https://www.scmp.com/rss/519688/feed Dr. Ran Porat is an affiliate Research Associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation. He teaches and lectures about Middle Eastern history, conflict studies and Israel studies at Monash University and across Australia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Israeli public is once again expressing its frustration over the government’s failure to secure the release of hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country over the past week, with some gathering outside the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US embassy. The first nationwide strike since last October’s Hamas attack also brought the country to a standstill. The spark for the protests was the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3277530/netanyahus-failure-secure-hamas-hostages-release-has-israel-uproar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3277530/netanyahus-failure-secure-hamas-hostages-release-has-israel-uproar?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Sep 2024 03:00:13 +0000