Israel and Hamas have yet to reach a peace deal, despite calls from the UN and mediated efforts from Egypt and Qatar.
Student protesters link arms as police move to clear remaining protesters and their encampment at the University of Calgary campus on May 9, 2024.
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Student protests on campuses are calling attention to atrocities in Gaza and challenging university administrators to divest. What is the best way forward that avoids unnecessary violence?
Diplomatic pressure, rising military casualties and the problem of Israeli hostages in Gaza have not deterred Netanyahu from ordering an offensive on Rafah.
Israeli soldiers gather near the border fence with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel this week.
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The longer the war drags on, the more it has highlighted the fact that Israel has no long-term strategy for living side-by-side with its Palestinian neighbours.
Children’s rights are often violated in times of war.
Anti-war movements can yield much positive coalition building towards peace, but can also trigger backlash. Protesters gather in an encampment set up on the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on May 2, 2024.
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Communication about conflict is the fundamental starting point for future action. In modeling non-violent communication, university leaders can proactively counter potential extremism.
Is Beirut back to the era of the militias?
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The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.
Tourists prepare to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, in November 2023.
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How university campuses respond to concerns about student safety can set the stage for learning or encourage its opposite: divisiveness and censorship.
Members of the New York Police Department load arrested protesters from Columbia University onto a bus on April 30, 2024.
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Almost 56 years to the day after the anti-war protests in 1968, New York City police evicted Columbia University students from an on-campus occupation.
The conflict between Israel and Hamas is happening online as well as on the ground.
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The Lemba view is that one can be indigenous to more than one place, and that more than one people can be indigenous to a single place.
People carrying Palestinian flags and banners gather in front of the International Criminal Court on Oct. 18, 2023.
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Prosecuting leaders indicted for war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.