While the war in Gaza has riveted public attention, the simultaneous escalation of violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank is not disconnected from the violence in Gaza.
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A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
With so many questions left unanswered, there is a growing disconnect between Netanyahu and the Biden administration in the US.
Given its unprecedented scale and nature, could the Israel-Hamas war reshuffle the cards in the U.S. 2024 presidential campaign?
At present the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ruled out a ceasefire but may allow ‘little pauses’.
People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does not replace a path to peace, a genocide scholar writes.
Blaming an entire nation for the actions of some of its people is unfair, unproductive and will perpetuate the hatred and suffering.
Some of the best analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza.
Many Israelis think their prime minister is incapable of leading their country at a time of such severe crisis.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presided over disasters before – and remained in power. But is the intelligence failure preceding the Hamas attack so big that this time he won’t?
History is full of examples that show why a ground war in Gaza is a bad idea – but is the Netanyahu government listening?
Liberal democracies need to work with the countries in the Middle East to build a long-term solution to the ongoing Israel-Gaza crisis.
Joe Biden knows only too well from 21st-century US history how hard it is for a country to untangle itself from a ground invasion.
Iran’s long-term strategy includes eradicating Israel and driving a wedge between Israel and its regional neighbors. So far, the war seems to be accomplishing that goal.
Here are six possible options for what a post-war Gaza might look like – and why none will seemingly work.
Washington’s firm support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas is a personal and geopolitical priority for US president Joe Biden.
Politicians have used their assumptions about Gazans to support their policies. But the people in Gaza experience these policies far differently, writes a scholar of Islamism.
Until 1906, no US president had ever traveled abroad in office. Then Teddy Roosevelt demonstrated the power of showing up.
Children living in Gaza have never known anything but deprivation and danger.
Israel’s war with Hamas is unlike anything Israelis have seen before in some important ways, writes an Israeli filmmaker. But in other ways, it is reminiscent of the distant and not so long ago past.
Top contributors
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of International Relations, City, University of London
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Lecturer in Peace and Reconciliation, University of Aberdeen
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
