Prospect Weekend Reads Week of October 16th Stories from the week you don’t want to miss!
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Israel is Making a Terrible Mistake: On the verge of an Israeli ground war in Gaza and amidst thousands of needless deaths, Ryan Cooperwrites that a re-occupation would have horrific consequences for civilians in both Palestine and Israel. The Moral Authority of Marc Rowan: Private equity billionaire Marc
Rowan is publicly boycotting donations to the University of Pennsylvania over the Palestine Writes literary festival hosted three weeks ago. His claims to moral authority don't match up with his history of cruel and anti-worker business practices. Maureen Tkacik has the story.
How West Bank Settlements Led to the Conflict in Gaza: Continued settlements in the West Bank were a major driver of the current crisis in Gaza. Gershom Gorenberg explains how Israeli settlement and Palestinian displacement makes no one safer.
Time to Free Palestine's Nelson Mandela: Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, who is far more popular among Palestinians than any other possible leader, has been imprisoned by the Israeli government for over 20 years. As Jerome Karabel writes, it's time to free him. Ken Buck Gets His Revenge on Jim Jordan:
Congressman Jim Jordan is continuing to lose support for his bid for Speaker. For Congressman Ken Buck, David Dayen writes, it’s more a matter of political revenge than principle.
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