Inside the influence machine: Israel’s billion-dollar battle for US public opinion
Alessandra Bajec
The New Arab / August 5, 2026
Since 2023, Israel has built a billion-dollar digital influence campaign to win back US public opinion -...
What was America attacking in Iraq ?
Ameer al-Auqaili
Foreign Policy in Focus / August 5, 2026
The militias the United States just bombed are embedded in Iraq’s security system. That’s the problem.
Washington...
Why the United States keeps losing wars
Stephen M. Walt
Foreign Policy / August 5, 2026
Washington has a long record of fighting the wrong war for the wrong objective.
If you’re an American,...
Military families rage at Trump over gross conditions for troops
Will Neal
Daily Beast / August 5, 2026
Relatives of the crew aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln say exhaustion on the carrier could get someone killed.
Sailors...
El-Sayed overcomes $30 million AIPAC spend, wins Michigan primary
Blaise Malley
Responsible Statecraft / August 5, 2026
His Senate race against Rep. Haley Stevens became a referendum on Israel for Democratic voters.
Abdul El-Sayed became the...
Abdul El-Sayed triumphs over Haley Stevens in $60M loss for AIPAC, corporations
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / August 5, 2026
The result represents a seismic win for the growing progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Former public health official Abdul...
Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Ibrahim Hazboun & Melanie Lidman
AP / August 5, 2026
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that...
Before Hormuz, there was Suez: what Trump can learn from Eisenhower
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / August 5, 2026
An emerging Oman-Iran deal may offend Washington’s instincts, but America’s real interest has never been control. It has always...
US has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources...
Erin Banco, Mike Stone & Jonathan Landay
Reuters / August 4, 2026
Summary: US has used 'virtually all' PrSM and ATACM munitions, two sources say - US also...
[VIDEO] Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike
William Christou
The Guardian / August 4, 2026
Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was...
