Ali Shaath says rebuilding Gaza is a humanitarian priority, will take 7 years
Middle East Monitor / January 15, 2026
Dr Ali Shaath, head of the Gaza Strip Management Committee (the technocrats committee), said his main task is...
J Street is the new AIPAC in the Democratic Party
Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss / January 15, 2026
AIPAC is suddenly unwelcome among Democrats, but there's a new sheriff in town to enforce the pro-Israel orthodoxy. J...
Israel’s assaults on Palestinian universities and targeting the academic sector
Middle East Studies Association / January 15, 2026
Middle East Studies Association Board - Committee on Academic Freedom
Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Sidharto...
Iran’s protesters are caught between state repression and foreign intervention
Alex Shams
Truthout / January 15, 2026
Both Trump and the Iranian government are treating Iranian protesters as political pawns.
Iran has been under a government-imposed internet...
Why Netanyahu says he wants to stop U.S. aid to Israel
Mitchell Plitnick
Mondoweiss / January 14, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement that he wants to end Israel's reliance on U.S. aid over the next decade was...
Amid a rocky truce, Israel and Hamas prepare to resume fighting
Leonie Fleischmann
The Conversation / January 14, 2026
Progress towards achieving Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza is stalling. Israeli strikes across the territory on...
Israel severs ties with seven UN agencies over criticism of Gaza genocide
TNA Staff
The New Arab / January 14, 2026
Israel has severed ties with seven UN agencies, accusing them of anti-Israel bias amid mounting international criticism...
‘This is a death sentence’: inside Gaza’s medical crisis as Rafah crossing remains closed
Mohamed Solaimane
The New Arab / January 14, 2026
Gaza's patients, children and students face death, separation and lost futures as Israel keeps the Rafah crossing...
East Jerusalem schools suspend classes after Israel restricts permits
TNA Staff
The New Arab / January 14, 2026
The Secretariat warned that schools would be unable to maintain regular operation of the second academic term...
US set to announce new Gaza administration, setting up historic transfer of power
TNA Staff
The New Arab / January 14, 2026
Hamas has agreed to cede power to the committee, which will be charged with carrying out instructions...
