In war time, the type of conflict determines what formal rules of war apply. But how to determine the nature of the conflict?
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Israel is effectively fighting a war on two fronts.
Israel’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of reserve soldiers was not just an act of self-defense, a scholar writes, but a political move as well.
Sexual violence can be used as a weapon of war. Hamas’ use of sexual violence was likely meant to show its power over Israeli women and girls and to humiliate Israeli men and Israel’s military.
Mass forced movement of people has been used in conflicts to serve three goals: population control, territorial expansion and as a sorting mechanism. All three could be in play in Gaza.
Advances in technology are deployed in war, changing the ways that wars are both fought and communicated.
Israelis are still reeling after October 7 and many feel that the international community has turned against them.
The Holocaust is not just a memory in Israel. It’s part of how Israelis understand themselves and their country − and it’s playing a part in how the country responds to the Hamas massacres of Oct. 7.
Israel’s intelligence services had collected and dismissed some detailed evidence about a possible Hamas attack.
Recent media coverage mostly confirms the role of faulty threat assessments, Hamas’ improved operational security, and confirmation bias.
The keffiyeh’s prominence soared in the 1970s when Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, adopted and popularized the garment.
A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
Israel is fighting a broad coalition of armed Palestinian militias in Gaza − and then there’s Hezbollah, just across the border in Lebanon.
Both Israelis and Palestinians are accusing each other of genocide. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a genocide expert on the legal definition of the term.
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.
One Dutch study found that a third of ex-hostages were still suffering from PTSD nine years after the event.
Urban warfare and the extensive tunnel network in Gaza benefit Hamas and pose a major challenge to the Israeli military.
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.
Hamas rules Gaza with repression and violence and polls show that it does not have the support of ordinary Palestinians.
With the Israel-Palestine conflict continuing, we asked a range of academics to nominate works that can help explain things.
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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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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PhD Candidate at Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
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Professor of International Relations, City, University of London
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Lecturer in Post-war Recovery Studies, University of York
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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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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
