Israel’s renewed offensive in Gaza City - the largest Palestinian population centre - is being framed as an assault on Hamas’s “final stronghold”. But behind that narrative lies a campaign of expulsion and erasure that bears all the hallmarks of an endgame.
Contributors:
Dana Mills - Writer, Local Call & +972 Magazine
Muhammad Shehada - Journalist
Saree Makdisi - Professor of English & Comparative Literature, UCLA
Tahani Mustafa - Visiting fellow, ECFR
On our radar:
A new AI-generated website unveiled by an Israeli minister claims to “uncover the hidden ties” between Palestinian journalists and Hamas. And despite its amateurish feel, it follows a pattern of dangerous smears against Palestinians. Post’s Tariq Nafi reports.
The sci-fi obsessions of the tech elite
Silicon Valley’s tech titans often say they are shaping a better tomorrow. This is a clique of men - names like Musk, Zuckerberg, Thiel and Altman - who all say they’ve been heavily influenced by science fiction. But those imagined sci-fi futures often come with a dystopian side, warnings that tech billionaires have seemingly failed to understand.
Featuring:
Alex Hanna - Director, Distributed AI Research Institute
Max Read - Senior editor, New York magazine
Tim Maughan - Author and Journalist