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Kris Kristofferson
PA’s Abbas urges Hamas to free the hostages, cede its arms, says terror group won’t rule postwar Gaza
The Times of Israel, July 14, 2025
The Guernica of Israel’s War of Extermination in Gaza
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 13, 2025
Why Is the IDF Sending My Daughter to Guard West Bank Settlements?
Moran Michel, Haaretz, July 13, 2025
Yes to a Palestinian State: A Response to Israel’s Former UN Envoy Gilad Erdan
Amos Shocken, Haaretz, July 13, 2025
‘We Palestinians don’t have anything concrete to support our existence as a nation’
YNet News, July 12, 2025
French-Saudi summit on two-state solution rescheduled to end of July, after delays from Iran war
Amichai Stein, The Jerusalem Post, July 12, 2025
As All Sides Wait for a Cease-fire, Israel’s Pointless War in Gaza Claims More Lives
Amos Harel, Haaretz, July 11, 2025
Gaza officials say 8 children among 13 killed in strike IDF says targeted Hamas Oct. 7 terrorist
The Times of Israel, July 11, 2025
Hamas to Decide on List of Hostages Released in Gaza Cease-fire, Netanyahu Tells Families
Bar Peleg, Liza Rozovsky, Haaretz, July 11, 2025
War doesn’t end on the battlefield: Israel must better support veterans with PTSD
Editorial, The Jerusalem Post, July 11, 2025
After a Lifetime of Quixotic Battles, Israel’s Physicians for Human Rights Founder Has Little Hope for Israelis and Palestinians
Gili Izikovich, Haaretz, July 11, 2025
Gaza plan likened to Nazi camps, sparks condemnation and political storm
The Jerusalem Post, July 10, 2025
Israel Wants to Build the Most Moral Concentration Camp in the World
Editorial, Haaretz, July 10, 2025
At least 23, including eight children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
AFP, Al Arabiya, July 10, 2025
Israeli soldier killed during attempted Hamas abduction in southern Gaza, IDF says
AFP, Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, July 10, 2025
The Jewish State Is Building a Ghetto
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 10, 2025
PKK disarmament expected to take months to complete
Iraqi News, July 10, 2025
Mahmoud Abbas insists US includes PA in Gaza ceasefire negotiations – report
The Jerusalem Post, July 10, 2025
‘If We Lose Hope, We Lose Everything’: Telling the Life Stories of Jewish and Arab Women Waging Peace in the Midst of War
Rachel Fink, Haaretz, July 10, 2025
Rafah, Gaza: Unrelenting tide of injuries in last fully operational hospital
The Jordan Times, July 9, 2025
Netanyahu’s Victory Is Israel’s Loss
Mairav Zonszein, The New York Times, July 9, 2025
Trump is Israel’s last chance to stop ‘Vietnamization’ of Gaza war
Nadav Eyal, YNet News, July 9, 2025
Five Israelis Who Refuse to Fight in Gaza: ‘This War Had Crossed Every Moral, Security and Ethical Boundary’
Yahel Gazit, Haaretz, July 9, 2025
At least 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza: Civil defense
AFP, Al Arabiya, July 9, 2025
Gaza aid workers overwhelmed by ‘mass casualty incidents’ at food distribution sites
Jason Burke, The Guardian, July 9, 2025
While Israel and Iran Swapped Missiles, Palestinians and Israelis Talked Peace in Paris
Yonatan Zeigen, Haaretz, July 9, 2025
US said to tell mediators it won’t let Israel resume Gaza war, as optimism for deal swirls
Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, July 9, 2025
Trump holds fresh talks with Netanyahu to end Gaza ‘tragedy’
AFP, France 24, July 9, 2025
Israeli troops in West Bank push Palestinians from their homes
Al Arabiya, July 9, 2025
France: US overstated Iran strike impact, nuclear program only set back by months
Reuters, YNet News, July 8, 2025
Israeli officials claim 80-90% of Gaza deal settled, but core issue of ending war unresolved
Nava Freiberg, Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, July 8, 2025
Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations
The New York Times, July 8, 2025
Gazans reject Trump’s displacement plan despite destruction: ‘This is our land’
Reuters, The Times of Israel, July 8, 2025
Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza’s population to camp in Rafah
Hamas used sexual violence as part of ‘genocidal strategy’, Israeli experts say
Ione Wells, David Gritten, BBC, July 8, 2025
Wartime innovation increases Israeli defense tech growth, drawing global attention
Reuters, Al Arabiya, July 8, 2025
Hamas timed IED blast that killed five soldiers in-between IDF air, artillery fire
Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2025
The road to a new Mideast passes through ending the war, will Netanyahu take it?
Nadav Eyal, YNet News, July 7, 2025
BRIC’s joint statement condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iranian soil
Garsha Vazirian, The Tehran Times, July 7, 2025
What’s at Stake as Netanyahu and Trump Meet in Washington
Aaron Boxerman, The New York Times, July 7, 2025
There Is Only One Way to End the Gaza War and Prevent Future Bloodbaths
Dahlia Scheindlin, Haaretz, June 26/July 7, 2025
On the radio and online, Palestinians keep up with Israel’s roadblocks in the West Bank
The Jordan Times, July 7, 2025
Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes
William Christou, Quique Kierszenbaum, The Guardian, July 7, 2025
A look at Israel’s strategy to Balkanize Iran and why it will fail
Xavier Villar, The Tehran Times, July 7, 2025
Why Hamas can keep fighting without Iran, and what that means for Israel
Daniel Freedman, The Jerusalem Post, July 6, 2025
Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents
Farnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz, Leily Nikounazar, The New York Times, July 6, 2025
Report: Iranian missiles hit 5 Israeli military sites during 12-Day War
YNet News, July 6, 2025
Hamas security officer says group has lost control over most of Gaza
Rushdi Abualouf, BBC, July 6, 2025
‘Now I Understand Why Israel Is Denying Journalists Access to the Appalling Scene in Gaza’
Netta Ahituv, Haaretz, July 5, 2025
Hamas responds ‘positively’ to truce offer, says it’s ready to start proximity talks
Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, July 5, 2025
‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula
William Christou, Malak A Tantesh, The Guardian, July 5, 2025
Thousands rally for hostages with cabinet set to discuss emerging Gaza truce
The Times of Israel, July 5, 2025
Has Gaza’s death toll reached 100,000?
L’Orient Today, July 5, 2025
Dalai Lama says he hopes to live for another 40 years
Al Arabiya, July 5, 2025
Freed hostage Ofer Calderon recounts trauma of learning 2 children also captive in Gaza
The Times of Israel, July 5, 2025
Egypt strives to reach ‘final formula’ for Gaza ceasefire as Hamas submits ‘positive response’
Egypt Today, July 4, 2025
Eternal War: Israel Is Marching Straight Into the Trap of ‘Seizing’ Gaza
Zvi Bar’el, Haaretz, July 4, 2025
As sides await Hamas response to truce deal, Trump said to offer personal pledge to end war
Nava Freiberg, Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, July 4, 2025
A ceasefire in Gaza appears to be close. Here’s why it could happen now
Jason Burke, The Guardian, July 4, 2025
IDF says 2 soldiers killed in separate incidents in Gaza as toll mounts
Stav Levaton, The Times of Israel, July 4, 2025
Hamas Says It Is Ready to Negotiate Truce Proposal
Adam Rasgon, Ephrat Livni, The New York Times, July 4, 2025
‘We’re not the same people anymore’ What Israelis don’t want to hear after months of fighting in Gaza
Tom Levinson, Haaretz, July 3, 2025
Hamas said happy with US guarantee on talks to end Gaza war as ceasefire momentum grows
Nurit Yohanan, Stav Levaton, The Times of Israel, July 3, 2025
Gaza’s leading cardiologist Marwan al-Sultan killed in Israeli strike
Clémentine Mariuzzo, L’Orient Today, July 3, 2025
Victims of Israeli Strike on Seaside Café: A Journalist, a Star Soccer Player and Gaza’s Youngest Female Boxer
Nagham Zbeedat, Haaretz, July 3, 2025
Where Do Israel-Hamas Truce Negotiations Stand?
Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer, The New York Times, July 3, 2025
Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza before ceasefire talks
Jason Burke, The Guardian, July 3, 2025
UN chief ‘appalled’ by worsening Gaza crisis as civilians face displacement, aid blockades
UN News, July 3, 2025
Anger, protests, tears and courtesy as Netanyahu finally visits Nir Oz, worst-hit Oct. 7 kibbutz
Michael Horovitz, The Times of Israel, July 3, 2025
Israeli forces storm Al Aqsa Mosque 25 times in June — Palestinian ministry
The Jordan Times, July 3, 2025
Gaza hospital director killed in Israeli strike, relative says
Mallory Moench, BBC, July 3, 2025
I Am a Palestinian Living in Gaza. This Is My Cease-fire Proposal to Israel
Mahmoud Shehada, Haaretz, July 3, 2025
The Unseen Crisis: Childhoods shaped by conflict and poverty in the West Bank
Relief Web, July 3, 2025
Gaza death toll reaches 57,130 amid ongoing Israeli offensive
Egypt Today, July 3, 2025
Israel arms Fatah-linked militias, combatting Hamas in Gaza
YNet News, July 3, 2025
Gaza café attack kills dozens as Israelis use 230kg bomb in possible ‘war crime’: The Guardian
Egypt Today, July 3, 2025
Israel Tried to Stop Iran’s Doomsday Clock – but Ran Out of Time
Yossi Melman, Haaretz, July 2, 2025
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC alarmed by intensification of Gaza hostilities amid decimated healthcare system
Relief Web, July 2, 2025
BBC visits heart of Tibetan resistance as showdown looms between Dalai Lama and China
Laura Bicker, BBC, July 2, 2025
‘Turns Out You Can Even Kill Cadavers’: Inside the Scientific and Financial Catastrophe Iran Left in Israel
Ruti Levy, Haaretz, July 2, 2025
Israel lost on the battlefield — and also in the diplomatic arena
The Tehran Times, July 2, 2025
Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
Jason Burke, The Guardian, July 2, 2025
Chilling Maps Show: Iran’s Missiles Obliterated Israeli Neighborhoods
Bar Peleg, Ran Shimoni, Adi Hashmonai, Haaretz, June 30-July 1, 2025
‘Beyond anything imaginable’: dozens killed at busy Gaza seafront cafe
Witnesses describe grim aftermath of Israeli strike on busy Gaza cafe
Jason Burke, Malak A Tantesh, The Guardian, July 1, 2025
‘Massive response’ needed following Gaza conflict’s ‘horrific toll’ on children
UN News, July 1, 2025
Gaza: Families deprived of the means for survival, humanitarians warn
UN News, June 30, 2025
A shift in our stands ? For years, our sources were the mainstream Western media, from England, France, the US, and Israel, adding Al Monitor for the Palestinian angle. Until it became only too obvious that we needed Eastern sources, to balance. In May 2025 we then started scanning media from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt. Fair enough, when you’re dealing with the Middle-East.
Begging the question: how come we didn’t open these windows before ? Did you ?
Then came the flood of lies and deception of June 2025. On all sides, from Tehran to Washington. Unsavoury festival of grotesque postures and fake news (in Tehran they claimed they had shot three Israeli F35s down… in Washington, the Boss said he would give it two weeks, and his weeks morphed into days, etc.). Sickening after a while. As Friedrich Nietzsche put it : “I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”
Bringing us back to all the previous strings of blatant lies used as excuses to start war, from the Tonkin Gulf incident, back in August 1964, used to send troops to Viet-Nam, to the infamous “Weapons of Mass Destruction” hoax in 2003…
The consequence of this accelerated loss of trust in June 2025 has been that we focused increasingly on our basic coexistence identity, and opened ourselves to such sources as United Nations News, UNICEF, Relief Web (Informing Humanitarians Worldwide), and we neglected media that had fallen into propaganda, or that were too state-controlled, lacking in content, analysis (among them some Israeli, Saudi, Jordanian, Lebanese media).
On top you will find two sources from Israel : Haaretz, and The Times of Israel, followed by Egypt Today, the BBC… We don’t care what the political colour of a source is supposed to be. What matters is the quality of the investigations into reality, facts on the ground, and the relevance of prospects opened.
It will be interesting to check how it all evolves in the summer of 2025, daily.
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