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
Books & arts
23 November 2010
CINEMA | Sylvia Lawson reports from the third Palestinian Film Festival
Books & arts
22 July 2010
DOCUMENTARY | Sylvia Lawson reviews Hope in a Slingshot, which isn’t to be screened on the ABC
International
10 June 2010
Can the Obama administration, bogged down in Afghanistan, rise to the challenge, asks Sumantra Bose
