In trying to present violent events in ‘neutral’ language, media reports may be ignoring power imbalances when it comes to Israeli police or military violence against Palestinian civilians.
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Articles on Middle Eastern Conflict
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This history of Israel and Palestine is complicated. One land, two names. Those on each side claim the land as theirs, under their chosen name.
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.
The US delighted Israel and outraged Palestinians by announcing it sees nothing illegal with Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Here, a brief history of this hotly disputed land.
The US president’s tweet declaring the US would recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian territory was unexpected and will do nothing for regional stability.
Now that the US has pulled out Syria, is the war actually over?
The British Mandate in Palestine had its origins in the end of World War I and lasted until 1948. What happened next has devastated the Middle East ever since.
Donald Trump’s strong defence of Israel might be more boisterous than his predecessors, but it’s consistent with the anti-Palestinian policies by previous U.S. administrations.
In 1993 the Oslo Accords were struck in optimism, but a quarter of a century later little has changed - and there’s no real prospect it ever will.
Canadian aid to Palestine will continue to do little good if the Canadian government continues to ignore Israel’s role in destroying the Palestinian economy and violating basic human rights.
Incendiary kites and balloons have joined artillery rockets in Gaza’s arsenal. They bleed Israel’s finances more than its people.
Palestinian nonviolent protests and mass movement of resistance is one of Israel’s biggest fears.
Trump’s pick to lead the State Department believes Iran is ‘intent on destroying America.’ But ending the Iran nuclear deal could unleash a violent chain reaction, a Mideast scholar says.
It is not clear in the wake of Trump’s visit to the Middle East is whether his public statements are part of an overarching strategy, or what might be described as a reconnaissance mission.
We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
In less than a week, Americans will choose their next president. And either way, there are problems on a foerign policy level.
Passionate disagreement over drone strikes obscures the fact that we actually don’t know much about how they affect U.S. interests.
A natural byproduct could clean up polluted and war-ravaged land.
If you take Donald Trump at his word, what would his foreign policy look like?
In contrast to what we have been taught - or teach our students - we are living in an increasingly hybrid world.
Top contributors
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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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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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellow, Director, Think Tank for Knowledge Excellence, Tehran, Adjunct Professor, Monash University
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Former PVC International, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Global Health, American University of Beirut
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Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Director of Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of Conflict Studies, King's College London
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Council for Assisting Refugee Academics
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Lecturer in Peace and Reconciliation, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
