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List of Gaza articles

  • Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of the White House on Jan. 13.
    Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of the White House on Jan. 13.

    The West Is Losing Muslim Liberals

    Indifference to Palestinian suffering in Gaza is alienating moderates across the Islamic world and tarnishing the appeal of liberal democratic values.

  • U.S. President Joe Biden (left) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.
    U.S. President Joe Biden (left) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.

    How the U.S. Can Rein In Israel

    While calls for conditional aid are widespread, Biden may be overlooking a highly effective diplomatic tool.

  • 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.

  • Joe Biden wipes away a tear as he speaks after receiving an endorsement from U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) on Feb. 26, 2020 in North Charleston, South Carolina.
    Joe Biden wipes away a tear as he speaks after receiving an endorsement from U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) on Feb. 26, 2020 in North Charleston, South Carolina.

    Is Biden’s Gaza Policy Alienating Black Voters?

    Washington’s handling of the Israel-Palestine conflict appears to be hurting the president’s credibility among African Americans.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The words PALESTINA LIBRE are painted on a car.
    The words PALESTINA LIBRE are painted on a car.

    What Does Latin America Think About the Israel-Hamas War?

    Many countries are spurning Israel. But the region’s Middle East stance has always been nuanced.

  • A Chinese journalist wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest labeled "PRESS" speaks into a microphone while broadcasting for CCTV. In the background are fields and trees, and beyond that is the Gaza Strip, where columns of smoke from bombed buildings rise against a blue sky.
    A Chinese journalist wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest labeled "PRESS" speaks into a microphone while broadcasting for CCTV. In the background are fields and trees, and beyond that is the Gaza Strip, where columns of smoke from bombed buildings rise against a blue sky.

    China’s Problem With the Genocide Case Against Israel

    Beijing backs the Palestinians in Gaza but faces its own genocide accusations at home.

  • Dozens of Sudanese refugees wearing colorful clothes gather under two large trees in a desert landscape against a cloud-sprinkled blue sky.
    Dozens of Sudanese refugees wearing colorful clothes gather under two large trees in a desert landscape against a cloud-sprinkled blue sky.

    The West Needs to Show It Values All Human Life

    Accusations of double standards sting because they have a point.

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