The Middle East resembles nothing so much as an earthquake zone with multiple fault lines. This week, fighting increased sharply along one of those lines, Israel’s border with Lebanon and more specifically, between Israel and …
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong was right to champion a new declaration for the protection of humanitarian personnel at the United Nations in New York this week. But the initiative will only be effective if it …
Another round of Israel-Hezbollah tit-for-tat attacks is over for now, but the danger of an all-out war continues to haunt the Middle East. Both sides have said that despite their reluctance to escalate, they are …
As regional tensions escalate threats to civilians across the Middle East, our leaders need to take concrete steps to prevent further civilian harm. Those steps should include an immediate embargo on arms and arms components …
On 19 July, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said negotiations on an agreement to release hostages held in Gaza and establish a ceasefire were nearing the finish line. Such an agreement is long overdue …