Language has been dubbed “the covert operations of war”, such is the power it holds in shaping public opinion. Here’s what we found about the way Australian media has been framing the conflict.
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While the International Court of Justice lacks enforcement powers, its new provisional measure could heighten pressure on both Israel and Hamas to save civilian lives and free the hostages in Gaza.
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
The International Court of Justice has heard arguments from each side of an extraordinary genocide case. What was said, and what happens now?
The mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages by the Israeli Defense Forces at the weekend has substantially increased pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire.
East Africa’s reaction to the war in Gaza appears shaped by history, affinity to the policies of the west and the threat of terrorism.
Political Zionism underpins the country we today call Israel. It’s a political movement that’s evolved over time. So what is the history of Zionism, and what has that evolution looked like?
Hundreds of Australian journalists signed an open letter to news organisations calling for better coverage of the war. It calls their impartiality into question.
It’s often the most vulnerable who suffer most in war. That remains true, with children making up around 40% of the casualties in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It’s devastating, now and into the future.
John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison have signed a statement
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Co-Lead of the Disrupting Violence Beacon and Director of Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith Criminology Institute and School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern and African History, Augusta University
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in History and Politics, Murdoch University
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Lecturer in History, Murdoch University
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Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University
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Associate professor of politics and global studies, Arizona State University
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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) fellow, Monash University
