Opinion | Clifford D. May
Syria’s descent into chaos and extremism does not bode well for its neighbors.
A Moment With Michael Oren
Author of Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East 1776 to the Present
Since the days of the Barbary pirates, the Middle East has...
Gershom Gorenberg | Is Bibi the New Golda?
The “status quo” summers of 2013 and 1973
Is The Two State Solution Dead?
Are separate Israeli and Palestinian states still the answer? Moment speaks with peace negotiators, policy makers, activists and a former head of the Mossad. Noam Chomsky, Dani Dayan, Ruth Gavison, Efraim Halevy and others share their views.
Nathan Guttman: Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Why is America’s strongest faith-based bloc that opposes the war—the Jewish community—sitting this conflict out?
From the front lines of the civil-rights movement through the Vietnam...
Solar Eclipsed?
Thanks to Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, the Jewish state was a pioneer in solar power. Now some of the country’s brightest solar innovators say they are being held back by red tape and a lack of government support.
Naomi Ragen: Israel’s Kaleidoscope of Expectations
With the new government in place, Israelis are beginning to address the complicated question of what they want their country to look like.
Marshall Breger: Palestinian vs. Israeli Textbooks
Some people can’t handle the findings of a study that dares to compare Palestinian and Israeli textbooks.
An Iranian-Israeli Love-In?
by Kelley Kidd
Recently, Facebook has been bombarding me. Not with its usual memes and Spotify updates, but with a slew of politically oriented statuses and...
Should We Remove the “Israel Filter” When Studying the Middle East? It’s Worth Trying.
By Leigh Nusbaum
A few weeks ago, my class on the contemporary politics in the Middle East was discussing the domestic future of Syria, particularly when...
Should We Remove the "Israel Filter" When Studying the Middle East? It's Worth Trying.
By Leigh Nusbaum
A few weeks ago, my class on the contemporary politics in the Middle East was discussing the domestic future of Syria, particularly when...
Yom Kippur, Israel and Turkey
By Leigh Nusbaum
There is a saying in my High Holy Day siddur, the Gates of Repentance, that says, “For transgressions against God, the Day of...