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...
Trump had no plan B for Iran – it shows
Kenneth Roth
The Guardian / June 1, 2026
The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatly.
Donald Trump claims to have...
Why Trump may actually have told Netanyahu ‘everybody hates you !’...
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / June 2, 2026
“You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you...
UN experts warn against ‘surging Israeli [Jewish] settler terror’
Adam Fulton a.o.
The Guardian / June 2, 2026
A team of UN experts has issued a “stark warning about surging Israeli settler terror” in...
Israeli forces capture Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle, a Crusade‑era site once held...
Beth Spacey
The Conversation / June 1, 2026
A 12th-century castle built during the Crusades in Lebanon has been seized by Israeli forces in what’s been...
‘A shock to all Lebanese’: Israel sends a message as it...
William Christou
The Guardian / June 1, 2026
Conquering of Beaufort Castle for first time in 26 years brings back memories of occupation of south.
Beirut –...
Iran threatens to suspend peace talks after ‘violation of ceasefire’ in...
Andrew Roth, Patrick Wintour & Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / June 1, 2026
Tehran says it holds Israel and US responsible, while Trump says ‘going silent’...
Should Trump just end the Iran War without a deal ?
Blaise Malley
Responsible Statecraft / June 1, 2026
Some restrainers argue that forgoing a comprehensive agreement, and the hawkish backlash it inevitably triggers, may be the...
Israel seizes strategic castle in deepest incursion into Lebanon in 26...
Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / May 31, 2026
Experts say capture is largely symbolic, but it complicates efforts to extend the ceasefire between US and Iran.
Jerusalem...
Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than...
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / May 31, 2026
The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected...
South Lebanon’s history of resistance
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / May 31, 2026
Ann Arbor – The Israeli destruction of South Lebanon, with Bint Jbeil having been apparently wiped off the...
Israeli troops capture strategic Beaufort Castle as they push deeper into...
Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / May 31, 2026
Defence minister announces seizure of fortress as advance against Hezbollah moves beyond Litani River.
Jerusalem – Israeli troops have...
Europe’s new strategy to hide the rot in Israeli society is...
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / May 30, 2026
European governments are finally being forced to condemn Israel as its crimes have become impossible to ignore. But they...
Why Trump’s Hormuz blockade may bolster the Iranian state
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / May 30, 2026
Ann Arbor – The Iranian government continues to dicker with the Trump administration about the final form of...
Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie –...
Jonathan Cook
Middle East Eye / May 30, 2026
It is not Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the...
Israeli forces push deeper into Lebanon as delegations meet in US
TNA Staff
The New Arab / May 30, 2026
Israel issued more evacuation warnings for villages in southern Lebanon as forces advanced deeper into the territory,...
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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
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