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Raising the Altalena: Netanyahu digs up sunken 1948 arms ship in ‘pre-election stunt’

A ship carrying arms for a right-wing militia, the Altalena was sunk 78 years ago off the coast of Tel Aviv at the orders of Israel’s founders. The discovery of its wreckage last week has given the country’s right-wing government ammunition to target the left and attempt to redirect the…

France 24

"Fascist" Menachem Begin was a Champion of Individual Rights and the Rule of Law

And he certainly was no Fascist.

Reason

In 1980, an artist used 10 tons of paint to turn 6.5 kilometres of Egypt's Sinai blue, creating a peace monument across a former battlefield

Belgian artist Jean Verame painted Sinai desert boulders blue in 1980. This unique peace memorial marked the end of decades of war between Egypt and Israel. Ten tons of blue paint, donated by the United Nations, were used for this project. The artist sought a monument people could walk into,…

The Times of India

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Is straight-talking former general the man to finally end Netanyahu’s reign?

IF there’s one thing he certainly cannot be accused of being, it’s an “armchair warrior”.

The National (Scotland)

US-Iran deal leaves the future of Lebanon uncertain – and subject to Israel playing the spoiler

The United States and Iran inked a long-awaited provisional ceasefire deal on June 17, 2026. After months of uncertainty, the people of the Gulf region can, potentially, breathe a sigh of relief, and global markets look set to be boosted by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Conversation

'Believing in peace is not naive' say Israeli and Palestinian 'brothers'

Palestinian peace activist Aziz Abu Sarah lost his brother during the First Intifada, while Israeli campaigner Maoz Inon's parents were killed in the Hamas attacks of 7 October, 2023. They could have become enemies, but instead they have chosen brotherhood, working together to push for peace in the region. They…

Radio France Internationale

Greater Israel: the origins of the settler movement now threatening to annexe the West Bank

A big increase in violence on the West Bank has prompted the EU to issue sanctions on several individuals and groups that allegedly organise and finance illegal Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory.

The Conversation

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A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed

In 1982, Ronald Reagan picked up the phone to Menachem Begin to tell him to end a war. There are lessons from history and we need to learn them, says Guardian international security correspondent Jason Burke

The Guardian - UK

María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons

Few can doubt the courage María Corina Machado has shown in fighting for a return to democracy in Venezuela.

The Conversation

Israel bombed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 − it pushed program underground and spurred Saddam Hussein’s desire for nukes

Israel, with the assistance of U.S. military hardware, bombs an adversary’s nuclear facility to set back the perceived pursuit of the ultimate weapon. We have been here before, about 44 years ago.

The Conversation

Barbara Walters, the unflattering truth

The director of "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything" discusses the challenge of telling Walters' multifaceted story

Salon

Zbig: a bracing life of Carter’s abrasive national security adviser

Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Polish-born rival of Kissinger, is the subject of a highly readable biography by Edward Luce

The Guardian - US

When presidents try to make peace: What Trump could learn from Teddy Roosevelt, Carter, Clinton and his own first term

Throughout his 2024 campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump made diplomatic resolution of the Ukraine-Russia war a major priority, suggesting that he could bring peace within “24 hours.” Even before Trump resumed office in January 2025, as president-elect he named envoys and held preliminary discussions with a variety of leaders.

The Conversation

Carter's Middle East Peace Legacy Survives, But Mostly In Name

US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Monday, left an enduring legacy when he brokered historic peace between Egypt and Israel -- tepid and shaky, but unbroken even by the nearly 15-month long Gaza war.

International Business Times

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The Independent UK

AP WAS THERE: Carter announces Middle East peace agreement

One of Jimmy Carter's crowning achievements as president was the Camp David talks that would deliver Israel's first peace agreement with an Arab nation and make Nobel Peace Prize winners of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin

The Independent UK

Jimmy Carter: The unlikely 39th president of the United States

The somewhat unorthodox leader led his country through one of the most tumultuous eras of American history, writes Ariana Baio

The Conversation

Jimmy Carter was a president whose reputation in foreign policy only grew after he left office

In December 1978, Jimmy Carter – who has died aged 100 – outlined his belief that American strategic decisions abroad should be shaped by an adherence to human rights. “Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy … because human rights is the soul of our sense of nationhood.”

Al Jazeera

Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100

Carter served just one-term in the White House, but became one of the most active former presidents in US history.

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Israel government’s boycott of left-wing Haaretz newspaper is understandable for an administration in wartime

At a recent conference held in London by Israel’s longest-running newspaper, Haaretz, the publisher Amos Schocken – who is known for his critical stance towards Israel’s treatment of Palestinians – argued that the Palestinians who are defined by Israel as terrorists are, in fact, freedom fighters. Schocken also claimed that…

The Guardian - UK

Veterans warn of echoes from 1982 Lebanon war as new conflict looms on Israel’s northern borders

As a terrorist attack, a harsh response and an ensuing invasion strike familiar chords, analysts look for lessons from the war of 42 years ago

Axios

Bibi's rant: Israel isn't a "vassal state" of the U.S.

Netanyahu's hot reaction reflected his combative mood at a time when Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has strained its relationship with the U.S.

The Guardian - US

‘Israel in his heart’: why Biden ignores growing anger over the Gaza offensive

Biden’s support for Israel has continued unabated since his first visit to the country in 1973, on the eve of Yom Kippur war

The Guardian - US

Biden can end the bombing of Gaza right now. Here’s how

Mr President, make the call. End this genocide

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Peace Treaty Between Egypt and Israel at Risk Amidst Gaza Conflict

Discover the history of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty and the potential consequences if it is nullified, including military challenges and economic strains.

Al Jazeera

Israel says Gaza war is like WWII. Experts say it’s ‘justifying brutality’

Netanyahu has compared the Gaza war with World War II. But this narrative is ahistorical and dangerous, say experts.

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