Israel
Australia imposes Magnitsky-style sanctions on two hardline Israeli ministers
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are accused of inciting and supporting systemic violence against Palestinians and aggressively expanding illegal settlements.
- Rob Harris
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel says Greta Thunberg has been deported after seizure of Gaza-bound ship
The Swedish activist was one of 12 passengers on board the Madleen, a boat carrying aid destined for people in war-torn Gaza.
- Yesica Fisch and Tia Goldenberg
What happened when Greta Thunberg was detained by Israel – and who she was with
Thunberg’s interception on a ship in international waters has devolved into a saga playing out through official diplomatic channels as much as on social media – even Conor McGregor was involved.
- Bronte Gossling
Inside the secret tunnel where Israel says a senior Hamas leader died
Israel’s strike on what it says was a hidden Hamas tunnel running below a major hospital has again exposed the bitter moral debate at the heart of the Gaza conflict.
- Patrick Kingsley
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Activists like Greta Thunberg care more about fame than facts
When it comes to the moral high road, the likes of Thunberg seek to occupy ALL of it, no matter how muddled the thinking. This is precisely the problem.
- Suzanne Moore
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Ditch the phones’: Israel boards Gaza charity boat with Greta Thunberg on board
Social media footage showed a chaotic scene as the yacht Madleen was boarded, and Israel says the activist crew will now be sent to their home countries.
- Yesica Fisch, Marissa Newman, Wafaa Sharafa and Kareem Chehayeb
- Opinion
- US politics
As a judge, I’m sounding the alarm: The out-of-control White House is dismantling justice
Donald Trump’s war on the International Criminal Court is ramping up, and we should all be worried about what comes next.
- Lex Lasry
Israeli mother pleads for her son as body of Thai hostage recovered
Hamas says the Israeli military has surrounded the area where Matan Zangauker is being held in Gaza, and that any harm that comes to him during a rescue attempt would be Israel’s responsibility.
- Sam Mednick and Mohammad Jahjouh
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel acknowledges it is backing armed alternatives to Hamas in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “activated” some clans that are opposed to Hamas, but witnesses say the fighters he was referring to have been looting aid while Israeli soldiers watch.
- Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy and Sam Mednick
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
My grandmother fled the Holocaust. Now it’s time for Jews to abandon Israel
Until Israeli politics can radically reorient itself, it’s time to construct a vision of Jewishness that’s independent of the state that pretends to act on our behalf.
- Josh Szeps
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