Palestine
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What countries could emerge as peacemakers in the Israel-Hamas war?
Today's Big Question Nations from Jordan to the United States have been proposed as key brokers in the conflict
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Protest politics: when should police intervene?
Talking Point Calls for law change after shouts of 'jihad' on UK streets found not to be terrorism or public order offences
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The origins of Hamas
The Explainer Where did the armed Palestinian group that rules Gaza come from, and what are its aims?
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Will Israeli invasion of Gaza backfire?
Today's big question The reality is that there are no good options for Benjamin Netanyahu
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'A reactionary social media post tells you nothing'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Biden's Israel visit: what can US president achieve after Gaza hospital blast?
Today's big question Deadly explosion threatens to derail the US president's diplomatic ambitions during 'high-stakes' visit to region
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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'Why is the Pax Americana in decline?'
Instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Is this the end of the Israeli intelligence service's vaunted reputation?
Today's big question Hamas' surprise attack may have punctured the myth of Israel's famed security apparatus once and for all
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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A country still in crisis: Lebanon three years on from Beirut blast
feature Political, economic and criminal dramas are causing a damaging stalemate in the Middle East nation
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Jenin and the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement
feature Refugee camp at the heart of a struggle around demographics, displacement and mobility
By The Week Staff Published
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Israel on the brink: cycle of violence gathers speed
feature A chain of horribly violent incidents, the culmination of two years of rising tensions, could well prove to be the trigger for a third intifida
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Israel’s security minister’s ‘provocative’ visit to Al-Aqsa mosque
feature Ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir’s surprise, early-morning visit to the holy site has received widespread condemnation
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Founder member of Palestinian Lions’ Den armed group killed
Speed Read ‘Upstart’ organisation accuses Israel of assassinating another of its commanders
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Has Gaza avoided a fifth full-scale war?
Today's Big Question Ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinian militants – but truce is not a long-term solution
By Kate Samuelson Published
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