Gaza: when I leave my house, I fear I may never see my family...
Lubna Ahmad Abu Sitta
The Electronic Intifada / May 5, 2026
Elegance in Gaza is a luxury, and, most of the time, it’s impossible to attain.
Today, I...
Prominent Christian Zionist group is lobbying U.S. lawmakers on Israel – without revealing it’s...
Nick Cleveland-Stout
Drop Site News / May 5, 2026
This week, Eagles’ Wings is spearheading a push on Capitol Hill against Israel’s public relations crisis. They...
A veneer of normality has returned to Tehran but fears for the future are...
Stefanie Glinski
The Guardian / May 5, 2026
From economic woes to concerns that war could break out again at any moment, underlying worries run deep.
In...
Medicine shortages amid siege leave people in peril
Malak Hijazi
The Electronic Intifada / May 5, 2026
Kafa Hannon (76) struggles to access medication for her chronic illnesses.
Kafa lives with long-standing chronic conditions, including...
Obama: Netanyahu pushed for war on Iran using same arguments presented to Trump
Middle East Monitor / May 5, 2026
Former US President Barack Obama has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly tried to persuade him...
Israeli army chief, air force commanders acknowledge October 2023 failure
Middle East Monitor / May 5, 2026
Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and the outgoing and new air force commanders acknowledged Tuesday that the...
Shutting Iran’s oil wells may be straightforward – but the consequences are not
Nima Shokri & Martin J. Blunt
The Conversation / May 5, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway through which between 20% and 25%...
Where we are and where we need to be on Iran
Mel Gurtov
CounterPunch / May 5, 2026
As another week of Trump’s war begins, it becomes ever more clear that all his presumptions about how the...
Donald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade
Julian Borger
The Guardian / May 4, 2026
US operation announced as ‘Project Freedom’ dramatically raises stakes in conflict.
Jerusalem – The US has launched Donald Trump’s...
Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from Strait of Hormuz amid ‘very...
Julian Borger
The Guardian / May 4, 2026
US president’s post follows flurry of mixed signals including concern Tehran had not ‘paid big enough price’.
Jerusalem –...
