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The Lede

The “Snow White” Controversy, Like Our Zeitgeist, Is Both Stupid and Sinister

Placing the failure of the live-action remake largely at Rachel Zegler’s feet is almost perversely flattering to her.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

A West Bank Family on the Verge of Annexation

Soon after October 7th, Hisham Awartani and two Palestinian friends were shot on the street in Vermont. At home in the West Bank, he contemplates the prospect of Israeli annexation.
The Lede

The Girl Who Gave Me Hope for Gaza

As a doctor at Al-Aqsa Hospital, I saw what a collapse in the ceasefire could mean—and what can happen when a patient is given a chance.
Essay

Gaza Must Be Rebuilt by Palestinians, for Palestinians

Palestinians returning after the ceasefire confront the destruction of their homes and the horror of President Trump’s proposal to turn Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East” by committing ethnic cleansing.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

“No Other Land”: The Collective Behind the Oscar-Nominated Documentary

Two of the filmmakers, Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, discuss the challenges and the threat of violence they faced making a film about Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

The Unfinished Business the Biden Administration Is Handing Back to Donald Trump

The staff writer Evan Osnos offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on President Biden’s handling of world crises—from Gaza and Ukraine to China’s designs on Taiwan.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

Antony Blinken’s Exit Interview

President Biden’s long-serving Secretary of State on the crisis in Gaza, and his reason for optimism about lasting peace in the region.
Q. & A.

Why the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Is Happening Now

After months of frustrating the Biden Administration, Benjamin Netanyahu seems poised to accept a deal on the eve of Trump’s return to the White House.
2024 in Review

The Remarkable Collapse of Iran’s Powerful Alliances

The Islamic Republic is weaker—on multiple fronts—than it’s been in nearly half a century.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

Rashid Khalidi on the Palestinian Cause in a Volatile Middle East, and the Meaning of Settler Colonialism

The historian discusses events that have weakened supposed allies of the Palestinians, and the idea of settler colonialism that has taken hold on the left. Critic Adam Kirsch responds.
Dispatch

The Price Lebanon Is Paying for the Hezbollah-Israel War

The group’s supporters remain steadfast in the face of widespread displacement and thousands of deaths.
The Front Row

“No Other Land” Puts a Palestinian Neighborhood on the World Map

This discerning personal documentary, made by Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, looks closely at a long-standing campaign of demolition and the violence that goes with it.
The Lede

The Killing of Yahya Sinwar

The Hamas leader who planned the October 7th attack is dead. What will be the effect on Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East?
Q. & A.

Rationalizing the Horrors of Israel’s War in Gaza

The novelist Howard Jacobson has argued that too much press coverage of dead Palestinian children is a new form of “blood libel” against Jews.
Letter from Israel

A Year After October 7th, a Kibbutz Survives

In Be’eri, where more than a hundred people were killed and thirty taken captive, former residents are attempting to rebuild.
Fault Lines

Why Ta-Nehisi Coates Writes

In “The Message,” Coates urges young writers to aspire to “nothing less than doing their part to save the world,” but his latest work reveals the limits of his own advice.
The Lede

What’s Next in the Israel-Iran Conflict?

In the span of a week—with the death of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, and Iran’s ballistic-missile strike on Israel—the entire Middle East is changed.
The Lede

Iran’s New President Makes His U.N. Début as the Middle East Is in Flames

With the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel threatening to tip into all-out war, Masoud Pezeshkian calls for diplomacy.
The Lede

Are Israel and Hezbollah Headed Toward an “Open-Ended Battle”?

Air strikes across Lebanon, on the heels of last week’s pager and walkie-talkie explosions, have left the country in a state of dread.
Q. & A.

The Latest “Poison Pill” in the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Negotiations

What is the Philadelphi Corridor, and why is Netanyahu at odds with his own security establishment over whether I.D.F. troops should remain there?