Israel and Hamas have yet to reach a peace deal, despite calls from the UN and mediated efforts from Egypt and Qatar.
Student protesters link arms as police move to clear remaining protesters and their encampment at the University of Calgary campus on May 9, 2024.
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Student protests on campuses are calling attention to atrocities in Gaza and challenging university administrators to divest. What is the best way forward that avoids unnecessary violence?
The situation in Gaza undoubtedly requires urgent international attention and a peaceful resolution. Yet it is not the only armed conflict or humanitarian crisis in the world.
Illustration of crescent moons representing murdered Palestinians by Palestinian artist Mohammad Sabaaneh.
(Sabaaneh's Instagram account, @sabaaneh)
Webcomics are functioning as emotional outlets for artists, as well as intentional acts of solidarity and resistance against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.
Aid trucks loaded with supplies wait in Arish, Egypt, after a border crossing with Gaza was closed on May 8, 2024.
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A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, and border crossings are not consistent in getting aid through.
A ‘divest from death’ banner at a University of Oregon protest against the Israel-Hamas war on April 29, 2024.
AP Photo/Jenny Kane
The US is redoubling its efforts to complete construction of an aid pier off the coast of Gaza, but with road crossings closed, this will not be enough.
Protesters gather in an encampment set up on the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on May 2, 2024.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
How university campuses respond to concerns about student safety can set the stage for learning or encourage its opposite: divisiveness and censorship.
Members of the New York Police Department load arrested protesters from Columbia University onto a bus on April 30, 2024.
(AP Photo/Julius Motal)
Almost 56 years to the day after the anti-war protests in 1968, New York City police evicted Columbia University students from an on-campus occupation.
It’s a precarious situation, but pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia, among others, is gradually pushing the two warring sides towards a deal. But a lot can still go wrong.
Much media coverage of the US campus protests has been very negative. But there are many very positive aspects to the demonstrations that deserve attention.
Deconfliction is supposed to keep non-combatants safe. But it is not working in Gaza either for aid workers or journalists.
West Bank: an IDF soldier stands next to a Star of David and Israeli flag outside the illegal settler outpost of Evyatar.
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Catherine Colonna’s report has been angrily rejected by the Israeli government.
A student holds a ‘Free Palestine’ sign at a rally at the University of Texas April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas, one of many gatherings following the arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University protesting Israel’s war in Gaza.
(Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Ontario’s Strengthening Accountability and Student Supports Act threatens to undermine university autonomy, and could serve to censor critical thinking and dissent on campuses.
Computer-assisted warfare: an Israeli patrol in the Gaza Strip, March 2024.
CTK Photo/Pavel Nemecek
In recent weeks, as thousands died and the threat of famine settled over Gaza, the relationship Israel and its western allies had started to fracture. Iran’s attack appears likely to change that.
Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations; Deputy Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL