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Sinwar had become an important symbol of Palestinian resistance. Hamas may struggle to replace him.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing pressure on multiple fronts, but he is likely to continue the war to appease the right-wing members of his cabinet.
If Israel is considering another zone of occupation in southern Lebanon, it will want to remove UN peacekeepers.
If there is ever to be a more peaceful coexistence between Israel and Palestine, then the position of hardline Israelis has to be recognised.
October 7 was a terrible milestone in a conflict that has been raging for nearly eight decades and seems to have no prospect of ending.
Once a source of unity, anguish over the hostages is now one more source of sharp divides in Israeli politics.
As the ground war in Lebanon heats up, how did it happen and where might it all end up?
The US is ruling out a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but Israel has other options for retaliation. One thing is clear: a regional war is no longer imminent, it is here.
Iran could no longer be seen as sitting on the fence, allowing its proxy allies, Hezbollah and Hamas, to engage with Israel on their own.
This is the sixth time Israel has mounted a military invasion of Lebanon.
With Israeli troops on the ground in Southern Lebanon, conflict in the Middle East escalates further. But Israel’s tried this before and hasn’t achieved its goals.
Hezbollah’s leadership ranks have been decimated, but it has the capacity to re-establish itself. It also reportedly has an arsenal of 150,000 rockets, missiles and drones it can use to strike back.
Israelis and Lebanese face similar predicaments: Their well-being is being sacrificed for military priorities.
MIddle East expert addressed four key questions about the recent attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Greens leader Adam Bandt joins us to talk about the immediate impasse as well as his party's broad agenda including its demands if Labor fell into minority at the election.
A lack of moral and legal clarity over the Gaza crisis threatens to undermine New Zealand’s international reputation.
Judges at the ICC are mulling over whether to issue arrest warrants for the leaders of Hamas and Israel.
The mass protests are evidence that many in Israel feel abandoned by their government. Yet, Netanyahu is unlikely to shift course.
Both sides have stepped back from the precipice of all-out war, but this doesn’t mean the danger is over.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professor of International Relations at UCL | Associate Fellow on the Middle East at Chatham House, UCL
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst