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A lack of moral and legal clarity over the Gaza crisis threatens to undermine New Zealand’s international reputation.
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And what, if anything, is Australia exporting to Israel?
The ICC’s prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for Yoav Gallant (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu (right), as well as Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar.
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Judges at the ICC are mulling over whether to issue arrest warrants for the leaders of Hamas and Israel.
The list of countries involved in ongoing hostilities is widening.
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America and Iran are now just as much a part of the decadeslong conflict as Arab states. Is it time to start referring to the ‘MENA-ISRAME’ conflict?
Thousands of demonstrators supporting the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza take part in a protest in Tel Aviv on September 1.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Shuttered shops in an empty street in Jaffa, Israel, in 2023.
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Israel’s war in Gaza, which is fast approaching its first anniversary, is taking a heavy economic toll.
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Today we're joined on the podcast by Ghaith Krayem, a spokesman for the group Muslim Votes Matter. The group plans to back candidates who support the issues it says Muslims care about.
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However, signals do matter, especially when seen as part of a broader international shift.
Palestinians inspect the damage on a street in Jenin on the fifth day of an Israeli military operation.
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The latest Israeli incursions into the West Bank will only encourage more resistance and militant defiance among Palestinians.
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The mass protests are evidence that many in Israel feel abandoned by their government. Yet, Netanyahu is unlikely to shift course.
A nurse administers polio vaccine drops to a Palestinian child at a UN school in the Gaza Strip.
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Fighting in parts of Gaza has paused to allow young children to be vaccinated against polio.
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Iran’s leaders are facing a crisis of legitimacy at home, making any response to Israel’s actions a very delicate balance.
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Both sides have stepped back from the precipice of all-out war, but this doesn’t mean the danger is over.
Pro-Palestinian protesters prepare to march in Union Park in Chicago before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024.
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The US has given military aid to Israel since the 1960s, backed by both domestic and regional strategic interests, including containing Iran.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah are intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system on Aug. 4, 2024.
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Escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is partly the result of an unsuccessful, decade-long plan to ‘contain and deter’ the Iranian regime.
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The Geneva Conventions, are supposed to protect civilians in war. Israel and Hamas appear to have forgotten this.
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The Auckland Philharmonia’s performance of the opera Tristan und Isolde raises the inevitable ‘Wagner question’. But cancel culture is not the answer.
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If New Zealand supports a ‘rules-based international order’ its response to the International Court of Justice’s findings on the Occupied Palestinian Territories should involve deeds more than words.
A protest against the assassinations of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur.
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The release of a Russian hit man and the assassination of Israel’s enemies in Lebanon and Iran have shone a spotlight on killings carried out on state orders.