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May 9, 2024

Orwell in Gaza

“I saw newspaper reports which did not bear any relation to the facts, not even the relationship which is implied in an ordinary lie.”

A word that came up in Elliott Abrams’s discussion of the peace process was “unreality,” and perhaps the 20th-century writer most adept at describing similar kinds of unreality was George Orwell. Matti Friedman takes a close look at Orwell’s journalism and its relevance today, and especially at his memoir of the Spanish Civil War, Homage to Catalonia—which happens to be one of my favorite books:

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May 9, 2024

  1. The U.S. Has a New Plan to Stop Israel from Defeating Hamas

    The arms embargo.

  2. Why the Peace Process Keeps Failing

    What happens at the negotiating table has little to do with reality.

  3. Orwell in Gaza

    “I saw newspaper reports which did not bear any relation to the facts, not even the relationship which is implied in an ordinary lie.”

  4. The Tale of a Forgotten Encyclopedia of Jewish Artists in Prewar Paris

    Otto Scheid’s journey into oblivion.

  5. Ancient Hebrew and Aramaic Texts Resurrected by Technology

    AI makes sense of damaged manuscripts.