The refugee tragedy of 1948 was initially described as afflicting Arabs and the Arab world, not Palestinians or Palestine specifically (Image: Alamy Stock Photo)
Essay: The “Nakba” Narrative
Its origins, history and implications   Israel will...
Israeli PM Netanyahu has boasted in the past of his strong relationship with Russian President Putin (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Israel’s Russia-Ukraine dilemma
The inauguration of Binyamin Netanyahu’s new Government has...
Screenshot from a video showing radical Israeli rioters torching Palestinian homes in the West Bank town of Huwara in 2023
West Bank unrest escalates following violent riots by Jewish protesters in Huwara
Update 03/23 #01 This Update focuses on the...
Lebanese-born analyst Hussain Abdul-Hussain: Arab advocates of peace with Israel have a crucial role to play and should not remain silent (YouTube screenshot)
Normalisation – an Arab view
As a student in Lebanon in the 1990s,...
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Palestine cannot achieve its aims without truly committing to peace alongside Israel
The Mercury – 1 March 2023   Bob...
President Isaac Herzog – scion of one of Israel’s most significant political families – has sought to “put up ladders for everyone to climb down” (Image: Shutterstock)
Herzog forges a new role 
The fight over the Israeli Government’s judicial overhaul...
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AIJAC expresses dismay at lives lost, but strongly condemns violent rioting by settlers in Huwara
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today...
(From left) AIJAC's Jeremy Jones, Emily Schrader, Yoseph Haddad
Activism power couple explain their mission – and the threats they face
J-Wire Newsdesk - February 23, 2023 A power couple...
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Scribblings: Truth about Palestinian deaths could help stop them
Last month in this column, I took on...
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Understanding Israel’s settlement announcements
The Israeli cabinet voted in favour of the...
A new Hezbollah-built observation tower (Image: Efi Shrir)
Behind the News – March 2023
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT Eight rockets were fired...
Images from the unprecedented “Juniper Oak” US-Israel joint military exercises in late January (Images: US Central Command/ Twitter)
Strike Zone? 
US-Israel coordination may presage action against Iran  ...
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