21 posts tagged ‘israel’
The Israel-Palestine Debate, on TikTok
The New Yorker,
Live-streamers have flooded the social-media platform to prove the righteousness of their side.
Bibi plays host to Elon Musk's "I am not an antisemite" rehabilitation tour
Boing Boing,
Once again, dragging the attention away from issues, Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk found a way into the spotlight. Musk wants to look like a person who cares deeply about Jewish people after his public antisemitism has chased away his revenue. — Read the rest
Should U.S. Aid to Israel Be Contingent on Human Rights?
Senator Ben Cardin, the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, explains why humanitarian concerns should not hold up funding for Israel’s war effort.
The Trauma of Gaza’s Doctors
The head of mission for Doctors Without Borders in Palestine on the horrors of practicing medicine under siege.
A Rise in Antisemitism; and a Conversation with the A.I. Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton
The normalization of antisemitism has the potential to destabilize democracies, a historian says. Plus, the godfather of artificial intelligence on why his brainchild scares him.
The Left Comes for Biden on Israel
As the Israel-Hamas war divides the Democrats, what does it mean that young activists are protesting the President, not Xi Jinping or Donald Trump?
How Qatar Became the World’s Go-To Hostage Negotiator
The Gulf state is trying to help Hamas and Israel come to a deal. How did it become one of the world’s most prominent hostage-situation mediators?
How to Define Genocide
A historian of the Holocaust examines Israel’s rhetoric and actions in Gaza.