The fatal flaw in Israeli deterrence
It has not been accompanied by a more positive political strategy.
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Will Muslim voters turn against Labour over Gaza?
Recent history shows that Muslims are prepared to defect from Labour to elsewhere – including to the Conservatives.
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Keir Starmer has lost control of Labour’s message on Gaza
Thirteen frontbenchers have defied the party line – but they won’t be punished.
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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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Oil’s five decades as ruler of the world
The political scientist Randall Hansen argues that the 1973 Opec embargo changed economies for ever and fuelled mass migration.
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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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Will Labour unity break over the Israel-Hamas war?
More than 20 councillors have resigned and 150 have petitioned the party leadership.
Keir Starmer under pressure as senior Labour figures back Gaza ceasefire
Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Anas Sarwar have all publicly opposed the Labour leader’s position.
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Labour and Israel: a fraught history
Keir Starmer’s woes over the Middle East recall those of Tony Blair in 2006.
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Starmer wants to tie himself as closely as possible to Joe Biden
It reflects the Labour leader’s commitment to international and domestic consensus over foreign policy.
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Israel’s past approach to Hamas failed, says ambassador
Tzipi Hotovely says Hamas is barbarous and must be destroyed. But why did Israel allow it to grow stronger?
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The age of media anarchy must end
A deluge of misinformation during the Israel-Hamas war has shown why we need new rules for the digital era.
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The Cloud of Unreason
The Israel-Hamas war is fuelling conspiracies, lies and misinformation.
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The great unravelling
The Hamas pogrom against Israeli citizens was the day when the Western-led international order expired.
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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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The Israel-Hamas war is a “global terror risk”
"We're in a very dangerous and unstable situation"