Netanyahu seeks 70% of Gaza in Israel’s own Generalplan Ost

Juan Cole Informed Comment  /  May 29, 2026 Ann Arbor – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed his military to seize fully 70% of...

[VIDEO] Donald Trump shares draft Iran peace agreement with Israel and other allies

Patrick Wintour The Guardian  /  May 29, 2026 US president’s move comes as both sides try to prevent fresh ceasefire breaches scuppering a potential deal. Donald Trump...

Despite the ceasefire, Israel resumes bombing entire residential blocks in Gaza, displacing dozens of...

Tareq S. Hajjaj Mondoweiss  /  May 29, 2026 The Israeli army is targeting Gaza's remaining residential blocks that were left standing after the ceasefire, leaving even...

Trump claims to be on verge of peace deal [sic] but Iran signals no...

Andrew Roth & Patrick Wintour The Guardian  /  May 29, 2026 US president did not announce decision on deal that could open Strait of Hormuz after...

[VIDEO] Trita Parsi: new regional logic – if Israel strikes Lebanon Iran strikes back...

Middle East Eye  /  May 29, 2026 Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute, explains why he believes the greatest threat to the...

UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict

Emma Graham-Harrison The Guardian  /  May 29, 2026 Organisation cites abuse, including rape of male detainees, by security forces of governments which have blocked UN investigators. The...

Why Trump dumped Europe from Iran talks

Eldar Mamedov Responsible Statecraft  /  May 29, 2026 15 years ago, Western allies were able to solidify the JCPOA but since then have done everything to...

Self-engineered decay: why Israel’s political collapse cannot be separated from its war crimes

Ramzy Baroud CounterPunch  /  May 29, 2026 For those unfamiliar with the intricate machinery of Israeli politics, the unanimous 110-0 vote to dissolve the Knesset on...

Israel and Gaza: the threat of further humanitarian catastrophe

The Guardian  /  May 29, 2026 Editorial As Donald Trump looks for peace with Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government escalates elsewhere – and Europe stands by. “He’ll do...

Stop blaming Netanyahu, stupid …

Jamal Kanj CounterPunch  /  May 29, 2026 Benjamin Netanyahu and his partners in the Israeli government, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich among others, did not descend...