from the Arab Press, published on Conflicts Forum, May 26, 2026 A compilation tracking consequential observations — Analysis & reports from regional commentators MbZ gambles with UAE’s future; stakes everything on Israel & US / ‘Abraham Accords are an Emirati-controlled structure; Saudi Arabia will never join’ / ‘Current normalisation talk …
Read More »“Global Appeal to Endorse Palestinian Right of Return of Refugees”
by the One State Assembly, May 10, 2026 Global appeal to origination to Endorse the Palestinians’ refugees Call to the (ICC) for the Enforcement of UN Resolution 194 Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute Concerning the Ongoing Denial of the Right of Return of Palestinian Refugees. We, the …
Read More »The UK Began the Destruction of Palestine in 1948 and Supports Israel to Annex Gaza and the West Bank
by Steven Sahiounie, May 20, 2026 The UK formally recognized Palestine in 2025 to protect the viability of a two-state solution and create a path towards lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people. However, many would say the act is too little, and too late. On April 19, Israel’s …
Read More »Israelis With Dual Nationality Behind ‘Large-Scale’ Acquisition of Syrian Agricultural Lands
from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 4, 2026 Israel is expanding its control over territory in southern Syria, not merely through military means, but also through the purchase of agricultural lands by individuals of Jewish descent holding multiple nationalities, Al-Akhbar reported on 4 May. According to a local …
Read More »A Negotiated Settlement for a Sovereign Iran is Nigh Impossible
by Alistair Crooke, published on Conflict Forum’s Substack, May 2, 2026 Putting two sides together — let alone three — who have wildly diverse chronicles of their histories and even less commonality in charting their future national trajectory was innately unlikely to reach an agreed settlement. More likely in such …
Read More »The Hooves of the Four Horsemen
by Paul Larudee, published on Substack, April 20, 2026 I am not a believer in spiritual prophesy, but prediction is no more than deduction from facts, and more accurate, in my opinion. In our current global circumstances, the facts support some pretty nasty consequences, which can be the subject of …
Read More »Israel: The Wheels are Coming Off the Chariot
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 …
Read More »Trump’s “Present” and the Asymmetry of Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz — A Reassessment
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 …
Read More »The Lebanon Front — Hezbollah Returns to the Battlefield
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; …
Read More »Iran Didn’t Plot Cyprus Base Attack, Tehran Accuses Israel of ‘False Flag’ Ops. in Saudi, UAE
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 …
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