The Israel-Hamas war has left Britain divided
Politicians in the UK are nervous to speak about the conflict – but if ever there was a time for…
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Letter from Israel: “Bodies are piling up on three fronts”
I was among the first journalists allowed into Kfar Azza, one of the kibbutz communities that suffered the worst massacres.
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Letter from Gaza: “What we have witnessed has never been seen before”
I have seen children writing their names on the palms of their hands. When they die, they want people to…
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Inside Israel’s intelligence fiasco
Security failures allowed Hamas to launch its catastrophic attack on 7 October. Can the Israeli leadership overcome its fatal complacency?
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Letter of the week: Changing the future in the Middle East
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The Middle East on the brink
This is a perilous moment for the world. Western leaders must be clear-eyed about the potential scale of this conflict.
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The EU is the “illusory giant” of geopolitics
Despite its wealth and ambition, the European Union is limited as an actor in the great conflicts of our time.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s war test
It took a devastating attack to expose the full extent of the prime minister’s failures. What happens next?
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