by Amir Nour and Laala Bechetoula, published on Global Research, March 31, 2026 “Every century has its Abou Dharr. Islam is waiting for its own.” (Ali Shariati, Islam and the Social Question, 1972) “The wretched of the earth no longer wait. They act.” (Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, …

News from Israeli Press by Alistair Crooke and his wife, published on Conflicts Forum , March 28, 2026 Former IDF Ombudsman General Yitzhak Brik: ‘What awaits Israel in the next round of the war is frightening’ / “The IDF is collapsing” — ‘The Chief of Staff stood there and shoved …

by Ramzy Baroud, published on Antiwar.com, March 29, 2026 Editor’s Note:  Many people who were new to antiwar activism were very upset when the US/Israeli war on Iran appeared to ‘upstage’ their efforts to end the Gaza Genocide.   Ramzy Baroud provides a very clear explanation of why this is a …

by Rima Najjar, published on Global Research, March 26, 2026 The Gulf Asymmetry: Structural, But Not Automatic When Donald Trump recently described Iran’s behavior as a “present” to the United States — tied to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and allegedly worth a tremendous sum — he pointed to a deeper strategic …

by Anis Raiss, published on The Cradle, March 13, 2026 According to biblical tradition, the patriarch Jacob pitched his tents on the plain of Khiam – a name that literally means “the tents.” Millennia later, the same ridge has become a recurring battlefield. The occupation state that invokes Jacob’s inheritance …

from The Conflicts Forum, Substack, March 12, 2026 Alistair Crooke and his wife follow Israeli and Arab news sources very closely to share a comprehensive picture of news in the region) Ibrahim Al-Amine: How to Read Hezbollah’s Return to the Battlefield / Marwa Osman: Lebanese Army Commander Rudolph Haykal defiant; …

News from Defend Democracy Press, March 5, 2026 The British Defence Ministry has said that a drone that targeted its air base ⁠of Akrotiri in Cyprus was not launched from Iran. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to allow the Americans to use UK air bases to launch the initial …

By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, published on Defend Democracy Press, March 5, 2026 Editor’s note: This article from a Greek source has a lot of interesting perspectives on Israeli behavior and a credible attempt by Israel to bring NATO into their war on Iran.   Very strange and highly contradictory statements have so …

News from Defend Democracy Press, March 3, 2026 Tens of thousands displaced as Hezbollah readies for ‘open war’ A growing number of civilians are flooding out of towns and villages in southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours. Some 30,000 civilians were displaced already Monday, and the number is expected …

by Paul Larudee, published on Substack, March 7, 2026 Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s greatness was in his wisdom and his morality. He was right in condemning nuclear and chemical weapons, but I believe he failed to acknowledge the side of human nature that requires fear of consequences to limit the …