International
6 December 2024
Australia’s vote on Gaza this week highlights a decades-long shift in the major parties’ attitudes towards Israel
Books & arts
3 December 2024
A novelist reflects on “exile as agony but also as ethical position”
Middle East
19 September 2024
Israel’s intensifying effort to deter its enemies adds to the risk of an escalation in regional violence
Essays & reportage
13 September 2024
What the International Court of Justice says about Israel’s treatment of the occupied territories and what it means for Australia
International
2 September 2024
As Israeli protesters take to the streets, news emerges that defence minister Yoav Gallant has clashed again with Benjamin Netanyahu
International
2 August 2024
While the United States fumbles, more provocations have lifted the risks of a region-wide conflict in the Middle East
National affairs
17 July 2024
Labor’s foundational support for Israel still colours its attitude towards Palestinian statehood
Books & arts
24 April 2024
A Palestinian father’s story of life and death in the Occupied Territories
International
17 April 2024
A long-vaunted “two-state solution” for Israel and Palestine seems more remote than ever
International
10 April 2024
Pressure is mounting among Israel’s allies for a long-term settlement
International
2 April 2024
The Israeli attack in Damascus has increased the risk of a region-wide conflict
International
11 March 2024
In the tortured history of America’s relationship with Israel there has scarcely been a more fraught moment
International
28 January 2024
The carnage in Israel and Gaza can’t be understood without tracing the realignments sparked by America’s war in Iraq
International
13 December 2023
This week’s vote could be one of the General Assembly’s more momentous
Essays & reportage
8 December 2023
Collective punishment won’t defeat Hamas
International
17 November 2023
What might a postwar scenario look like in Israel and Palestine?
International
1 November 2023
And what it means for Gaza’s future
International
19 October 2023
Hamas’s appalling attack has exposed a government with no plan for resolving its country’s greatest challenges
Books & arts
12 July 2023
A summing up by an Australian diplomat who loved the Arab world
Essays & reportage
17 September 2021
Andrew Chalk pays tribute to lawyer, writer and humanitarian Hal Wootten
International
16 May 2021
Why Netanyahu and Hamas both risk losing control of the conflict in Gaza
National affairs
4 June 2020
A new voice in the Australian Jewish community retains hopes of a two-state solution to the Israel–Palestine conflict
International
25 June 2019
Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump is doing the crown prince’s bidding
International
31 July 2014
Israel won’t achieve its aims in Gaza without a long-term occupation, writes Paul Rogers. In the meantime, only its enemies are benefiting from the growing civilian…
Books & arts
13 June 2013
Sara Dowse reviews two books that deal, in different ways, with the future of Israel
International
22 March 2012
Hamas is undergoing an internal power struggle, which gives the West an opportunity to steer the organisation away from extremism, writes Michael Bröning
National affairs
22 February 2012
The evidence on Australian attitudes is much less clear than protagonists argue, writes Murray Goot, and the implications for public policy are far from straightforward
Books & arts
16 February 2012
Critics of Peter Kosminsky’s series The Promise – released on DVD this week – are misrepresenting its depiction of Arab and Israeli characters, argues Hal Wootten
International
19 October 2011
Although the diplomatic task is daunting, Europe should take up the challenge, writes James L. Richardson
International
20 September 2011
The debate about Palestine’s UN status could create a new basis for negotiations, writes James L. Richardson