Netanyahu chases Tehran regime change into a familiar quagmire
As Benjamin Netanyahu urges the overthrow of Tehran, Washington contemplates strikes that mistake the collapse of a hostile regime for an enduring peace.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Netanyahu and Trump weigh a war as the election clock runs out
As Israeli leaders push for strikes on Iran, domestic political calendars and mutual threats of escalation drive both capitals toward another military gamble.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump uses French unrest as a prop for his midterm campaign
Donald Trump is leveraging French street violence to fuel his midterm campaign, prompting a rebuke from Emmanuel Macron and exposing a transactional foreign policy that trades alliances for domestic points.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Donald Trump's 'stupid' comments ignore France's energy crisis
While Donald Trump blames migrants for French unrest to fuel his midterm campaign, Emmanuel Macron is securing diesel from the Gulf to save his government.
By Tom Beckwith ·
JD Vance's refusal to endorse Netanyahu is a necessary hedge
Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection despite Donald Trump's support, signaling a necessary hedge to protect American interests from a transactional alliance.
By Tom Beckwith ·
West Bank arrests offer theatre while settler impunity endures
Police detaining ten suspects after violent West Bank raids offers a brief theatrical gesture of accountability while the deep structures of state-backed impunity remain untouched.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu ignores a pattern of betrayal
Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu his "complete and total endorsement" on October 18, rewarding a partner who manipulated a regional war for domestic political survival.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Netanyahu shields settlers who beat Washington Post's Heidi Levine
Benjamin Netanyahu's attempt to blame Palestinians for the brutal attack on journalist Heidi Levine reveals a state-backed campaign of impunity that targets witnesses of land theft.
By Maya Ellison ·
Settler attacks on envoys in Taybeh shatter European illusions
After masked settlers beat European diplomats in Taybeh, Brussels responded with familiar protests, proving that words without economic sanctions are nothing more than an alibi for ongoing annexation.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Israeli soldiers and settlers crush the West Bank olive harvest
Masked settlers and soldiers attacked Palestinian harvesters and a US journalist in Abu Falah, exposing the state-backed mechanism of displacement.
By Alma Cordero ·
Haviv Rettig Gur exposes the cost of Netanyahu's broken trust
Following October 7, Haviv Rettig Gur argues on The Free Press that Benjamin Netanyahu has spent down Israel’s institutional trust, leaving a nation of warriors led by an incompetent political class.
By Caroline Ashford ·
US sanctions on the International Criminal Court must be resisted
Washington targets the International Criminal Court with financial penalties after Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize, but European allies must resist this imperial coercion.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Donald Trump claims peace with Iran as missiles strike Riyadh
Donald Trump claims he stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, but strikes on Riyadh and burning ships reveal a strategy mortgaged to Moscow.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Washington attacks the ICC with a financial death penalty
The Trump administration's sweeping sanctions against The Hague seek to dismantle international justice, forcing Europe to choose between American financial dominance and the rule of law.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Netanyahu blocks Gaza rebuilding to protect his own power
As Donald Trump’s peace plan stalls, Benjamin Netanyahu uses military control to keep Gaza in frozen misery while Washington shields him from international justice.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Benjamin Netanyahu uses Gaza's ruins to hide his failures
As Israelis mourn the October 7 attacks, Benjamin Netanyahu uses the ruins of Gaza to hide his security failures and shield himself from accountability.
By Aoife Gallagher ·