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Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to stage a comeback. He has allied with far-right politicians in a quest to subdue the Arab community and take greater control of the justice system.

If neither the pro- nor anti-Netanyahu blocs manage to cobble together a viable coalition and Netanyahu remains Likud leader, Israel could be facing another period of political instability.

Could West Bank Israelis be subject to same martial law as their Palestinian neighbours?

Why the ICC war crimes probe into the Gaza war has rattled Israel and what will happen next The investigation will look at four cases of alleged war crimes in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem by both Israeli forces and Hamas 4 March 2021 • 1:39pm A Palestinian girl walks on the rubble-strewn ceiling of her familys home in Gaza City in 2014 Credit: ROBERTO SCHMIDT /AFP The International Criminal Court this week announced it will begin an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed...

People hold posters reading ‘Where do Belarusian journalists end up when they go to work?’, ‘They did their job and ended up in Okrestina’ [detenion centre], and ‘Free Minsk From Violence’ during a rally in support of detained journalists, Minsk, Belarus, 3 September 2020, Natalia FedosenkoTASS via Getty Images At least 11 journalists and media workers remain in detention, among them Katsiaryna Barysevich, Daria Chultsova, Yulia Slutskaya, Alla Sharko, Siarhei Alsheuski,...

International Day of Solidarity with Belarus Index and 16 other organisations call for all imprisoned journalists to be immediately released 05 Feb 2021 Protests in Belarus in 2020, photo: Max Katz Ahead of the International Day of Solidarity with Belarus on 7 February, the undersigned organisations working in the field of freedom of expression and media freedom call for the immediate and unconditional release of all journalists and media workers who continue to be arbitrarily detained. Nearly...