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  • A dozen or so tiny figures are scattered across a bulldozed dirt landscape, picking their way around the rubble of a leveled building in the foreground. Devastated mid-rise towers stand in ruins in the distance with their windows blown out.
    A dozen or so tiny figures are scattered across a bulldozed dirt landscape, picking their way around the rubble of a leveled building in the foreground. Devastated mid-rise towers stand in ruins in the distance with their windows blown out.

    The Devastation of Gaza Was Inevitable

    Urban warfare has always been brutal for civilians—and the war against Hamas was destined to be an extreme case.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speak during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv. Israeli and U.S. flags hang in the foreground.
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speak during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv. Israeli and U.S. flags hang in the foreground.
  • A man waring scrubs and holding a book walks through a damaged room at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. A hole is seen in one wall and bedding, beds, and other equipment are tossed about the space.
    A man waring scrubs and holding a book walks through a damaged room at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. A hole is seen in one wall and bedding, beds, and other equipment are tossed about the space.

    Destroying Gaza’s Health Care System Is a War Crime

    The ICC should prosecute Israelis responsible for bombing hospitals, denying access to medicines and vaccines, and causing excessive civilian harm.

  • Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani (on screen-R) and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (on screen-L) in the capital Tehran on January 3, 2024.
    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani (on screen-R) and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (on screen-L) in the capital Tehran on January 3, 2024.

    ‘We Do Not Have an Iran Plan’

    A former supreme allied commander of NATO on how the White House is managing conflicts on two continents with “finite” resources.

  • Benjamin Netanyahu stands between two Israeli flags in front of a microphone wearing a black suit with an Israel flag pin, blue shirt and red tie.
    Benjamin Netanyahu stands between two Israeli flags in front of a microphone wearing a black suit with an Israel flag pin, blue shirt and red tie.

    Is Netanyahu Cornered?

    Israel’s longest-serving prime minister faces the test of his political life.

  • Two Palestinians, including a teenager, duck behind a slab of concrete as they wave the Palestinian flag next to the border fence of Gaza City. Scrubby grass and plants are visible in a field beyond the fence. Both people are dressed in black and wearing cloth face masks, glancing back over their shoulders at the camera.
    Two Palestinians, including a teenager, duck behind a slab of concrete as they wave the Palestinian flag next to the border fence of Gaza City. Scrubby grass and plants are visible in a field beyond the fence. Both people are dressed in black and wearing cloth face masks, glancing back over their shoulders at the camera.

    A Trial Palestinian State Must Begin in Gaza

    After a test period of peaceful sovereign rule and recognition by the major powers, statehood could be extended to the West Bank. This article has an audio recording

  • The shells of burned cars are seen in front of the separation wall on the Palestinian side of the divided neighborhood of Abu Dis, Jerusalem.
    The shells of burned cars are seen in front of the separation wall on the Palestinian side of the divided neighborhood of Abu Dis, Jerusalem.

    The Two-State Solution Is a Recipe for Carnage

    Washington’s favorite prescription for Israeli-Palestinian peace risks unleashing a wave of interethnic violence unseen since the partition of India and Pakistan.

  • Several photographers and videographers swarm a bench of judges as they take their seats at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, the Netherlands. The room is lined with wooden paneling and chandeliers hang above. headphones and translation devices sit on the bench in front of the members of the court.
    Several photographers and videographers swarm a bench of judges as they take their seats at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, the Netherlands. The room is lined with wooden paneling and chandeliers hang above. headphones and translation devices sit on the bench in front of the members of the court.
  • A man with a serious expression holds the Palestinian and South African flags as he stands at a demonstration in support for Palestinians in Bucharest, Romania, under a cloudy sky.
    A man with a serious expression holds the Palestinian and South African flags as he stands at a demonstration in support for Palestinians in Bucharest, Romania, under a cloudy sky.

    South Africa’s ICJ Case Was Too Narrow

    By omitting Hamas and limiting its case to the crime of genocide, Pretoria lost an opportunity to halt the fighting.

  • Members of the Basij paramilitary force, which operates under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are parading in shrouds under banners featuring portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), the late leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (C), and the secretary-general of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, during the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2023. The Ela Bait al-Maqdis, meaning ''Forward to Al-Aqsa Mosque,'' is a military rally organized by the IRGC's Mohammad Rasulullah Division to support Palestinians.
    Members of the Basij paramilitary force, which operates under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are parading in shrouds under banners featuring portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), the late leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (C), and the secretary-general of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, during the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2023. The Ela Bait al-Maqdis, meaning ''Forward to Al-Aqsa Mosque,'' is a military rally organized by the IRGC's Mohammad Rasulullah Division to support Palestinians.

    How Conflict in the Middle East Has Fueled Iran’s Proxies

    Two experts explain the relationship between Iran and Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthi rebels, and other militant groups operating in the region.

  • Dozens of women, wearing a mix of Jewish and Muslim scarves on their heads and shoulders, stand on a hill overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem.
    Dozens of women, wearing a mix of Jewish and Muslim scarves on their heads and shoulders, stand on a hill overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem.

    Men Alone Cannot Build a Durable Peace in the Middle East

    Israeli and Palestinian women’s organizations have a rich history of political engagement. This article has an audio recording

  • A crowd of people wave Palestinian flags under a dim sky at dusk as they gather around a statue of late South African President Nelson Mandela with his fist raised in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
    A crowd of people wave Palestinian flags under a dim sky at dusk as they gather around a statue of late South African President Nelson Mandela with his fist raised in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

    What South Africa Really Won at the ICJ

    For much of the world, Pretoria has restored its reputation as a moral beacon—at America’s expense.

  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as the two man stand in front of a set of risers before a photo op at a diplomatic event hosted in an ornately decorated room in Beijing.
    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as the two man stand in front of a set of risers before a photo op at a diplomatic event hosted in an ornately decorated room in Beijing.

    How China Is Leveraging the Israel-Hamas War

    The growing divide between Washington and the global south is playing out in Beijing’s favor.

  • Armed soldiers walk among shoppers at the Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem.
    Armed soldiers walk among shoppers at the Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem.

    The End of Prosperity in Israel

    For decades, the quality of life had been rising for most Israelis—until Oct. 7.

  • A woman wearing a headscarf holds hands with a man as they walk past a destroyed building in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The man looks back over his shoulder at the devastated scene.
    A woman wearing a headscarf holds hands with a man as they walk past a destroyed building in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The man looks back over his shoulder at the devastated scene.

    Retribution in the Israel-Hamas War

    On the role of atrocities and their retelling in identitarian conflict.

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