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PM tells Vic Labor to sort out Gaza split
Labor factional powerbrokers were ordered to an emergency meeting to make sure a split on the Palestinian-Israel issue +does not erupt at the Victorian Labor conference.
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- Patrick Durkin
Hamas regroups and Israel’s Gaza endgame is missing
US and Israeli officials are offering blunt assessments about Hamas’ resilience and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to plan for post-war Gaza.
- Loveday Morris, Shira Rubin and Hazem Balousha
This Month
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel cannot stand alone and Netanyahu knows it
The American decision to restrict arms sales could be a turning point in the US-Israel relationship.
- Gideon Rachman
Fighting flares anew across Gaza as Hamas regroups
Close-quarters ground combat between Hamas fighters and Israeli troops raged in parts of northern Gaza over the weekend as people continued to flee Rafah.
- Liam Stack, Aaron Boxerman and Eric Nagourney
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why the campus protests are so troubling
Hamas is against the existence of a Jewish state and believes there should be an Islamic state between the river and the sea. When protests on college campuses ignore that, they are part of the problem.
- Thomas Friedman
The history of the two-state solution (in six maps)
The world is still searching for a path to peaceful co-existence by Israelis and Palestinians.
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- Emma Connors and Hans van Leeuwen
Halting the bombs: Biden’s gamble to rein in Netanyahu
The US president paused a weapons shipment to Israel, piling pressure on Israel’s leader to change course. Will it work?
- James Politi, Felicia Schwartz and Mehul Srivastava
Defiant Israel orders more Palestinians to flee Rafah
Benjamin Netanyahu insists that he must maintain military pressure in Gaza to eradicate Hamas despite warnings from the US and others.
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- Wafaa Shurafa and Sam Mednick
Australia’s ‘yes’ vote on Palestine at UN slammed by Labor MP
Penny Wong said Australia’s support for Palestinian statehood will help to broker peace, but a Labor MP has argued it will further isolate Jewish Australians.
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- Matthew Cranston
Australia considers voting yes on Palestine’s UN bid
Penny Wong says abstaining is a common diplomatic practice, amid pressure to admit Palestine as a United Nations member.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Antisemitism
Lowy’s lament: ‘I know how insidious antisemitism can be’
Sir Frank Lowy experienced hatred against Jews first hand in Hitler’s Europe, and is shaken by what he now sees “leaking out of decent people” in Australia.
- Jill Margo
‘We’ll fight with our fingernails’: Netanyahu hits back at Biden
The Israeli prime minister defiantly says the country is prepared to stand alone if necessary if it attacks Rafah to further its destruction of Hamas.
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- Shira Rubin, Michael Birnbaum and Karen DeYoung
Biden says US will not supply weapons for attack on Rafah
The US president’s ultimatum is aimed at trying to deter Israel’s planned operation in Gaza.
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- Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why now is not the time for Palestinian statehood
We cannot just hope that Hamas will lay down its arms – it will never happen. Nor can we hope that an alternative Palestinian Authority will emerge. We need to demand it, as a pre-condition of any form of recognition.
- Jeremy Leibler
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why Gaza is an endless gift for Vladimir Putin
Israel’s war on Hamas is a serious drain for Joe Biden as he heads towards the US presidential election.
- Edward Luce
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Can the ICC actually arrest Benjamin Netanyahu?
The International Criminal Court is entitled to judge Israeli and Hamas officials, writes one of its former presidents.
- Chile Eboe-Osuji
US reveals weapons shipment to Israel halted
The United States withheld 3500 bombs last week out of concern that they might be used in a major assault against the southern Gaza city, officials said.
- Peter Baker
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Benjamin Netanyahu’s dilemma: save the hostages or his government
In one of the biggest gambles of his career, Israel’s premier sent troops into Rafah to raise pressure on Hamas – and buy time.
- Neri Zilber, Mehul Srivastava and Andrew England
White House piles ceasefire pressure on Netanyahu as tanks roll into Rafah
White House national security spokesman John Kirby urged negotiators to come to an agreement after Israel launched a “limited” assault on Rafah, in the south of Gaza.
- Nataliya Vasilyeva, Tony Diver and Abbie Cheeseman
Palestinians seek UN General Assembly backing for full membership
It would effectively act as a global survey of how much support the Palestinians have for their bid, which was vetoed in the UN Security Council last month by the US.
- Michelle Nichols
