Middle East scholar Gilbert Achcar examines two scenarios and maps out what they might entail for Israel, for the Palestinians and for the region. Two Gaza Scenarios: Greater Israel vs. Oslo - New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/argument/two...
Arwa Damon on her fear that this round of violence will find its way into the very DNA of Palestinians and Israelis As Gaza Braces for a Ground Invasion, the Circle of Violence Continues - New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/first-person...
Hisham Melhem on how the hope and folly of the region could hinge on the outcome of the present war In Gaza, the Fate of the Middle East Is at Stake - New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/argument/in-...
Hazem Saghieh, a leading Arab intellectual, says the Hamas operation is shaping up to be worse for Palestine than the Arab defeats in the wars of 1948 and 1967 combined. A profile that appeared in our print edition that goes through a century of Arab politics newlinesmag.com/essays/a-tal...
Lisa Goldman could see during a recent visit to Israel that it was at a violent inflection point, but she never thought the catalyst would come from Gaza Israelis Now Face the Consequences of a Long Occupation - New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/spotlight/is...
We at @newlinesmag.bsky.social gathered some of the very best minds on the Arab-Israeli conflict, including Arwa Damon, Hisham Melhem, Lisa Goldman, Gilbert Achcar, Ali Hashem, Mairav Zonszein and Aziz Alghashian. A thread, with two eerily prescient essays at the end.
Last spring I visited Israel-Palestine, my former home, for the first time in 12 years. Everyone I spoke to expressed deep anxiety about the situation on the ground -- but hardly anyone mentioned Gaza. Here's my article for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/is...
A veteran reporter could see during a recent visit to the region that it was at a violent inflection point, but she never thought the catalyst would come from Gaza
Foreign mining companies are racing to extract lithium in Congo. A months-long @newlinesmag investigation has found them cutting corners, and cutting out the local community in the process. By Sophia Pickles, Jack Wolf and Janvier Murairi Bakihanaye. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
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