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The crisis in Israel-Palestine
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July 31, 2014
95 percent of Jewish Israelis support the Gaza war
Jewish Israelis’ biggest criticism of the Gaza war is that the government isn’t using enough force.
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July 30, 2014
The Gaza war, mapped
The Israel newspaper Ha'aretz mapped the first three weeks of the Gaza conflict. Here's what the map tells us.
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July 30, 2014
Why 70% of Gaza deaths are Palestinian civilians
Both sides are deeply negligent in avoiding Palestinian civilian deaths, but in different ways.
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July 30, 2014
Why I have become more pessimistic about Israel
Being pro-Israel does not mean being pro-Netanyahu.
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July 28, 2014
The silliest Israel-Palestine argument in history
There is also a bonus, sad-but-funny twist ending.
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July 28, 2014
Did Hamas actually kill the 3 Israeli students?
We still don't know if Hamas killed the students whose deaths led indirectly to war.
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July 25, 2014
The strange history of 'Days of Rage'
How a term used by Chicago students became an unofficial slogan of the Arab Spring and the Palestinian uprisings.
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July 24, 2014
What Americans think about the Israel-Gaza crisis
A new poll suggests Americans are much more likely to see Israel's position on the current conflict as justified than Hamas'.
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July 24, 2014
UN shelter in Gaza attacked
A UN-run school sheltering Palestinians displaced by the fighting in Gaza was hit on Thursday. Here's what we do and don't know.
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July 24, 2014
How Israel decides to go to war
An expert explains how Israeli strategy, politics, and bureaucracy combined to produce the Gaza war.
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July 23, 2014
Photo: Israel-Gaza violence is visible from space
A German astronaut on the International Space Station posted this image.
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July 23, 2014
Is the American media biased in favor of Israel?
Yes, the Israeli viewpoint of the conflict is typically given great credence, but that may be changing.
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July 22, 2014
The real purpose of Israel’s Gaza invasion
A look at the strategy behind Israel's recent move into Gaza.
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July 22, 2014
Why everyone hates talking about Israel-Palestine
The Israel-Palestine debate activates some of the worst features of human psychology. That makes the American debate on the topic miserable.
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July 22, 2014
Major airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv airport
Delta, American Airlines, Korean Airlines, US Airways, and United stop flights to Ben Gurion Airport.
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July 22, 2014
Jon Stewart on why talking about Israel is so hard
Even if you see the joke coming, it's still pretty good.
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July 21, 2014
Chart: Every death so far in Israel-Gaza violence
The violence is already worse than the last major clash, in 2012.
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July 21, 2014
The Israel-Gaza crisis, explained in less than 3 minutes
A short explanation of how the worst round of Israeli-Palestinian fighting in five years began.
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July 21, 2014
When the IDF calls to say your home will be bombed
An Israeli practice for reducing civilian casualties in Gaza causes another kind of harm.
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July 18, 2014
Hamas’ internal politics fuel the Gaza war
Inside the divides separating Hamas' military and political wings.
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July 18, 2014
Obama's subtle hint to Netanyahu: don't escalate
The US wants Israel to keep its ground operation in Gaza limited. Here's how we know.
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July 18, 2014
Rocket attacks help Israeli right win elections
Two political scientists find that right-wing parties gain 2-6 percentage points in regions in range for Gazan rocket fire.
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July 18, 2014
Why Israel gets much more US aid than poor countries
US defense contractors get richer this way.
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July 17, 2014
Why Israel is invading Gaza
Thousands of Israeli troops are heading into the Gaza Strip. Here's why.
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July 17, 2014
Israeli incursion into Gaza already killed dozens
The report came in just an hour after Israeli ground forces moved in.