Enraged by the 2005 withdrawal, the national-religious camp worked to brand territorial concession as a disaster — with ethnic cleansing as the only solution. Israeli forces fire a water cannon on residents of the settlement of Kfar Darom in Gaza, who barricaded themselves on the roof of the synagogue during its evacuation, Aug. 18, 2005. (Zamir Yossi/GPO) In August 2005, when Israel implemented its “unilateral disengagement plan” in Gaza, it came as a rude jolt to the settler movement. (…)

Les élections sénatoriales japonaise du 20 juillet dernier se sont traduites par une percée inattendue du très nationaliste et conspirationniste Sanseitō (参政党), littéralement le parti du « fais le toi-même. » Jusque-là peu connu, il a remporté quatorze sièges, lui permettant d'une part de proposer des lois et de l'autre de peser dans la formation de futures coalitions. Le cheval de bataille de cette jeune formation politique ? Protéger le Japon contre les menaces que représentent selon lui (…)

Preparations for the founding conference of Britain's new socialist party – provisionally named ‘Your Party' – are underway. More than 800,000 people have registered as supporters. Local groups, proto-branches and incipient caucuses are already springing up across the country, sparking a lively debate about how the project's democratic structures and political programme should be configured. One topic of discussion is the historical experience of Corbynism and the lessons it might yield: how (…)

After contacting the French government to prevent an Israeli strike, Gaza archeologists began moving items but struggled due to the conditions in Gaza. 'We saved a large part, but in a rescue you always lose things, and you always face painful choices,' one said The Israeli army threatened last week to bombard a building holding the largest archeological collection in the Gaza Strip, the Biblical and Archeological Research Institute (EBAF) said. Over the weekend, archaeologists carried (…)

Nepal has been in the news. Gen Z agitators, who began agitations following a ban on several social media platforms, actually had roots in public anger at corruption and display of wealth by government figures and their families, and complaints about mismanagement of public funds. This is hardly the full story, which needs to be discussed at length. What is significant however, is that these agitations come after a protracted period of government by various parties and Prime Ministers (…)