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As expected, the early Israeli exit polls indicate that Prime Minister Netanyahu and his prime adversary former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot face deadlock. In the past 10-15 years, the country’s political center of…
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Israeli ‘settlers’ – land-thieving, racist terrorists who beat, kill and steal resources and land from Palestinians – have attacked and beaten Israeli anti-‘settlement’, anti-apartheid activist Andrey X, full name Andrey…
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Israel’s opposition parties appeared to have secured enough Knesset seats in Tuesday’s elections to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power and end a four-year reign marked by genocidal war in Gaza and…
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The following story is co-published with Joe Cirincione’s Substack . There is a lot going on right now, most of it involving elections around the world. Most of the news is positive — if you favor democracy…
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With the results of the Israeli election still unclear in terms of which genocide supporter ends up running the government, more than 92% of non- Arab Israelis voted for parties that support the colony’s genocide in…
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At long last, Israel-linked paedophiles have received something like their just desserts. Brothers Tali, Oren and Alon Alexander have been jailed for 30 years each for repeatedly trafficking and raping a string of young…
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Israelis turned out in numbers not seen in a generation, and handed both of their would-be prime ministers the same verdict: not enough. On the partial count this morning, neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor Gadi…
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GENEVA / PNN / UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that Israel’s aggressive operation since Friday in the West Bank city of Hebron has already resulted in the forcible displacement of over 2,000…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political allies are competing to form the next government after an election left Israel’s parliament without a clear majority for either major political bloc. Although…
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Reprinted with permission from Trita Parsi‘s Substack: Much of the Middle East was on edge this past weekend, fearing that President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would restart the Iran war…
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The UK government is ‘leaning’ toward supporting the appointment of Lana Nusseibeh as the next secretary general of the United Nations. Incumbent Antonio Guterres ‘s term ends in December 2026. Nusseibeh speaks fluent…
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A new report by the United Nations’ human rights office finds that Israel is guilty of an array of war crimes and crimes against humanity – and of “continuing genocide” – across occupied Palestine. These crimes…
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In 1996, Israel’s then-Prime Minister Simon Peres appeared to be on his way to victory in parliamentary elections that would keep him and his center-left Labor Party in power. On the key issue of peace, he had pledged to…
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Dockworkers and other anti-Zionists and peace activists will hold a day of action this Friday, in Liverpool and other port cities around Europe, against the UK’s continuing support for genocidal Israel , the EU’s push…
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The October 27 election will be a plebiscite not only on Netanyahu but on the very essence of Israeli statehood. Israel is a country trapped in an “interregnum.” On October 27, 2026, Israel will go to general elections…
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The 14 Seats Everyone Pretends Not to Count Going into Tuesday’s vote, the final polls put Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc at about 50 of the Knesset’s 120 seats and Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition at 52 to 56, with the two…
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The Jewish Voice for Liberation group (JVL) has condemned the government’s nakedly pro-Israel ‘report’ on supposed antisemitism in schools – as a misleading vehicle for Zionist propaganda. Unfit and biased root and…
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Iran’s Army has revealed a new drone that carries a warhead twice the weight of the previous generation, as Tehran threatens a war without limits in retaliation for US-Israeli military operations – MintPress News’ Robert…
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Chinese think tanks and strategic and intelligence circles, such as the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), view the upcoming 26th Israeli…
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The Israel lobby is at it again. The Israel-supporting council in Barnet, long an epicentre of the antisemitism scam, has approved a motion declaring anti-Zionism to be antisemitism. The motion targets the Green party’s…
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On October 20, 2026, a week before Israel’s elections, dozens of men were detained on suspicion of evading the draft – arrests that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called “unacceptable.” The young men attend…
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If you read one thing today, make sure it is this Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Cross-posted from Parsi’ Substack In a stunning piece…
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has ordered the Israel Defense Force to “immediately impose a lockdown on Hebron and prepare for a full lockdown of the entire” illegally occupied West Bank following…
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October 18, 2026, marks the 35th anniversary of the full restoration of diplomatic relations between Israel and the Soviet Union, with the Russian Federation acting as its legal successor. Over the last three and a half…
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How many more innocent people will die? If one were seeking to create something like a modern-day folk tale based on current realities and having the theme of “good versus evil” there are any number of real-life…
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The horrors deliverable by Israel that might come next Speculation is growing over the sustainability of the United States’ model of global dominance which emerged as Washington ended the Second World War as plausibly…
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On New Year’s Eve in 2023, on the Danish side of the border with Germany, two children stood near their father’s house watching fireworks. The boy was ten, his sister thirteen. A team of masked men in black stormed the…
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The trial of Australian pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating against the visit of Israeli war criminal Isaac Herzog has exposed appalling, racist brutality by New South Wales police – and the force’s lies to try to…
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The fact that Trump made a comment that Israel has been “very helpful” to Saudi Arabia reveals a strategic dilemma facing Mohammed bin Salman: either to align himself with Israel and thereby offend the Arab and Muslim…
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Valued at more than $3 billion, Achilles Shield has been hailed as the largest “defense” exports deal from Israel to Greece. It will benefit Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries, two firms which have provided arms used…
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A majority of likely voters in each of six key swing states — Georgia, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas — say they approve of measures to block the transfer of bombs to Israel, according to a new poll…
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Israel’s upcoming election may change its leadership, but experts believe its strategic approach will largely remain the same, with Iran continuing to be its primary enemy. Military action will likely remain the…
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Portuguese-British-Angolan singer DDB has issued a statement condemning Israel’s theft of her likeness for an AI ‘ slopaganda ‘ video. The video, which tries to deny that the colony is a colony, was posted by the…
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Iran’s IRGC have implemented an intensive strike strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, changing the nature of their conflict with the United States, while working alongside their regional allies to create new conditions on…
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Israel’s 2026 election is occurring in a highly polarized and incendiary political atmosphere that recalls 1995. Then, the Oslo process had split Israeli society between an increasingly radicalized right and a…
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People can obviously interpret ideology in various ways, but the facts are that Zionism as an organised political movement has always been racist. Joseph Massad is professor of modern Arab politics and intellectual…
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Tensions in the Middle East remain at a stalemate, with the crisis over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz and the situation in Gaza showing little sign of a breakthrough, as key parties appear to be waiting for Israel’s Oct…
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WASHINGTON / PNN/ Amnesty International has called on the international community to impose sanctions on Israeli officials implicated in violations of international law and to take urgent action to halt the escalating…
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The liberals who still defend Israel on the basis that they are in favour of a two-state solution are deluding no one but themselves. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator…
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The occupation military in Gaza is still slaughtering children and other civilians every day and has done throughout the fake ‘ceasefire’ . Pulitzer prize-winner Mosab Abu Toha has posted footage of the latest atrocity…
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Israelis are set to have a national election on October 27, marking the first since the October 7 Hamas attack, which led to a war in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Current polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will…
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BBC politics presenter Jo Coburn has outed herself on live TV as a supporter of genocidal Israel – joining a long list of Zionists on the BBC . Coburn has form, playing a full-throated part in the ‘Labour antisemitism’…
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When the Senate returns to session after the midterm elections , it will face sharp debate over a highly contested Fiscal Year 2027 (FY2027) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House version passed with a slim…
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Israel’s positions on the world stage are weakening, and this is reflected in the balance of power. It should be noted that Israel per se was created immediately after the Second World War on a wave of sympathy for the…
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Israeli settlers attacked a convoy of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank and beat up a visiting French mayor on Oct. 17, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned against a brewing “crisis” in the…
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Andy Burnham’s government is rolling out a new “Centre for Information Defence”. But the outside actors most aggressively undermining what little remains of British democracy are nowhere in its sights Jonathan Cook is…
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China categorically rejects Israel’s settlement policy, deeming it illegal and an obstacle to peace. This stance is part of Beijing’s broader strategic vision for the Middle East, through which China seeks to present…
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RAMALLAH, Palestine /PNN / Israeli settlers attacked diplomatic vehicles belonging to European missions on Saturday afternoon as diplomats were leaving the Palestinian village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, according to…