The Al-Omari Mosque chronicles: meet the women risking their lives to save Gaza’s ancient...
Tala Halawa
The New Arab / May 8, 2026
In Gaza City’s Old Quarter, volunteers are recovering manuscripts from the damaged Al-Omari Mosque library following repeated...
Something is shifting in Israel’s [so-called] peace camp
Meron Rapoport
+972 Magazine / May 8, 2026
At the ‘People’s Peace Summit’ in Tel Aviv, Israel’s embattled left showed signs of abandoning old formulas and...
The [so-called] Israeli left is speaking only to itself
Samah Watad
+972 Magazine / May 8, 2026
Another peace conference at a time of genocide and ethnic cleansing exposes this shrinking movement’s inability to influence...
The second global Sumud flotilla: Israeli piracy and abduction on the high seas
Binoy Kampmark
CounterPunch / May 8, 2026
They have become adept flouters of international law. When doing so, they justify such violations with streaky, anaemic interpretations...
Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war
Julian Borger
The Guardian / May 7, 2026
President indicated that deal had materialised but truth was that Saudi Arabia had stopped US use of its...
West Bank faces economic crisis as Israel withholds tax revenue and work permits
Theia Chatelle
Truthout / May 7, 2026
Israel is choking off financial prospects in the West Bank, pushing Palestinians there toward a breaking point.
If it had...
Spain awards civil merit honour to UN rapporteur for documenting crimes in Gaza
Middle East Monitor / May 7, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez awarded on Thursday the Order of Civil Merit to UN Special Rapporteur Francesca...
Ceasefires that aren’t: Israel never stopped killing in Gaza – allies must reject any...
The Guardian / May 7, 2026
Editorial
The US is unlikely to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu to comply with truce terms. Europe must take action.
The meaning of...
Trump administration claiming a ‘win’ against Iran – here’s a report card
Christian Emery
The Conversation / May 7, 2026
Two months into the war in Iran, the reasons the US gave for launching this conflict – and...
US and Iran close to temporary truce, Pakistani officials claim
Jason Burke & Saeed Shah
The Guardian / May 7, 2026
Latest briefings float hope of basic deal that would keep peace and free shipping while...
