Articles in Middle East Eye

Trump admin is exacerbating anti-Semitism

Trump admin is exacerbating anti-Semitism

My column for UK outlet Middle East Eye: The keffiyeh and watermelons are antisemitic symbols. That’s according to training that the New York Police Department received in January from outfits closely associated with the pro-Israelcommunity. The US magazine Jewish Currents, which obtained details about the training, questioned the focus of the presentation. “They are actively…

Israel has always wanted to erase Palestinians from Palestine

Israel has always wanted to erase Palestinians from Palestine

My latest column for UK outlet, Middle East Eye: Israel‘s plans to remove Palestinians from Gaza, ominously called “voluntary transfer“, may seem like a shocking new idea. But it is as old as the Jewish state itself. Insecurity about the country’s origins has been baked in since 1948. In recent years, Israel’s Defence Ministry has…

Shifting and evolving Jewish views on Israel/Palestine

Shifting and evolving Jewish views on Israel/Palestine

My latest column in UK outlet Middle East Eye: Watching politics in the United States is akin to seeing a never-ending parade of compromised individuals finding new ways to devote themselves to the Israeli cause. The genocide in Gaza and mass killings in the occupied West Bank are seemingly no impediment to their commitment. Voices…

Big Tech is essential for Israel’s war machine

Big Tech is essential for Israel’s war machine

My latest essay in the UK outlet, Middle East Eye: Israel could not fight its wars of conquest without a host of foreign players supporting, arming and funding it. From Washington and Berlin sending billions of dollars of weapons to Israel since 7 October 2023, to diplomatic backing at the United Nations, Prime Minister Benjamin…

The challenge in defanging the Palestine laboratory

The challenge in defanging the Palestine laboratory

My new essay in the UK-based Middle East Eye examines my new book, The Palestine Laboratory, and also details the growing Israeli influence on Taiwan and other nation states. An extract: The Israeli defence industry inspires nations across the globe, many of which view themselves as under threat from external enemies. The Taiwanese foreign minister,…