Can the US force Israel to bow to its demands on Gaza?
The White House wants Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and implement humanitarian ceasefires within thirty days
Palestinian
Thursday
Thursday
Israel is reshaping the Middle East in its favour
Netanyahu may now get the war some have accused him of wanting all along
Wednesday
Will the IDF ever leave Gaza?
Netanyahu’s plan to withdraw forces risks being criticized by the Israeli public, smilingly giving Hamas what they’ve wanted all along
Tuesday
Netanyahu thinks he’s Churchill, Israelis see Chamberlain
The Israeli prime minister is between a rock and a hard place
Thursday
Ireland is rewarding Hamas for 7 October
The long-term consequences of this decision could be ruinous
Sunday
The Israeli-Hamas negotiations are fraught with complexity
Like nearly all other aspects of this war, every stage of the negotiations takes place under intense global scrutiny
Monday
Hamas is playing for time
A full affirmation of the Egyptian proposal on the part of Yahya Sinwar and those around him appears unlikely
Tuesday
Why does the West protect Israel but not Ukraine?
Zelensky has tried to dispel the idea that the US has a choice between supporting one or the other
Campus Gaza protests are crippling US universities
In the absence of strong leadership, campuses have descended into mayhem and open expressions of hatred
Friday
Israel is running out of options
No one, left or right, would be doing anything different from what Netanyahu is doing now
Tuesday
Amnesty laments death of Palestinian torture group leader
Walid Daqqa was the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails
Friday
The war in the Middle East has barely begun
The real showdown will be with Tehran
Friday
The trouble with defining genocide
For almost twenty years since Israel withdrew from Gaza, we have heard the same allegations
Tuesday
Why the US is suddenly calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
The president is concerned by the humanitarian crisis, which would be exacerbated by an offensive on Rafah
Wednesday
Israel has to invade Rafah if it wants to destroy Hamas
It is Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza
Sunday
How Hamas radicalised Israel’s liberals
‘Well, let’s put it this way,’ he said. ‘For my friends and me, the situation is now clear. Hamas must be erased. Erased. Now’
Friday
Have the Houthis gone rogue?
They seem delighted to finally be playing in the big leagues of the axis of resistance
Wednesday
Has Iran lost control of its proxies?
After October 7, Iran’s star seemed to be in ascent
Sunday
This Christmas in Bethlehem will be the saddest yet
All celebrations have been canceled. There will be no Christmas tree, no visitors, no parades
Friday
Why the story of the Holocaust still needs telling
When did it come to this?