The Long Shadow of the “Jewish Question”
After the Holocaust, Israel was hailed as the solution to an essentially antisemitic debate. Now, as another genocide unfolds, Jews are once again questioning the question.
Comrades, Run!
How a grueling 56-mile ultramarathon in South Africa became a stage for racial reconciliation.
The Jihadi Gift Shop
As ISIS wreaks havoc in Syria and Iraq, a store selling its merchandise in Istanbul shows the extent of the militant group’s appeal.
Homeland No More: The End of the Two State Solution
A review of Raja Shehadeh’s Occupation Diaries
Fifty Years of Occupation
Can anything change the status quo between Israelis and Palestinians?
European Modernism, in Hebrew
With a rediscovered 1930s novel, Viennese Romance, Austrian writer David Vogel becomes a key figure in the creation of Modern Hebrew literature
How to Fight Anti-Semitism
Israel has demonstrated that even with anti-Semitic violence on the rise around the world, the country’s eyes remain fixed inward on its own expansion and not on the safety of Jews.
Ode to Okmeydanı: The Fight to Save an Istanbul Neighborhood
A story from one neighborhood in Istanbul.