Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show

Cate Brown &  Aram Roston The Guardian  /  June 27, 2026 Draft resolution seeks to shield board members and security forces from potential prosecution for work...

Lebanon-Israel deal may stop war crime victims seeking justice, experts say

William Christou The Guardian  /  June 27, 2026 Agreement could also end hopes of ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon, which advocates pushed for to prosecute Israel. Beirut –...

[good riddance] Keir Starmer’s downfall is the only reward for simpering centrism

Sean Bell The Intercept  /  June 27, 2026 As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the left and paving the way for...

Trump-Netanyahu debacle: a world of collateral damage

David Finkel Solidarity  /  June 27, 2026 Perhaps Donald Trump was misunderstood: When he promised that the war with Iran would end in “Unconditional Surrender,” we...

Jewish settlers increasingly seizing Palestinian land to exploit it for tourism

Nadda Osman The New Arab  /  June 27, 2026 Jewish settlers seized an archaeological site near the village of Fasayil, turning an ancient pool into a...

Why the left should support Trump’s deal with Iran

Mitchell Plitnick Mondoweiss  /  June 27, 2026 Trump's Memorandum of Understanding with Iran presents an unprecedented opportunity to reduce tensions and promote cooperation across the region....

Bahrain condemns Iranian tit-for-tat drone attack as ‘flagrant threat’

William Christou The Guardian  /  June 27, 2026 No immediate reports of damage after Bahrain hit by ‘number of drones’ as ship in Strait of Hormuz...

‘Financial death penalty’: how US sanctions are upending the lives of ICC judges

Sondos Asem Middle East Eye  /  Juny 27, 2026 A complaint filed in New York reveals new details of how three judges have been unable to...

Obliterating Gaza’s children: the damning UN report

Dan Steinbock Informed Comment  /  June 27, 2026 Singapore – From Gaza and beyond, Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children. It is...

Trump subjected Netanyahu, Israel to ‘unprecedented humiliation’, former Israeli minister says

Middle East Monitor  /  June 27, 2026 Former Israeli Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann said Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political weakness had enabled...