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Amal Clooney on panel that backed ICC warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas
Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, had been criticised for not speaking out on the war.
- by Amanda Holpuch
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International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Melbourne University threatens to call police, expel pro-Palestine protesters
La Trobe University has also announced it will begin misconduct proceedings against students still camping at its Bundoora campus after they were ordered to leave.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Benjamin Preiss
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Netanyahu and Hamas know this war is unwinnable. So how does it end?
With impossible war aims, neither side credibly can claim victory. So the conflict grinds on.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘We did not reward Hamas’: Penny Wong defends United Nations vote backing Palestinian statehood
In a rare public display of disunity on foreign affairs, Labor MP Josh Burns said Jewish Australians would feel more isolated as a result of the vote.
- by Matthew Knott and Rachel Clun
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University orders removal of ‘Zionist not welcome’ signs as protests escalate
As scuffles broke out at a pro-Palestine encampment at an Australian university, the institution confirmed it was acting after days of pressure on vice chancellors.
- by Paul Sakkal and Alex Crowe
Locks, chains, diversions: How Columbia students seized Hamilton Hall
Armed with a microwave, a kettle and sleeping bags, the protesters who occupied a building at the prestigious university seemed to be ready to stay a while.
- by Sharon Otterman and Chelsia Rose Marcius
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The longer the war in Gaza goes on, the less safe Australians feel at home
Months of conflict in the Middle East are being felt in Australia as many people say the country is suffering more racism and religious intolerance.
- by David Crowe
US to sanction unit of ultra-Orthodox Israeli soldiers
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s War Cabinet, said the decision is a “mistake” because it would harm Israel’s international legitimacy during wartime.
- by Josef Federman
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Russia-Ukraine war
It’s what Penny Wong didn’t say in her two-state solution speech that’s most alarming
The foreign minister’s failure to say more about the world’s most serious conflict is symptomatic of the way Ukraine has slipped down the list of Australia’s priorities.
- by George Brandis
Palestinians vow to fight on after US vetoes full UN membership
Among the 12 countries recognising Palestine were US allies France, Japan and South Korea.
- by Edith Lederer