
Israel’s calculus on Syria
Benjamin Netanyahu has forgone diplomacy in favour of airstrikes on Damascus.
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Benjamin Netanyahu has forgone diplomacy in favour of airstrikes on Damascus.
ByIsrael’s former prime minister Ehud Olmert has accused his country’s leaders of planning a “concentration camp” on the Strip.
ByAn anti-war movement is growing in force – inside and outside parliament.
ByFrom Gaza to Glastonbury, our public broadcaster makes panicked decisions that undermines its journalism and its future.
ByAlso this week: Sirens in Jerusalem and an audience with Isaac Herzog.
ByOne doctor’s experience of life and death in the warzone.
ByBenjamin Netanyahu has won the battle over Iran. But his war against Israel’s democracy is not over.
ByIn its attacks on Iran, Israel is exploiting the chaos of American foreign policy.
ByWhat does it mean to be an opposition party in a time of geopolitical turmoil?
ByWashington, Tehran and Jerusalem still have choices to make about whether to strike again.
ByThe US president insists a ceasefire is in effect, even as hostilities continue.
ByTrump’s strike on Iran underlines the enduring alliance between Israel and the United States.
ByFrom Israel and Iran to Ukraine and Russia, nations across the globe are engaged in existential battles.
ByThe history that shapes Benjamin Netanyahu.
ByEurope has a lot to lose by backing Israel now.
ByThe country has little to lose by restricting shipping and triggering an energy price shock.
ByIsrael’s assault has transformed the balance of power in the Middle East.
ByMaga was meant to fix America. But Israel’s war risks dragging it back into the Middle East.
ByIsrael attacked Iran not out of fear but out of hubris.
ByThe Israeli prime minister’s strike on Iran was audacious but also risky, militarily and politically.
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