Occupation & Occupied Territories

The Palestinian Paradox

Helena Cobban : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

The surest path to statehood and lasting peace with Israel is engagement with Hamas.

To Live and Die in Gaza

Laila Al-Arian : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

As Israel's bombardment of Gaza continues, a Nation contributor with roots in the region gives voice to the on-the-ground experience of those who have endured the attacks.

The Strangulation of Gaza

Saree Makdisi : Israel

The breach in the wall at Rafah dramatized the fact that an imprisoned population is at the point of starvation.

Justified Violence: Breaking the Gaza Wall

Allan Nairn : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

The breaking of the Gaza-Egypt wall is clearly a good thing, and a rare example of the moral--and also wise--use of violence in politics.

Israel's Intrepid Peacemakers

Neve Gordon : Israel

Their numbers are dwindling, they're low on money and face potential violence and certain prosecution. But Israeli anarchists continue to stand with embattled Palestinians.

In Palestine, a Dream Deferred

Bashir Abu-Manneh : Non-Fiction

Two new books explore fundamental Palestinian and Israeli concerns: The Iron Cage by Rashid Khalidi considers the Palestinians' failure to achieve sovereignty, and One Country by Ali Abunimah puts forth a moral case for binationalism.

Gaza and Darfur

Alexander Cockburn : Israel

There's no political risk for US media to sound off over genocide in Darfur, but challenging Israel's shameful seige of Gaza is quite a different story.

Palestinian Dilemmas

Mouin Rabbani : Ariel Sharon

Will Palestinians be compelled to live by Ariel Sharon's repressive vision or will they compel Israel to accept genuine self-determination for the Palestinian people?

Gaza Illusions

Richard Falk : Middle East

Disengagement represents a dangerous step backward in the struggle to find a just peace for Israelis and Palestinians and leaves many core issues unresolved.

Disengagement From Peace?

Marwan Bishara : Ariel Sharon

Israel's withdrawal from Gaza represents a withdrawal from the peace process. If that occurs, its nightmare in Gaza could become a West Bank reality.

Fighting Israel's Wall

Ann Petter : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

"I came to Israel because my tax money pays for Apache helicopters."

Israel Plays With Fire

Roane Carey & Adam Shatz : Israel

Opposing Occupation

Ellen Cantarow : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

"I am Jewish. I am Israeli. I am a citizen of this state, and I am very upset."

Remembering Rachel Corrie

Adam Shapiro : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Why has Corrie's killing gone unchallenged by the United States?

Israel's Failing Wall

Hillel Schenker : Israel

With the specter of an international boycott looming, Sharon has begun to waver.

Letter From Jayyous

David Bloom : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

A Palestinian farming village is being strangled by Sharon's wall.

Occupied Voices

Wendy Pearlman

"Many years have passed in which Palestinians were not really living. What we need is a huge change. And maybe then there will be peace."