Middle East experts Mireille Rebeiz and Amnon Aran talk to The Conversation Weekly about the recent escalation in the Middle East.
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People have long visited places like Auschwitz-Birkenau and, more recently, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now we’re seeing ‘solidarity tours’ to Israel’s October 7 sites and war tourism in Ukraine.
The past is a reality that humanity as whole must contend with, but a lack of understanding is fertile ground for denial, revisionism and antisemitism.
The BBC, ITN and Sky have still managed to keep the story in front of UK viewers’ eyes by reporting from inside Israel, the occupied territories and Egypt
Australia can take legal action against people accused of atrocity crimes, even if the person isn’t Australian and the alleged crimes were miles away. But the laws are flawed.
The permanent members of the UN Security Council have repeatedly used their power of veto to block resolutions relating to mass atrocities. Is it time to revoke that power?
The mass protests are evidence that many in Israel feel abandoned by their government. Yet, Netanyahu is unlikely to shift course.
Dutton and Burke this week have faced off in the fractious debate about Palestinians fleeing to Australia – an issue that risks putting another tear in our social cohesion fabric.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has now announced it was an error to cancel a performance by Jayson Gillham. Indeed, classical music has often been tied to politics.
The opposition leader’s trip further underlines the unravelling of bipartisanship towards Israel.
The killing of the Hamas leader in Iran may provoke a wider regional war.
As the conflict continues, social media users are eschewing mainstream charities in favour of grassroots campaigns. It’s not without issues.
On Sunday, Albanese summoned recalcitrant senator Fatima Payman to the Lodge and told her she was suspended from caucus until she accepted caucus discipline.
Biden’s campaign is likely to be further undermined if Israel commits to war with Hezbollah.
Students renaming campus buildings during ongoing protests follows years of campus renaming controversies. A study of campus naming policies proposes how to make naming more inclusive.
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Framing dissent and poverty as a menace to public order can threaten fundamental rights, particularly when it’s used to justify the deployment of predictive technology.
When university administrators accede to donor demands, they punish students for enacting the core values and principles their institutions profess.
The All Eyes on Rafah image has been criticised as being overly sanitised. How does it compare to other war images? And where is the line between performative solidarity and moral responsibility?
No court alone has the power to adequately protect civilians during times of war.
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Law, Australian National University
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University
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Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College
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Associate Professor (Reader), Director of the Law and Justice minor, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia
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Associate professor, Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of International Law and Human Rights, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Project Lead for International Technical Forensic Services Global Forensic Justice Center, Florida International University