Danny Postel

What exactly is an “America First” foreign policy? Is it a form of realism, or something darker? In a new piece for @newlinesmag I look under the hood and examine the contradictions and confusions that have bedeviled the doctrine for the past century. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-a…

The great genocide scholar @martinshawx had noted genocidal intent and actions in Israel's assault on Gaza already in November 2023. In his new essay for @newlinesmag, he describes how discourse and opinions have shifted in spite of media suppression. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…

British surgeon Nick Maynard: “These children are being targeted almost as if it’s a game… One day they’re all shot in the head, the next day in the neck, and another day in the testicles… There is a clear and deliberate pattern to the injuries.”

"There is no case since WW2 of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled" Famine expert Alex de Waal on Israel deliberately starving an entire civilian population

Genocide scholar @martinshawx on Gaza While the dam on genocide denial in the West has finally broken, there remains a deafening silence on accountablity. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d… @mehdirhasan @sarahleah1 @MacaesBruno @bartov_omer @amanpour @NaomiAKlein @FerozeSidhwa

"According to the health ministry in Gaza, 99 people were killed and at least 650 were injured while attempting to get aid in the last 24 hours." With US-made bombs let us not forget.... edition.cnn.com/2025/07/21/mid…

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention – named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide – says it plainly: "No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits. GET FOOD AND WATER INTO GAZA NOW. IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."

The @LemkinInstitute is calling on every leader in the world to step in immediately with measures that ensure food and water gets into Gaza right now. No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits. GET FOOD AND WATER INTO GAZA NOW. IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU…

Important essay by genocide scholar @martinshawx Let me summarize his thesis: Western media are finally acknowledging a genocide in Gaza but what about accountability? Why the silence?

NEW: The dam of Gaza genocide denial has well and truly broken. While Israel’s supporters in the West still reject the charge, many media outlets are coming off the fence. Genocide scholar @martinshawx reflects on the shift for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…

A fascinating essay on the discussion on genocide in Gaza, from genocide scholar @martinshawx who was first to write about this subject as scholar, in @newlinesmag & elsewhere. Today he reflects on the shift in the debate. Literal vs interpretive denial newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…

Israel's genocide in Gaza: “We’re in the death phase,” one UNRWA worker said. “Everything around people at the moment is death, whether it’s bombs or strikes, children wasting away in front of their eyes from malnourishment, from dehydration, and dying.” news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

Many media outlets are now recognising that Israel is committing genocide - but still not identifying what governments should be doing to stop it. Me on the new stage of denial.

It's a war crime to gratuitously destroy civilian infrastructure, yet "Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs...levelled in the past few weeks." bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

"[N]either side trusts the account of the other. Amid a security vacuum, these neighbors have come to fear each other." @CP__Ward reports for @newlinesmag on the violence in Sweida, Syria, and the region's descent into catastrophe. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/esca…

The dam of Gaza genocide denial has well and truly broken. While Israel’s supporters in the West still reject the charge, many media outlets are coming off the fence. Genocide scholar @martinshawx reflects on this shift in the discourse for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…

They serve in the army, pay their taxes and obey the laws of the land, but have never been granted equality and are now increasingly concerned for the future. At @newlinesmag, my former colleague @RaslanIb explains the balancing act of the Israeli Druze. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-b…

For decades, Israel’s Druze citizens have unsuccessfully lobbied for equality based on their loyal service to the state. Now domestic and regional developments have made them increasingly fearful for their future, explains @RaslanIb for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-b…

Israel’s Druze keep lobbying for equality based on their loyal service to the state, but in Israel they remain second-class citizens. In Syria they feel increasingly vulnerable and face sectarian violence. Insight by @RaslanIb for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-b…

I wrote this in 2012 on why tribes matter in Syria. That’s now becoming central to the post-Assad story. It’s not just about the collapse of the Iran-allied regime. This demographic will shape Syria’s ties with its Arab neighbors. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

NEW: The mountain of the Druze is burning. @CP__Ward reports for @newlinesmag on the violence in Sweida, Syria, and the region's descent into catastrophe. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/esca…