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An onslaught of fake videos on social media is relaying confusing and deliberately misleading information about the Israel-Gaza conflict.
If Israel’s Iron Dome is the best air defense system in the world, how did so many Hamas missiles get through? An aerospace engineer explains it’s a game of numbers.
Many people in Gaza are reliant on the United Nations and other international aid groups to meet their basic needs, like food and medical care. A scholar of peace and conflict economics explains why.
The Israel-Hamas war has had little effect on the price of oil so far because neither Israel nor the Gaza Strip produces much oil. If oil exporters got involved, things might change.
Legitimacy is an essential part of comprehending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and its intractable nature.
Israel’s intelligence capacities are considered some of the best in the world – but unlike the US, it does not have a central organization coordinating all intelligence.
To understand what is currently happening in Israel and Palestine, it is essential to understand the characteristics and motivations of a terrorist organisation like Hamas.
Conflict in the Middle East may distract the west, which could be to Russia’s advantage in the Ukraine war.
Is the much-heralded Israel-Saudi peace deal now dead? And how is Iran likely to respond? An expert in Middle Eastern politics explains
An estimated 150 hostages were taken by Hamas in Israel and brought back to Gaza. The government of Israel faces tough choices in dealing with the crisis.
Morocco, Spain and Portugal will co-host in a symbol of unity, but history reveals sharp new tensions.
The Israeli hostages in Gaza are living a nightmare. They’re likely to remain displaced, under duress and will be the human shields of this war.
The enclave abutting Israel has been described as the world’s ‘largest open-air prison.’ Conditions have deteriorated for the population there under a 16-year blockade.
Support for the Palestinian cause has remained a steadfast element of South African foreign policy since the ANC came into power in 1994.
Politicians and even charities often don’t speak out about the failure to protect children.
Rarely has been the prospect of peace between Israelis and Palestinians seem so remote.
In this podcast, expert on the Middle East and former Australian ambassador to Lebanon Ian Parmeter joins The Conversation to analyse the conflict so far; explaining its background and ramifications.
The incursion into Israel was textbook terrorism and the response appears to be exactly as Hamas and its backers will have hoped.
The Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint in Hamas’ recent assault against Israel, hosts daily prayers and Friday gatherings. It lies adjacent to important Jewish and Christian religious locales.
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada)
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Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
