Israel moves to annex Palestinian historical sites in the West Bank
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / May 22, 2026
The Israeli Knesset is considering a bill that would place Palestinian historical sites in the West Bank under direct...
House Republicans cancel vote on war powers resolution to end US war in Iran
Robert Mackey
The Guardian / May 22, 2026
Cancellation, which avoids embarrassment for Trump, is latest signal of diminishing congressional support for war.
House Republicans cancelled a...
Let’s stop pretending Ben-Gvir is not the true face of Israel
Izzeddin Araj
The New Arab / May 22, 2026
Ben-Gvir is not an aberration but the most vulgar expression of Israel's previously well-disguised violence, supremacy, and...
Nobody better represents Israeli politics today than Itamar Ben-Gvir
Ben Reiff
The Guardian / May 22, 2026
He may be the most brazen of the nation’s leaders, but his ideological spirit is found throughout its...
Western powers press Israel to rein in settlers, halt expansion
Reuters / May 22, 2026
ROME – Israel must halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and curb growing settler violence, seven major...
AIPAC, AI, crypto, and gambling are hiding their big election spends
Jessica Washington & Matt Sledge
The Intercept / May 22, 2026
Intercept staffers break down the latest election news and the front groups fuelling the midterms.
Republican...
The world cannot contain Iran forever outside the global order
Peiman Salehi
Middle East Monitor / May 22, 2026
For months the world has remained fixated on a single number: 450 kilograms.
That figure — referring to...
European Parliament; Christian Zionists form unholy alliance with far-right lawmaker
David Cronin
The Electronic Intifada / May 21, 2026
Geert Wilders has built a political career on bigotry and buffoonery.
The Party for Freedom – which he...
Iran is prepared for a return to war and wary of US talks
Arron Reza Merat
Jacobin / May 21, 2026
Neither the US nor its allies are ready to deal with the consequences of an escalation of their...
Missing intelligence: the Trump administration, Iran and the US intelligence community
Dan Lomas & Matthew Savill
RUSI / 21 May 2026
Despite intelligence dominance in the war with Iran, events suggest the US intelligence community is having...
