The Gaza breakdown
The delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is over. War has returned to the Middle East.
ByBenjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu has gone back to war. But Israel is not with him
Hostage families and civic society alike have been outraged by the renewed assault on Gaza.
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Sharone Lifschitz: “On 7 October, my father saw his life’s work going up in flames”
The film-maker on her father Oded Lifschitz and the plight of the 7 October hostages.
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Donald Trump is planning ethnic cleansing in Gaza
This imperialistic “Riviera” project could have been dreamt up by the Israeli far right.
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Israel is still at war
Could the West Bank city of Jenin suffer the same fate as Gaza?
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The peace paradox
The political calculations that allowed the Gaza ceasefire could yet be its undoing.
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This is Donald Trump’s ceasefire
Joe Biden doesn’t own this peace – but Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu must now take responsibility for what comes next.
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Gaza’s uneasy peace
Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire. But can a new Palestinian society be built from the ruins of war?
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The New Statesman’s A-Z of 2024
A rundown of the year, from Charli XCX and Jeremy Clarkson to the incumbency curse and floods in Valencia.
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Britain’s complicity with Netanyahu’s war must end
The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant make it clear: there is no justifying Israel's war.
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The ICC’s milestone decision
How court’s arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu will hurt – and possibly help – him.
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The world according to Trump
From Europe to China, the illusions of the old order are crumbling.
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Has Trump’s election unleashed Netanyahu?
Like the president elect, the Israeli prime minister has experienced a remarkable political renaissance.
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The realpolitik binding Israel’s hand
Benjamin Netanyahu’s strikes on Iran were a breach of the IDF’s usual strategic calculus.
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The Netanyahu doctrine will fail in Lebanon
Just as in Gaza, relentless warfare is no path to lasting success.
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Netanyahu’s all-out war
The great survivor of Israeli politics is fighting for his future.
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What it means to be Palestinian
Leading writers reflect on the war in Gaza and the prospect of peace.
An ICC warrant for Netanyahu will divide Europe
A call for the Israeli leader’s arrest – just as Ireland, Norway and Spain move to recognise a Palestinian state…
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The shocking death of Iran’s president
Ebrahim Raisi was the ultimate regime insider and his death has thrown the country into turmoil.
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Israel can prevent a regional war
It’s not yet clear how far Benjamin Netanyahu’s government will go in response to Iran’s attack.
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