Benjamin Netanyahu

October 7 marks a devastating year of genocide in Gaza, a year of unchecked suffering, where the world has failed to act. Iran’s missile attacks on Israel and Israel’s operations against Hezbollah have heightened fears of trade disruptions. The prolonged conflict in the region has broader implications, particularly for global trade and India

A war-weary world questions the excessive pursuit of the prolonged self-defence war which admits of no-reasoned ceasefire and is wary of the mounting Palestinian casualties and war cruelties that do not take any account of age, gender and physical frailty. One hopes that the normative force of the ICJ opinion will advance the prospects of just peace in the region

Student protests about the Palestine-Israel conflict may interrupt numerous college and university graduations that usually symbolize spring in America. The Gaza conflict has taken centrestage, with Columbia University in New York being the hub of protests. Fifty six years ago, also in a national election year, the focus of discontent was American involvement in the Vietnam War

According to Israeli media by Day 6 of the attack, at least 1,300 Israelis have been killed and over 7,400 people in all wounded. The Gaza Health Ministry said 447 children and 248 women were among the 1,417 Palestinians killed by Israel Defence Forces. The IDF said it is holding 1,500 bodies of militants. And the body count is likely to grow as the end of war is nowhere in sight. Over 3,30,000 people in Gaza have been forced to flee their homes after Israel rockets and bombs hit residential buildings, according to the UN. More importantly, what are the international dimensions of the war?

The Israeli government’s bid to control the judiciary led to massive public protests for months. It is hoped that greater constitutional wisdom and regard for the will of the people prevail

The right-wing Netanyahu government’s plan to control the judiciary has found resonance in India where a similar situation has muddied the waters.

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