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What can moral philosophy tell us about Israel-Palestine?

We talk to philosopher Jonathan Glover about the moral questions at the heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By William Eichler
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Culture
Rush hour in Bangkok, Thailand. Image: Tomasz Swatowski

Review: Carmageddon

Car ownership is an emotive, and increasingly political, subject. A new book makes the case for decreasing our reliance.

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Culture
Still from '3 Body Problem'

Alien civilisations

The Chinese science fiction epic "3 Body Problem" comes to Netflix amid geopolitical rivalry and intrigue

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Ideas
Drawing of Plesiosaurus and Ichthyosaurus, 1913. Image: Science History Institute

Dinosaur dreams and nightmares

A newly excavated sea monster gets Samira Ahmed thinking about our fascination with dinosaurs and our fear of extinction

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Culture
The “茶, चाय, Tea” exhibition is at the Horniman museum, London, until 7 July

How the cuppa changed the world

A new exhibition at London's Horniman Museum shows the central role of tea in bringing pleasure and pain to people around the globe

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Politics & Conflict
Three women dressed in white and covered in fake blood stand in front of a tank as part of a 2023 protest organised by the Feminist Anti-War Resistance in Amsterdam

Meet the Russian feminists opposing Putin's war

A leaderless network known as the Feminist Anti-War Resistance is at the forefront of opposition to the war in Ukraine

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Politics & Conflict
A child in Gaza leaves school following Israeli strikes in 2009

What can moral philosophy tell us about Israel-Palestine?

We talk to philosopher Jonathan Glover about the moral questions at the heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Politics & Conflict
Gaza City on 10 October following bombardment by Israeli forces

Book review: Israelophobia by Jake Wallis Simons 

Is “Israelophobia” a new form of hatred, or are we rehashing the same old debate?

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Politics & Conflict
Judges at the International Court of Justice during the South Africa vs Israel hearing

In a word: Genocide

Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses

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Culture
Rural by Rebecca Smith

Book review: Rural

This exploration of working-class life in the British countryside is a welcome corrective to industrial history

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Human Rights & Ethics
Pigs in an indoor intensive farm

No more porkies

From free range to intensive farming, we need honest labelling on meat products so we know what we’re buying

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Culture
My Hijacking by Martha Hodes

Book review: My Hijacking

Martha Hodes recalls the hijacking of her plane by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, more than fifty years ago

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Mind, Body & Life
Dolly Parton on faith

The Queen of Country on her personal philosophy

Dolly Parton talks to New Humanist about her latest album, her remarkable career and her liberal approach to faith

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Culture
David Baddiel's The God Desire

Book review: The God Desire

David Baddiel's new book on belief is witty and thought-provoking, but don't read it looking for answers

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Culture
Tristram Speedy with Alamayu in 1868. Image: Alamy

Book review: The Prince and the Plunder

Andrew Heavens tells the story of how Britain took one boy and piles of treasure from Ethiopia

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Mind, Body & Life
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What the Ottomans did for us

What happened to the old art of talking to strangers? Shaparak Khorsandi makes the case for random encounters and idle chatter.

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