Author: Bystanders No More

Calder McHugh is an American writer and journalist who details the eye-opening experience that may have cost Jamaal Bowman his seat in the US Congress. POLITICO

Maha Hussaini is an award-winning journalist and human rights activist based in Gaza. Maha started her journalism career by covering Israel’s military campaign on the Gaza Strip in July 2014. In 2020, she won the prestigious Martin Adler Prize for her work as a freelance journalist. Middle East Eye

Saree Makdisi is an American literary critic and professor specializing in eighteenth and nineteenth century British literature. He is of Palestinian and Lebanese descent. He also writes on contemporary Arab politics and culture. Jewish Voice for Labour

Daniel Levy is the President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP) and served as a senior Israeli peace negotiator. His take on why Jewish students are playing such a major role in the student protests is illuminating and hopeful. [This Substack is private and will require a free subscription to view.] The Ideas Letter

Arundathi Roy is an Indian author and political activist best known for her novel, God of Small Things. She is also the winner of the Pen Pinter Prize for 2024. Hammer & Hope

Stephen Walt is Professor of International Relations at KSG and Political Analyst. Foreign Policy

Palestinian policy expert Hawari details Western media complicity in the conflict. Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network

Palestinian human rights leader Jabarin says that Ireland should impose sanctions on Israel to stop Palestinian deaths. The Independent

Palestinian Christian pastor Rev Isaac Munther makes a moral case for taking sides. The Palestine Chronicle

Legal scholar Oona Hathaway writes in Foreign Affairs, “The conflict in Gaza is an extreme example of the breakdown of the law of war, but it is not an isolated one.” Foreign Affairs