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Successive Israeli governments have relied on a false distinction to get away with discriminatory, oppressive policies.
The world is on edge as Donald Trump enters the White House.
A grassroots opposition movement against the Donald Trump presidency is growing. The question is can it be harnessed into globalised sanctions campaign?
As in comedy, timing can be vital in politics too. To say outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry’s criticism of Israel is a bit late is putting it mildly. No matter how valid some of Kerry’s belated observations…
The IDF wants to encourage more women to enlist, but it also wants to encourage Orthodox men, who avoid contact with the opposite sex. How will it manage the conflict?
A Middle East in meltdown forced the Obama administration to give up crucial leverage.
The 49 Palestinian Israelis murdered by soldiers in 1956 deserve to be officially remembered.
The narrative in Israel about whether men should be able to pay women for sex is changing.
By turns hawkish and dovish, Peres’ complicated legacy runs far deeper than the Oslo Accords.
One of Israel’s greatest political figures, Shimon Peres left an indelible mark on the Middle East.
Very few countries remain outside the world’s chemical weapons control regime. Why would Israel want to keep company with North Korea?
Celtic and St Etienne are both in the dock with UEFA over fans waving Palestinian flags at Israeli teams.
In the space of two days, Turkey showed more diplomatic goodwill than it has in the last two years. Why?
The protagonist in the novel ‘The Silent Minaret’ gets us to question that powerful political-cultural myth of being tied to nation. That is a remarkable achievement in fiction.
When anti Jewish rhetoric emerges into the light, it is worth reminding ourselves of the dark history at its root.
Israeli politicians have become obsessed with their country’s global image – and they’re shoring it up by cracking down on the debate at home.
If you take Donald Trump at his word, what would his foreign policy look like?
Settlements are illegal on occupied territory. They undermine the widely acknowledged right of Palestine to statehood. Yet Israel violates international law with near impunity.
“Bibi” spits on the very notion that one can deal with Iran, but now one’s been done, he’s milking it for all it’s worth.
Top contributors
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Lecturer in Peace and Reconciliation, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
