Imagining the Land of Israel without the State of Israel
Adi Livny
A new biography revisits the politico-religious thought of Judah Magnes, one of the most controversial figures in the history of Zionism.
Thought Clouds of Love and Conflict
Ilan Goren
After an absence of more than a year from the Parisian public sphere, the Israeli flag makes a bold comeback on the cover of a new graphic book, 16 love stories from the Holy Land. The book’s attempt to transcend entrenched dichotomies is no less bold.
Against Analogy
Daniel J. Solomon
Masha Gessen's likening of the Gaza Strip to a Nazi ghetto is a master class in Holocaust inversion and distortion. These statements were made in the heat of a polemical debate, but moral outrage should never call the tune. There is a word for when it does: demagoguery.
Road to Nowhere
Alex Stein
A new book about Zionist land purchases in the Jezreel Valley/Marj ibn Amir reveals the incompatibility of the settler colonial and Zionist paradigms of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
The Splendor of Cities
Yaser Abu Areesha
A personal assessment of the Palestinian situation following the tumultuous events of 2021.
A Typology of National Liberation Movements
Olga Kirschbaum-Shirazki
Why otherwise competent scholars get Zionism and Palestinian nationalism wrong.
A Question of Priorities
Abe Silberstein
Two ostensibly very different books shine an illuminating light on debates surrounding Palestinian political goals and identity.
Cities without a Country
Ian Black
A new book and a new documentary film offer a profoundly insightful and thought-provoking snapshot of the many troubling uncertainties faced by Palestinians in 2021.
The Chairmen
Calev Ben-Dor
Two recent books assess the successes and failures of Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas.
International Law for Just One Nation
Eugene Kontorovich
Two books examine the details behind arguments about the legality of settlements.
Preventing Peace
Abe Silberstein
Three new books argue that American policy has consistently failed the Palestinians and the wider cause of Middle Eastern rapprochement.
Teaching the Conflict
Ari Blaff
Three publications show different approaches to teaching the Arab-Israeli Conflict on campus.
Stone Men
Alex Stein
The story of the role played by Palestinian stonemasons and construction workers in the building of Israel.
‘Duel Review’: The Conflict over the Right of Return
Emmanuel Navon Tamer Masalha
Two reviews, separately written, about recent books about the Palestinian "right of return."