponised use of antisemitism allegations in the present has its precursor in the politically motivated, massively overstated wave of such allegations against many of Jeremy Corbyn’s allies between 2015 and 2020. This must be recognised for the left to move forward from defeat.
By Leah Levane
It is small, it is suppressed but there is opposition to the bombardment of Gaza and the occupation and support for the Palestinians in their struggle for peace with justice. Here is a focus on a film festival, centreing a film made in 2022 in Gaza as they imagine how much worse things are now, …
By Leah Levane
The completion of the annexation of the West Bank may happen in 2025; those who Israel would once have considered dangerous extremists are at the heart of government and “Smotrich has also been open about saying the quiet part out loud: that the purpose of Israeli settlements is to cut the geographic continuity of Palestinian cities in the West Bank, preventing the viability of a future Palestinian state.
By Leah Levane
It is sickening to see, yet again, the claims by Israeli leaders that the reason they are charged with war crimes is because they are Jews. The refusal to consider (at least openly) that this is actually because of what Israel is – and has been – doing to Palestinians is surely deliberate and has …
By Leah Levane
This review of Paul Rogers’ (and Judith Lange’s) book “The Insecurity Trap” highlights the need to redefine “security” away from military concerns to focus on peoples’ needs. In whose interests is keeping so many people insecure? Even in the wealthiest countries, most people do not have secure incomes and homes. Without the basics for security, …
Listening to eminent Palestinian historian Rashid Khalidi offered a group of Jewish New Yorkers a chance to break out of the bubble many occupy regarding Israel.