June 2024
Why Australia’s view of the Gaza war matters to Israel
Leading Israelis are aware of mistakes their country has made, and warn of a “volcanic eruption” against the Netanyahu government, but they have been blindsided by the rise in antisemitism in Australia.
- Jill Margo
May 2024
Norway, Ireland, Spain recognise Palestinian state in ‘historic’ move
Israel’s foreign minister branded the three countries’ decision a “distorted step”, which shows “terrorism pays” and immediately recalled its ambassadors.
- Joseph Wilson
April 2024
US pushes for Gaza truce and hostage release as Blinken visits
Egypt is stepping up efforts at mediation to secure an agreement between Israel and Hamas leading to a ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages.
- Updated
- Henry Meyer and Fadwa Hodali
In Israel, resignation that the killings are not over
A visit to Israel by one of Australia’s leading writers reveals a shattered society under no illusions about its much-criticised war against Hamas.
- Gideon Haigh
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why the world needs a ‘three-state solution’
There is probably no hope for any resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian or Israel-Iran conflicts without leadership change in Tehran, Jerusalem and Ramallah.
- Thomas L. Friedman
US pushes Israel to halt Rafah invasion in ceasefire talks
The US-Israel talks focused on the potential operation in the southern Gaza city that has exposed one of the deepest rifts between the two allies.
- Zeke Miller
January 2024
- Exclusive
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What Palestine wants Penny Wong to tell Israel
Palestine’s envoy in Canberra says Australia’s advocacy of the international rules-based order will lack credibility if Penny Wong fails to press Israel to end its war in Gaza.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2023
Biden warns Israel it is losing support over war
The US president urged Benjamin Netanyahu to change his hard-line government and back the two-state solution.
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- Michael D. Shear
Aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza after US vetoes ceasefire call
The warnings - from the UN, international aid agencies and Palestinian relief workers in Gaza - compounded fears for civilians already grappling with fierce fighting.
- Hazem Balousha, Ellen Francis, John Hudson and Kareem Fahim
November 2023
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The left is killing the prospects of a Palestinian state
Westerners who refuse to question Hamas’ theocratic despotism make a peaceful solution harder to achieve.
- Bret Stephens
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Can the Palestinian Authority really govern Gaza after the war?
In the view of many Palestinians, the authority has devolved into an authoritarian and corrupt administration that sits on an iron throne built by Israel.
- Steven Erlanger
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Does Israel have a road map for Gaza’s future?
Despite the ferocity of the military campaign, the long-term strategy for the enclave remains shrouded in uncertainty. There is little reason for optimism.
- James Shotter and Andrew England
Israel cuts Gaza in two ahead of major attack
Israeli troops divided the northern and southern parts of Gaza ahead of an expected advance into the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave.
- Updated
- Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain and Kareem Chehayeb
October 2023
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden’s risky Israel trip on a knife edge
The US president’s visit comes as anger mounts in the region and puts America’s entire strategy in the Middle East at risk.
- James Politi and Felicia Schwartz
Biden to visit Israel as Iran threatens wider war
US President Joe Biden will make a high-risk visit to Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government continues war plans and prepares to fight on two fronts.
- Andrew Tillett and Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden tries shuttle diplomacy on brink of war
The Hamas assault provoking Israel’s fierce response makes the Middle East a powder keg, and Joe Biden is expected to show solidarity for Israel while urging restraint.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel eyes full-scale invasion with crippling results
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being pressured to launch major military response that previous leaders have been scrupulously avoiding since 2005.
- Steven Erlanger
December 2022
Why Netanyahu’s ultra-right allies risk driving Israel over a cliff
The country will need to practise a lot of self-discipline to preserve stability and avoid burying the two-state solution and the one-state solution in the same grave.
- Thomas L. Friedman
May 2021
Blinken begins Middle East mission to bolster Gaza ceasefire
In tandem with the visit, Israeli authorities said they were allowing fuel, medicine and food earmarked for Gaza’s private sector to enter the territory for the first time since the latest violence broke out.
- Jeffrey Heller
Ceasefire in Gaza ‘not enough at all’: Palestinian minister
Riad Al-Malkin says the world must now tackle the difficult issues of Jerusalem’s future and achieving an independent Palestinian state.
- Edith Lederer