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.
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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.
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.
Israeli troops in the grounds of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, November 15 2023.
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A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
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With so many questions left unanswered, there is a growing disconnect between Netanyahu and the Biden administration in the US.
On 18 October, Joe Biden travelled to Tel Aviv to reaffirm his support for Israel, despite mounting criticisms of Netanyahu’s strikes on Gaza from the party’s left flank.
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Given its unprecedented scale and nature, could the Israel-Hamas war reshuffle the cards in the U.S. 2024 presidential campaign?
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At present the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ruled out a ceasefire but may allow ‘little pauses’.
People holding signs calling for an end to genocide in the Gaza Strip have been a common occurrence at pro-Palestinian protests.
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People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does not replace a path to peace, a genocide scholar writes.
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Blaming an entire nation for the actions of some of its people is unfair, unproductive and will perpetuate the hatred and suffering.
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Some of the best analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza.
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Many Israelis think their prime minister is incapable of leading their country at a time of such severe crisis.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire now for his government’s failure to anticipate the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presided over disasters before – and remained in power. But is the intelligence failure preceding the Hamas attack so big that this time he won’t?
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History is full of examples that show why a ground war in Gaza is a bad idea – but is the Netanyahu government listening?
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Liberal democracies need to work with the countries in the Middle East to build a long-term solution to the ongoing Israel-Gaza crisis.
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Joe Biden knows only too well from 21st-century US history how hard it is for a country to untangle itself from a ground invasion.
Iranians stage a rally outside the former U.S. embassy in Tehran in 2022.
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Iran’s long-term strategy includes eradicating Israel and driving a wedge between Israel and its regional neighbors. So far, the war seems to be accomplishing that goal.
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Here are six possible options for what a post-war Gaza might look like – and why none will seemingly work.
Strong ties: despite a recent coolness between the US and Israel, the ‘special relationship’ remains strong.
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Washington’s firm support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas is a personal and geopolitical priority for US president Joe Biden.