Contributors
Isaac Chotiner
Isaac Chotiner is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he is the principal contributor to Q. & A., a series of interviews with public figures in politics, media, books, business, technology, and more. Before joining The New Yorker, Chotiner was a staff writer at Slate and the host of the podcast “I Have to Ask.” He has written for The New Yorker, the Times, The Atlantic, the Times Literary Supplement, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. After graduating from the University of California, Davis, Chotiner worked at The Washington Monthly before joining The New Republic, in 2006, as a reporter-researcher. He went on to run the magazine’s online books section and later became a senior editor.
All Work
- Q. & A.
The Extreme Ambitions of West Bank Settlers
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A leader of the settlement movement on expanding into Gaza, and her vision for the Jewish state.
November 11, 2023
- Q. & A.
Where Does Antisemitism Come From?
Amid a dramatic increase in attacks on Jewish people and institutions, a historian traces the cultural and political forces at work.
November 7, 2023
- Q. & A.
Why Antisemitism Led a DeSantis Ally to Jump to Trump
A Florida Republican on how, if Trump were President, the war in Israel “wouldn’t have happened.”
November 4, 2023
- Q. & A.
The Gaza-ification of the West Bank
As the war in Gaza escalates, so, too, has the forcible displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank. Is Israel’s approach to the two regions linked?
November 1, 2023
- Books
The Real Story Behind Patrice Lumumba’s Assassination
The Belgians wanted to protect their mining money. The Americans feared a Soviet foothold. A new book sorts through the fate of the leader of the fight for Congolese independence.
October 30, 2023
- Q. & A.
Is This the End of the Netanyahu Era?
A biographer of Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister on how the country’s government has responded to the crisis in Gaza—and what comes next politically.
October 25, 2023
- Q. & A.
What the War Means for Palestinians Inside Israel
A fifth of Israel’s citizens are Palestinian. How will the current conflict shape their political and cultural identity?
October 19, 2023
- Q. & A.
The Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza
International-law obligations are nonreciprocal: one war crime doesn’t excuse another.
October 15, 2023
- Q. & A.
Where the Palestinian Political Project Goes from Here
For decades, Hamas and Israel have maintained a violent equilibrium. How will the war change that paradigm?
October 11, 2023
- Q. & A.
Could the Attack on Israel Spell the End of Hamas?
What Israel’s response to Saturday’s incursion might mean for Palestinians—and their leaders—in Gaza and the West Bank.
October 8, 2023
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