By appealing to international law and a ‘rules-based’ order, but not opposing the US-Israeli action, the government appears caught in the diplomatic crossfire.
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Ukraine may need a major, system-level change or crisis in Russia to regain any lost territories.
New Zealand law requires ‘ethical investment’ by the Superannuation Fund. But as an autonomous Crown entity, how and when it should disinvest in another country is open to interpretation.
Millions of Palestinian refugees are set to suffer as a result of banning the UN agency, piling pressure on the US, which has warned of ‘consequences.’
12 children were killed in a strike on the small town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has blamed Hezbollah, but the Lebanese militant group denies responsibility.
Recognition of Palestinian statehood was previously held out as an incentive to completing peace negotiations. But that’s changed now, and New Zealand should consider changing its position too.
Netanyahu has rejected the latest peace deal and vowed to continue until Israel achieves ‘total victory’.
Failings leading up to the Arab-Israeli War of 50 years ago cost the then Israeli prime minister their job. Could history repeat?
What will happen in Israel after more than half a year of pro-democracy demonstrations against the conservative government’s judicial overhaul?
Since 2014, Australian officials have generally avoided using the terms “occupied” or “occupation” in relation to Palestine. That has now changed.
The youth of Masafer Yatta understand the power of education to help them lift up their communities and share their struggles with the world — and they continue to fight for their right to it.
Tried and tested in the field, Israeli weapons and surveillance technology are being packaged and sold for export.
A decision to bulldoze the home belonging to the family of a man accused of killing seven people outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem has sparked questions over the legality of Israeli policy.
Nothing seems to have brought a lasting peace to Palestinians and Israelis. Two Middle East scholars suggest approaches different from what has been tried before.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates weren’t at war, so their new deal is not really a peace accord. Nor does it satisfy the Palestinians, who need Arab nations to support their drive for statehood.
An expert of the Israel-Palestine conflict explains the history of Jewish settlements on the West Bank, and why they are so controversial.
People in the disputed Indian territory of Kashmir had already been living under a 24-hour curfew for eight months when the coronavirus hit, bringing new depths of fear and confinement.
The Israel-Palestine “peace” plan concocted by Donald Trump’s administration openly violates the principles of international law and, if implemented, would set a dangerous precedent.
Treating Israeli settlements as part of Israel in the new Canada-Israel free-trade deal entangles Canada in serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.
If Israel’s longtime leader Benjamin Netanyahu loses in the upcoming elections, some hope that his removal will pave the way for peace. But there are several reasons why that’s not likely.
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor Conflict Resolution, Trinity College Dublin
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Adjunct assistant professor, International Relations, Carleton University; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Part-time Professor at the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa and the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, Carleton University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
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Professor of Law, American University
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ABD Candidate in Communication, UMass Amherst
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Sessional Instructor, Department of Literature and Language, Concordia University of Edmonton
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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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Adjunct professor, University of Quebec in Montreal, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, State University of New York, College at Geneseo
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst