The Pickle

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76 posts

Tracing the apocalypse

For Israel and its allies, Iran’s attack has ushered in a new political reality in which Palestinians once again fade from view.

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6 Min
By: Evan Robins, Eli Machover

Six months of liberal Zionist doublethink

Since 7 October, the principal dividing line on Israel-Palestine has been supporting or opposing a ceasefire. For a faction accustomed to taking the middle ground, that has posed a unique dilemma.

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6 Min
By: Ben Reiff

Israel’s Mogadishu-fication of Gaza

What a reductive analogy can tell us about the unfolding catastrophe.

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5 Min
By: Matthew Gordon

Symbolism is not enough

The UN Security Council’s first call for an immediate ceasefire is little more than a nod.

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5 Min
By: Francesca Newton

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