http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/edward_platt en http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/11/israel-palestinian-state-obama http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/11/israel-palestinian-state-obama Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:43:16 GMT Edward Platt Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to strengthen “co-operation between peoples”, but his attempts to bring the Israelis and Palestinians together have failed

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/07/israel-war-palestinian-rights http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/07/israel-war-palestinian-rights Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:18:45 GMT Edward Platt As the latest inquiry into Israel’s war on Gaza hears the harrowing testimonies of Palestinian survivors, Edward Platt exposes the obstacles in the way of truth and a fair trial

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/05/palestinian-city-house http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/05/palestinian-city-house Thu, 21 May 2009 11:37:48 GMT Edward Platt The politics of demolition and construction in East Jerusalem have always been fraught. Now Israeli settlers are using archaeological excavation as cover for a programme of expansion and dispossession – but the inhabitants of one Palestinian village won’t go quietly.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/04/palestinian-state-israel http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/04/palestinian-state-israel Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:15:33 GMT Edward Platt For 40 years Israel has been paralysed by a settler movement that regards its activities as a legitimate extension of the Zionist project. But the settlers’ interests run counter to those of most Israelis and may end up destroying the country

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/01/israel-hamas-gaza-palestinian http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2009/01/israel-hamas-gaza-palestinian Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:31:46 GMT Edward Platt The territory's ruling party is by no means united. Until its factions can resolve their differences, peace with Israel is a distant prospect

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2008/10/israel-hamas-palestinian http://www.newstatesman.com/middle-east/2008/10/israel-hamas-palestinian Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:16:12 GMT Edward Platt Schools in Hebron are being closed and other charitable organisations put under pressure by an Israeli state convinced they are the conduits for Hamas funding and propaganda. But the result is more fear and hatred

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200204220040 http://www.newstatesman.com/200204220040 Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:00:00 GMT Edward Platt Auto Mobile: How the Car Changed Life Ruth Brandon Macmillan, 468pp, £20 ISBN 0333766660

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200203040045 http://www.newstatesman.com/200203040045 Mon, 04 Mar 2002 12:00:00 GMT Edward Platt Living Dolls: a magical history of the quest for mechanical life Gaby Wood Faber and Faber, 278pp, £12.99 ISBN 0571178790

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200104230043 http://www.newstatesman.com/200104230043 Mon, 23 Apr 2001 12:00:00 GMT Edward Platt Tunnel Visions: journeys of an underground philosopher Christopher Ross Fourth Estate, 178pp, £12 ISBN 1841155667

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200009180049 http://www.newstatesman.com/200009180049 Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:00:00 GMT Edward Platt Roads: a millennial journey along America's greatest interstate highways Larry McMurtry Orion, 206pp, £16.99 ISBN 0752838105

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