Why the West should stop talking about the “rules-based order”
This vague, hypocritical mantra, designed for a US-dominated world that no longer exists, is harming international law.
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What the viral “All Eyes on Rafah” meme means for the conflict
Some have lamented that a bloodless AI-generated image has captured more people’s attention than real footage of the war. But…
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A Jewish dirge for Rafah
The horrors perpetrated in Gaza are unbearable, but Jews have the language to mourn.
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What will stop Israel in Rafah?
An air strike on a tent camp in the southern Gaza city has killed dozens, including children.
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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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Labour is moving away from the government line on Gaza
David Lammy’s insistence that “all sides must be accountable for their actions” shows an increasing confidence on the international stage.
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Gaza and the new digital divide
A widening generation gap is polarising online news audiences – and coverage of the Israel-Hamas war has made the rift…
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Going head-to-head with Lisa Nandy over Gaza
Also this week: sun, solar storms and climate anxiety, and protesting on a surfboard.
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Mehdi Hasan: “We don’t value Palestinian life”
The combative Zeteo CEO and former MSNBC host on the media’s moral failures.
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Joe Biden is deluded on Rafah
America’s policy on Gaza is based on an alternative reality.
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Student power
Published in the wake of the 1968 uprising at Columbia, Immanuel Wallerstein’s University in Turmoil holds critical lessons for the…
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On the Oxbridge barricade
Pro-Palestinian protesters at British universities are obscuring their own message.
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How big is Labour’s Gaza problem?
The electoral cost of Keir Starmer’s LBC interview is mounting.
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How the student Gaza protests went global
Pro-Palestine protests are proliferating across Western universities – but only the US has responded with military-grade police violence.
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The assault on Rafah has begun
Hours after Hamas announced it had accepted a ceasefire proposal, Israel took control of the border crossing.
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The dark reality of Netanyahu’s postwar vision
The “no endpoint” strategy is catastrophic for Gaza — and Israel too.
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Protest nation
Pro-Palestine activists at Columbia show an America unable to come to terms with its own helplessness.
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Anti-Semitism is rife in Britain – but be wary of simple media narratives
The row over a London police officer calling a man “openly Jewish” at a pro-Palestinian march reveals the perils of…
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The age of danger
Order is breaking down as the great powers take sides in multiple wars.
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Why Iran’s attack on Israel failed
The drone and missile strike conveyed as much weakness as it did strength.
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