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Gaza and the Undoing of Zionism

Gaza and the Undoing of Zionism

A historian reviews new books by Peter Beinart, Avi Shlaim and Pankaj Mishra on the project that animates Israel’s violence During a sabbatical I spent in West Jerusalem in the late 1980s, my 7-year-old daughter was enrolled in an Israeli school. One day, she came...

Digital Gladiators: Why We Still Cheer for Violence

Digital Gladiators: Why We Still Cheer for Violence

As I scroll through my phone, absorbing the relentless updates about the Iran-Israel conflict, I’m confronted by images that blur the line between reality and simulation. Towering buildings reduced to rubble, missiles streaking across skies like something out of a...

Warning Out on Kiddie Flip-Flops Containing Toxic Lead 

Warning Out on Kiddie Flip-Flops Containing Toxic Lead 

21 June 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has detected lead, a hazardous chemical of major public health concern, in imported plastic flip-flops for kids that are sold for only P20 per pair. As part of the group’s nonstop advocacy to...

Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars

Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars

With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I discovered a fascinating country and a vibrant Jewish community.* Every day, I ask about the safety of friends and loved ones in both Iran and Israel. The situation there is tragic...