Death penalty law plus opinion in the Guardian
I spoke with Sawsan Zaher about Israel’s death penalty law for Occupied Thoughts. She’s a Palestinian in Israel who practices law with a focus on human rights.
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Zionism continues to be the problem
It’s been a difficult two-and-a-half years for the Israelis, and for those who are sympathetic to them.
Germany and the Palestinians - Berlin dispatch
In 2011 I was living in Cairo.
Two podcasts about Iran and American power
I spoke with Lara Friedman and Shibley Telhami last week, and Ben Rhodes this week, about the war on Iran and Lebanon for the FMEP podcast.
Abraham Accords and normalization
Has Iran has fundamentally altered the benefit/cost assessments of the Gulf monarchies
Epstein and Israel
David Klion has published a convincing article in Jewish Currents exploring why there were so many Jewish men in Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit.
International law is over, so how do we face injustice?
There are few things that are good in our politics today.
Podcasts, and a film review
Earlier this week I spoke with Sarah Leah Whitson and Michael Omer-Man about their new book, From Apartheid to Democracy.
Europe helped trash international law, and now it’s biting in Ukraine
The dramatic immolation of International Humanitarian Law in Palestine has been catastrophic, and not only for the Palestinians.
America is breaking up with Israel
There’s a major realignment underway in the shape of the world.
The Myths of Camp David
A conversation with Robert Malley about Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank, why the US failed to bring peace to the region, and his recent book Tomorrow Is Yesterday.
The International Solidarity Movement and the Freedom Flotillas
A conversation with Huwaida Arraf
I joined FMEP as a fellow in January 2025
This is the first podcast I conducted, with Sarah Anne Minkin, FMEP's Director of Programs and Partnerships.
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