Joshua Fattal
Joshua Fattal is a Columbia sophomore planning to major in intellectual history.
He is interested in philosophy, politics, and human rights,
and currently sits on the editorial board of The Current
and the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review.
He can be reached at jrf2126@columbia.edu.
Putting Evil in Context
Truths and Untruths About Obama and Israel
September 13, 2012 4:57 pm This aloofness is not reserved for Israel alone; the cold, piercing analysis with which Obama approaches every issue is evidence that this aloofness and sternness is very much the Obama style.
Seizing the Day and Fixing the Sinai
August 30, 2012 1:16 am With Israelis and Egyptians still not trusting each other, the treaty needs to be made relevant for the 21st century. This month’s security problems prove that Israeli-Egyptian cooperation is a strategic necessity; the Sinai should therefore become a model of collaboration, not of confrontation
Why I Write About Syria
August 15, 2012 11:11 pm Impotent or not, Orwell teaches me, it is writing about the hard topics, speaking out on Syria, that automatically breathes life into my words. Political purpose, it turns out, is nothing less than a writer’s very oxygen.
A Call for Feminist Sanctions
July 31, 2012 10:52 pm These “smart” sanctions have, in fact, done much to starve the very people they were supposed to protect.
Endless War: West Bank Occupation Hazards
July 19, 2012 9:30 am This report seems to think—or wish—that legalizing the settlements makes them morally correct, too. But while land can be politicized and subjected to legal dispute, the Palestinian people should not be politicized and subjected to hardship because of legal minutia.
Of Egyptians, For Egyptians
July 3, 2012 7:58 pm We may be collectively worried about the stability of Egypt’s fledgling democracy, but this is a normal and expected concern. It is part of the process of democratization. But it is a mistake to confuse our anxiety with a suggestion that the Egyptian revolution has failed.
Starting to Listen
Why Drone Warfare is So Controversial
