A year of horror in Gaza, the graveyard of civilisation
The upcoming first anniversary of the total war in Gaza exposes how the international system is not working and how we have come to live in a time of eternal warfare.
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Will the Middle East be consumed by vengeance?
As Israel and Iran engage in sabre rattling, a major conflict threatens to break out in the Middle East, with the key players either actively stoking the flames or watching passively from the sidelines.
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How the demons of trauma haunt the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Individual and collective trauma triggered by past and present atrocities provide fertile ground for extremists to perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and advance their agendas.
Read MoreFAQ ME: Fact checking the Gaza war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – part II
In the second part of this Q&A series, Khaled Diab fact checks the claims being made about the war in Gaza and the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read MorePoem: The War Gazaette
A poem about the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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FAQ ME: Fact checking the Israel-Hamas war and the wider conflict
The latest Israel-Hamas or Israel-Gaza war has resulted, as is often the case, in a tidal wave of propaganda, misinformation and misunderstandings. In this Q&A, Khaled Diab fact checks the war and responds to misconceptions about the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read MoreThe tragic consequences of Gaza’s endless catch-22s
Israel will not lift its blockade of Gaza until Hamas is removed from power, but Hamas will not fall so long as there is a blockade. This is just one of the many tragic, circular paradoxes in which Gaza is entrapped.
Read MoreRemembering Jewish Arabists and Arab Jews
In these polarised times, the social, political and cultural influence and fluid identities of Arab Jews and Jewish Arabists is largely forgotten when it should be commemorated and celebrated.
Read MorePalestinian exiles: When home becomes a foreign land
While Palestinians living in the diaspora are physically separated from Palestine, those who remain in the homeland often feel a sense of psychological or spiritual alienation, not to mention an overwhelming dream to roam free.
Read MoreBordering on inhumanity: How Slovenia and Croatia illegally deport refugees and migrants
Rather than being allowed to apply for asylum, thousands of refugees and migrants attempting to enter Slovenia and Croatia are being illegally and often violently spirited across the border to Bosnia, and out of the EU.
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