Evidence of arson during the attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Bearing witness to the displaced victims of the Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Be'eri carries a burden of responsibility to observe and document
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Labour’s Muslim vote is concentrated in safe seats – but with an electoral mountain to climb, no contest can be taken for granted.
Both sides are reporting sexual violence, including rape.
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Investigating sex crimes in a war zone will be hard, but accountability for these crimes against humanity is vital.
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War is taking a toll on Israel’s economy.
Children queue for food aid in the southern Gaza Strip, February 2024.
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Children are particularly at risk from malnutrition as food supplies in Gaza run out.
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The war has resulted in a flurry of legal proceedings in international courts. Some cases have merit, while others are very weak.
On June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street to protest persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government.
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Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation is an example of ‘spectacular agency,’ a form of attention-grabbing but costly protest. And, it is uncertain how the public will perceive such protests.
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Palestinian families in New Zealand are poised to sponsor relatives trying to flee Gaza. National-led governments have allowed such intakes in past crises – and here’s how it could work now.
A demonstration on Dec. 28, 2023, in Tel Aviv, organized by the peace group Standing Together, calls for a cease-fire.
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Secular Jewish groups have historically made up the majority of solidarity and peace groups. But Palestinian citizens and observant Jews are also key.
No Palestinian state: Benjamin Netanyahu’s vision for a post-conflict Gaza effectively rules out a workable two-state solution/
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John Strawson, a UK-based researcher of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, answers questions about the Israeli prime minister’s plan for Gaza.
Prisoner swap: Palestinians being released in Ramallah, West Bank as part of a humanitarian pause deal in November 2023.
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The prisoner-hostage exchanges mean a huge amount to both sides of the conflict.
A pro-Palestine protest outside the State Library of Victoria, where the Melbourne Writers Festival is held.
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Writers festivals navigate the fraught frontier between social media’s echo chambers of outrage and the civilised public debate of the public square. What’s the way forward in this heated atmosphere?
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International pressure on Israel to halt its onslaught in Gaza is mounting. New Zealand has so far chosen to stay on the sidelines, despite allies taking more decisive stands.
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Here’s what to understand about Trump’s world view and what to expect, should he be elected president again.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
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History tells us that the White House and the Pentagon have been able to wield a degree of influence over Israel’s decision-making.
Hands Across the Divide: a statue in Derry, Northern Ireland.
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In The Conversation Weekly podcast, researcher Colin Irwin explains how peace polls can help build consensus in conflict negotiations – but only if all parties are at the table.
Under pressure: Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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Egypt would be seriously destabilised by hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Gaza.
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The Israeli peace movement has been demoralised by the lack of support from the progressive left.
Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Yassin Mosque in Gaza, destroyed after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike on October 9 2023.
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The bombardment of Gaza is reported to have damaged more than 100 historic sites and destroyed 69,700 homes.