Spotlight
Israeli Media Reacts to the ICC
While Israel’s establishment media is generally critical of Netanyahu, it was unified in rejecting the charges in the ICC’s arrest warrants for the prime minister and Yoav Gallant, the former minister of defense.
Refusing Barbarity
The atrocities committed by the French army are still rarely publicly acknowledged in France today. Even less discussed are those within the military’s ranks who, confronted with these horrors, defied orders, refused to participate or supported the Algerians.
A Hezbollah Assassin and the Meaning of Justice
Salim Ayyash’s name may not be as familiar as Hassan Nasrallah’s, but the Hezbollah assassin’s reported death is a sign of a world ruled by the strong.
Protesters Shut Down Tel Aviv — Again
In a move that commentators decried as cynical and dangerous, Netanyahu fired his defense minister on the night of the U.S. elections, thereby pushing yet another investigation into illegal behavior down the Israeli news cycle while the White House was too busy to react.
Inspired by Hungary, Trump Is Turning to Natalism
When Trump said he would make fertility treatment free, he seemed to have taken a leaf out of Viktor Orban’s natalist playbook. Both leaders want more native-born children as they aim to halt population decline without relying on immigration.
In Egypt and Sudan, Nubians Are Trying To Bring an Alphabet Back From the Dead
It is widely acknowledged that the extinction of a language is a devastating cultural loss for ethnic minorities, but these Nubians raise a different question: What happens when an alphabet disappears? And is it possible — or even desirable — to save a script?
Israel Killed Nasrallah. Lebanon Will Burn Because of It
The death of Hassan Nasrallah may be ushering in an era of chaos for Lebanon as Hezbollah’s spell over the country weakens. A Lebanese Shiite writer grapples with the implications.