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Conflict has escalated between Joe Biden and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the Israel-Hamas war. But a national security veteran says the US has little leverage over Israel.
Mass forced movement of people has been used in conflicts to serve three goals: population control, territorial expansion and as a sorting mechanism. All three could be in play in Gaza.
Israelis are still reeling after October 7 and many feel that the international community has turned against them.
Recent media coverage mostly confirms the role of faulty threat assessments, Hamas’ improved operational security, and confirmation bias.
A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
The Netanyahu government is pressuring Israel’s most prominent left-leaning newspaper over its coverage of the war in Gaza.
Four days is not nearly long enough to meet the needs of Gaza’s 2.2 million desperate inhabitants.
A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas has seen the release of 58 hostages held in Gaza and 111 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Despite mounting public anger, the veteran leader has proven time and again that it is not wise to bet against him.
With the Israel-Palestine conflict continuing, we asked a range of academics to nominate works that can help explain things.
While the war in Gaza has riveted public attention, the simultaneous escalation of violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank is not disconnected from the violence in Gaza.
A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
With so many questions left unanswered, there is a growing disconnect between Netanyahu and the Biden administration in the US.
Given its unprecedented scale and nature, could the Israel-Hamas war reshuffle the cards in the U.S. 2024 presidential campaign?
At present the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ruled out a ceasefire but may allow ‘little pauses’.
People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does not replace a path to peace, a genocide scholar writes.
Blaming an entire nation for the actions of some of its people is unfair, unproductive and will perpetuate the hatred and suffering.
Some of the best analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza.
Many Israelis think their prime minister is incapable of leading their country at a time of such severe crisis.
Top contributors
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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 Law, University of East London
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of International Relations, City, University of London
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Lecturer in Peace and Reconciliation, University of Aberdeen
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Lecturer in Post-war Recovery Studies, University of York
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PT Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
