Almost all major human rights organisations agree the destruction of Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide. Yet liberal news outlets still do not use the word.
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Israeli treatment of the detained flotilla activists has outraged the world. This is why international law matters in conflicts.
This is driven by an absence of legal accountability for attacks on civilians, aid workers and journalists in both Lebanon and Gaza.
Pope Leo is following the teachings of Francis on human dignity and applying them to ongoing international crises, argues a scholar of global Catholicism.
The Israeli prime minister is using the ‘Gaza playbook’ to decimate southern Lebanon, but it won’t eliminate the threat from the militant group.
In her new book, Francesca Albanese challenges the dominant perception of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Between 80 and 90% of Gaza’s people have been displaced. Much of the territory is in ruins. A viable future for its people is hard to imagine.
It’s hard to hold a vote when nearly 2 million people, 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displaced during the conflict.
From violence to rescue, settler practices involving donkeys are increasingly entangled with Palestinian dispossession.
This week, our world feels more uncertain than ever. It’s tempting to turn away – but attentive curiosity and ‘radical open-mindedness’ are better ways to combat chaos.
Both countries seem tired of the costs of war and ongoing risks, but successful negotiations will have to overcome deep distrust by both sides.
This development reverses decades of global movement towards abolition of the death penalty, while normalising executions in an occupied territory.
Central to the debate is whether the phrases are expressions of Palestinian self-determination, or a threat of violence against Jews.
UNESCO has been far too cautious over Gaza. This allows the destruction of historical sites to be treated as regrettable collateral damage, instead of a crime.
South Africa’s preference for dialogue has become harder to sustain in a polarised world.
The destruction of war graves in Gaza has rightly received global attention. But this isn’t the first time Commonwealth war dead have been dragged into conflicts.
Various proposals have attempted to envision Gaza’s future, but most are detached from reality and sideline Palestinian voices.
The board of peace will be chaired by the US president and will cost member states US$1 billion to join.
The ceasefire in Gaza is on shaky ground as Donald Trump looks to progress his peace plan on to its second phase.
Angered not just by social crises, Iranians are asking fundamental questions about the costs and sacrifices demanded by the Islamic Republic’s ruling ideology.
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