Paradoxically, the very scale of the crisis in Gaza makes worthwhile even the tiniest gesture of solidarity.
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Israel’s democracy was already diminishing before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, but things have only worsened since then.
How the media talks about suffering on one side compared with the other can often reveal bias in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict coverage, writes a scholar of media bias and the Arab world.
Instead of voting on a ceasefire, the House of Commons descended into furious arguments between MPs and the speaker.
The bombardment of Gaza is reported to have damaged more than 100 historic sites and destroyed 69,700 homes.
Just-war theory insists that civilians are not legitimate targets. However, civilian immunity does not provide blanket protection from harm.
In war time, the type of conflict determines what formal rules of war apply. But how to determine the nature of the conflict?
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