Sharone Lifschitz: “On 7 October, my father saw his life’s work going up in flames”
The film-maker on her father Oded Lifschitz and the plight of the 7 October hostages.
ByBenjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump is planning ethnic cleansing in Gaza
This imperialistic “Riviera” project could have been dreamt up by the Israeli far right.
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Israel is still at war
Could the West Bank city of Jenin suffer the same fate as Gaza?
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The peace paradox
The political calculations that allowed the Gaza ceasefire could yet be its undoing.
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This is Donald Trump’s ceasefire
Joe Biden doesn’t own this peace – but Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu must now take responsibility for what comes next.
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Gaza’s uneasy peace
Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire. But can a new Palestinian society be built from the ruins of war?
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The New Statesman’s A-Z of 2024
A rundown of the year, from Charli XCX and Jeremy Clarkson to the incumbency curse and floods in Valencia.
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Britain’s complicity with Netanyahu’s war must end
The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant make it clear: there is no justifying Israel’s war.
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The ICC’s milestone decision
How court’s arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu will hurt – and possibly help – him.
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The world according to Trump
From Europe to China, the illusions of the old order are crumbling.
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Has Trump’s election unleashed Netanyahu?
Like the president elect, the Israeli prime minister has experienced a remarkable political renaissance.
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The realpolitik binding Israel’s hand
Benjamin Netanyahu’s strikes on Iran were a breach of the IDF’s usual strategic calculus.
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The Netanyahu doctrine will fail in Lebanon
Just as in Gaza, relentless warfare is no path to lasting success.
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Netanyahu’s all-out war
The great survivor of Israeli politics is fighting for his future.
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What it means to be Palestinian
Leading writers reflect on the war in Gaza and the prospect of peace.
An ICC warrant for Netanyahu will divide Europe
A call for the Israeli leader’s arrest – just as Ireland, Norway and Spain move to recognise a Palestinian state…
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The shocking death of Iran’s president
Ebrahim Raisi was the ultimate regime insider and his death has thrown the country into turmoil.
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Israel can prevent a regional war
It’s not yet clear how far Benjamin Netanyahu’s government will go in response to Iran’s attack.
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Netanyahu has launched a war Israel can never win
Six months into the war in Gaza, internal and external pressure is mounting on the prime minister.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s war games
The prime minister is staking his political survival on a war Israel can’t win.
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