One thing people fail to understand. In 1920, there were about 15 million Jews worldwide, and about 600k Palestinian Arabs. Zionists were confident that several million Jews would eventually migrate to Palestine, which would have made them a clear majority. 1/

Written ten years ago by @keithkahnharris.bsky.social, and is now sadly useful. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Important piece about the realignment that is taking place in the Middle East as a result of Israel's new "forward defense doctrine." Since October 7, Israel has struck at least 6 countries in the region. Whereas Arab states used to be concerned about Iran, most regional actors now fear Israel.+

A terrible, truly sickening act www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...

“Written with passion, precision, honesty and courage. Essential reading on how American myopia, bias and hypocrisy set the stage for Gaza” — David D. Kirkpatrick “The world needs this book, now more than ever.’ — Fida Jiryis Pre-order America’s Middle East www.hurstpublishers.com/book/america...

Trumps fredsplan for Gaza: Aller mest påfallende er det totale fraværet av palestinerne selv i utformingen av en avtale som skal få slutt på det FNs uavhengige granskningskomité konkluderer er et folkemord, skriver Erik Skare.

Min første byline som seniorforsker hos NUPI i @morgenbladet.no: www.morgenbladet.no/ideer/heller...

I’m really happy to announce that I will continue my work as a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)! Great things to come!

I seriously think the details of the Trump plan are far less important than the political dynamics. We saw indications of US willingness to pressure Netanyahu, and US position that the war should end. If (big if) these dynamics continue and are serious - there will be an agreement, before end of 25

I've seen a lot of people on here in the past day or so repeat the line of "Arabs are Semites, too, so anti-Arab racism is also a form of antisemitism." This is and understandable mistake, given how weird the word is, but it's a misunderstanding of the word.

A horrific bombing and shelling, and now tanks reported in the centre of Gaza. The ground invasion of Gaza city appears to have started. Thousands fleeing for their lives

A really thorough review of Road to October 7 (@versobooks.bsky.social) in Middle East Policy (@mideastpolicy.bsky.social) , and I appreciate the comparison of my analysis with that of Gilbert Achcar: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The media needs to keep in mind that increasingly, the ideologies of perpetrators of mass attacks, assassinations, & terrorism in the US don't fit neatly into boxes. Some are part of subcultures, like the man who murdered Charlie Kirk, who appears to have been a Groyper. Others, notably the 1/2

My review compares Achcar's Gaza Catastrophe to @erikskare.no's Road to October 7. Skare offers a compelling list of Hamas's reasons. Achcar is adamant that Hamas's Islamism has led it to adopt irrational strategies, not just in launching al-Aqsa Flood but in many actions after taking power in Gaza.

Wonderful review of Road to October 7 (@versobooks.bsky.social) in Inside Story: insidestory.org.au/how-hamas-ha...

Veldig hyggelig anmeldelse av Road to October 7 (@versobooks.bsky.social) i dagens Vårt land:

Veldig hyggelig anmeldelse av Road to October 7 (@versobooks.bsky.social) i dagens Vårt land:

New publication in the Journal of Conflict Resolution! Why do rebel groups adopt different recruitment strategies? @michaeljsoules.bsky.social and I explore this question by examining the behavior of 232 rebel groups over recent decades journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Wonderful review of Road to October 7 (@versobooks.bsky.social) in Inside Story: insidestory.org.au/how-hamas-ha...

My interview with ABC News about what’s left of Hamas after two years of warfare: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Gaza Catastrophe by Gilbert Achcar lays bare “Israel’s path toward maximalist aims, alleged war crimes, and perpetual conflict,” says our review. Achcar differs with @erikskare.no’s Road to October 7 on Hamas’s rationality. Early view: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A really thorough review of Road to October 7 (@versobooks.bsky.social) in Middle East Policy (@mideastpolicy.bsky.social) , and I appreciate the comparison of my analysis with that of Gilbert Achcar: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Finally had the chance to watch this excellent documentary about the history and ethos of Python. Warmly recommended! youtu.be/GfH4QL4VqJ0?...

Dang okay

Together with @kgberg.bsky.social I try to explain how we got to the famine in Gaza. www.prio.org/comments/1801

On Tuesday, Netanyahu changed Israeli policy by calling the Ottoman massacres of Armenians a genocide. On Thursday, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, announced that Turkey will cut remaining economic ties with Israel and close Turkish airspace to Israeli flights.+

So Israel bombed a Gaza hospital, waited 7 minutes, and then bombed it again, ensuring that any first responders would also be killed. The santized term for this - a double tap- should not exist. www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...

Warmly recommended: Leila Seurat in @foreignaffairs.com on the new Hamas insurgency: reader.foreignaffairs.com/2025/08/26/t...

The number of “cides” in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide — the destruction of history itself — argues @lsmwilson.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/histo...

Currently reading @peterbeinart.bsky.social

“The attack targeted a civilian building, specifically a hospital, in a reckless double-tap strike that killed civilians, rescue workers and journalists among them. All categories that should be protected under international law.”

For the EU, this should be a very urgent matter of national security. All EU member states should build on Denmark's wise strategy to phase out Microsoft products

🚨New in Communication Methods & Measures with @drorwalter.bsky.social !!!🚨 Our article Topic Modeling of Video and Image Data: A Visual Semantic Unsupervised Approach introduces VisTopics, a Python package for analyzing large-scale visual datasets: lnkd.in/d8BgjTJ4 and Package: lnkd.in/dvvRbRZC

Jesus Christ… “Assuming that all of the certain and probable militant deaths were counted in the death toll, that would mean over 83 percent of Gaza’s dead were civilians.” www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

Horrific: Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

I would love for someone who has experience in a social movement to zoom into my undergrad class this fall and share. Minimal prep: orient us 5-10 min, then Q&A. In past, we learned about participation in uprisings in Syria and Hong Kong, and US labor (during a strike!). Thanks!

Dahlia Scheindlin: “Notwithstanding their growing distaste for the Netanyahu government, mainstream Israelis do not significantly diverge from the prime minister and his far-right cabinet on many underlying and essential longer-term issues.” reader.foreignaffairs.com/2025/08/13/i...

Absolutely right: Recognizing Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

But but, it’s not only only! www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/nyq...

Geir Ulfstein (UiO): «Det er ganske slående at et privat fond kan skaffe informasjon og behandle informasjon som ikke det statlige oljefondet kan gjøre. Så det er jo enda grunn til å stille spørsmål ved hvor godt det oljefondssystemet fungerer, sier han.» www.aftenposten.no/norge/politi...

"While asking the ‘genocide question’ is important, it is also crucial to remember that myriad war crimes are being committed on an almost daily basis in this conflict, with conduct potentially amounting to war crimes including wilful killing; hostage-taking;..." opiniojuris.org/2025/08/04/i...

Look what just arrived! By some of the absolute best in their fields: Stéphane Lacroix, @musaalgharbi.bsky.social and @osto.bsky.social

Seen in Seattle @versobooks.bsky.social

Yesterday, @washingtonpost.com Washington Post published an image of Gaza City which looked like Hiroshima. It seems that this is one of the *least damaged* areas in the Gaza Strip. Short thread: @leloveluck.bsky.social

Anbefaler på det varmeste Lena Lindgrens suverene essay i @morgenbladet.no! Jeg skulle bare ønske at avisa ikke lot Karianne Tung - et av regjeringens absolutt svakeste ledd - slippe så billig unna i påfølgende intervju: www.morgenbladet.no/samfunn/en-t...

An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.

“a simple description of the discriminatory nature of Israel’s 2018 Nation State Law..or of the apartheid nature of its control over millions of Palestinians…would be impossible in a ME history course under IHRA.” Powerful Rashid Khalidi open letter to Columbia www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is the Washington Post (yes, that one): names in Arabic and English, and ages, of all 18,500 children killed in Gaza, plus portraits and stories where available: www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...