Since before the 1948 announcement of the creation of Israel, Zionist plans included south Lebanon as part of Israeli territory. They tried at least six times to seize it, and they thought they had succeeded in 1982, when Ariel Sharon’s army captured the territory. But this resulted in the creation …
Read More »“You Either Leave Right Now or You Die”—Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of a Village in Lebanon
The Israeli Implementation of a Ceasefire by Lylla Jones, published on Dropsite News, June 2, 2026 BEIRUT, Lebanon—When Lebanon and Israel announced a ceasefire agreement on April 16, Nasreen Abd Elaal and her husband and four children packed their few belongings and departed the public school in Marj al-Zuhoor where …
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 »Evacuations Soar as Israel Launches New Ground Invasion of Lebanon
Tens of thousands displaced as Hezbollah readies for ‘open war’ News from Defend Democracy Press, Mar 3, 2026 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 …
Read More »The Popular Front Condemns the Treacherous Aggression Against Iran
Statement by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), March 2, 2026 The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns in the strongest terms the treacherous American-Zionist aggression that targeted the Islamic Republic of Iran this morning, and affirms its principled and full support for Iran, the …
Read More »Iranian Minister Speaks to ‘The Significance of the Palestinian Struggle’
by Sue Harris, published on Workers World, February 14, 2026 The foreign minister of Iran, Abbas Aragchi, gave a speech at the Al Jazeera forum in Doha, Qatar focused on “The Palestinian cause and the Regional Balance of Power in the Context of an Emerging Multipolar World.” (IRNA, Feb. 7) …
Read More »Iran’s Strategic Decision to Restore Deterrence & Prevent Continued Military Pressure
from The Conflict Forum, January 28, 2026 A compilation tracking consequential observations & strategic developments on Iran-US-Israel It would appear that Iran’s insistence on sovereignty has thrown a little wrench in the works of the Trump-Netanyahu war machine. Iran rejects US & Israeli messages on a ‘symbolic attack-symbolic response’ / …
Read More »How Israel’s Move in Somaliland Fits in its Broader Strategy for Regional Dominance
by Abdaljawad Omar, published on Mondoweiss, January 6,2026 Israel’s strategic posture favors a constant state of war over political deals that might constrain future aggression. Its recognition of Somaliland is part of this strategy, and an attempt to plant the first flag of its would-be empire in Africa. As Donald …
Read More »Israeli Overreach in Palestine and West Asia
by Paul Larudee, published on Paul’s Substack, September 22, 2025 In an extraordinary televised statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Zionist faithful that the state of Israel will curtail its current ambitions as part of a longer term strategy. The statement is short on specifics, but it …
Read More »Over 100 Killed in Fresh Sectarian Violence by HTS Militants in Syria
News from PressTV, May 1, 2025 At least 101 people have been killed over the past two days in a Damascus suburb in fierce clashes between ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militants and fighters from the local Druze religious community, a report says. According to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Thursday, …
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