Azmi Bishara: The Palestinian National Project after the Gaza genocide

Azmi Bishara The New Arab  /  January 27, 2026 Azmi Bishara's keynote address at annual Palestine Forum tackles the future of the Palestinian national project in...

US announces multi-day aerial military drills in the Middle East amid Iran tensions

Andrew Roth The Guardian  /  January 27, 2026 Exercises described by President Trump as an ‘armada’ to be led by the USS Abraham Lincoln amid standoff. Washington...

Is the end of the UNRWA the end of the international order ?

Dan Steinbock Informed Comment  /  January 27, 2026 New York – Supported by U.S. military, political and financial muscle, Israel seeks to demolish the UN Palestinian...

The Gaza ceasefire is a minefield shallowly masquerading as a truce

Hend Salama Abo Helow Truthout  /  January 27, 2026 Since this “ceasefire” started, I’ve witnessed two strikes on my camp in Gaza. Since the supposed “ceasefire” in...

With growing international and domestic opposition, how viable is Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’...

Brooke Anderson The New Arab  /  January 27, 2026 "'The Board of Peace' is a ridiculous proposal. Even people who have casually reviewed its structure know...

‘I cannot help my clients’: The impossible task of representing Palestinian detainees

Lee Mordechai & Liat Kozma +972 Magazine  /  January 27, 2026 With Israel running its prisons as ‘torture facilities,’ lawyers point to the absence of state...

US announces multi-day aerial military drills in the Middle East amid Iran tensions

Andrew Roth The Guardian  /  January 27, 2026 Exercises described by President Trump as an ‘armada’ to be led by the USS Abraham Lincoln amid standoff. Washington...

Trump’s Board of Peace will help strong countries dominate weak ones

Dana El Kurd Foreign Policy  /  January 27, 2026 In Gaza, it will legitimize Israeli land grabs and ethnic cleansing. The Trump administration recently declared that Phase...

Washington and Tehran ‘in communication’ as massive US armada enters MENA waters

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 27, 2026 US deployment of its military in the Middle East signals an attack on Iran remains on the...

The Middle East has two new rival teams

Firas Maksad Foreign Policy  /  January 27, 2026 The competition between Abrahamic and Islamic coalitions is reshaping the region. Iran’s recent domination of headlines from the Middle...