Celebrations in Madaya, Syria, upon the death of Hassan Nasrallah (Screenshot)
Hezbollah massacred Syrians; they are glad for Israel’s help
Algemeiner - 21 October 2024   Israel’s assassination...
Protesters are now clear that their demands have nothing to do with Israel’s presence in the West Bank, but its existence in any part of the land (Image: Richard Milnes/ Alamy Live News)
End of “The Occupation”
Lessons from a year of protests   In...
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) need clear orders from a new Lebanese president if they are to enforce UN resolutions and thus enable a ceasefire (Image: Shutterstock)
Securing a better post-war future for Lebanon
After more than two weeks of intensive Israeli...
The Fiasco: Gazans capture an Israeli tank on October 7 (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock
Biblio File: The failures, the heroes and the blood: The literature of October 7
The October 7 War: Israel’s Battle for Security...
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Media Microscope: A day that will live in infamy
The first anniversary, on October 7, of Hamas’...
The Hamas tunnel network is one of many factors making Gaza an “incredibly complex strategic environment” with no military parallel (Image: Atef Safadi/ EPA/ AAP)
Interview: Getting Gaza wrong
As we began our Zoom call, John Spencer...
Belgian writer Herman Brusselmans: So angry at the Gaza war that he wants to stick a knife in the throat of every Jew he comes across (Screenshot)
Europa Europa: “Never Again” has become conditional
Last Rosh Hashana (“Jewish New Year”, September 16-17,...
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Deconstruction Zone: Questions I can’t answer
In the immediate aftermath of the October 7...
The Lebanese: Largely anti-Hezbollah, yet also often antisemitic (Image: Paul Saad/ Shutterstock)
What do the Lebanese think?
As Israel officially undertakes “limited, localised, and targeted...
PM Anthony Albanese introduced a lengthy motion in response to the anniversary of October 7 (Screenshot)
Unhappy Anniversary in Canberra
As the first order of business on October...
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Noted and Quoted – November 2024
Vale Nasrallah Media coverage of Hezbollah chief Hassan...
Thai army on patrol: Military power alone may not be enough to quell the Malay Muslim rebellion in the south (Image: Valentino Snap/ Shutterstock)
Asia Watch: Same old problem
While Thai politics over the past two decades...