AVOIDING THE ISSUE Genocide undebated — how words failed the Jewish Literary Festival in Cape Town 7 min 14 By Kevin Bloom
BOOK REVIEW ‘To block out the screams’ — Peter Beinart on Israel, white South Africa and Gaza 8 min 16 By Kevin Bloom
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 7 MARCH 2025 US talks with Hamas were recent, says Witkoff; Trump’s threats 'will spur Netanyahu to quit ceasefire' 5 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 6 MARCH 2025 US holds secret talks with Hamas on hostages; Israel 'must abide' by Gaza aid access obligations - Europe 10 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 5 MARCH 2025 IDF kills West Bank Hamas commander; Israel’s top security agency admits 7 October failures 9 min 3 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 4 MARCH 2025 Israeli fire kills two in Rafah amid ceasefire impasse; Gaza aid stockpiles limited after Israel cuts flows 9 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 3 MARCH 2025 Israel blocks aid into Gaza after ceasefire standoff escalates; Egypt to present Gaza reconstruction plan 7 min 1 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 28 FEBRUARY 2025 Israeli military ‘failed to protect’ civilians on 7 October; ICC to continue probe into crimes committed in Palestine 6 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 27 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel mourns Bibas family as Hamas signals breakthrough on hostages; Lebanon’s new government wins confidence vote 7 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 26 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel considers extending phase one of Gaza truce; Syria condemns incursion into its territory 8 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 25 FEBRUARY 2025 West Bank Palestinians fear Gaza-style clearance in Jenin; Israeli foreign minister in Europe for talks 7 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2025 Netanyahu won’t allow HTS forces in southern Syria; massive crowd mourns slain Hezbollah leader 7 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 21 FEBRUARY 2025 Netanyahu vows revenge after Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages; Trump’s Gaza plan ‘not about evictions’ - envoy 7 min 2 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 20 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel receives names of dead hostages to be released; Israeli drone strike in Lebanon kills one person 6 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 19 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel, Hamas to start next phase of ceasefire talks; Lebanon residents return to devastated villages 8 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE: 18 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel to receive bodies of four hostages from Gaza; IDF kills Hamas leader in Lebanon 9 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 17 FEBRUARY 2025 Netanyahu, Rubio discuss thwarting Iran’s nuclear ambitions; Israel exchanges 369 prisoners for three hostages 9 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 14 FEBRUARY 2025 Hamas ‘willing to move ahead’ with ceasefire; Houthis threaten to attack if US, Israel displace Gazans 6 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 FEBRUARY 2025 US approves ‘long-term’ Israeli presence in Lebanon; Egypt’s president may boycott White House talks 7 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 12 FEBRUARY 2025 Netanyahu threatens to end ceasefire if hostages not returned; Trump restates Gaza plan to Jordan’s king 9 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 11 FEBRUARY 2025 Hamas suspends release of hostages; Palestinians wouldn’t have right to return to Gaza, says Trump 6 min 0 By Reuters
