The year ahead: “The Middle East is going to get solved”
Donald Trump has promised he'll achieve peace in the region. We'd be foolish to believe him.
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The unbearable fragility of Lebanon’s ceasefire deal
The agreed pause in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has been repeatedly violated.
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The reality of Ireland’s anti-Israel stance
The country has drawn a false equivalence with Northern Ireland and Palestine.
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The tragedy of Greater Syria
With the Middle East in turmoil, could Israel now step into the breach?
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Jerusalem: city of blood and blame
The violent summer of 1929 reveals the deep and tangled roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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The war on Lebanon’s heritage
Israeli air strikes have damaged and destroyed historical sites and antiquities across the country.
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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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Zionism’s long 20th century
With the Middle East in flames, Britain’s relationship with Israel will transform again.
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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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The horror of the Amsterdam riots
Anti-Semitic hatred has left the social media mirror world and turned violent.
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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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Inside Joe Biden’s failing Israel policy
America’s diplomats are going in circles – closely followed by Bob Woodward.
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Yahya Sinwar’s deadly mission
The late Hamas leader’s cold determination led his fellow Palestinians down a trail of terror.
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The curse of Netanyahu’s war
Can the Israeli prime minister resist the urge to pursue a devastating escalation?
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Sinwar’s death won’t save Gaza
Vengeance for 7 October is not the same as victory – or peace.
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Is Netanyahu cracking down on Palestinian Israelis?
The arrest of Intisar Hijazi is part of an alarming illiberal turn.
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Letter of the week: “In blood stepp’d in so far”
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Will Netanyahu upend the global economy?
A prolonged conflict could cause recessions in the West, decide the US election and strengthen Putin’s hand in Ukraine.
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