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israel & palestine - old roads, new mapsIntimate enemies, embittered neighbours, violent antagonists. But does it have to be this way? Tony Klug invites some thoughtful responses to his proposal for an International Protectorate as the way to a durable settlement between Israelis and Palestinians.
Israel's prime minister is more concerned to appease his right-wing than engage with Palestinians
Scene one. The day that Yvette Myakayaka-Manzini, vice president of the ANC women's department, took her account of the struggle against apartheid to Gaza. Scene two on an Israeli beach...
The US president's meeting with Israel’s prime minister offers Israel a future it must grasp
The road to Israeli-Palestinian peace lies through
the constitutional definition of Israel itself
Israel's prime minister must be pressed to fulfil past commitments on peace with the
Palestinians
Misreading resistance in the Middle East, the European Left risks consigning itself to irrelevancy
We need to understand that Hamas are the ‘moderates', in a self-defeating western drama
The emerging landscape of combat allows the military to make international law its tool
A withered left, fissured right, stagnant polity, frozen peace: ingredients of a bleak election
A major effort is needed to end a sixty-year tragedy. It can draw inspiration from history
The beginning of an end to the Israeli-Palestinian agony must come from within
How aid agencies' principles can be compromised by a blind eye to uncomfortable realities
A combination of old failures and new players is reshaping a region
The Gaza horror faces Ankara's active regional diplomacy with a severe test
Israel's conduct in Palestinian territory reflects a wider and dangerous trend in state behaviour
The impact of Israel’s assault on Gaza on the civilian population reveals its character
The Palestinian movement will emerge an unavoidable reality from Israel's assault
Gaza's tragedy must be a turning-point towards lasting peace. Here is how
A series of contrasts - in ends, means, maps, media and morality - clarifies Israel’s war
The context and meaning of Israel’s Gaza offensive are defined by forces beyond its control
Overwhelming force must not become the new normality of the middle east
The Gaza war exposes the longer-term predicament at the Arab world's heart
The historical record of Israel's dealings with Gaza sheds essential light on its true aims there
An outcome to Gaza's war in which both sides claim victory is becoming visible
The middle east is a priority, says John Hulsman. Be bold on Europe too, adds A Wess Mitchell
The “one-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian impasse is winning support. Time to rethink?
Israel has reached a landmark anniversary. But the ideological project underpinning its existence has brought it to a strategic impasse
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza demands urgent action on both the aid and political fronts
Kosovo’s unfinished business has lessons for the Palestinians’ national struggle too
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