Internationally isolated, restrained in Gaza, and unraveling at home, Israel sees another escalation as the only way to maintain its aggressive regional agenda.
Israel’s lonely push for war with Iran
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Meet Bari Weiss’s Israel Flag-Waving News Correspondent
The CBS News editor’s latest hires has other staffers wondering if they work for the ‘we love Israel’ network. Plus, Sean Hannity’s stolen valor and David Ellison finds a new MAGA friend.
When Presbyterians Fought Christian Zionism
In 2002, 131 theologians posted “An Open Letter” that was a scathing critique of Christian Zionism. They had the courage to do something that theologians don’t seem to have the courage to do these days: proclaim the theology they believe in. What has changed? The reality is that what gets taught in protestant churches is primarily determined by what does not offend wealthy donors – and almost all these donors are Zionists.
‘Terror Was Needed to Make Arabs Leave’: What the Israeli Army Did in 1948, Revealed
Thousands of newly discovered documents now make it possible to tell the true story of Israel’s expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 – and to begin to grasp its bitter implications, post-October 7
Israel warns of a Ramadan escalation — while doing everything to provoke one
Eroding the status quo at Al-Aqsa, backing settler pogroms, ignoring violent crime: If there is an eruption, it will have been engineered by Israel alone.
Israeli settlers join ‘safari’ tour of Palestinian prisoners
As Israeli Prison Service serves settlers lunch in its facility, Palestinian prisoner rights groups warn of ongoing starvation amid Ramadan.
Israel’s insidious network to propagandize American Christians
Israel is spending millions targeting the evangelical right, allegedly “to fight antisemitism.” But the effort is actually part of a bid to revive Israel’s standing among Christians who are no longer among the country’s most staunch supporters.
Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show
The Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza, sprawling more than 350 acres, according to Board of Peace contracting records reviewed by the Guardian.
The NY Times on the “MAGA” Split Over Israel & USS Liberty
NYT calls concern about Israel’s attack on a US Navy ship an “obsession,” signaling that Americans shouldn’t care about Israel’s attempt to sink the ship with all men aboard … just as it published David Brooks dismissively calling concern about Jeffrey Epstein’s Israel connections an “obsession,” not mentioning Brooks’ ties to Israel and to Epstein…
Latest Epstein document dump is one more cover-up
The glaring absences in the latest dump of Epstein files from the US Department of Justice reveal more about the federal investigation and its cover-up than the 3 million-plus pages released.