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International How Israel’s deterrence policy came undone Lawrence Freedman 1 November 2023 And what it means for Gaza’s future International Netanyahu’s war Peter Rodgers 19 October 2023 Hamas’s appalling attack has exposed a government with no plan for resolving its country’s greatest challenges Books & arts Memoirs of a Middle East tragic Graeme Dobell 12 July 2023 A summing up by an Australian diplomat who loved the Arab world Essays & reportage Why, and why not? Andrew Chalk 17 September 2021 Andrew Chalk pays tribute to lawyer, writer and humanitarian Hal Wootten

National affairs Israel and the Palestinians: public opinion and public policy Murray Goot 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 Much too promised land Hal Wootten 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 A Palestinian state within a year? James Richardson 19 October 2011 Although the diplomatic task is daunting, Europe should take up the challenge, writes James L. Richardson International Palestine and the United Nations: crisis as opportunity? James Richardson 20 September 2011 The debate about Palestine’s UN status could create a new basis for negotiations, writes James L. Richardson