The US’s new status quo
The 6 January committee hearings show how much Donald Trump has irreversibly changed the political landscape.
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Joe Biden’s democratic values will be tested in the Middle East
The US president, scheduled to meet leaders in Israel and Saudi Arabia, may find that being committed to human rights…
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Israel’s double standard on flag-waving is a risk to democracy
An annual Israeli nationalist march is going ahead. Compare that with how its authorities react to Palestinian flags.
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Bread throws Israel back into parliamentary chaos
A dispute over leavening agents in Passover has lost Naftali Bennett his slim governing majority in the Knesset.
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Attacks in Israel show peace with its neighbours is not enough
Regional alliances do nothing to assuage tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
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The Sally Rooney Hebrew row – explained
The bestselling author is not boycotting Hebrew. But why did so many people assume she was?
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What’s behind the latest Israel-Palestine conflict?
Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin host the New Statesman's weekly global affairs podcast, World Review.
Will a successful Covid vaccine programme win Netanyahu the 2021 Israel election?
Alona Ferber joins the World Review podcast to explore Israel's complex political landscape.