John Strawson
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Trump And Netanyahu May Have Jointly Started The War In Iran, But Ending It Together Will Be Difficult
Donald Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on March 15 that his relationship with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is “extraordinary”. Netanyahu has been rather less effusive, saying in recent days that their relationship is one of “dialogue, shared concepts, consultation and joint work”. These comments come as reports are circulating of rifts between the two leaders over the war in Iran, which Trump has rejected as “fake news”.
Trump and Netanyahu may have jointly started the war in Iran, but ending it together will be difficult
DONALD Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on March 15 that his relationship with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is “extraordinary”. Netanyahu has been rather less effusive, saying in recent days that their relationship is one of “dialogue, shared concepts, consultation and joint work”. These comments come as reports are circulating of rifts between the two leaders over the war in Iran, which Trump has rejected as “fake news”.
Puede que Trump y Netanyahu hayan comenzado juntos la guerra en Irán, pero terminarla juntos será difícil
Estas declaraciones surgen en medio de informes que apuntan a divergencias entre ambos líderes por la guerra en Irán , que Trump ha rechazado calificándolas de "noticias falsas". Las tensiones reportadas ponen de manifiesto no solo los objetivos bélicos muy diferentes de Trump y Netanyahu, sino también las diferencias de carácter que han marcado su relación.
Trump and Netanyahu may have jointly started the war in Iran, but ending it together will be difficult
By John Strawson, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London Donald Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on March 15 that his relationship with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is “extraordinary”. Netanyahu has been rather less effusive, saying in recent days that their relationship is… Read complete article © The Conversation -
Trump and Netanyahu may have jointly started the war in Iran, but ending it together will be difficult
Donald Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on March 15 that his relationship with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is “extraordinary”. Netanyahu has been rather less effusive, saying in recent days that their relationship is one of “dialogue, shared concepts, consultation and joint work”. These comments come as reports are circulating of rifts between the two leaders over the war in Iran, which Trump has rejected as “fake news”.
At Donald Trump’s prompting, Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a pardon – but insists he has done nothing wrong
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At Donald Trump’s prompting, Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a pardon - but insists he has done nothing wrong
The interesting thing about Benjamin Netanyahu’s call on Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, to pardon him for charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, is that he has not been found guilty on any of them. The trial is made up of three separate but related cases and began in May 2020. They’ve been paused regularly, especially since the country began its military campaign in Gaza, and are thought likely to continue for years. Netanyahu’s 111-page… Read complete article © The Conversation -
At Donald Trump’s prompting, Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a pardon - but insists he has done nothing wrong Original
The interesting thing about Benjamin Netanyahu’s call on Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, to pardon him for charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, is that he has not been found guilty on any of them. The trial is made up of three separate but related cases and began in May 2020. They’ve been paused regularly, especially since the country began its military campaign in Gaza, and are thought likely to continue for years. Netanyahu’s 111-page pardon application does not admit guilt.
Can Netanyahu survive peace?
NOW a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel’s long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces the dilemma of how to campaign ahead of the next national elections. These elections must be held, at the latest, in one year’s time. In a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 13, both Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid made speeches that seemed to open the election campaign.
Can Netanyahu survive peace?
Now that a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel’s long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces the dilemma of how to campaign ahead of the next national elections. These elections must be held, at the latest, in one year’s time. In a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 13, both Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid made speeches that seemed to open the election campaign.
Can Netanyahu survive peace?
By John Strawson, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London Now a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel’s long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces the dilemma of how to campaign ahead of the next national elections. These elections must be held, at the latest, in one year’s time. In a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 13, both Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid made speeches that seemed to open the election campaign.
Can Netanyahu survive peace?
Now a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel’s long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces the dilemma of how to campaign ahead of the next national elections. These elections must be held, at the latest, in one year’s time. In a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 13, both Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid made speeches that seemed to open the election campaign.
Israel’s opposition: against Benjamin Netanyahu but not yet for peace with the Palestinians
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Israel’s opposition: against Benjamin Netanyahu but not yet for peace with the Palestnians
Sunday is the first day of the working week in Israel – but the upcoming Sunday August 17 promises to be a day of strikes and demonstrations. There’s a groundswell of public opposition to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promised all-out offensive against Gaza city as well as a growing sense of desperation at the plight of the remaining hostages. The question is how will these actions on the streets translate into a coherent political alternative to Netanyahu in Knesset elections?
Jewish Indigeneity to the Land of Israel
Ben Freeman writes about his recent book, The Jews: An Indigenous People. While our primary concern is how we understand ourselves, Freeman writes, indigeneity also offers a way for the wider world to comprehend our experience and identity. The Jews are indigenous to the Land of Israel. My new book, The Jews: An Indigenous People (released on February 27, 2025), presents the first-ever scholarly work to conclusively prove this.
Donald Trump’s presidency presents Benjamin Netanyahu with a crisis that could be existential - here’s why
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Donald Trump’s presidency presents Benjamin Netanyahu with a crisis that could be existential - here’s why
Having agreed to a complex ceasefire in Gaza under pressure from the incoming US president, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu now confronts a range of international and domestic challenges. On his doorstep, he needs to decide whether to complete the Gaza deal and the future governance of the strip.
Qué significa para la región el alto el fuego entre Israel y Hezbollah
Israel contará su guerra de 2024 contra Hezbollah como un gran éxito. Las Fuerzas de Defensa Israelíes (FDI) llevaban planeándola desde el final de la guerra de 2006, que se saldó con un gran número de bajas israelíes y no consiguió debilitar seriamente a Hezbollah.
Qué significa para la región el alto el fuego entre Israel y Hezbolá Original
Tras casi dos meses de hostilidades entre las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) y Hezbolá en Líbano, ambas partes han acordado un alto el fuego de 60 días que permitirá regresar a sus hogares a muchos de los civiles que se han visto obligados a huir de los combates en el sur de Líbano. Los términos del acuerdo son muy similares a los de la última vez que Israel y Hezbolá llegaron a las manos en 2006. Las tropas israelíes se retirarán a su país a través de la frontera.
What the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire means for the region - expert Q&A
After nearly two months of hostilities between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the two sides have agreed a 60-day ceasefire, allowing many of the civilians who have been forced to flee the fighting in south Lebanon to return to their homes. The terms of the deal are very similar to the situation after Israel and Hezbollah last came seriously to blows in 2006. Israeli troops are to withdraw back across the border into their own country.
What the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire means for the region - expert Q&A
After nearly two months of hostilities between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the two sides have agreed a 60-day ceasefire, allowing many of the civilians who have been forced to flee the fighting in south Lebanon to return to their homes. The terms of the deal are very similar to the situation after Israel and Hezbollah last came seriously to blows in 2006. Israeli troops are to withdraw back across the border into their own country.
Israel: Yoav Gallant’s sacking could have devastating consequences both for Palestinians and Israelis
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Israel: Yoav Gallant’s sacking could have devastating consequences both for Palestinians and Israelis Original
When Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, on November 5, he was settling accounts with the only well-qualified and experienced member of his cabinet. The war is still being fought on many fronts and Israel is preparing istelf for Iran’s long announced next assault. But Netanyahu chose to dispense with a defence minister with a distinguished military career. His replacement, Israel Katz, is a nonentity who has no serious military experience.
Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the US Congress and receives a very mixed reception: expert Q&A
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, travelled to Washington this week for a series of high-level meetings. At the invitation of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, he addressed a joint session of the US Congress. More than 90 Democratic Party politicians did not attend, including the vice-president – and likely Democratic Party presidential nominee – Kamala Harris, who would normally preside over the session, but pleaded a prior engagement.
What will Israel’s bombshell court ruling that Haredi Jews must serve in the military mean for Netanyahu? Expert Q&A
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What will Israel’s bombshell court ruling that Haredi Jews must serve in the military mean for Netanyahu? Expert Q&A Original
The conflict that has raged in Gaza since October 7 has riven Israeli society. People are deeply divided over the government’s conduct of the war and the failure to secure the release of the remaining hostages. As a result, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is bitterly unpopular with the majority of people and is itself deeply divided.
A Communist’s Pro-Israel Protest to the Polish Communist Party, Sept. 1967
War rages between Israel and its neighbours. Much of Europe’s public opinion turns against the Jewish state, and antisemitism resurfaces across the continent in force. Political ties with Israel are strained, even severed, with Israel being widely accused of Nazi tactics – and of perpetrating outright genocide. Young progressives and internationalists across Europe succumb to the allure of the Palestinian cause and adopt a pose of terrorist-chic.
Review | On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice
Palestine is Everywhere ‘Palestine is everywhere’ proclaimed a window-sign I saw on a recent visit to Brooklyn. What could this possibly mean? As a matter of geography, it is obviously incorrect — Palestine is not everywhere; it is in the southern Levant.
Gaza ceasefire talks: the politics behind the stalemate
By John Strawson, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has expressed frustration at the Hamas response to the latest proposed ceasefire deal with Israel. He said that after nearly two weeks of procrastinating, instead of coming back with the word “yes”, Hamas has insisted on a series of changes – some fundamental.
Gaza ceasefire talks: the politics behind the stalemate
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has expressed frustration at the Hamas response to the latest proposed ceasefire deal with Israel. He said that after nearly two weeks of procrastinating, instead of coming back with the word “yes”, Hamas has insisted on a series of changes – some fundamental.
Gaza: what ceasefire negotiations tell us about how each side judges its progress in the war
In all conflicts, the period preceding a ceasefire agreement is the most dangerous, as each side tries to gain the best military position before the fighting ends. The long, drawn out negotiations aimed at bringing a halt to the war in Gaza are no exception. Hamas has renewed missile attacks on Israel and Israeli forces have been undertaking operations in Rafah, which Israel has portrayed as the last Hamas stronghold, and in Jabalia in northern Gaza.
Gaza: what ceasefire negotiations tell us about how each side judges its progress in the war Original
In all conflicts, the period preceding a ceasefire agreement is the most dangerous, as each side tries to gain the best military position before the fighting ends. The long, drawn out negotiations aimed at bringing a halt to the war in Gaza are no exception. Hamas has renewed missile attacks on Israel and Israeli forces have been undertaking operations in Rafah, which Israel has portrayed as the last Hamas stronghold, and in Jabalia in northern Gaza.
Gaza: what ceasefire negotiations tell us about how each side judges its progress in the war
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Gaza war: success of Egypt’s peace deal would set blueprint for future of Middle East - expert Q&A Original
In the diplomatic manoeuvrings surrounding the conflict in Gaza, things are beginning to gather pace. Israel’s western allies are pressing the Israeli prime minister to accept the latest plan brokered by Egypt and Qatar, while the Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, are similarly exerting pressure on Hamas to soften its position. But Russia and China are hosting talks in Beijing between Hamas and Fatah which could destabilise everything.
Gaza war: success of Egypt’s peace deal would set blueprint for future of Middle East - expert Q&A
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How will the UN security council’s call for a Gaza ceasefire affect Israeli politics and relations with the US? Expert Q&A
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How will the UN security council’s call for a Gaza ceasefire affect Israeli politics and relations with the US? Expert Q&A Original
Washington’s decision to abstain from voting on a UN security council resolution which calls for a ceasefire and an exchange of hostages with Hamas has angered Israel, which has traditionally counted on the US for unwavering support in international forums. We spoke with John Strawson, a Middle East expert at the University of East London, who has been researching and publishing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for several decades.
Why patience is wearing thin with Israel and Palestine leadership
Analysis: the lack of leadership on both sides is causing anger in the US and elsewhere, but there is little sign that either side is listening By John Strawson, University of East London The US senate majority leader Chuck Schumer – a Democrat and the highest-ranking Jewish official in US history – has called for the removal of both Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, seeing both as representing the politics of the past.
Gaza conflict: Washington’s patience is wearing thin over the lack of leadership from both Israel and Palestine
By John Strawson, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London The US senate majority leader Chuck Schumer – a Democrat and the highest-ranking Jewish official in US history – has called for the removal of both Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, seeing both as representing the politics of the past. In an incendiary intervention, Schumer – a longtime and stalwart supporter of Israel – told… Read complete article © The Conversation -
Gaza conflict: Washington’s patience is wearing thin over the lack of leadership from both Israel and Palestine
The US senate majority leader Chuck Schumer – a Democrat and the highest-ranking Jewish official in US history – has called for the removal of both Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, seeing both as representing the politics of the past.
What is Netanyahu’s plan for a post-conflict Gaza and does it rule out a workable ceasefire? Expert Q&A
In recent days Joe Biden has been promising that a deal for a ceasefire is very close to agreement. But at the same time the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has revealed his vision for Gaza once the fighting stops, which appears to rule out Palestinian sovereignty on the strip. We spoke with John Strawson, a Middle East expert at the University of East London, who has been researching and publishing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for several decades.
Q&A: what is Netanyahu’s plan for a post-conflict Gaza and does it rule out a workable ceasefire?
In recent days Joe Biden has been promising that a deal for a ceasefire is very close to agreement. But at the same time the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has revealed his vision for Gaza once the fighting stops, which appears to rule out Palestinian sovereignty on the strip. We spoke with John Strawson, an Middle East expert at the University of East London, who has been researching and publishing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for several decades.
Q&A: what is Netanyahu’s plan for a post-conflict Gaza and does it rule out a workable ceasefire?
In recent days Joe Biden has been promising that a deal for a ceasefire is very close to agreement. But at the same time the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has revealed his vision for Gaza once the fighting stops, which appears to rule out Palestinian sovereignty on the strip. We spoke with John Strawson, an Middle East expert at the University of East London, who has been researching and publishing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for several decades.
Gaza war: Israelis feel angry at their government and abandoned by the international community
“The attacks of October 7 continue until all the hostages return home.” So said an Israeli citizen called Guy Lenman speaking to me in Tel Aviv last week. His father-in-law Dror Kaplan is held hostage in Gaza. Lenman summed up the Israeli mood. While the rest of the world seems to have moved on and is focusing on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the date in Israel is still October 7.
Gaza war: Israelis feel angry at their government and abandoned by the international community
“The attacks of October 7 continue until all the hostages return home.” So said an Israeli citizen called Guy Lenman speaking to me in Tel Aviv last week. His father-in-law Dror Kaplan is held hostage in Gaza. Lenman summed up the Israeli mood. While the rest of the world seems to have moved on and is focusing on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the date in Israel is still October 7.
Gaza war: Israelis feel angry at their government and abandoned by the international community
“The attacks of October 7 continue until all the hostages return home.” So said an Israeli citizen called Guy Lenman speaking to me in Tel Aviv last week. His father-in-law Dror Kaplan is held hostage in Gaza. Lenman summed up the Israeli mood. While the rest of the world seems to have moved on and is focusing on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the date in Israel is still October 7.
Gaza war: Israelis feel angry at their government and abandoned by the international community
“The attacks of October 7 continue until all the hostages return home.” So said an Israeli citizen called Guy Lenman speaking to me in Tel Aviv last week. His father-in-law Dror Kaplan is held hostage in Gaza. Lenman summed up the Israeli mood. While the rest of the world seems to have moved on and is focusing on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the date in Israel is still October 7.
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Oslo accords: 30 years on, the dream of a two-state solution seems further away than ever
Israeli politics, meanwhile, has moved sharply to the right. This has included 12 years of populist Netanyahu governments and, since the 2022 elections, the formation of an extreme rightwing government containing ministers who are openly racist – some of them even convicted of anti-Palestinian terrorism.
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