Zarefah Baroud, a Palestinian American with family ties to Gaza, embarked on a life-changing journey when she visited the coastal enclave in 2022. Little did she know that her trip …
Helena Cobban’s “Primer” on Hamas at Bethesda, MD’s Westmoreland Church
On April 21, JWE President Helena Cobban took part in an 80-minute conversation at Westmoreland Church (UCC), in Bethesda MD, at the invitation of the church’s Middle East Committee, which …
Death of Israel’s key protector, Kissinger
November 29 saw the passing, at age 100, of Henry Kissinger, who was the most powerful figure in U.S. diplomacy in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He was Pres. Nixon’s …
Golda movie mum on how her intransigence helped spark the 1973 war
by William B. Quandt We are pleased to run this review of the recently released movie Golda, which focuses on the role Israeli PM Golda Meir played during the October …
The strategic nightmare that follows the ‘forever war’
We’re pleased to repost this important article by veteran strategic analyst Melvin A. Goodman. It was initially published at Counterpunch by Melvin A. Goodman One of these days, the “forever …
Collective Forgetting and the Politics of the West Bank
by Richard Falk and Daniel Falcone We are pleased to cross-post this conversation between JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk, and Daniel Falcone originally published on Counterpunch. Daniel Falcone: With …
H. Cobban debunks anti-China hysteria on climate
This summer, we are seeing that the long-forecast crisis of global warming is truly upon us, and last week U.S. “climate czar” John Kerry visited Beijing to (in the words …
Why Isn’t There Peace in Ukraine? A Counterpunch Colloquy in Geneva
by Richard Falk, Daniel Warner, and Matthew Stevenson We are pleased to cross-post from Counterpunch an excerpt of this conversation between JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk, and Dr. Daniel …
Why National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Should Debate RFK Jr
We’re pleased to crosspost this article by our board member Rick Sterling that was first featured on LA Progressive National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is one of the key people …
Dan Ellsberg: The Moral Giant and the Man
Two Just World Ed board members, Richard Falk and Nora Barrows-Friedman each had lengthy relationships with the heroic, recently deceased whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg– relationships that were both political and personal. …