Trump and Israel are demanding that Palestinians disarm – here is why that is...
Mitchell Plitnick
Mondoweiss / August 7, 2026
Demands that Hamas disarm follow decades of international calls for a "demilitarized Palestinian state." These demands insist that Palestinians...
Top Mossad officials sacked over failed Iran regime change plan, as Netanyahu accused of...
Naif Zaidani
The New Arab / August 7, 2026
Current and former Mossad figures cited by Israeli media have accused Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad chief Roman...
Why is Latin America becoming a breeding ground for ‘fanatics of Israel’ ?
Joseph Bouchard
Middle East Eye / August 7, 2026
Propelled by disinformation, arms deals and surveillance tech, right-wing governments have helped to increase Netanyahu's reach, undermining...
Israel indicts Jewish settler over death of Palestinian activist who worked on No Other...
Emma Graham-Harrison
The Guardian / August 7, 2026
Yinon Levy charged with manslaughter in first exception this decade to culture of impunity for Israelis who kill...
‘Darkness, flames, screaming’: Palestinian village terrorized by Jewish settlers
Basel Adra
+972 Magazine / August 7, 2026
A night-time pogrom by dozens of settlers left residents wounded, houses burned, and solar panels destroyed in the...
Genocide deniers call Gaza starvation a ‘hoax’ by citing UNICEF – which reported famine
Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams / August 7, 2026
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee—who last year admitted Gazans were starving—was among those noting a new global...
Mecca defence pact: a new ‘Sunni NATO’ in the Middle East?
Sam Hamad
The New Arab / August 7, 2026
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan's new defence pact creates an Article 5-style guarantee, raising major questions for...
The rise or fail of middle powers will determine Middle East peace
Gabrielle Rifkind & Tom Pickering
Responsible Statecraft / August 7, 2026
The region has long lurched from crisis to crisis. A better approach is possible but...
Ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz region may be biosecurity risks when they...
Chad Hewitt, Gregory Ruiz, Ian Davidson & Mario Tamburri
The Conversation / August 7, 2026
The economic ramifications of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz...
US: 75% say Iran war not worth cost, 61% blame Trump for inflation
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / August 7, 2026
Ann Arbor – Opinion polling shows deep unhappiness in the American public about the ongoing US war on...
