In the face of Hamas’s terrorism, choosing life is essential
It was unbearable when my brother’s murderer was released from prison in the ceasefire deal. But 59 hostages remain in…
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How did the BBC’s Gaza documentary ever get broadcast?
Cuts have hollowed out the corporation’s decks of talent – to the point where catastrophic errors slip through.
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The precarity of the Gaza ceasefire deal
Even if the next phase of the agreement commences, Israel will face tough choices.
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The horror of Hamas’s parade of hostage coffins
The bodies of hostages taken on 7 October were returned to Israel in a disturbing spectacle.
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Sharone Lifschitz: “On 7 October, my father saw his life’s work going up in flames”
The film-maker on her father Oded Lifschitz and the plight of the 7 October hostages.
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The peace paradox
The political calculations that allowed the Gaza ceasefire could yet be its undoing.
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This is Donald Trump’s ceasefire
Joe Biden doesn’t own this peace – but Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu must now take responsibility for what comes next.
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Gaza’s uneasy peace
Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire. But can a new Palestinian society be built from the ruins of war?
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The New Statesman’s A-Z of 2024
A rundown of the year, from Charli XCX and Jeremy Clarkson to the incumbency curse and floods in Valencia.
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Yahya Sinwar’s deadly mission
The late Hamas leader’s cold determination led his fellow Palestinians down a trail of terror.
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Sinwar’s death won’t save Gaza
Vengeance for 7 October is not the same as victory – or peace.
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A year of war and bloodshed
The situation in the Middle East is only getting more dangerous.
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The horrors of Storyville’s Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again
Yariv Mozer’s 90-minute BBC documentary is an astonishing thing, almost beyond description. It will destroy you.
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Netanyahu’s all-out war
The great survivor of Israeli politics is fighting for his future.
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What it means to be Palestinian
Leading writers reflect on the war in Gaza and the prospect of peace.
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh might make no difference
The region is locked in a struggle with no obvious end.
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What will stop Israel in Rafah?
An air strike on a tent camp in the southern Gaza city has killed dozens, including children.
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Gaza and the new digital divide
A widening generation gap is polarising online news audiences – and coverage of the Israel-Hamas war has made the rift…
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Netanyahu has launched a war Israel can never win
Six months into the war in Gaza, internal and external pressure is mounting on the prime minister.
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Former head of Shin Bet: Hamas’s nightmare is a two-state solution
The former head of Israeli intelligence Ami Ayalon on why Israel is losing the war.
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