The end of the war was expected to bring a reckoning for Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. Instead, he could emerge emboldened – and win another election
The showman, the reconciler and the cynic: this trinity must succeed
Netanyahu will kick and scream, but Trump and Blair can drag Israel into a brighter future for the Middle East
The burden of hope
The hostages are coming home, the bombardment of Gaza has stopped and Palestinian prisoners will be released. But so many questions still remain. Chief among them: Will there, one day, be a reckoning?
Netanyahu faces tough battle at home
Latest Israeli bombing is tied to keeping prime minister in power, as he and his far-right allies face growing anger over the fate of hostages
You can't bomb Iran into democracy
Far away from my homeland I don’t remember, I am seeing better than I have in years. It is imperative to keep resisting
No ordinary war: we have entered the age of impunity
The US once held Netanyahu back. Israel’s attacks on Iran prove that restraint has gone
The sex scandal that could bring down the ICC
The British barrister, the Netanyahu arrest warrant and the sexual assault case that could destroy the International Criminal Court
Top British human rights lawyers at risk of US sanctions
Some were part of an International Criminal Court panel backing arrest warrants relating to alleged war crimes in Gaza
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