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Hormuz Catastrophe: Netanyahu & Trump knew Risks, Escalated Anyway
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (1175+ words) Singapore (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Iran has not collapsed, while Hormuz has become a global economic choke point. The central failure was not ignorance of the risks, but the political decision in Washington and Tel Aviv to gamble that…...
Turkiye's Red Notice to Interpol against Netanyahu: Struggle over Syria
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (416+ words) The warrants are based on the Israeli government’s attacks on an aid flotilla that set out from Turkiye in May, which the Israeli military illegally attacked in international waters, after which flotilla aid workers were imprisoned in Israel before being…...
Can the Israeli military be trusted to investigate itself? Evidence shows genuine accountability is rare
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1129+ words) By Shannon Bosch, Edith Cowan University (The Conversation) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it’s an “outrage” the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have decided not to open a criminal investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed an Australian aid worker,…...
Netanyahu's Election Bid may Worsen Israel's International Isolation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (533+ words) © 2026 Informed Comment ( openDemocracy.net ) – While Donald Trump insists that his plan for Gaza will be accepted, Binyamin Netanyahu is highly unlikely to agree to any such deal this side of the Israeli general election in October. His immediate response has…...
Turkiye and Saudi Arabia seek Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella against Israel
2+ week, 3+ day ago (226+ words) © 2026 Informed Comment The agreement probably does not commit Turkiye and Pakistan to intervene in the struggle between Yemen’s Helpers of God government and the Saudis, though it appears to use NATO-like language that an attack on one is an attack…...
Meeting with Trump signals Netanyahu's Clout Is Waning
3+ week, 5+ day ago (719+ words) © 2026 Informed Comment By Christian Emery, UCL The war has already cost at least US$37.5 billion (£28.2) billion, a 15-25% increase in gasoline prices, persistent inflation, and the deaths of 18 American servicemen. After months seeking an invitation, Netanyahu got his opportunity while in…...
The Gaza Deadlock: Why Peace remains out of Reach
4+ week, 2+ day ago (663+ words) © 2026 Informed Comment ( openDemocracy ) – Last week, Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ announced that it has dropped its full ‘Gaza recovery plan’ in favour of a small pilot project that is unlikely to start before the end of the year. The original…...
Israel Speeding up West Bank Land Grab ahead of Elections
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (508+ words) © 2026 Informed Comment By Irit Katz, University of Cambridge (The Conversation) – Israel is gearing up for an election at the end of October. And, with the Likud party of the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, trailing in the polls, his government is…...
Why Trump's Allies in Israel & AIPAC's on the Hill are in Trouble
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (128+ words) © 2026 Informed Comment H. Scott Prosterman 07/22/2026 Things are changing in the US, as well. On July 15th, 103 Democrats voted to cut $3.3B in aid to Israel in the State Department spending bill. This is a profound expression of rejection of Israeli PM Benjamin…...
Politicians Should Stop Hiding Behind the “Two-State Solution” Fantasy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) © 2026 Informed Comment San Francisco (Dispatch to Informed Comment) – Creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel seemed feasible when President Bill Clinton hosted the signing of the Oslo accords at the White House in September 1993. The goal was reaffirmed in…...