Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, first proposed the annexation of the Gaza Strip in 1949.
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The Israeli prime minister faces an invidious choice in an election year: kowtow to a powerful ally, or risk displeasure at home by ending the war with Hezbollah.
The vote to have death by hanging as the default for Palestinians guilty of killing Israelis represents the further entrenchment of a two-tier legal system.
Netanyahu says the charges are politically motivated and will stop him doing his job properly.
Netanyahu is turning his attention to upcoming elections.
Hamas and the Israeli far right may pose the main challenge to the latest proposals to end the conflict in Gaza.
Leaders in Ukraine and Europe are familiar with Donald Trump’s track record of meeting Vladimir Putin.
A majority of people now oppose the Israeli prime minister and want his war to end. But this does not mean there is support for a two-state solution.
The prime minister’s attempts to bring the judiciary under government control are fuelling fears of a constitutional crisis in Israel.
Facing legal and political pressure at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to resume airstrikes has encouraged right-wing allies back into the fold.
The Israeli prime minister has to navigate complicated domestic politics with his aim of destroying Hamas and the need to keep the US on side.
Once a source of unity, anguish over the hostages is now one more source of sharp divides in Israeli politics.
The settler movement has unprecedented power in Israel today − the result of a decades-long push to mainstream its views and leaders.
The mass protests are evidence that many in Israel feel abandoned by their government. Yet, Netanyahu is unlikely to shift course.
The Israel-Hamas war has fueled tensions around military exemptions, but the issue has long roiled Israeli politics.
Haredi Jews have been exempt from military service for all of Israel’s history, so this ruling will be deeply divisive. An Israel scholar explains.
The IDF says Hamas is an idea that is rooted in the hearts of Palestinians and trying to eradicate it is impossible.
Israelis’ and Jewish people’s long-held feeling of persecution, dating back to biblical times, contributes to most Israelis’ desire to continue the war in Gaza.
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.
What does it mean when a staunch supporter of Israel in Congress says he no longer supports Israel’s leadership? It’s a new kind of relationship between the longtime allies.
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
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Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Jewish History and Culture at Ludwig Maximilian University and Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies, American University
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Professor of International Relations, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Associate professor, American University School of International Service
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Faculty Lecturer in Political Science, McGill University
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Lecturer in International Security, King's College London
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Associate Professor (Teaching) in International Security & Conflict Resolution, UCL
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
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Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin
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Lecturer in the Politics of the Middle East, University of Kent
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Scholar-in-residence at the Center for Israeli Studies, American University