Fresh EU help for Israel’s war industry
David Cronin
The Electronic Intifada / August 19, 2026
Almost three years after the Gaza genocide began, the European Union is still being helpful to Israel...
Mecca agreement: why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up
Ahmed Altuwaijri
Middle East Eye / August 19, 2026
The best defence alliance is not one that makes a state dependent on its allies forever, but...
[Kushner & Witkoff] Landlord diplomacy
Patrick Lawrence
Consortium News / August 19, 2026
You read here and there that Kushner and Witkoff’s undertakings with Moscow and Tehran reflect a diplomatic “style.”...
Crushed but defiant: the grape growers of Gaza
Amro Rashad Abo Aisha & Nour Abo Aisha
The Electronic Intifada / August 19, 2026
When asked, Muhammad Shamalakh, a farmer from Sheikh Ajlin, a neighbourhood...
Greece’s alliance with Israel is becoming a domestic liability
Iason Athanasiadis
Middle East Eye / August 19, 2026
Athens sees Israel as an important partner, but the relationship is facing mounting anger over arms sales,...
‘Playing with fire’: Israel’s Syria strike tests Turkey after Mecca defence pact
Ragip Soylu & Levent Kemal
Middle East Eye / August 19, 2026
Ankara insiders see the attack as an attempt to undermine the defence pact and...
[Iran] That time the US president threatened, ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’
Tom Engelhardt
Informed Comment / August 19, 2026
Hey, Donald Trump couldn’t have made it clearer that he wanted to go to war with Iran, could...
Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action ‘organisers’ for Israeli arms factory raid
Dania Akkad
Declassified UK / August 19, 2026
After 37 hours of deliberation, the jury was unable to reach verdicts on most of the charges
Jurors in...
Seven decades of US regime change efforts: what have they achieved ?
Usaid Siddiqui
Al-Jazeera / August 19, 2026
US interventions in Iran and beyond reveal a recurring pattern of regime changes, with high human and financial costs.
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Is Hamas really the reason there is no Mideast peace ?
Benjamin Tua
Informed Comment / August 19, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Hamas has frequently been described as a rigidly fanatical terrorist organization intent on destroying Israel. It...
