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Cricket commentator Peter Lalor.

‘Standing up for the people of Gaza is not antisemitic’: Usman backs dumped cricket journalist

Cricket reporter Peter Lalor has received support from the Australian opener Usman Khawaja after the journalist was told he could not cover cricket for SEN any more due to his social media support of Palestinians.

  • Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent

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Israeli female soldier hostages wave before being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City.

Second hostage swap is a bitter pill for Netanyahu’s failed ambitions

For Israel’s prime minister, the safe release of four soldiers is only further proof that his ambitions for the Middle East have not been fully realised.

  • Amin Saikal
To ensure lasting peace, both sides must make every effort not to dehumanise each other.

One word lies at the heart of Israelis’ and Palestinians’ inability to find peace

I have managed thousands of hours of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. There is one factor that has so far made peace impossible.

  • Ittay Flescher
Gazan doctor Mohammad M.E Alastal has welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

‘There is euphoria’: In Gaza a rare moment of peace after 15 months of war

As the sun set over Gaza, doctor Mohammad Alastal was looking forward to something he hadn’t enjoyed in over a year: a night free of the sound of bombs.

  • Matthew Knott
Demonstrators hold photos of hostages held by Hamas during a protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for their immediate release.

Is the start of a ceasefire the end of a conflict? History says only sometimes

The foundations of peace rest on reconciling seemingly irreconcilable interests, and building a strength from that fragility.

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Antisemitism and Islamophobia are not the only things rupturing our communities

Conflict entrepreneurs politicise conversations over the Middle East and then decry the breakdown in social cohesion. They’re part of the problem.

  • Tim Costello
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Alex Ryvchin Co-CEO of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry with his wife Vicky outside a home in Dover Heights where they lived with their children until 2022. It was vandalised overnight. Police are treating it as an antisemitic attack. Two cars were vandalised as well as red paint thrown across the front of the property. Friday 17th January 2025. Photo: James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 250117

There is no place to wage a foreign war on the streets of Australia

The attack on a Dover Heights home is cause for concern with a disturbing uptick of antisemitism in Australia.

  • The Herald's View
Palestinian woman Hadil Albarqi and Israeli man Zack Shachar.

‘A little bit of hope’: For Israelis and Palestinians in Australia, there is no celebration

As Palestinians and Israelis in Australia on Thursday woke to a ceasefire deal, there was some relief. But trepidation and grief were the heaviest feelings.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Rachel Eddie
Palestinians in Ramallah in the West Bank celebrate the ceasefire announcement.

‘Today there’s hope’: Israel, Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

The world has welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached by negotiators in Qatar after 15 months of a war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

  • Michael Koziol and Matthew Knott
A protester in Tel Aviv holds a sign during a demonstration calling for the return of hostages held by Hamas.

Details of Gaza ceasefire deal emerge as it reaches ‘final stage’

Hamas has accepted a draft three-phase agreement for a ceasefire and the release of hostages, officials say.

  • Samy Magdy and Waffa Shurafa

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