Summarising the Israeli government’s position on Iran
‘If we can have a coup, great.
If we can have people on the streets, great.
If we can have a civil war, great.
Israel couldn’t care...
Gaza Health Ministry warns medical system nearing collapse after Israel destroys...
Middle East Monitor / August 2, 2026
Gaza’s Health Ministry warned Saturday that the enclave’s medical system is rapidly approaching collapse after Israeli forces destroyed...
Former Israeli premier Barak says Trump ignores Netanyahu, Gaza framework sidelines...
Middle East Monitor / August 2, 2026
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday that a new Gaza framework sidelines Israel, arguing that US...
Israeli media say 10 more US refuelling aircraft heading to Ben...
Middle East Monitor / August 2, 2026
Ten additional US aerial refuelling aircraft are on their way to Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, bringing the number...
Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the...
Suzan Fraser & Joseph Krauss
AP / July 31, 2026
ANKARA, Turkey – Houthi rebels in Yemen said they attacked Saudi oil facilities. The Saudis blamed...
Trump is hailing it as a ‘breakthrough’, but will Hamas actually...
Martin Kear
The Conversation / July 31, 2026
US President Donald Trump has announced that Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza have agreed to disarm....
[VIDEO] Israel carries out demolition blasts around South Lebanon’s Crusader Beaufort...
Louay Faour
The New Arab / July 31, 2026
Overnight Israeli detonations along southern Lebanon's Beaufort ridge triggered tremors and left visible damage to the surrounding...
Trump says ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas agreed in Gaza but Israel...
Julian Borger
The Guardian / July 31, 2026
US president hails breakthrough but Israeli far-right minister says ‘only solution’ is ‘encouraging emigration and destroying Hamas’.
Donald Trump...
Is Britain’s new Middle East minister Stephen Doughty ‘anti-Palestinian’ ?
The New Arab / July 31, 2026
Stephen Doughty's appointment as Britain's Middle East minister has drawn scrutiny over his parliamentary record and positions supporting...
The Hormuz energy crisis becomes the Red Sea crisis
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / July 31, 2026
Ann Arbor – my interview with Ian Masters is at his Background Briefing:
**IAN MASTERS:** And joining us now...
Final wording agreed on key Gaza deal clauses
Mohamed Elbedewy
The New Arab / July 31, 2026
Hamas has agreed the final wording of key clauses in the Gaza ceasefire roadmap, sources told The...
Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans
Giovanna Dell’orto
AP / July 31, 2026
JERUSALEM – Israelis across political and religious lines are worried about the weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans —...
Hamas says it’s reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move...
Samy Magdy, Sam Mednick, Jonathan J. Cooper & Matthew Lee
AP / July 31, 2026
CAIRO – Hamas said Friday that it reached an agreement to...
Rubio’s anti-ICC push: the last nail in the coffin of international...
Mona Deeley
The New Arab / July 31, 2026
Marco Rubio's justification for targeting the ICC marks a US assault on the international rules-based order that...
Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but...
Jonathan J. Cooper, Matthew Lee, Farnoush Amiri & Samy Magdy
AP / July 31, 2026
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has...
Report: A [so-called] Roadmap for Completing the Implementation of President Trump’s...
Report: A Roadmap for Completing the Implementation of President Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan in Gaza
Board of Peace / July 30, 2026
On July 31 the...
ACHTERGRONDEN
Kwestie Palestina
De ‘Kwestie Palestina’ verwijst naar de strijd van Palestijnen tegen het zionistische, koloniale project in Palestina, waarbij zionistisch-joodse kolonisten vanaf het eind van de...
de Palestijnen
Palestina – het gebied dat zich uitstrekt tussen de Middellandse Zee en de rivier de Jordaan – is door de inspanningen van joodse kolonisten/de...



















