Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces problems on all fronts.
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In recent days, violence has erupted between Israel and militants in Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian territories. It’s unclear, however, how long each side will avoid serious escalation.
Iran has a growing role in the Ukraine war, helping Russia augment its dwindling weapons supplies. That may help Russia, but it also serves Iran’s national interests.
There’s an unexpected beneficiary of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The new governing coalition will likely not further negotiations on a two-state solution. Would Palestinians consider a one-state solution instead?
Watching young Palestinian activists, I was impressed at how they kept their cool under pressure.
Hate-inspired violence is the cause of conflict around the world. It’s time to consider hatred as a serious public health issue and even a disease so it can be treated — and possibly prevented.
Neither Israel nor Hamas will listen to New Zealand directly, but there is still more parliament can do to promote international peace efforts.
There seems to be no interest in reviving a peace process that has been effectively moribund since the Clinton administration in the late 1990s.
Being the seasoned and skilled politician he is, Netanyahu is certain to manoeuvre the changed political situation for his own benefit.
In most wars, each side’s aggression is meant to get the other side to back down. But that’s not the case with how Israeli and Palestinian leaders have conducted their long-running war.
Despite the International Criminal Court opening an investigation into potential war crimes dating back to 2014, legal accountability will likely remain elusive.
Benjamin Netanyahu, is the latest in a line of Israeli prime ministers who have not engaged with the idea of Palestinian self-determination.
Where it goes from here will depend how much violence Israel is willing to inflict on Hamas, and Hamas’s continued tolerance of Israeli air strikes and artillery fire.
The fighting between Israelis and Palestinians grew quickly and ferociously after being ignited by a conflict in an Arab part of Jerusalem. Why did things go so bad so quickly?
The two sides need the international community to help them end the fighting, but the Biden administration has so far been reluctant to get involved.
Attempts to integrate Palestinian citizens of Israel into the Israeli state have failed. What is emerging is growing solidarity with those living in occupied territories, argues a scholar of the region.
Factional infighting within Palestinian politics has played a part in building tensions.
One of main drivers of unrest has been the conflicting claims to East Jerusalem, dating back to the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948.
Criminal gangs, insurgents and terrorist groups seek to protect the people in the areas they govern, when a central government’s power is weak or nonexistent.
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Post-war Recovery Studies, University of York
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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US Air Force Analyst of Middle East Affairs, PhD Student at Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
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Professor of Middle East & Central Asian Politics, Deputy Director (International), Alfred Deakin Research Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor, International Politics, University of Adelaide
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Visiting Researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Global Health, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Sessional Lecturer Dept Govt & Int Rel., University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London
