- Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
Every action Israel takes in the occupied territories makes a future Palestinian state more unlikely.
Israel will likely refuse to withdraw its troops until it’s satisfied Hamas is completely disarmed, and Hamas says it won’t budge until Israel withdraws.
The Israeli prime minister faces an invidious choice in an election year: kowtow to a powerful ally, or risk displeasure at home by ending the war with Hezbollah.
The Israeli prime minister is using the ‘Gaza playbook’ to decimate southern Lebanon, but it won’t eliminate the threat from the militant group.
In her new book, Francesca Albanese challenges the dominant perception of the Israel-Palestine conflict
The war in the Middle East is a huge political book for the Israeli prime minister in an election year – but it may come at a great cost.
Central to the debate is whether the phrases are expressions of Palestinian self-determination, or a threat of violence against Jews.
Many clans and gangs are taking advantage of a security vacuum in Gaza to reassert their authority – some backed by Israel.
Anne Irfan’s history explains the complex background to Palestinian resistance in Gaza, allowing those who live there to tell their own stories.
The political process described in Trump’s peace plan is open to differing interpretations and many fear it would take power out of the hands of Palestinians.
After decades of accusations of corruption and misrule, the Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular among Palestinians.
Um futuro Estado é complicado devido ao grande número de colonos israelenses nos territórios ocupados e às barreiras que Israel construiu para separar os palestinos.
A future state is complicated by the sheer number of Israeli settlers in the occupied territories and the barriers Israel has constructed to separate Palestinians.
Failure by the West to rein in Israel’s actions has led to accusations of ‘double standards’ regarding international law.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the start of the year, the most since 2005.
One of main drivers of unrest has been the conflicting claims to East Jerusalem, dating back to the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948.
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