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Israeli Society Is in a Deepening State of Contradiction
Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for dragging them into endless war — and are at a loss for how to carve a way out.
Mairav Zonszein
Mairav Zonszein is a journalist and commentator who has covered Israeli politics and U.S. foreign policy for over a decade. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the New York Review of Books, among others. She joined the International Crisis Group in January 2021 as senior analyst on Israel–Palestine.
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Israel’s War on Gaza
Different Tactics, Same War: The Perils of Treating Israel’s West Bank Offensive as Separate From Gaza
The horrors in Gaza are just one part of Israel’s unified system of controlling Palestinians from the river to the sea.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Israelis Take on Netanyahu and Coronavirus Restrictions in Wave of Civil Disobedience
Many Israelis believe their country’s second coronavirus lockdown was about stopping anti-corruption protests — not the spread of the disease.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Inside the Israeli Right’s Campaign to Silence an Anti-Occupation Group
Breaking the Silence is at the epicenter of a well-orchestrated, ongoing smear campaign by a host of right-wing groups, reporters, and senior politicians.