MIKE COWLEY welcomes half a century of remarkable work, that begins before the Greens and invites a connection to — and not a division from — nature

A CEASEFIRE in Gaza has been struck, and outgoing US President Joe Biden and incoming President-elect Donald Trump are falling over themselves to claim credit for it.
“After eight months of nonstop negotiation, my administration — by my administration — a ceasefire and hostage deal has been reached by Israel and Hamas,” said Biden during a farewell address on Wednesday.
In his typically combative style, Trump bragged on social media that “This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November.”

Danni Perry’s flag display at the Royal Opera House sparked 182 performers to sign a solidarity letter that cancelled the Tel Aviv Tosca production, while Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Tel Aviv hotels, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER

For 80 years, survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings have pleaded “never again,” for anyone. But are we listening, asks Linda Pentz Gunter

Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestine only as long as Israel continues to massacre its inhabitants has been met with outrage, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER

The crew of the Freedom Flotilla boat, Handala, warned Israel to obey international law but are now in captivity, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER