Gaza Strip
Two children among at least 11 Palestinians killed by Israel in separate Gaza incidents
Israel has escalated attacks on enclave’s Hamas-led police and security forces since beginning of ceasefire last October
Cancellation of Israeli charity fundraiser ‘an act of anti-Semitic censorship’, Shatter says
National Concert Hall accepted, revoked, reinstated and then cancelled booking by Irish branch of Magen David Adom, former minister says
Hamas to discuss disarmament with Board of Peace members in bid to advance Gaza ceasefire
Militant group has argued the board unfairly prioritises disarmament over other ceasefire issues
Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ resonates profoundly in Japan
Long history of bloody US bombing campaigns began over Japanese cities during second World War
Israel and the death penalty
It is no longer acceptable for any democratic country to hide behind politics
Lebanon is paying for others’ failure to sanction Israel over Gaza
Still the Irish Government stalls over the Occupied Territories Bill
Four stories that Albert Camus might choose to tell if he were alive today
Author’s speech 80 years ago, on how ideology is used to excuse or celebrate death, feels suddenly current
National Concert Hall embroiled in row over Alan Shatter fundraiser for Israeli charity
Event set to proceed, but only after NCH board talks and discussions with Irish diplomats and the Department of Culture
‘They weren’t carrying weapons’: Hundreds attend funeral of journalists killed by Israeli strikes
Calls made for investigation after fatal attack on Fatima and Mohammad Ftouni and Ali Shuaib in Lebanon
Sympathy for Palestinians’ plight should not be conflated with anti-Semitism
It is wrong to assume that people of left-wing disposition are prejudiced against Jews
On the front line of Lebanon’s war, medics count their dead and keep going
Since all-out war between Israel and Hizbullah restarted earlier this month, at least 42 Lebanese healthcare workers and first responders have been killed
US and Israel have inflicted long-term damage on themselves in their war with Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating Israel’s international standing
Irish citizen held in Germany concerned over psychological consequences of pretrial detention
Daniel Tatlow-Devally in prison since last year after break-in at German subsidiary of Israel’s largest arms company
Why it took months for the world to declare ‘likely’ famine in Gaza
A more interesting question is why there wasn’t a major famine in Gaza, given the bombing, displacement and blockade. Part of the answer surely lies in Gaza’s human and social capital
Israel’s strategic aims, rather than America’s, are shaping the war with Iran
Worldview: Netanyahu’s primordial Zionism and Trump’s National Security Strategy have a lot in common
New York mayor Mamdani sparks debate after linking Irish history with Palestinian struggle
Comments were a notable departure from the St Patrick’s Day greetings offered by past office holders
Israel kills at least 10 Gaza police officers in latest attempts to loosen Hamas control
Attack on officers have increased in recent weeks following start of Israeli and US war on Iran
Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ and calls regime leaders ‘deranged scumbags’
Death toll and humanitarian crises mount two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran
Irish-British defence agreement updated to boost co-operation, tackle Russia ‘shadow fleet’
Cyber security, information-sharing and joint procurement initiatives also covered in deal
Anti-war demonstration at US embassy in Dublin is met by Iranian counter-protesters
Angry scenes as peace groups demand end to attacks on Iran, but Iranian group chants ‘Thank you, Trump’
Trump’s ‘little excursion’ could leave Iran even more fragmented, unstable and violent
For now, the most likely outcome is a shift to even greater levels of authoritarian control. Beyond that, the future is less certain
Surge in Israeli settler violence in West Bank since start of Iran war
At least five Palestinians killed during attacks by settlers in 11 days
Donald Trump is mad, bad and dangerous. Only the midterms can save the US now
One Congress member is even apparently tabling a Bill to allow the US president to serve a third term
An end to the Iran war could trigger Israel to extend its operations in south Lebanon
There is now a broad consensus in Israel for the need to establish a new security zone in neighbouring country
Removal of German bookshops from prize list calls a minister’s actions in question
Country has in recent years found creative ways and means to silence those with views it finds problematic
Author Mary Costello: ‘Gaza has disabled me. I think, how could I go into a room and make up stories?’
As her latest novel is published, the acclaimed Irish author has turned her attention to non-fiction, still writing ‘what obsesses, consumes and distresses’ her
Lara Marlowe: Trump wanted a distraction. So he turned the world into a lawless jungle
Worldview: Christian Zionists such as Mike Huckabee believe the Battle of Armageddon between Iran and Israel will precipitate the return of Christ
Alan Shatter to take defamation case against TD Paul Murphy over Epstein claims
Former minister for justice complains to FAI and Bohemians over supporters banner at game
Ireland’s Jewish Council reports 143 anti-Semitic incidents in six-month period
Body expresses ‘deep concern’ and urges ‘rapid development of dedicated national plan to counter growing antisemitism’
Protesters ‘crossed a line’ with GAA Congress disruption, says Jarlath Burns
The GAA say two stewards were injured as anti-Allianz protesters managed to get into level five of Croke Park’s Hogan Stand
Michael D Higgins regrets not calling out ‘disastrous capitalism’ more
Former president said much of world’s wealth was now concentrated among ‘a few hundred people’
Letters: Mainstream media have gone quiet on Gaza since the ‘ceasefire’
Western media interest seems to have fallen off a cliff, yet the suffering continues
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