News in Brief Viewfinder: Palestinian Protesters Clash With Israeli Forces Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces on December 11th, 2017, near the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Jared Kushner Is Double Dealing Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks According to its donation book, Kushner's company charity has given thousands of dollars to fund groups constructing controversial settlements in the West Bank. Justin Elliott
News in Brief Trump Reaches Peak Brinkmanship With His Jerusalem Embassy Bid Analysts around the globe caution such a move would put any peace talks between Israel and Palestine at risk. Massoud Hayoun
Social Justice The Week in Photos: From a Protest in New York City to Clashes in the West Bank A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature. Pacific Standard Staff
Field Notes Issue #59: October 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Field Notes: Patient Care in the Gaza Strip Gaza City, Gaza Strip: A doctor and nurse stitch a man's finger in Al-Shifa Hospital. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Viewfinder: Ambassadors to Israel Survey West Bank Settlements Abdallah Haj Mohamad, the head of Jalud village’s council, stands in front of the Jewish settlement of Shvut… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump Is Already Making a Mess of the Middle East Peace Process And Jared Kushner won’t be able to do much to help. By Jared Keller Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can Paradoxical Thinking Promote Peace? Israeli researchers report a counterintuitive psychological intervention can soften hard-line attitudes. By Tom Jacobs Israeli police frisk a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Pause in the Protest Ritual chaos — and strange beauty — at the wall separating Israel and Palestine. By Mateo Hoke A picture taken on… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Hannah Arendt Matters in 2016 The controversial German philosopher is enjoying renewed pop culture significance. We talked with director Ada Ushpiz to find out why. Katie Kilkenny