Palestine
Vox’s coverage of Palestine and the Palestinian territories, from Gaza and the West Bank to the Palestinian diaspora. Find Vox reporting on Palestinian history, the Israel-Palestine conflict, and updates on the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.
Lebanon’s conflict with Israel is deeper than Hezbollah.
After Yahya Sinwar’s death, is a ceasefire in Gaza more likely?
After Yahya Sinwar’s death, Netanyahu has a chance to declare victory and wind down the war. Will he take it?
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A year after October 7, Gaza may be turning into Israel’s “forever war.”
The acclaimed writer takes on another intractable problem.
With Israel’s Lebanon invasion, the Middle East is on the verge of chaos.
Will Hezbollah escalate the fight against Israel?
Israel has hit several Hezbollah targets this past week — and caused Lebanon’s bloodiest day in nearly two decades.
It’s a dangerous escalation in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel as the war in Gaza rages on.
Can an American ally be held accountable if it kills a US citizen?
Israel’s attacks on Gaza created conditions for polio to spread. Now, a vaccination campaign is racing against time.
The raids come amid escalating violence in the Palestinian territory.
Denying them a spot risks fracturing an already fragile coalition.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems as far off as ever.
And how university campuses can do better this fall.
The International Rescue Committee’s David Miliband on Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and the dangers of a “flammable world.”
After strikes in Beirut and Tehran, the region has never been closer to all-out war.
Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza has been divisive. Would Harris chart a new path?
After his latest address to Congress, the Israeli prime minister has never looked more isolated.
Dozens of other democracies have short election cycles. Can the Democrats learn something from them?
The next phase of Israel’s war in Gaza, explained.
The problem is that it’s not clear either side wants a ceasefire.
More than 3,500 people in Rafah alone could die from conflict trauma by August if Israel expands its invasion.
Anti-Palestinian racism is a distinct form of bigotry that’s too often ignored.
Trump hasn’t laid out a clear vision for Gaza — and that’s probably deliberate.
Amid ever-increasing global outrage, the objectives in Israel’s war are out of reach.
The role of the International Criminal Court and the limits to its authority, explained.
And why it’s not nearly enough.
Revised data from the health ministry turned into a debate about the war’s human cost. That death toll remains devastating.
Protecting radical dissent requires tolerating right-wing speech.
An unprecedented attack on Israel has sparked outright war between Israel and Hamas.
The US has offered unconditional military aid to Israel throughout the war in Gaza. As of this week, that might be changing.
Politics on Eurovision isn’t new. It’s been part of it almost from the start.
The Israel-Hamas war went from a potential short-term ceasefire to strikes on Rafah on Monday.
And is it feasible? Plus three other questions about the student protesters’ demands.
The Columbia protests and the debate over pro-Palestinian college students, explained.
It’s time to take back the Israel-Palestine debate from the radicals on both sides.
Campus protests for Gaza may be the biggest of the 21st century.
The crackdown on protesters at Columbia and elsewhere lays bare the challenge of balancing academic freedom with student safety.