In the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof asks if his criticisms of Israel were fair during the recent Gaza attack and says, Yes. Spanish and Irish precedents for terrorism show that negotiation of political issues is the only way to end war crimes over territorial questions.

While an academic work on LGBTQ Palestinians, Sa’ed Atshan’s “Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique,” is also deeply personal account of coming of age between homophobia and Israel’s occupation.

Below are excerpts from a correspondence over a proposed article between novelist, academic and playwright…