For one baker and educator in Northwest Arkansas, food is a connection to her family’s roots in Gaza—and an essential way to share the stories of their culture.
Gaza
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The Road to 1948
“How the decisions that led to the founding of Israel left the region in a state of eternal conflict.”
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“A Thousand Eulogies Are Exported to the Comma.” Of Syntax and Genocide
Nicki Kattoura on the impossibility of writing about the destruction of Gaza.
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Rubble From Bone
“The war on Gaza is at its core retributive: an act of collective punishment.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring standout stories by Michael Hall, Sarah Aziza, Ferris Jabr, Adrian Nathan West, and Kyle Chayka.
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Recognizing the Stranger
“What in fiction is enjoyable and beautiful is often terrifying in real life.”
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‘A Mass Assassination Factory’: Inside Israel’s Calculated Bombing of Gaza
“Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an artificial intelligence system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza, a +972 and Local Call investigation reveals.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Notable reads by Atef Abu Saif, Sonia Smith, James McNaughton, Dorothy Wickenden, and Kevin Koenig.
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No Human Being Can Exist
How can a person make up for seven decades of misrepresentation and willful distortion in the time allotted to a sound bite?