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Articles on Israel-Hamas war
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Iran’s direct entry in the Israel-Hamas war could have military and political repercussions that would prove too risky for the ruling regime.
An architect from Homs in Syria on what happens to people whose homes are deliberately destroyed during war.
Government sanctions against Hamas, which the US and the European Union consider a terrorist group, mean that aid groups are not able to directly work with Hamas.
An interview with a Syrian architect about domicide: the deliberate destruction of homes during war. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Dates that changed the course of history in what has been called ‘the world’s largest open-air prison’.
Hamas and the international community expect Israel to invade the Gaza Strip. The battle will probably be more like recent Middle Eastern combat than Israel’s past fights with Palestinians.
The author spoke with 96 Palestinian teenagers in 2015 about their lives and their hopes for the future.
The International Criminal Court has a range of options for both deterring and investigating war crimes in the current conflict.
Here are six possible options for what a post-war Gaza might look like – and why none will seemingly work.
A crisis abroad has exposed multiple disagreements at home.
Gaza desperately needs humanitarian aid, but it’s a complex situation which makes it hard for much-needed supplies to reach a people under siege.
Western stances and comments on civilian deaths in Israel and Palestine highlight the double standard that permeates across western governments and institutions.
Washington’s firm support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas is a personal and geopolitical priority for US president Joe Biden.
As the Middle East crisis risks raising tensions within Labor, which has a divided feelings about Palestine, Husic sought to tread a careful line, while emphasising the mounting toll of Palestinian victims
The concern and passion currently being manifested by supporters of the two sides could lead this time to more effective action.
The term terrorist often conjures images of monstrous and inhumane groups, and can often dehumanize people. Governments and journalists must be cautious in how they use the term.
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.
Israel’s warning to civilians in Gaza of impending attacks must be ‘effective’ under international law, meaning it must not only reach people but allow them sufficient time to evacuate safely.
How should journalists describe Hamas, whose gunmen killed hundreds of Israelis on Oct. 7? The attacks and Israel’s response have renewed a debate about the words used by journalists.
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
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Postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University's Centre for International Policy and Defence (CIDP), Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada)
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney
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Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), and Acting Director the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Associate Professor Politics and International Relations, Mount Allison University
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Professor of Islamic History, UMass Dartmouth
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor Emerita, University of Sydney
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
