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A woman gathers children as law enforcement responds at a Michigan synagogue after an assailant drove a vehicle into the building on March 12, 2026. AP Photo/Corey Williams
Geopolitical violence abroad translates into homegrown threats in the US and Canada. Recent antisemitic attacks show how the Jewish community is a target of those threats.
Black smoke billows from an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut on March 4, 2026. Marwan Naamani/picture alliance via Getty Images
Hezbollah’s entry into the current war followed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The group has long been aligned with the Islamic Republic.
Bianca De Marchi/AAP
Central to the debate is whether the phrases are expressions of Palestinian self-determination, or a threat of violence against Jews.
Displaced Palestinians warm themselves near a fire among the ruins of destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Haitham Imad / EPA
The ceasefire in Gaza is on shaky ground as Donald Trump looks to progress his peace plan on to its second phase.
A Palestinian flag waves near the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
The UN resolution references a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.
President Donald Trump walks with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, on Oct. 13, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci
President Trump reversed a long-held perception among US foreign policymakers that pressuring Israel should only be done in private.
President Donald Trump speaks at the White House during a meeting on antifa, as Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listen, on Oct. 8, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Kristi Noem’s claim that antifa is like the Islamic State group blurs the line between protest and terrorism – a political move unsupported by evidence.
A Hamas fighter: the militant group is attempting to assert its authority in war-torn Gaza. EPA/Mohammed Saber
The US president appears to recognise that Hamas could, initially at least, play a role in stopping lawlessness in the war-torn enclave.
A UN peacekeeper carrying equipment near the Syria-Israel border in 2014. Atef Safadi / EPA
Weeks after the war began, we collaborated on a proposal for a multinational peacekeeping force in Gaza. Many of our recommendations remain relevant.
Masked Hamas gunmen take positions in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, this week. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP
Many clans and gangs are taking advantage of a security vacuum in Gaza to reassert their authority – some backed by Israel.
Mohammed Saber/EPA/AAP
There is a great deal of optimism surrounding Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan. But there truth is we’ve been here before.
A Hamas militant stands guard prior to the release of an Israeli hostage in January 2025. Mohammed Saber / EPA
Israeli negotiators will probably require that Hamas agrees to some form of disarmament or demobilisation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre) meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff (left) and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner (right), in Jerusalem on October 9. Israel government press office/EPA
These types of ceasefires are highly coercive agreements that enable the more powerful party to force the weaker party to agree to whatever they want.
As negotiators meet in Egypt to discuss a Trump-backed peace proposal, displaced Gazans make a daily trek to find drinking water. AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana
The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at a White House press conference to announce the Gaza peace plan, September 29 2025. EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo/pool
The US president’s very public scolding of both Israel and Hamas for being difficult about his peace plan may have paid off.
People fleeing Gaza City as Israel’s bombardment continued while ceasefire talks neared a resolution, October 8 2025. AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana
Middle East expert Scott Lucas addresses the key issues of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Israelis march to demand an end to the war and the release of hostages, August 2025. SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News
The impact of the October 7 attacks and Israel’s response will reverberate for decades to come.
Mohammed Saber/EPA, Will Oliver/EPA/POOL, Fatima Shbair/AP, Lukas Coch/AAP
History has shown that pathways to peace can be found in even the most intractable conflicts when courage meets opportunity.
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Oct. 2, 2025. Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images
The Palestinian militant group has said it accepts some of President Trump’s proposed peace plan – but will it go all the way?
A mural depicting jailed Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, on the International Wall in Belfast. Liam McBurney/PA Images
Marwan Barghouti has been in an Israeli prison for more than two decades.

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    Ian Parmeter

    Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University

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    Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin

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    Julie M. Norman

    Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations, UCL

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    Asher Kaufman

    Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame

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    Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan

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    John Strawson

    Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London

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    Sessional Academic, School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University

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    Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell

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    Leonie Fleischmann

    Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George's, University of London

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    Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

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