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War is often described as long periods of waiting punctuated by short periods of terror – for the environment, the reverse is true.
A Hasidic man walks past a police patrol car in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y.
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There has been a sharp uptick in crimes specifically targeting Muslim and Jewish people since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out in October 2023.
Sarah Jama at the opening of her Hamilton Centre constituency office, Nov. 14, 2023. Jama opened the office as an Independent MPP after the Ontario NDP kicked her out of caucus for posting a statement in support of Palestinians.
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Censure might occasionally be necessary to preserve the integrity of a parliament, but using it to punish members for their personal views threatens the foundations of democracy.
Free: a minibus carrying Israeli hostages arrives at a hospital in Ramat Gan in Israel, November 26.
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Most of the hostages and prisoners being exchanged have been women or children.
Militant: Hamas is believed to have teamed up with five different groups to launch its attacks on October 7.
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Israel is fighting a broad coalition of armed Palestinian militias in Gaza − and then there’s Hezbollah, just across the border in Lebanon.
People take advantage of the ceasefire to make their way from northern Gaza Strip to the south.
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A philosopher weighs up the legal and moral arguments on both sides of the conflict.
People unload boxes of medicine from a truck at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 23, 2023.
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Aid workers consistently face a host of moral challenges and often have to make difficult choices. Organizations need to be aware of the mental impact on their staff and provide support.
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More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the start of the year, the most since 2005.
Palestinians flee to southern Gaza as Israeli tanks block the Salah al-Din road in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 24, 2023.
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Urban warfare and the extensive tunnel network in Gaza benefit Hamas and pose a major challenge to the Israeli military.
Haaretz: supportive of the war effort, critical of the government running it.
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The Netanyahu government is pressuring Israel’s most prominent left-leaning newspaper over its coverage of the war in Gaza.
This month, an image of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier raising the rainbow flag in Gaza went viral. But the photo obscures nuance, context and history.
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This month, an image of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier raising the rainbow flag in Gaza went viral. But the photo obscures nuance, context and history.
Devastation: much of Gaza has been reduced to rubble, including residential areas and critical infrastructure.
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Four days is not nearly long enough to meet the needs of Gaza’s 2.2 million desperate inhabitants.
People search for survivors in the Gaza Strip on Nov. 22, 2023.
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A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas has seen the release of 58 hostages held in Gaza and 111 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Hams leader Yahya SInwar at a Hamas rally marking Al-Quds Day.
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Hamas rules Gaza with repression and violence and polls show that it does not have the support of ordinary Palestinians.
A Palestinian boy climbs on a painted wall in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City in 2015.
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When people find themselves displaced from their homes, finding or creating beauty can be just as vital as food, water and shelter − and serves as a form of resistance and resilience.
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Despite mounting public anger, the veteran leader has proven time and again that it is not wise to bet against him.
Left: Families of the hostages during the March for the Hostages on November 18, 2023 in Jerusalem.
Right: Palestinians flee the northern part of the Gaza Strip on November 10, 2023.
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November 21, 2023
Dennis Altman , La Trobe University ; Daniel Heller , Monash University ; Ghassan Hage , The University of Melbourne ; Ian Parmeter , Australian National University ; Jan Lanicek , UNSW Sydney ; Jumana Bayeh , Macquarie University ; Micaela Sahhar , The University of Melbourne ; Ned Curthoys , The University of Western Australia , and Ran Porat , Monash University
With the Israel-Palestine conflict continuing, we asked a range of academics to nominate works that can help explain things.
A wounded Palestinian girl receives treatment at the Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip.
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High levels of diarrhea, scabies and respiratory infections have been reported as bombing campaign progresses – and children are the most vulnerable.
Israeli soldiers patrol the Palestinian Bedouin village of Tala (Thala) in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 26, 2023, after residents were attacked by Israeli settlers the same day.
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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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In my analysis of 12,000 Telegram comments posted after the October 7 Hamas attack, I found commenters talking about the two wars as part of the same antisemitic plots.