Gaza conflict: Another intifada seems inevitable if Israel and Palestine cannot find a diplomatic settlement
13 May, 2021 12:00 AM
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Israel and Hamas tensions flare as rocket attacks are launched on the Gaza Strip. Video / AP
Israel and Hamas tensions flare as rocket attacks are launched on the Gaza Strip. Video / AP
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There comes a point in every conflict where violence takes on a logic of its own - the critical juncture where, if rising tensions are not defused, they can lead only to all-out war.
With seven Israelis, and 53 Palestinians, including 14 children and three women, killed either by Hamas rocketfire on Israeli towns or Israeli airstrikes in Gaza - while ill-tempered protests continue in Jerusalem - the conflict in Israel and Palestine is rapidly reaching that point.
The latest cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians will be hard to stop
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Moscow: There comes a point in every conflict where violence takes on a logic of its own - the critical juncture where if rising tensions are not defused, they can lead only to all-out war.
With two Israeli women and 31 Palestinians including nine children killed by Hamas rocket fire on Israeli towns and Israeli air strikes in Gaza - and ill-tempered protests continuing in Jerusalem - the conflict in Israel and Palestine is rapidly reaching that point.
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Smoke billows from an oil storage facility in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon
There comes a point in every conflict where violence takes on a logic of its own - the critical juncture where if rising tensions are not defused, they can lead only to all-out war.
With two Israeli women and 31 Palestinians including nine children killed by Hamas rocket fire on Israeli towns and Israeli airstrikes in Gaza - and ill-tempered protests continuing in Jerusalem - the conflict in Israel and Palestine is rapidly reaching that point.
UK diplomacy in spotlight as G7 shows united front
Alistair Burt
The G7 foreign ministers meeting in London, Britain, May 5, 2021. (Reuters)
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Fortune and good governance have combined well for London this week, as the UK government welcomed G7 foreign ministers for the prep conference ahead of next month’s main event. At a time when the US is looking to re-establish its international credentials after a four-year hiatus, what better stage than a London easing out of lockdown and equally eager to put the pain of separation from the EU behind it and find common ground with close neighbors and key partners?
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Stronger Together – a full and frank Lancaster Exchange
Strengthening our community, enhancing economic growth and tackling the climate emergency will be top of the agenda at a community event next month.
The Lancaster Exchange, a virtual and interactive event organised by Lancaster University, will take place on Thursday, May 13 (from 2pm to 4pm) and all members of the community are invited to take part.
The Exchange, the second of its kind, takes on the theme of ‘Stronger Together’ this year and will encourage local people and organisations to identify how the University can work with its communities to build stronger, more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable partnerships which create positive change across the region.