Women are missing from peace negotiations, from strategic decision-making
There’s a new international body being set up to oversee Gaza’s future, called the “Board of Peace.” It’s part of Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, with Tony Blair already named as a leading figure.
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Chris Hedges' Edward Said memorial lecture: ‘Requiem for Gaza’
Journalist Chris Hedges delivers the 2025 Edward Said Memorial Lecture, “Requiem for Gaza” in Adelaide, Australia.
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At best, a respite for Gazans
Reading Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan is like venturing into the world of the eccentric early-twentieth-century British cartoonist, Heath Robinson, who unwittingly lent his name as a descriptor for any “unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance.
21 October 2025
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Since the ceasefire came into effect, I’ve been searching for a way out of all the horrors that surrounded us in Gaza, but I can’t find one.
21 October 2025
The armistice of 1918 and the 'ceasefire' of 2025
Remembrance Day is coming. More accurately it is Armistice Day. The armistice between Germany and the Western Powers was signed at Compiègne in France on the morning of 11 November 1918, after four years of war. Sadly, there are heart-chilling parallels to today.
21 October 2025
The onus is on Israel and its allies to end the genocide, not their victims
It’s actually never legitimate to withhold aid from starving civilians. It was never legitimate at any time.
20 October 2025
Gaza has a ceasefire, now Palestine needs self-determination
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20 October 2025
As Gaza starts to rebuild, what lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?
At first, there might not seem to be any immediate similarities between a devastated Nagasaki after the US atomic bombing in 1945 and Gaza today, aside from massive destruction.
19 October 2025
Israel returns Palestinian prisoners’ bodies with ‘signs of torture, mutilation and execution’
An unknown number of Palestinians abducted by Israel died or were killed while in custody; living former prisoners have described horrific and, sometimes, deadly torture.
18 October 2025
One more betrayal of the Palestinians
The history of the Palestinians is a history of betrayal. In the wake of World War I, Britain and France redrew the map of the Middle East to suit their own ends.
17 October 2025
Stark contrasts in health of returning hostages
Peter Slezak has been keeping a watching brief on the both harrowing and joyous scenes as prisoners and hostages from Palestine and Israel were freed this week. He has gathered sources for P&I readers and observes the following.
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Denial and amnesia: Is the global community ready to welcome Israel back?
Analysts express concern over the rehabilitation of Israel, even as it says it has done no wrong.
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