We covered this resolution on January 8 and January 9 (Pamela Paul op-ed). Here is the original resolution: Whereas the US government has underwritten the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) campaign in Gaza with over $12.5 billion in military aid between […]
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Pamela Paul: “it would be better if the A.H.A. as an institution never weighed in on political conflicts”
Yesterday we called your attention to the American Historical Association’s resolution on “scholasticide” in Gaza. Get up to speed here. Today, New York Times columnist Pamela Paul, who attended the AHA business meeting where the resolution was approved, weighs in. […]
The American Historical Association votes to condemn “scholasticide” in Gaza
From the AHA website: Whereas the US government has underwritten the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) campaign in Gaza with over $12.5 billion in military aid between October 2023 and June 2024; Whereas that campaign, beyond causing massive death and injury […]
What do laws of war mean in the age of drones?
The history of targeting civilians in war is long. Modern international humanitarian law is unable to end the practice.
What is going on at Dickinson College?
Michael Smerconish, a political independent who promotes civility and democratic discourse on his Sirius XM radio show and CNN television program, will no longer deliver the 2024 commencement address at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Here is Penn Live: Dickinson […]
Gaza in maps
I found this BBC story, complete with maps, helpful for understanding what is happening in Gaza right now.
Israel-based progressive intellectuals and peace activists call for a “return to a politics based on humanistic and universal principles”
Several dozen Israeli-based academic progressives and peace activists have signed this letter. They are correct to suggest that the usual identity politics we often hear coming out of colleges and universities seem hollow in the wake of October 7, 2023. […]
What is happening in Israel and the Gaza Strip?
The BBC answers all of your questions, including: Read more here.