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...
The catastrophic impasse in Gaza is the new status quo
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / May 7, 2026
Gaza is paying the price for the failed U.S.-Israeli wars across the Middle East. As the countries have become...
Hotel bookings in Israel’s Eilat cancelled to accommodate US troops: Reports
Middle East Monitor / May 7, 2026
Hundreds of Israelis received messages cancelling their hotel reservations in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat to...
The pendulum swings: the slow death of Europe’s pro-Israel consensus
Ramzy Baroud
CounterPunch / May 7, 2026
The European Union is the “chief of all cowards,” Amnesty International declared in a searing statement issued on April...
Taboo no longer – House Democrats want White House to acknowledge Israel’s nukes
Michael Arria
Mondoweiss / May 7, 2026
Over two dozen House Democrats have sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on the Trump...
Iran war has shown the limits of US power
Jonathan Este
The Conversation / May 7, 2026
In his 1873 book On War, the great Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz wrote that: “War is...
