The U.S. and Israel: from aid to strategic integration
Mairav Zonszein
International Crisis Group / August 12, 2026
The debate under way about U.S. military assistance to Israel is a barometer of bilateral relations. Israeli...
CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Turkey
Warren P. Strobel, John Hudson & Dan Lamothe
The Washington Post / August 12, 2026
CIA had doubts about Israeli intelligence on a threat to Trump...
Colombia makes dramatic Israel shift, recognizes annexation of Syrian Golan Heights
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / August 12, 2026
Colombia has become only the second country after the US to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied...
Pentagon admits US killed 150+ Yemeni civilians in airstrikes in 2025
Brad Reed
Common Dreams / August 12, 2026
An internal review estimated that strikes killed more than 150 civilians while wounding nearly 250 others.
An internal review...
The faces of Tuba – testimonies from an assault by Jewish settlers on a...
Maya Rosen
Jewish Currents / August 11, 2026
Last Wednesday night, some 40 Jewish settlers from the West Bank outpost of Havat Maon invaded the Palestinian...
Israel and Venezuela restore diplomatic relations after years of severed ties
MEE staff
Middle East Eye / August 11, 2026
The rapprochement comes after the US has for months boasted of running Venezuela, following the capture of...
In rejecting Trump’s Gaza plan, Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered
Joseph Krauss
AP / August 11, 2026
It’s possibly the most important job of any Israeli prime minister: maintain good relations with the United States while...
‘Resign today’: Senate Democrat Van Hollen says Huckabee must step down for grovelling to...
Brad Reed
AP / August 11, 2026
“He’s become a complete apologist for the most extreme Israeli government in history,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen said of...
‘You’re going to die’: Ben-Gvir turns Palestinian prison abuse into election campaign
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / August 11, 2026
Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is openly campaigning for harsher treatment of Palestinian detainees, showcasing deprivation, threats and...
Gaza’s Board of Pieces
Chris Hedges
ScheerPost / August 11, 2026
There is no ceasefire in Gaza. There is no functioning “Board of Peace.” There is no roadmap to ending...
