- Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
The Israeli prime minister’s chances of re-election are likely to hang on the outcomes of the war against Iran.
The ceasefire in Gaza is on shaky ground as Donald Trump looks to progress his peace plan on to its second phase.
The UN resolution references a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.
The Palestinian activist, jailed more than 20 years ago, tops the polls as Palestinians’ preferred leader.
Punishing groups of people as a reprisal for the actions of some is prohibited under international law.
School leavers and reservists are refusing military service. But this is unlikely to stop the assault on Gaza anytime soon.
The proposed development would effectively cut the West Bank in two.
Israeli settlers have always vowed to reoccupy the Gaza Strip.
Critics say the new aid distribution system put in place by Israel is deeply flawed and is leading to the deaths of hundreds of Palestinian civilians.
The two extremist members of the Netanyahu government have consistently opposed any efforts to bring peace to the region.
There’s growing evidence that the Netanyahu government has designs over all territory occupied by Palestinians.
The prime minister’s attempts to bring the judiciary under government control are fuelling fears of a constitutional crisis in Israel.
The ultranationalist Zionist movement believes in Israel’s divine right to occupy the West Bank and Gaza.
There are widespread fears that Israel is planning to clear Palestinians from the northern part of the Gaza Strip to allow for settlements.
The latest Israeli incursions into the West Bank will only encourage more resistance and militant defiance among Palestinians.
Both Hamas and the Israeli government have doubled down on their determination to continue the conflict.
Israel’s settler movement, which is already sparking sectarian violence in the West Bank, is laying claim to the Gaza Strip – with support from some senior politicians.
Most of the hostages and prisoners being exchanged have been women or children.
An expert looks at the history of youth activism on Israel and Palestine.
Israel’s prime minister is under pressure from public protests and an increasingly assertive right wing in his coalition government.
Human Rights Watch says Israeli action amounts apartheid in certain areas. But what does that really mean?
South Africa’s history shows that mobilising white privilege can be a useful tool for advancing the struggle against racism.
Thanks to a violent fringe of protesters backed by Hamas, a far larger non-violent movement is struggling to control the narrative of what’s happening in Gaza.
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