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.
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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.
What we published across the network in the days after war reignited in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Hamas named its action ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’, which emphasises what it sees as Israeli acts of desecration of a holy Islamic site in Jerusalem.
The bloody ground attacks by Hamas in Israel caused the biggest shock. But the unprecedented scale of rocketry and successful use of armed drones contributed to the surprise.
Failings leading up to the Arab-Israeli War of 50 years ago cost the then Israeli prime minister their job. Could history repeat?
Israelis will consider it critically important to reclaim their country’s military deterrence capabilities against Hamas, which may necessitate a military takeover of Gaza.
The history of Palestinian statehood is marked by shifts in four sovereignty categories. Understanding them can shed light on the complex dynamics and key challenges in Palestine’s statehood pursuit.
Benjamin Netanyahu has helped reshape Israel and the broader world in profound ways. And there’s a dark side to those changes.
Since 1948, the story of Palestine has been a story of constant displacement and eviction.
Many in the West are unaware of the displacement of around 750,000 Palestinians in 1947-8
Israel may no longer be a fledgling state – but it has yet to overcome the basic contradiction that has defined it from the very beginning.
Mark Raphael Baker is best known for two outstanding memoirs, The Fiftieth Gate, exploring his parents’ Holocaust experience, and Thirty Days, about the death of his first wife.
A specialist in conflict-affected food and farming visits the Gaza Strip.
Le Cameroun compte de nombreux lacs potentiellement dangereux qui contient du gaz. Pourtant, on a fait que très peu pour atténuer les risques qui en découlent.
The latest outbreak of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants has already come at a huge cost for the people of Gaza – and reveals the extent of their ongoing suffering.
Top contributors
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
