Tag: West Bank
Israel-Palestinian conflict: is the two-state solution now dead?
The US maintains a two-state solution is still possible, but Israel’s leader – and a majority of its people – disagree.
Since the Gaza war began, violence against Palestinians has also surged in the West Bank – and gone virtually unnoticed
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the start of the year, the most since 2005.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on the High Court's decision on detention and rising anti-Semitism
In this podcast, Liberal Senator James Paterson joins The Conversation to discuss the High Court's ruling, his concerns about rising anti-Semitism, rising cyber risks, and Australia's future relations with China
‘We remain afraid of the future’ – how Palestinian children's optimism was fading even before this crisis
A four-year survey of Palestinian school children in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem found hope and wellbeing already seriously declining. The situation now can only make it worse.
Yes, Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands has to end – but massacres of civilians won’t bring this end any closer
The concern and passion currently being manifested by supporters of the two sides could lead this time to more effective action.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East expert Ian Parmeter on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
In this podcast, expert on the Middle East and former Australian ambassador to Lebanon Ian Parmeter joins The Conversation to analyse the conflict so far; explaining its background and ramifications.
Why did Hamas attack, and why now? What does it hope to gain?
Hamas named its action ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’, which emphasises what it sees as Israeli acts of desecration of a holy Islamic site in Jerusalem.
