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...
Israel’s escalating tactic of dispossession in the West Bank
Zena Tahhan
Drop Site News / August 20, 2026
Jewish settlers and soldiers are besieging three families in their homes in the village of Qusra as...
Three Palestinian parties in Israel form joint list ahead of elections
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / August 20, 2026
Hadash, Balad and Ta’al will revive an electoral alliance as Palestinian citizens face rising political pressure and...
‘We are starving’: Palestinians besieged by Jewish settlers in West Bank homes run out...
Fayha Shalash & Lubna Masarwa
Middle East Eye / August 20, 2026
Around 15 people, including children, are trapped in Qusra as Israel restricts food and...
Target Trump: the spectre of Iran’s revenge
Alistair Hobson
New Lines Magazine / August 20, 2026
Did the US president’s belief that Ayatollah Khamenei was intent on killing him influence his fateful decision...
Why Gaza peace deals [sic] keep unravelling
Adam Farquhar
The Conversation / August 20, 2026
Donald Trump’s Board of Peace published a 15-point roadmap for Gaza in late July in which Hamas would hand its...
Will Dahlan take over Gaza ?
Lisa Goldman
New Lines Magazine / August 20, 2026
The Palestinian politician has emerged as a major power broker who has the ear of the most...
Has Trump turned the tables on Iran – or is another round of war...
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / August 20, 2026
For the first time, Trump thinks time is on his side. But Iran appears unfazed - for now.
The Trump...
Inside the slow ethnic cleansing of Al-Mughayyir, a Palestinian village besieged by Jewish settlers
Shatha Hammad
Mondoweiss / August 19, 2026
In the Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, seven residents have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2023, including 17-year-old...
Palestinian factions explore broad alliance for November 28 elections
Yosra al-Aklouk
Al-Jazeera / August 19, 2026
Hamas and breakaway Fatah faction consider a unified electoral list to challenge Mahmoud Abbas as the political landscape shifts.
Hamas...
