Gaza war
Israeli Druze Strike a Fine Balance
For decades, Israel’s Druze citizens fulfilled their obligations as citizens in the belief that the state would reward their loyalty with equality. But Israel’s increasingly extremist government and regional sectarian violence have made them feel deeply fearful for their future — in Israel and throughout the region.
The Israeli Army’s Language Gap
The Israeli army spokesperson’s office regularly updates its War Diary web page in English, Arabic, Spanish, French and Hebrew. But while the Hebrew updates include granular details about arrests and house demolitions in the West Bank, updates in the other languages are about Gaza only.
An Ode to the Islamic University of Gaza
After Israel targeted my place of higher learning, I went into a state of denial. I refused to accept that my university was gone and that I could never add to the collection of memories I had created there. I began to believe that Israel was at war not just with Hamas or the Palestinian people, but with our most intimate recollections — and especially our collective memory.