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Cocking a snook at international law

I n late April, Amal Khalil, a 43-year-old Lebanese journalist, was killed in a double-tap Israeli strike in southern Lebanon. When rescue teams tried to reach her and another injured journalist, they reportedly also came under fire.

The Fault Lines of Privilege in a World at War

So begins Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, a haunting chronicle of young men extinguished before their time. Through the trenches of history, the young have always been collateral in wars they neither started nor understood.

Humane battles

The decision by Israel’s security cabinet to intensify its military offensive in Gaza and seize territorial control marks a dangerous and deeply troubling shift.

Breaking Ranks

I n times of war, unity is often considered a strategic asset. Yet when that unity is built on unquestioned obedience rather than reflection, it can become a liability. Israel now finds itself at such a crossroads.

Fragile Opening

For the first time in months, there are signs that Hamas may be willing to entertain a longer-term ceasefire in Gaza.