A Deeper Look
This platform is intended for those who wish to deepen their understanding of the war in Gaza beyond the report at the core of this website. While the report focuses on recounting facts, the articles provide supplementary analysis of various aspects of the war —historical, sociological, legal, and more—alongside personal reflections. Our aim is to offer critical perspectives on the prevailing public discourse surrounding the Israeli war on Gaza, the West Bank, and Palestinian existence —perspectives that are often absent from mainstream media. The blog has an academic editorial board who reviews and edits the article. You may contact us and propose articles, here: adeeperlook@proton.me.
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Israeli Liberalism, Denial and Genocide
מאת: אבי-רם צורףSeptember 30, 2025In this article, Avi-Ram Tzoreff analyzes the key role the Jewish liberal camp in Israel played in perpetuating the genocide in Gaza, in its denial and in its moral justification. According to Tzoreff, members of this camp insist on seeing themselves as moderate and fair compared to so-called "messianic" elements, but in practice they have never criticized the policies of the right-wing government towards Palestinians, and in particular its actions in Gaza. The article describes the rise of Israeli liberalism since the 1980s and shows that even during the period when it dared to challenge the use of military force against the Palestinians, this was an expression of a new self-perception of the secular middle class as a sensitive and compassionate subject, and not a political demand for a change in the power structure and/or recognition of Palestinian national rights. After the Second Intifada, the liberal discourse blamed the Palestinians for the failure of the Oslo Accords, thus justifying the continuation of Israeli control over Palestinians and the use of military force. At the same time, liberals focused on individual rights, particularly those of Jews, and especially on what they saw as the right of women and LGBT people to equal military service. This trend deepened during the protests against the legal reform, protests which blatantly ignored the occupation and the siege of Gaza in favor of engaging in intra-Jewish politics. It is this narcissistic position that enables the liberal denial of genocide over the past two years. Tzoreff concludes that the path to establishing a future of life in the land requires full recognition of the national rights of the Palestinians and an equal distribution of resources and power towards a binational coexistence.
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Compassion as a political act of resistance
Llewelyn BarnesSeptember 4, 2025Usually, I can’t bring myself to cry when I translate testimonies of doctors who worked in Gaza. My partner encourages me to cry, she says that crying brings relief. I know it's true, but still can’t cry. I translate testimonies, and they join into a horrific, coherent story. Each of us has personal knowledge of shared humanity, through which we can understand and be empathetic towards the humanity of others. Translation of testimonies of doctors who were in Gaza is a type of activism I can do, as a disabled person and with the skills I have. Translations allow me to participate in a small and personal way in the chain of personal responsibility and caring. I have the privilege of listening with heart and passing on the words of those who do this important work.
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On Gaza, Dogs, and Humans
By: On Barak and Irus Braverman; Translated by: Orit SchwartzAugust 24, 2025On Barak and Irus Braverman focus on Gaza’s dogs, and argue that domicide (the destruction of housing and living environments) eliminated the home as the site of what makes us human. The transformation of dogs from friendly household companions to feral animals—reveals what happens when the home is obliterated and the intimate relationships it once contained, including human-animal relationships, are drastically disrupted or eliminated. The transformation of dogs from household to homeless animals has effectively reorganized their relationships with the humans of Gaza, which now center around anxieties over bodily integrity, competition for food, and profound loss: dogs have been documented feeding on human remains, prompting Palestinian children to plead with their companion species not to devour their bodies if they die. Beyond massive destruction of infrastructure, Israel’s domicide in Gaza is an assault on the very foundations of what it means to be a Palestinian human.
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Alone and at Risk: The Unseen Crisis of Unaccompanied Children in Gaza
By: Dr. Shulamit PinchoverAugust 12, 2025Many children in Gaza are alone. Often orphaned, forcibly separated, or left behind, they are living without the care of any adult legally or customarily responsible for them. In overcrowded shelters, hospitals, or makeshift camps, they face an acute risk of abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, child labor, trafficking, and prolonged psychological trauma.
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Genocide in Gaza?
By: Shmuel Lederman. Translated by: Orit SchwartzAugust 5, 2025Over the last year, a broad consensus has emerged among scholars that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide. However, when discussing the definition of genocide, a distinction must be made between two different types of discourse: legal and scholarly. Since the authoritative definition of genocide in international discourse is the legal definition, much of the discussion focuses on the extent to which Israel's actions meet the legal definition of genocide in the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.