Israel-Hamas War, Explained

Moment guides you through the intensifying conflict with key background information, exclusive interviews and fresh analysis.

29 Apr

Gaza Protest Movement Has a Message for Hamas

26 Mar

Opinion | Don’t Give an Inch to Israel’s Enemies

18 Mar

The Israeli Hostages Who Forged Connections With Their Captors

10 Mar

U.S. Ends Nearly 30-Year-Long Silence, Talks to Hamas on Hostages

04 Mar

Whether Iron or Golden, Israel Ready to Assist U.S. in Developing a Dome

27 Feb

“A Protective Presence” | 24 Hours in the West Bank

24 Feb

“A Protective Presence” in the West Bank with Eli Katzoff and Sarah Breger

13 Feb

The Israel Hamas War: Can Trump’s Gaza Plan Ever Work? with Aaron David Miller and Robert Siegel

13 Feb

No Israeli Left Behind

11 Feb

B’Ivrit | Israeli Media Excited Over Trump’s Plan for Gaza

06 Feb

Mixed Feelings: Jewish and Muslim Groups React to Trump’s Gaza Takeover Idea

05 Feb

First reactions to Trump’s Pronouncement about the Gaza Strip with Fania Oz-Salzberger and Sarah Breger

21 Jan

Hope and Rage: Bringing the Hostages Home and the Future of the Israel-Hamas War with Eetta Prince-Gibson and Sarah Breger

16 Jan

The Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Deal Explained

02 Jan

A Rapidly Changing Middle East with Aaron David Miller and Nadine Epstein

09 Dec

Interview | Yair Golan on the Detriments of Israeli Tribalism

05 Dec

Interview | Manuel Trajtenberg on Israel’s Future

04 Dec

Opinion | Netanyahu vs. the “Deep State”

20 Nov

Why Do Campus Protesters Want to #DropHillel?

19 Nov

Daughters of Abraham: How an Israeli-American and Palestinian-American are Bridging the Divide since October 7 with Nada Higuera, Heidi Basch-Harod, Zainab Khan and Sarah Breger

23 Oct

A Charming Children’s Book Emerges From the Devastation of October 7

18 Oct

Interview | Ghaith al-Omari on the End of the Sinwar Era and What Comes Next

18 Oct

Breaking News | Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Killed in Gaza

17 Oct

The End of the Sinwar Era: What Comes Next? with Ghaith al-Omari and Nadine Epstein

22 Oct

The Past, Present and Future of the Israel-Jordan Relationship

08 Oct

Opinion | How We in Israel Tried to Commemorate October 7

08 Oct

Opinion | UN Secretary General António Guterres Unworthy of Nobel Peace Prize

06 Oct

Q&A | The War in Lebanon with Hanin Ghaddar

01 Oct

The Iran-Israel Face-Off with Roya Hakakian and Nadine Epstein

05 Oct

A Day of Love & Darkness

27 Sep

The Israel-Hezbollah Showdown: Key Takeaways

27 Sep

The Fight to Save the Hostages Isn’t Over with Vered Guttman and Jennifer Bardi

25 Sep

The Israel-Hezbollah Showdown: What’s Happening Inside Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Jordan and Iran with Aaron David Miller and Nadine Epstein

05 Sep

Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah with Hanin Ghaddar, Aaron David Miller and Robert Siegel

03 Sep

B’Ivrit | Rumors, Whatsapp and Military Censorship

26 Aug

From Yeshiva to Court-Martial to Columbia Cease-Fire Cause

26 Aug

For Jewish Students, Back to School Brings Hesitation and Hope

09 Aug

From the Newsletter | Could Retaliatory Attack Arrive on Tisha B’Av?

05 Aug

B’Ivrit | Israeli Media Analyzes Different Reactions to Terrorist Assassinations

25 Jul

Looking for a Middle Around the Edges of Bibi’s Visit

15 Jul

Samer Sanijlawi Knows Israelis “Better Than They Know Themselves”

12 Jul

Six Days Without Waze

08 Jul

B’Ivrit | Israeli Dailies Pounce on Biden’s Lackluster Debate Performance

01 Jul

Was the Awful Presidential Debate Somehow Good for Israel?

28 Jun

In Berlin, Some Israeli Ex-Pats Organize Against Germany’s Support for Israel

25 Jun

A Legal Earthquake: Israel’s Supreme Court Decides that the Ultra-Orthodox Must Serve in the Military with Eetta Prince-Gibson and Nadine Epstein

18 Jun

Jewish Identity in a Post October 7 World with Sarah Hurwitz and Amy E. Schwartz

17 Jun

Analysis | We Need To Talk About Willful Ignorance

10 Jun

B’Ivrit | Desperate for Some Good News, Israelis Cling to Heroic Hostage Rescue Story

07 Jun

Ayal Feinberg Connects Hate and War

06 Jun

Hate and War: A Stark Correlation

04 Jun

The Double Bind of Israelis on Campus

04 Jun

What We Need Is a Brazen Type of Love

31 May

A Zoom Room With A View: One Man’s Window Into A Rafah Refugee Camp

27 May

The International Criminal Court Requests Netanyahu’s Arrest

23 May

The Many Sounds of MATISYAHU with Matisyahu and Joe Alterman

21 May

Campus Protests in the Voices of the Students Who Experienced Them

15 May

Everyday Israel with Joel Chasnoff, Benji Lovitt and Sarah Breger

15 May

Letter from Berkeley | What Do Campus Encampment Protesters Really Want?

09 May

If These Walls Could Talk: Columbia’s Hamilton Hall—1968-2024 with Glenn Frankel, Robert Siegel, Susan Rubin Suleiman and Amy E. Schwartz

02 May

Israel Today: A Wide-Open Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi and Amy E. Schwartz

29 Apr

Opinion | What’s Wrong with This Picture?

18 Apr

Israel, Iran and the Dangers of a Wider War with Aaron David Miller, Robin Wright, and Robert Siegel

28 Mar

Is a Two-State Solution for Israelis and Palestinians Still Possible? with Aaron David Miller, Ghaith al-Omari and Robert Siegel

20 Mar

From 1975 | “Remembering,” by Elie Wiesel

20 Mar

In Israel and Beyond, Hostages Freed by Hamas Share Their Stories

20 Mar

How to Remember: Holocaust Literature From Survivors’ Accounts to 3G

18 Mar

Is Chuck Schumer Playing Bad Cop for Biden?

12 Mar

B’Ivrit | Haredim, Gaza Coverage, Eurovision

27 Feb

What Does Winning Look Like for Israel? with Eetta Prince-Gibson and Sarah Breger

27 Feb

Analysis: For South Africans, the ICJ Case is a “Reawakening”

26 Feb

Class Dismissed: An Interview with Jewish Studies Professor Jeffrey Blutinger

21 Feb

Six Israeli/Palestinian Peace Projects Active Since October 7

20 Feb

The Political Is Personal with Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Sarah Breger

21 Feb

Podcasts for Peace: Six Shows That Feature Nuanced Conversations about Israel/Palestine

21 Feb

From the Editor’s Desk: A Podcast for Those in Search of Nuance

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23 Feb

A Cooling: Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Work after October 7 and Gaza

16 Feb

Analysis | What Could Winning This War Look Like?

13 Feb

From Theodor Herzl to David Ben-Gurion: Humanist Zionism Lives on Today with Fania Oz-Salzberger and Sarah Breger

08 Feb

On the Record | Which Israeli Politicians are Being Accused of Incitement of Genocide at the ICJ?

08 Feb

Q&A | Genocide Scholar Mike Brand on the ICJ Ruling

08 Feb

Explainer | Will Turnover at the ICJ Impact the Genocide Trial?

08 Feb

Profile | Is Aharon Barak Still Israel’s Most Maverick Judge?

01 Feb

Red Sea Rebels: Yemen and the Houthis with Michael Knights and Nadine Epstein

30 Jan

The Soul of Israel: Lost in Translation with Daniel Gordis and Amy E. Schwartz

24 Jan

Interview | Laziza Dalil on Teaching Moroccan Jewish Heritage

23 Jan

Muslim and Arab Voices Against Bigotry

19 Jan

Q&A | The Israel-Hamas War: Updates and Analysis (Part 3) with Aaron David Miller

18 Jan

Shifting Identities after September 11th and October 7th with Dean Obeidallah and Max Brooks

16 Jan

Visual Moment | A Cinematic Window on the Conflict

12 Jan

Mood | In Israel, October Never Ended

05 Jan

Interview | Dr. Zeina Barakat on Palestinian Views of the Holocaust and Reconciliation

04 Jan

The Israel-Hamas War: Updates and Analysis (Part 3) with Aaron David Miller and Robert Siegel

03 Jan

Opinion | Religious Absolutism: Isaac and Ishmael

20 Dec

Interview | Between Missile Strikes, Activist Mohammed Dajani is Still Dedicated To Peace

13 Dec

Women Speak Out: Confronting War, Rape, and the Rise in Hate: An Interfaith Conversation with Zainab Khan, Shirin Taber, Heidi Basch-Harod and Nadine Epstein

30 Nov

A View from the Gulf States with Bahraini journalist Ahdeya Al Sayed and Nadine Epstein

29 Nov

How Have 10/7 And The Israel-Hamas War Changed Your Priorities And Activism?

27 Nov

Opinion | Breaking the Silence on Hamas’s War Crimes Against Women

22 Nov

Tough Talk at Thanksgiving

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