Reviews

Poetry steeped in sarcasm and politics

Sarah Irving 19 September 2017

“Prince of Poets” star Tamim Al-Barghouti’s first collection of work translated into English. Read more about Poetry steeped in sarcasm and politics

Cover of The Biggest Prison on Earth illustrated with photo of young girl wearing pink dress standing between heavily armed soldiers

Why the occupation is no accident

Rod Such 18 September 2017

Israeli plans for West Bank settlements began as early as 1963, according to historian Ilan Pappe. Read more about Why the occupation is no accident

Cover of The Rise of the Arab American Left book

The Arab American radicals who paved way for BDS

Rod Such 5 September 2017

Shared outrage over dispossession of Palestine galvanized a movement. Read more about The Arab American radicals who paved way for BDS

Finding a voice under occupation

Fouad Moughrabi 28 August 2017

Palestinian children describe their lives in their own words. Read more about Finding a voice under occupation

Two-page spread from Diaspora Boy book shows close-up of Diaspora Boy face on one page, and full Israel Man and Diaspora Boy comic on the other page

Satire as grotesque as the hypocrisy it skewers

Marguerite Dabaie 23 August 2017

Comics artist Eli Valley blasts the Zionist construct of the “real” Jew. Read more about Satire as grotesque as the hypocrisy it skewers

Cover of The Only Language They Understand book

A half-century of pointless peace talks

Tom Sperlinger 21 August 2017

Gentle nudging of Israel by its allies won’t change its brutal course. Read more about A half-century of pointless peace talks

Palestinian art after Darwish

Sarah Irving 4 August 2017

Today’s generation has shifted from calling to resistance to questioning political dominance. Read more about Palestinian art after Darwish

Keeping tradition alive in the diaspora

Marguerite Dabaie 26 July 2017

Stories of Palestinian embroidery served with comforting tea. Read more about Keeping tradition alive in the diaspora

Cover of Water & Salt book shows opened doors in frame of destroyed cinderblock home

Nostalgia with a political edge

Sarah Irving 25 July 2017

In “Water & Salt,” poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha finds a clear voice in her second language. Read more about Nostalgia with a political edge

Israel's other "demographic threat"

Rod Such 18 July 2017

Israel has granted refugee status to fewer than 200 people since 1951. Read more about Israel's other "demographic threat"