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Why the Israel-Hamas ceasefire should end

Israeli Defense Force

Peace that Lasts

Why the Israel-Hamas ceasefire should end

As currently constituted, the agreement leads to an outcome which is, and which should be, entirely unacceptable to Israel

Jonathan Spyer

Why is the media blaming Israel for the battle of Kamal Adwan Hospital?

Hacks are breaking every rule of reporting

Brendan O’Neill

A ceasefire with Hezbollah is not the way to go

There is anger that Israel is rushing into an agreement that will not keep those who live near to the Lebanese border safe

Jonathan Spyer

Will Egypt’s ceasefire proposal end the war in Gaza?

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s objective is for the two-day truce to then lead to a longer-term ceasefire

Michael Evans

Middle East

The ceasefire talks won’t convince Israel

The Israeli government currently feels it has the advantage and is pushing ahead with degrading its enemies’ capacities

Jonathan Spyer

Middle East
October 17, 2024
How will Yahya Sinwar’s death change Netanyahu’s calculations?
He is still wedded to the same ultra-nationalist ministers post-Sinwar as he was when the Palestinian terrorist was still alive
Daniel DePetris
Middle East
October 16, 2024
No, Israel isn’t an infanticidal regime
The echoes of past libels against Jews are deafening now
Brendan O’Neill
Middle East
August 19, 2024
Netanyahu won’t let Hamas get an easy win
Hamas wants a deal which it can (plausibly) portray as a victory
Jonathan Spyer
Middle East
June 11, 2024
Why Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied to address Congress
The Israeli prime minister is between a rock and a hard place
Anshel Pfeffer
Middle East
May 12, 2024
The complexity of Israel-Hamas negotiations
Like nearly all other aspects of this war, every stage of the negotiations takes place under intense global scrutiny
Anshel Pfeffer
Middle East
May 6, 2024
Israel will invade Rafah, with or without US support
Netanyahu is committed to fight on, and hopes allies will support, rather than obstruct, his efforts
Limor Simhony Philpott
Middle East
May 6, 2024
Hamas is letting the clock tick
A full affirmation of the Egyptian proposal on the part of Yahya Sinwar and those around him appears unlikely
Jonathan Spyer
Middle East
April 9, 2024
Amnesty International laments death of Palestinian torturer
Walid Daqqa was the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails
Cockburn
Middle East
March 19, 2024
Why Israel raided Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital
Israel claimed to have killed about twenty terrorists in the precision raid
Limor Simhony Philpott
Middle East
March 1, 2024
Netanyahu prioritizes political survival
Continuing a low-level state of war for the foreseeable future — with vague targets that can never be realized — works well for the Israeli prime minister
Anshel Pfeffer

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