Peter Beaumont

Violence is escalating in Israel and Palestine but no one is sure whether this is another uprising.

As aid dwindles, more refugees are risking the trip to Europe – or taking their chances back in Syria.

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is ‘anti-Semitic’ and a ‘first-rate strategic threat’.

Polls suggest that the embattled Israeli leader could lose power in next week’s election.

Journalists in Gaza City watched in horror as the Israelis killed what were clearly young boys.

Hordes of Gazans have fled their homes following Israel warning that it would "strike with might" against what it says are rocket-launching sites.

Brutalised civilians recall the horrific toll of the last Israeli invasion and fear it will happen again.

Public opinion, like old generals, is always preparing to fight the last war.

The central issue with drone strikes comes down to how combatants are identified and what efforts are made to protect civilians.

There is no place for President Bashar al-Assad in any future Syrian government, diplomats say, as Russia and China agree to transition plan.

Atrocities such as the killing of children become an ordinary act of violence with a sectarian component.

Serbian police have arrested Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military leader wanted by the UN for war crimes committed during the Bosnian war.

Myths make large, but reality diminishes. On Saturday night, the Pentagon showed Osama bin Laden alive in four video clips.

Now that Bashar al-Assad is crushing opposition with terrible brutality, no one in the West knows how to deal with him.

The immediacy and democracy of social media have been crucial to the success of uprisings.