Phyllis Bennis says the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran was a deliberate provocation that matches Netanyahu’s longstanding goal of drawing the U.S. into a potential Israel-Iran war.
Middle East a Tinderbox After Assassinations
Category: Lebanon
Iranian-American Group: Biden Must Avert War With Iran
The U.S. must make clear that “military assistance to Israel will be leveraged to secure an end to the conflict,” said the president of the National Iranian American Council.
Netanyahu Risks Regional War With Assassination
Critics of the killing in Tehran of Ismail Haniyeh, a key figure in the cease-fire negotiations, say it heightens the chances of all-out war between Israel and Iran.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The Chances of an Israel-Lebanon War
There are prospects for and against full-scale war breaking out. Here are some factors to consider.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Iran’s Strategic Patience Is Spent
Direct retaliatory strikes mark a new phase of the Islamic Republic’s conflict with Israel.
Iran Refuses to Bow — Can it Afford to Stand?
The Islamic Republic has been confronted with the most important challenge it has faced since Saddam Hussein mounted his invasion of the country in 1980, writes John Wight.
From ‘Jihadist’ Dearborn to Middle East’s ‘Insects’
Columns by Steven Stalinsky in The Wall Street Journal and Thomas Friedman in The New York Times offer case studies of unethical journalism, write Mischa Geracoulis and Heidi Boghosian.
Biden Exceeds Worst Fears About Trump
None of Trump’s misdeeds rise to the level of single-handedly facilitating a genocide in Gaza or taking the world closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Israel’s Dangerous Escalation in Lebanon
Hezbollah calls Israel’s repeated attacks deliberate provocations designed to drag Lebanon into the war, Abdul Rahman reports.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Hamas & Arab Public Opinion
The Palestinian people have been waiting for a moment to shake the earth underneath the Israeli army.