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Gaza peace plan

The showman, the reconciler and the cynic: this trinity must succeed

The showman, the reconciler and the cynic: this trinity must succeed

Netanyahu will kick and scream, but Trump and Blair can drag Israel into a brighter future for the Middle East

Columnists

My son’s stories remind me of my own early literary works

My son’s stories remind me of my own early literary works

Séamas O’Reilly

Art isn’t too complex for the working class – that’s elitism

Art isn’t too complex for the working class – that’s elitism

Kenan Malik

It’s my disability and I’ll laugh if I want to

It’s my disability and I’ll laugh if I want to

Melanie Reid

In our national parks sewage flows

In our national parks sewage flows

Martha Gill

Israel and Gaza

‘We’re not going back to 6 October’

‘We’re not going back to 6 October’

Dahlia Scheindlin

‘Our grief can become anger – or it can deepen our humanity’

‘Our grief can become anger – or it can deepen our humanity’

Jonathan Wittenberg

This brutal narrative must now change

This brutal narrative must now change

Selma Dabbagh

I worked on a Gaza peace plan with Blair

I worked on a Gaza peace plan with Blair

James Rubin

Politics

The Conservatives must stop imitating Reform

The Conservatives must stop imitating Reform

Andrew Rawnsley

Yes, Robert Jenrick, we do have an integration problem

Yes, Robert Jenrick, we do have an integration problem

Sarfraz Manzoor

Apache Indian could teach Jenrick a thing or two about integration

Apache Indian could teach Jenrick a thing or two about integration

Kieran Connell

The Met isn’t sullied by a few ‘bad apples’. The barrel is rotten

The Met isn’t sullied by a few ‘bad apples’. The barrel is rotten

Leroy Logan

The Observer view

The Observer view: from ceasefire to peace

The Observer view: from ceasefire to peace

We cannot allow Britain to become an unsafe haven

We cannot allow Britain to become an unsafe haven

The party should rethink its manifesto

The party should rethink its manifesto

The more important relationship

The more important relationship

Profile

Russell Vought, Maga’s shutdown ‘bulldog’

Russell Vought, Maga’s shutdown ‘bulldog’

Andrew Anthony

Max Martin & Shellback, superstar producers

Max Martin & Shellback, superstar producers

Barbara Ellen

Led by Donkeys, activists out to skewer political hypocrites

Led by Donkeys, activists out to skewer political hypocrites

Andrew Anthony

Gabriele Finaldi, the National Gallery’s ambitious director

Gabriele Finaldi, the National Gallery’s ambitious director

Vanessa Thorpe

Obituary

Obituary: Drew Struzan, movie poster artist ‘of the highest order’

Obituary: Drew Struzan, movie poster artist ‘of the highest order’

Jilly Cooper, saucy novelist who made Britain smile

Jilly Cooper, saucy novelist who made Britain smile

Obituary: Jane Goodall, primatologist

Obituary: Jane Goodall, primatologist

Obituary: Patricia Crowther, Sheffield witch

Obituary: Patricia Crowther, Sheffield witch

Humour

Dear Keir: Citizens should apply to me for free speech credits

Dear Keir: Citizens should apply to me for free speech credits

Lucien Young

Queen Dolly ‘ain’t ready to die yet’. Phew, we need her in the world

Queen Dolly ‘ain’t ready to die yet’. Phew, we need her in the world

Barbara Ellen

‘Anthropologie rock’ shows that it pays off to commit to the bit

‘Anthropologie rock’ shows that it pays off to commit to the bit

Michaela Makusha

JK Rowling and the deathly book review – it’s got fine company

JK Rowling and the deathly book review – it’s got fine company

Erica Wagner

Family

‘My daughter gets homesick when she goes to nursery’

‘My daughter gets homesick when she goes to nursery’

Séamas O'Reilly

The A-level results are out, yet career paths are broken

The A-level results are out, yet career paths are broken

Shuab Gamote

A shift in the abortion debate

A shift in the abortion debate

Eva Wiseman

Why wellies, worms and birdsong are vital to children’s mental health

Why wellies, worms and birdsong are vital to children’s mental health

Matthew Gould

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