"We trusted the government not to screw us, but they did. We trusted the tech companies not to take advantage of us. But they did. That is going to happen again, because that is the nature of power." -- Edward Snowden.
by Jason Ditz, antiwar.com
US-born Jewish photojournalist had been covering Israel since 1983
Violence against Palestinians and the press has been on going problem in Israel in general for years, but the level of such incidents in the occupied West Bank has reached a fevered pitch in recent months, with Israeli settlers attacking people with virtual impunity.
At least 350 Palestinian children currently face “harsh conditions” in Israeli prisons.
aljazeera.com
On Tuesday, Israeli forces arrested at least six children from Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the report said.
The organisation said information regarding the number of children arrested in Gaza is unclear, given the thousands of missing persons in the besieged Gaza Strip, including children, and the ongoing policy of enforced disappearance.
Andrew Day , theamericanconservative.com
Trump is now joined in that ill-advised effort of mixed messaging by America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who recently gave an intellectual twist to Trump’s hostility to Iranian civilization. Predictably, the Islamic Republic pointed to Rubio’s remarks as further evidence that the U.S. is at war with Iran’s people and indeed its entire history and culture, not just its government.
middleasteye.net
As Israel's elections draw closer, the establishment of a Palestinian state has taken centre stage in the campaigns of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his leading opponent, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot.
The two politicians have traded barbs, accusing each other of supporting a Palestinian state.
The US still hasn't admitted to bombing the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School, an attack that killed at least 120 children
by Dave De Camp, antiwar.com
By Jason Ditz, antiwar.com
Anticipating another round of war with Hezbollah despite the fact that the current Israeli invasion of Lebanon hasn’t even ended, Defense Minister Israel Katz laid out a litany of threats against Lebanon that would happen if Hezbollah “joins Iran” in any attack on Israel.
Dave de Camp, antiwar.com
The Israeli military has now killed more than 1,500 Palestinians in Gaza since signing a so-called ceasefire deal just over one year ago in October 2025, according to numbers from Gaza’s Health Ministry, as it has continued constant violations of the agreement.
Posted by Tyler Durden, Authored by Alastair Crooke
The Iranian parliament speaker invoked the Iran-Iraq War, which lasted eight years, suggesting Tehran is preparing for the possibility of a prolonged conflict with the US
By Dave De Camp, antiwar.com
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said in a televised speech on Wednesday that the US must be “punished” in order for it to accept Iran’s demands to end the war.
Dave de Camp, antiwar.com
President Trump said on Monday that the US and Israel “might have gone too far” with the killing of Iranian leaders, suggesting it was complicating negotiations with the Islamic Republic.