Israel may not be visible at the nuclear negotiating table, as U.S.-Iran talks resume on Saturday, but its influence over the outcome is palpable, writes M. Reza Behnam.
Israel Hovers Over Iran-US Nuclear Talks
After Ben-Givr Visit, Yale Bans Pro-Palestine Group
The university’s reprisal against Yalies4Palestine followed campus protests against the visit to New Haven by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s extremist police minister, Sharon Zhang reports.
India-Pakistan Tensions Soar After Kashmir Massacre
U.N. chief António Guterres called on the countries to resolve matters peacefully after the nuclear-armed neighbors began reacting to the attack in a popular tourism area.
Column, Commentary, Gaza, Gulf States, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Protests, U.S., United Arab Emirates, Yemen
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Where is the ‘Arab Street?’
During the ongoing wars of Israeli expansionism in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria and Lebanon, the absence of large, sustainable protests in numerous Arab capitals is notable.
Google’s Wiz Purchase Strengthens Ties to Israel
The Silicon Valley giant’s deal with the U.S.-Israeli cybersecurity company deepens its links with former members of Unit 8200, Israel’s elite signals intelligence group, Alan MacLeod reports.
Ukraine Encroaches on ‘Friendly’ Moldova
Ullekh NP reports on fears in Moldova that the Zelensky government in Ukraine, in its search for hydro power on the lower Dniester River, is starting to claim a chunk of its neighboring ally.
Patrick Lawrence: Exploding Gas Pipelines
The Europeans successfully resisted the American imperium’s impositions during the late Cold War years. They would not dream of any such effort now.
Macron’s Palestine Play – Too Little, Too Late
Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of France’s intention to recognize the state of Palestine provoked fury from Benjamin Netanyahu, but is undermined by France’s continued support for Israeli “security,” writes Ramzy Baroud.
‘Vance Go Back!’ — Indian Farmers on US VP’s Visit
“No surrender to Trump’s tariffs” — Abdul Rahman reports on demonstrations against the implications for Indian agriculture of the U.S. vice president’s visit to New Delhi this week.
Analysis, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Genocide, Human Rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Palestine
The Chris Hedges Report: On Emptying Gaza
As Israel prepares to ethnically cleanse the entirety of Gaza, Norman Finkelstein holds little hope for an outside intervention.
Asia, China, Commentary, Economy, Japan, Militarism, NATO, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Trump Administration, U.S.
Jeffrey Sachs: Close the US Military Bases in Asia
Trump is looking for ways to save money — an excellent idea given that the U.S. federal budget is hemorrhaging $2 trillion a year. Here’s where to start.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: ‘Assassination Culture’
The only way to change those in government, at least in our present construct, is at the ballot box. But hyper-partisanship has the country at each other’s throats with assassination in the air.
Biden Administration, Intelligence, NATO, Propaganda, Russia, Surveillance, Terrorism, U.S., Ukraine
Secret Terror Blueprints for US to ‘Help Ukraine Resist’
Newly-leaked documents reveal four military academics pitching the U.S. National Security Council a series of extreme strategies for Ukraine, Kit Klarenberg reports.
Vijay Prashad: BRICS & Industrial Development
With the expansion of the group to more countries of the Global South, a revival of the “Bangdung Spirit” is taking place, but not without its contradictions.
Israel, on Both Sides of Sudan Civil War, Now Faces Iran
The United Arab Emirates and Israel had hoped to extract strategic victories in Sudan, Robert Inlakesh reports. But Tehran may have foiled those ambitions.
On Neo-Nazi Influence in Ukraine
A short history of neo-Nazism in Ukraine in response to some who say, “There is no evidence that Nazism has substantial influence in Ukraine.” Joe Lauria reports.
In Ukraine, Ultra-Nationalists Are the ‘Good Guys’
Neo-Nazism’s rise in Ukraine is due to the silent approval of Ukraine’s political and military elites who prefer to turn a blind eye because they rely on the far-right for their military potential, Ukrainian academic Marta Havryshko tells Natylie Baldwin.
The Chris Hedges Report: Economics of a Dying Empire
Events will become increasingly difficult to predict as late-stage capitalism sees the oligarchy consume even the structures that had supported it.
American Empire, Column, Commentary, Disinformation, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Trump Administration, U.S., Yemen
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Late–Imperial Maladies
The worst part of living this distance from reality — or maybe the best part — is the knowledge, even if it is only subliminal, that we cannot go on like this.
Before Trump Bombed Yemen, Biden Displaced Half a Million
A little-known U.S. military operation in Yemen undertaken by the Biden administration displaced 531,000 people, according to reports from Yemen’s National Team for Foreign Outreach, reports Robert Inlakesh.