We need a guns and butter debate over the costs of the Iran war

Michael Hudson CounterPunch  /  May 1, 2026 Sixty years ago, opposition to America’s war in Vietnam, a major attack concerned the costs of diverting U.S. resources...

Why is Israel so contrite over the destruction of a crucifix ?

Lisa Goldman New Lines Magazine  /  May 1, 2026 A photo of an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to destroy a crucifix in the Christian village...

UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz, peace efforts at an impasse

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  May 1, 2026 A senior Emirati official said Tehran could not be trusted over any unilateral arrangements it makes...

Palestinian soccer chief snubs Israeli handshake staged by FIFA’s Infantino

Kareem Shaheen New Lines Magazine  /  May 1, 2026 Gianni Infantino, the president of world soccer’s governing body FIFA, is no stranger to moments of full-fledged...

Why did the British Museum remove references to Palestine?

Lydia Wilson New Lines Magazine  /  May 1, 2026 Experts have been surprised by a lack of open engagement on the issue, which has been raised...

In East Jerusalem, ‘a whole Palestinian community is about to be expelled’

Shatha Yaish +972 Magazine  /  May 1, 2026 Israel is forcing out Al-Bustan’s 1,500 residents to build a biblical theme park. To avoid paying huge fines,...

Israel’s crackdown on the Palestinian flag veers into the surreal

Amos Brison +972 Magazine  /  May 1, 2026 A mutilated kippah and a confiscated Hungarian flag betray the deep sense of insecurity underlying Israel’s delusions of...

[VIDEO] Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation

Julian Borger The Guardian  /  May 1, 2026 Israeli foreign ministry denounces ‘shameful act’ after video shows man pushing woman to ground and kicking her. Jerusalem –...

Israel navy to release six Australians in Greece after intercepting Gaza flotilla

Caitlin Cassidy The Guardian  /  May 1, 2026 The activists’ vessels were intercepted off the coast of Crete on Wednesday evening while travelling as part of...

Top Israeli general says ‘Jewish terrorism’ in West Bank could spark Palestinian uprising

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  May 1, 2026 Israeli general says settler attacks risk triggering a West Bank uprising, calling phenomenon 'Jewish terrorism' and warning...