Is Israel’s grisly PR failing?
Denialism still lingers over the extent of the atrocities committed by Hamas on 7 October.
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The Iran Trap
Why Israel and the West are running out of time.
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The Age of Fury
The radiating consequences of the Israel-Hamas war are being felt across European cities.
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Keir Starmer is emerging as a national leader
The Labour leader is challenging a far left whose crude anti-Zionism reflects its loss of purpose.
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Gershon Baskin: “There’s only one way to bring all the hostages back alive”
The hostage negotiator on what it will take to secure the return of those held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
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Eitan Shamir: “In the end, the levelling of Gaza also poses an opportunity”
The Israeli military strategist on how 7 October happened, Israel’s endgame in Gaza and the prospect of a regional war.
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Could Hezbollah’s leader ignite a regional war?
Hassan Nasrallah's forces are poised on Israel's border. Is he about to open a new front in the conflict?
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Tzipi Livni: “A ceasefire isn’t a solution”
Israel’s former foreign minister on how the Gaza conflict could end.
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The spectre of jihadi terror
Within militant Islamic factions, sectarian rivalries count for less than the desire for destruction.
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Heeding the lessons of history
Israel has the right to defend itself, but the razing of civilian infrastructure in Gaza will not eradicate Hamas.
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Keir Starmer struggles to disguise Labour’s divides
The Labour leader refused to say whether he would sack shadow ministers for backing a Gaza ceasefire.
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The fatal flaw in Israeli deterrence
It has not been accompanied by a more positive political strategy.
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Fear and loathing in Israel
In the wake of the horrific 7 October attack, many Israelis are grappling with trauma and a desire for revenge.
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On the responsibility of intellectuals
As the conscience of society, writer-thinkers should not be swayed by prevailing political opinion in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Letter of the week: World leaders must show the way forward
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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My role in the BBC’s Hamas controversy
Also this week: Margaret Thatcher’s candour and the loss of a wise friend.
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The Labour revolt over Keir Starmer’s Gaza policy is spreading
Shadow cabinet ministers have privately warned that the party risks losing Muslim voters if it appears callous.
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Cutting through the fog of war
In an age of fake news, wartime leaders understand that they now have to fight against disinformation and conspiracies too.
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Antony Blinken and the limits of American diplomacy
The US risks being drawn into a Middle East war it does not want to fight.
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Bring them home
At a London rally in support of Israel over the weekend fear was palpable – but so was the defiance.
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