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How to burst the Israeli bubble | Noam Sheizaf
ByNoam Sheizaf September 14, 2025

Recognizing a Palestinian state is a limited but welcome step that addresses an enduring blind spot: Palestinian rights cannot be conditioned on Israeli interestsThroughout the two years of the Gaza war, Israeli bombing has been so intense that, in cer…

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Rubio in Israel for talks to limit diplomatic damage over Qatar strikes
ByStaff and agencies September 14, 2025September 14, 2025

US secretary of state says Trump ‘not happy’ about Israeli attack that targeted Hamas officials in Doha for Gaza talksThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has held talks in Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at limiting the diplomatic damage to bo…

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Trump is no ‘strongman’ when it comes to Russia or Israel. If other democracies don’t step up, anarchy awaits | Simon Tisdall
BySimon Tisdall September 14, 2025

Putin and Netanyahu are creating chaos in the vacuum left by a weak US president. But there are still ways to foil themIt is too easy to blame Donald Trump for everything that goes wrong in the world. The ability of any US president to fundamentally ch…

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Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar shatters Gulf’s faith in US protection
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut September 12, 2025

The attack in Doha upended a decades-old assumption – and left Arab leaders questioning how much they can still rely on WashingtonOn Thursday, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, led a funeral at the state mosque. Flanked by officials in whi…

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Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar shatters Gulf’s faith in US protection
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut September 12, 2025

The attack in Doha upended a decades-old assumption – and left Arab leaders questioning how much they can still rely on WashingtonOn Thursday, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, led a funeral at the state mosque. Flanked by officials in whi…

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Israel’s attack on Qatar proves Trump’s pledges of protection are worthless | Mohamad Bazzi
ByMohamad Bazzi September 12, 2025

Deadly airstrike was Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest move to obstruct peace negotiations, threatening Qatar’s role as intermediaryWhen Donald Trump visited Qatar in May, he promised to defend the tiny, wealthy emirate and its rulers. “We are going to prote…

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Senators say US is complicit in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington September 11, 2025September 12, 2025

Democrats Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley reach ‘inescapable conclusion’ after fact-finding trip to regionTwo Democratic senators claim they have reached the “inescapable conclusion” that Israel is acting on a systematic plan to destroy and ethnicall…

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Israel has replaced Iran as the biggest security threat to the Gulf states | Sanam Vakil
BySanam Vakil September 11, 2025

As the US waits on the sidelines, Israel’s actions – as evidenced by the attack on Doha – are becoming increasingly audaciousSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeIsrael’s assassination of Hamas negotiators in…

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Israel has replaced Iran as the biggest security threat to the Gulf states | Sanam Vakil
BySanam Vakil September 11, 2025

As the US waits on the sidelines, Israel’s actions – as evidenced by the attack on Doha – are becoming increasingly audaciousSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeIsrael’s assassination of Hamas negotiators in…

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After crafting quiet Florida life, Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ must now face trial
ByRichard Luscombe in Orlando September 11, 2025

Parviz Sabeti crafted an anonymous new life for his family – but now he faces a $225m lawsuit for atrocities committed in prisons in Tehran and elsewhereNeighbors in the upscale Florida community of Windermere know them as Peter and Nancy, the seemingl…

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