The Two-State Solution: Dead, And Finally Buried?

Nathaniel Shils

Two edited books, published on the eve of October 7, attempt to accord academic rigor to the growing consensus on the supposed demise of the two-state solution. But even after Hamas' attack and the destruction of Gaza, the ambivalence remains.

Who Owns Palestine’s Cultural Assets?

Amir Nassar

The seizure of Palestinian archives by Israel in 1948 and thereafter is marked by ambivalence: some view it as an act of cultural preservation, while others see it as theft and plunder.

Rotted Hinterland

Ariyeh Benjamin

I am in Massafer Yatta now, in the South Hebron Hills. It’s winter. The desert is bizarrely green. After 7 October, the unease has been replaced by absolute terror. Terror permeates itself through every second of every day. It always approaches; every tick of the clock is riddled with fear.