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US President Donald Trump during a news conference with Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump wants to turn Gaza into the Gold Coast. His motive is blindingly transparent

Donald Trump, the property tycoon, tells us Gaza is “a demolition site”. You can almost picture him negotiating with the agent for a better price.

  • Michael Koziol

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Trump greets Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House.

‘We will own it’: Trump wants the US to take over Gaza and redevelop it

The comments, made as he met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, came after Trump earlier suggested displaced Palestinians be “permanently” resettled outside the war-torn territory.

  • Michael Koziol
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Trump just dressed up ethnic cleansing as a real estate opportunity, and blew up ‘America First’

Here’s the dire place we find ourselves three weeks into the second Trump administration.

  • Matthew Knott
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
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
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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
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

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