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Politicians have used their assumptions about Gazans to support their policies. But the people in Gaza experience these policies far differently, writes a scholar of Islamism.
More than 1,000 literary figures so far have signed an open letter protesting the cancellation of an award ceremony to honour Palestinian writer Adania Shibli.
The joint Women Wage Peace-Women of the Sun initiative unites Israeli and Palestinian women calling for peace. The international community should elevate their voices.
The Rafah crossing has historically played a pivotal role in easing the hardships faced by Gazans. Today, it represents an actual lifeline.
Water, food, energy and fuel supplies have been severed as retaliation for Hamas’s attacks.
This unleashing of violence, including the initial acts and the response to them, inevitably leads to war crimes.
Research explains why Palestinians experiencing despair may gamble with their own lives despite little real hope of improving things.
New Zealand must be even-handed in its response to the catastrophe unfolding in Israel and Gaza, while still trying to keep hope of peace alive.
Morocco, Spain and Portugal will co-host in a symbol of unity, but history reveals sharp new tensions.
The Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint in Hamas’ recent assault against Israel, hosts daily prayers and Friday gatherings. It lies adjacent to important Jewish and Christian religious locales.
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.
The Palestinian fighters who launched deadly attacks into Israel on Oct. 7 are not Iranian puppets – but they are doing the work Iran wants done.
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.
Part 1 of Inside the Oslo Accords, a three-part podcast series from The Conversation Weekly, marking the 30th anniversary of a key moment in the Israel-Palestine peace process.
When Yasser Arafat and Yitshak Rabin shook hands on the White House lawn in September 1993 it looked as if Israel and Palestine might achieve a lasting peace. Three decades on this remains a dream.
The conference, being held in Brisbane, runs three days, with Albanese delivering his keynote address on Thursday morning
Since 2014, Australian officials have generally avoided using the terms “occupied” or “occupation” in relation to Palestine. That has now changed.
Israeli settler youth in the West Bank are using their right-wing ideology as a tool that allows them to harm Palestinians and their villages with no remorse.
The state of Israel was partly built on principles established by the British empire. It has just struck down the law that underpinned democracy in the country.
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Lecturer in Peace and Reconciliation, University of Aberdeen
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations; Deputy Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Professor, Sociology, Mount Royal University
