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Terrorism Investigations on Campus and the New McCarthyism

Anthony O’Rourke and Wadie E. Said Dissent Magazine
Federal law enforcement is under pressure to launch specious terrorism investigations into pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses, based solely on their public statements. The GOP hearings, led by Trump supporters, show the dangers.

Why Arab States Aren’t Using Oil as a Weapon Against Israel

Hafawa Rebhi Jacobin
During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Arab oil producers cut off exports to Israel’s allies. Faced with today’s Israeli war on Gaza, Gulf states dismiss the idea of using the “oil weapon” — an index of how much they have abandoned the Palestinian cause.

Notes on Craft: Writing in the Hour of Genocide

Fargo Nissim Tbakhi Protean Magazine
An early version of these remarks was delivered as part of the “Palestine as a Craft Question” panel at the Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI) Fest in Minneapolis, on October 27th, 2023.

The West’s Love for Israel Erases the Middle East’s Real History

Ussama Makdisi Jacobin
Zionism emerged in response to 19th-century European antisemitism — but its aims in Palestine drew upon Western colonial ideologies. To present the current conflict as a timeless feud denies both European responsibility and Palestine’s multiethnic hi
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