Latest articles by Venetia Rainey
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Peace in our time? 2014 could prove a Middle East watershed
In Depth Hamas removed from terror blacklist, Palestinian state recognised by EU – 17 December was a big day
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Capture of IS chief’s ex-wife a coup for fragile Lebanon
In Depth But while West is keen to help Lebanese take on IS, donor fatigue means Syrian refugees will go hungry
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Nuclear deal with Iran would make the world a better place
In Depth Five good reasons why the West and Iran should come to an agreement – and the sooner the better
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Israelis should listen to their president before more Arabs die
In Depth Israel is home not only to Jews – but to Arabs like Kheir Hamdan, ‘killed in cold blood’ by police
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Israel v Palestine: is this the start of the Third Intifada?
In Depth 'Chickenshit' Netanyahu… Sweden's 'Ikea politics'… Global insults fly as violence erupts in Jerusalem
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How to stop Islamic State: go for the roots, not the head
In Depth Bombing runs on IS targets are dismissed as ‘shock and yawn’: we need those living under IS to rebel
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Palestine: hour has arrived - to find a dynamic new leader
In Depth It's also time to reduce the role of the Middle East's chief mediator – the United States
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After Gaza, Israel plays another card: land grabs
In Depth By taking land from Palestinians in the West Bank, Israel ensures long-term peace looks hopeless
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Gaza ceasefire: 500 children dead is no sort of victory
In Depth Neither Palestinians nor Israelis have achieved what they wanted: we will be back here again
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Anti-Semitism on the rise: not just sickening but misguided
In Depth 'Our problem is not with the Jews,' said the Palestinian refugee, 'but with the Israeli government and army'
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Understanding Hamas: part terrorism, part good works
In Depth Three things you should know before writing off Hamas as just a violent terrorist organisation
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To crush Hamas, Israel must give Gaza hope
In Depth Bombing Gaza is like handing Popeye a can of spinach - it won't weaken Hamas, only make it stronger
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Another Gaza war: why Israel wanted to batter Hamas
In Depth This is more about dividing Palestinians for political ends than it is about three dead Israeli teenagers
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The 'Jihadi Spring' - could Isis gain a foothold in Lebanon?
In Depth 'We understand no borders,' says one Isis fighter, 'we will go wherever our sheik wants to send us'
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Lebanese lose patience with the flood of Syrian refugees
In Depth With a quarter of its population now made up of fleeing Syrians, tiny Lebanon is clamping down
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Do Israel's hardline settlers qualify as 'terrorists'?
In Depth The vandalism and violence perpetrated by Jewish extremists has gone too far, say moderate Israelis
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Lebanon presidential election: pick your killer candidate
In Depth Meet the three most popular candidates to take over the presidency – and pray that MPs find an alternative
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Easter in Syria: it's not just Christians who are suffering
In Depth Kim Kardashian has thrown focus on Kessab: but Syrians of all faiths are suffering under Assad
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Fears of third intifada as Middle East peace looks hopeless
In Depth More settlement building, more civilians shot dead by the Israeli army: something has to change fast
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Four truths about the Syrian regime – as exposed by nuns
In Depth For a start, we now know Bashar Assad’s regime does detain children. But there’s more…
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Lebanon's war with al-Qaeda: is it a losing battle?
In Depth Hezbollah is not the perpetrator but the target because of its decision to fight alongside Assad in Syria
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Syrian refugee crisis: where is Lebanon's tipping point?
In Depth As another 50,000 Syrians register in one month, Lebanese generosity is being stretched to the limit
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Geneva 2: torture photos put onus on humanitarian solution
In Depth Such cruelty is not confined to the regime's prisons: humanitarian goals must take centre stage at talks
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Ariel Sharon: a time to eulogise or to face the brutal facts?
In Depth As Sharon's death is announced from Tel Aviv, young Israelis look to the future not the past
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