On The Conversation Weekly, why Israel’s political magician might be out of tricks and how a former IDF chief could be the one to upstage him.
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Netanyahu was quick to incorporate the plane attack into his campaign by posting videos and images on his social media accounts.
A core tenet of aviation security is keeping threats out of the cockpit. What happens if the danger is one of the pilots?
Israel’s prime minister said the pilot stabbed a colleague and tried to crash the plane before passengers subdued him.
Barriers, checkpoints and surveillance have made the plight of Palestinians easier to keep hidden. But thanks to films like ‘NAZA,’ that’s starting to change.
The Italian leader has positioned Italy as a geopolitical hinge between competing power centers. The Middle East has just given that strategy a new environment.
The government insists sanctioning Israel is too complex so close to an election. But New Zealand also has obligations under international law it shouldn’t ignore.
To combat the rise in antisemitism, we need to accurately name what it is and continually confront it as a country.
Zionism’s definition may seem simple, but it’s been debated for more than a century. In reality, there are multiple ‘Zionisms,’ not just one.
The international community has long seen the construction of E1 as a red line.
The US-Israeli war against Iran appears to be entering a new cycle of escalation.
Both sides say they do not want war. But both have soldiers in Syria, raising the risk of miscalculation.
The dehumanizing language used by Israeli officials reflects and enables an underlying disregard for Palestinian life that connects to the findings of the recent June 2026 UN Commission of Inquiry report.
A court injunction has slowed plans to build a crocodile moat at a facility holding Palestinian prisoners. But Israeli government hard-liners are pushing ahead.
Every action Israel takes in the occupied territories makes a future Palestinian state more unlikely.
The suggestion follows the Israeli Defense Force’s decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza.
There have been gaps at the centre of every agreement over Gaza since 2025.
Critics say internal IDF investigations are too slow and biased, and the bar to holding soldiers accountable is far too high.
His achievements as a philanthropist are not widely known today because he did not create a grantmaking foundation that outlasted him.
If Donald Trump decides to escalate the Iran war, Christian Zionists will be those cheering the loudest.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College
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Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan