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The Board of Peace: Donald Trump’s ‘alternative to the UN’The Explainer Body set up to oversee reconstruction of Gaza could have broader mandate to mediate other conflicts and create a ‘US-dominated alternative to the UN’
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Who is to blame for Maccabi Tel Aviv fan-ban blunder?Today’s Big Question MPs call for resignation of West Midlands Police chief constable over ‘dodgy’ justification of ban from Aston Villa match, but role of Birmingham Safety Advisory Group also under scrutiny
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Israel’s E1 zone in the West Bank: the death of the two-state solution?The Explainer Controversial new settlement in occupied territories makes future Palestinian state unviable, critics claim
By The Week UK Published
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Why recognizing Somaliland is so risky for IsraelTHE EXPLAINER By wading into one of North Africa’s most fraught political schisms, the Netanyahu government risks further international isolation
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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What have Trump’s Mar-a-Lago summits achieved?Today’s big question Zelenskyy and Netanyahu meet the president in his Palm Beach ‘Winter White House’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Israel approves new West Bank settlementsSpeed Read The ‘Israeli onslaught has all but vanquished a free Palestinian existence in the West Bank’
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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What is the global intifada?The Explainer Police have arrested two people over controversial ‘globalise the intifada’ chants
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Who is fuelling the flames of antisemitism in Australia?Today’s Big Question Deadly Bondi Beach attack the result of ‘permissive environment’ where warning signs were ‘too often left unchecked’
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The issue dividing Israel: ultra-Orthodox draft dodgersIn the Spotlight A new bill has solidified the community’s ‘draft evasion’ stance, with this issue becoming the country’s ‘greatest internal security threat’
By The Week UK Published
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Will Netanyahu get a pardon?Today's Big Question Opponents say yes, if he steps down
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Israel jolted by ‘shocking’ settler violenceIN THE SPOTLIGHT A wave of brazen attacks on Palestinian communities in the West Bank has prompted a rare public outcry from Israeli officials
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Why these Iraqi elections are so importantThe Explainer The US and Israel are increasingly pressuring Baghdad to tackle Iran-backed militants, while weakened Iran sees Iraq as a vital remaining ally
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Israel arrests ex-IDF legal chief over abuse video leakSpeed Read Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi had resigned from her post last week
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Marwan Barghouti: the Palestinian hostage seen as Nelson MandelaIn the Spotlight Israel has refused to free Barghouti, though Trump is considering lobbying for his release as a further means to end the war
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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