The cautious, conditional endorsements from Canada and the U.K. reflect the workings of a dated international system that governs the birth of states.
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An Indigenous scholar explains how starvation was used to acquire the lands of Indigenous peoples. Her great-grandparents experienced ‘starvation winter’ on the Blackfeet reservation.
A future state is complicated by the sheer number of Israeli settlers in the occupied territories and the barriers Israel has constructed to separate Palestinians.
Anthony Albanese said the move was predicated on the condition that Hamas would not be a part of a future Palestinian state.
From a strategy standpoint, Netanyahu’s decision to take over Gaza City makes little sense – nor does there appear to be a longer-term plan in place.
While it seems clear that the government is on a path to recognise a Palestinian state, when it will get there remains in limbo.
Left-wing Jewish political journalist Rachel Shabi delivers a nuanced take on antisemitism, legitimate criticism of Israel and the role of race and colonialism.
The UK has said it will recognise Palestine unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and humanitarian aid resumes. But this could set a dangerous legal precedent.
Seeing objectivity simply as “lack of bias” leaves reporters and newsrooms vulnerable to all sorts of pressures, such as political interest groups.
For the first time, the Arab League has called for Hamas to disarm and disband.
Australia has placed a number of preconditions on recognition. This kind of decision has long been a complicated and political process.
Protesters, activists and international law are doing their job, but only political action can end a genocide.
Albanese is not the first Labor Prime Minister to feel the heat over Palestine but now internal pressure is mounting for the government to go further.
Interviews with 30 Iranian Canadians help to untangle the roots of political tensions and evolving solidarities in the Iranian diaspora in Canada.
Netanyahu has so far prolonged the war to remain in power. Now as another party leaves his coalition government, he is reportedly considering calling an early election for the autumn.
Thirty years after Srebrenica, our legal definition of genocide is still far too rigid.
Europe has the means to prevent further suffering in Gaza, but political will is lacking.
For decades, Lebanon has been torn apart by internal division and external conflict. There may currently be a narrow window for a different future.
Cancellation of screenings of the documentaries ‘Russians at War’ (TIFF) and ‘Rule of Stone’ (RIDM) means that provocative and timely films are silenced.
Survivor testimonies hope for understanding, empathy – and change. From the Yoorrook Commission to Gaza and Israel, they build a case for justice in a shared future.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of International Relations at UCL | Associate Fellow on the Middle East at Chatham House, UCL
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Lecturer in Peace and Reconciliation, University of Aberdeen
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Reader in International Journalism, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst