October 16 : As media threaten us all with the Mother Of All Bombs, and its many ripple effects, trust the wisdom of the powers that be – they’re still human, rational, aren’t they – and let it all flow by. Retreat into silence. Within.
We shall reconnect later.
Retired US generals call on Pentagon to cancel ‘barbaric’ execution livestream
Max Matza, BBC, October 15, 2026
From Destruction to Reconstruction: Israeli Firms Eye Billions in Gaza
Hagai Amit, Haaretz, October 15, 2026
US CONSIDERING USING ‘MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS’ AGAINST IRAN – REPORTS
China Global TN, October 15, 2026
US military weighs using ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential future strikes on Iran: Report
Al Arabiya, October 15, 2026
Report: Israel blocking construction of Gaza base for Board of Peace
Israel National News, October 15, 2026
IDF chief warns of ‘potential for escalation’ across all fronts, decries settler violence
Nava Freiberg, The Times of Israel, October 15, 2026
UN raises concerns over continued Israeli attacks on civilians in occupied Palestinian territory
China Global TN, October 15, 2026
Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank
The Jordan Times, October 14, 2026
Ultra-Orthodox extremists storm building housing IDF cybersecurity program that recruits Haredim
Shilo Freid, YNet News, October 14, 2026
‘You live from one deployment to the next’: Israeli reservists struggle to rebuild their lives
Gal Ganot, YNet News, October 14, 2026
Mirjana Spoljaric: If You Torture Your Enemies, You Dehumanize Yourself
The New York Times, October 14, 2026
Katz threatens to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs and expand Israel’s occupation if Hezbollah and Iran attack Israel
L’Orient Today, October 14, 2026
Jewish extremist attacks surge in West Bank: officials accuse ministers of backing rioters
Elisha Ben Kimon, Idan Bloemhof, YNet News, October 14, 2026
The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics
Isabel Kirshner, The New York Times, October 13, 2026
‘We Will Not Forgive’: Gazans Rage at Hamas for the October 7 Gamble
Amira Hass, Haaretz, October 13, 2026
On ceasefire anniversary, US claims ‘real progress’ made in demilitarizing Gaza
Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, October 13, 2026
Netanyahu has lost Trump, and Israel has lost America
Orly Azoulay, YNet News, October 13, 2026
Israelis aren’t afraid of Iran, they’re afraid of supermarket prices, Zelekha says – interview
Shir Perets, The Jerusalem Post, October 13, 2026
I.M.F. Warns Mideast War Will Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries
Patricia Cohen, The New York Times, October 13, 2026
Smotrich: ‘Complete lie’ that IDF troops are burdened because of Haredi exemption
Ariela Karmel, The Times of Israel, October 13, 2026
Do Jewish Parents Know What Their Children Are Doing in the West Bank?
Tamer Nafar, Haaretz, October 13, 2026
US Gaza educational group condemned over AI monitoring plan
China Global TN, October 13, 2026
War against the Houthis: Riyadh rejects Tehran and Tel Aviv, seeks answers from Beijing
Mounir Rabih, L’Orient Today, October 13, 2026
EU Council approves ‘support mission’ in Lebanon for initial 3-year mandate
L’Orient Today, October 12, 2026
‘Gaza’s Christians Are Tired. They Want to Leave’: A Palestinian Bishop on Survival, Settlers and Reconciliation
Esther Solomon, Haaretz, October 12, 2026
One year into ceasefire, vexed Gazans say they’re still living like war never ended
Nurit Yohanan, The Times of Israel, October 12, 2026
UN Report: Displaced Women in Gaza Face Rape, Sexual Abuse and Forced Marriage
Amira Hass, Haaretz, October 12, 2026
One year after Gaza ceasefire: A truce without a clear path to peace
China Global TN, October 11, 2026
One year after Trump’s Gaza ceasefire, questions remain about possible next steps – analysis
Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, October 11, 2026
UN, EU leaders slam Houthi attack on Riyadh airport
Al Arabiya, October 11, 2026
Trump urges Ukraine to change president as Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by diesel deal
China Global TN, October 11, 2026
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef slams media: They are the draft evaders
Israel National News, October 11, 2026
UN head says ‘deeply shocked’ by attack on Riyadh airport
China Global TN, October 11, 2026
One in five Israelis ‘still struggling to function’ since Oct. 7 – new study
Diana Bletter, The Times of Israel, October 11, 2026
Sustaining livelihoods amid crisis in Gaza
UN News, October 11, 2026
Netanyahu’s government is stalling Trump’s Gaza plan, US general warns
Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post, October 11, 2026
Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize: when anti-Israel hate becomes a virtue
Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, October 11, 2026
Goebbels Isn’t Applauding Navi Pillay. He’s Applauding What Israel Has Become
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, October 10, 2026
She’s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, The New York Times, October 10, 2026
From Athens to Anger
Seyed Mohammad Torabi, The Tehran Times, October 10, 2026
Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War
John Ismay, The New York Times, October 10, 2026
From burning Sardis to bombing Tehran: What Rubio got wrong about Persia
Touraj Daryaee interview, The Tehran Times, October 10, 2026
Israeli attacks continue across southern Lebanon, with airstrikes, shelling and demolitions
L’Orient Today, October 10, 2026
‘Peace is not in people’s minds’: October 7 scars take center stage for first-time voters
AFP, The Times of Israel, October 10, 2026
Almost all Gaza residents need shelter as El Niño threatens flooding, UN agency says
Reuters, Emanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, October 9, 2026
Haredi anti-enlistment protesters clash with cops, block highways in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem
Noam Lehmann, The Times of Israel, October 8, 2026
Palestinian factions agree to hold national dialogue
Al Arabiya, October 8, 2026
No Government, No Reconstruction and No Hope on the Horizon: The Gaza Strip, One Year After the Cease-Fire
Jack Khoury, Haaretz, October 8, 2026
Don’t use my mother’s name to justify killing in Gaza, says son of peace activist killed Oct. 7
Sheena Goodyear, CBC, October 7, 2026
My Mother Was a Peace Activist Killed on October 7. Don’t Use Her Name to Justify Mass Killing
Yonatan Zeigen, Haaretz, October 7, 2026
3 years of war: Data shows IDF hit 100,000 targets as 31,500 projectiles fired at Israel
Emanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, October 7, 2026
Human cost of war: 30,000 wounded since Oct. 7, 63% face psychological trauma
Gal Ganot, YNet News, October 6, 2026
Two Mothers, Two Tragedies, a Shared Choice to Reject Hatred
Brandon Kramer, Haaretz, October 6, 2026
UN chief calls for Gaza ceasefire ahead of Oct 7 anniversary
AFP, The Jordan Times, October 6, 2026
Three years after Oct. 7, Palestinians caught between fragile hope and devastating loss
Emmanuel Haddad, L’Orient Today, October 6, 2026
Hundreds of Haredi protesters clash with police, thwart arrest of draft dodger in Modiin
Emanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, October 6, 2026
After 53 years behind the wheel, Nir Oz ambulance driver returns to rebuild his shattered kibbutz
Nir Oz Wasn’t a Battle, It Was a Systematic Massacre
YNet News, October 6, 2026 / Nir Hasson, October 20, 2023
Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank
L’Orient Today, October 6, 2026
‘We will get every last one’: IDF says two-thirds of Oct. 7 terrorists eliminated, 2,000 remain
Iramar Eichner, YNet News, October 5, 2026
Why Saudi Arabia’s Last War in Yemen Turned Into a Quagmire
Ismaeel Naar, The New York Times, October 5, 2026
Israeli strikes on Kfar Tibnit, Wadi Hujeir; Israel targets Majdal Zoun with phosphorus bombs
L’Orient Today, October 5, 2026
‘Evil incarnate’: Israel’s top forensic pathologist reveals unseen Oct. 7 evidence | Content warning
Ariela Ayalon, Oren Rice, YNet News, October 5, 2026
Israelis Are Exhausted. There Is a Way Out.
Yonatan Touval, The New York Times, October 4, 2026
Israel’s religious turn risks transforming the conflict into a religious war
Dr Michael Milshtein, YNet News, October 4, 2026
Anti-Zionist terrorism is hurting Israel from within — and the world is watching
Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, October 4, 2026
Father of Nova victim slams Simchat Torah celebration at site: ‘Even the German Nazis don’t dance at Auschwitz’
The Times of Israel, October 4, 2026
‘I Was Going to Die’: Flydubai Captain Recounts Fighting off Omani Co-Pilot
Haaretz, October 4, 2026
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
Ella Kipling, BBC, October 4, 2026
After three years of war, Israeli kids bear the brunt of still-rising mental toll
Diana Bletter, The Times of Israel, October 4, 2026
Ex-IDF hostage chief criticizes ‘total victory’ rhetoric, calls for ‘different leadership’
YNet News, October 3, 2026
Ex-hostage point man says Israel could have returned all Oct. 7 captives a year earlier
The Times of Israel, October 3, 2026
IDF strike on Hamas’s Gaza chief kills 5, including mother and daughter; his fate unclear
Emanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, October 3, 2026
‘The Gaza War Has Permanently Changed Israeli Society. Solidarity Is Unraveling’
Itay Mashiach, Haaretz, October 3, 2026
They work, raise kids — and use drugs until ‘their heart explodes’ | Israel’s ‘high-functioning addicts’
Tal Amodai, YNet News, October 3, 2026
Five charged in France over alleged Hamas founding
Al Arabiya, October 3, 2026
Reports: 8 killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn today
China Global, October 3, 2026
Israeli strike kills 5 people in Gaza, claims to have ‘eliminated’ 2 Islamic Jihad leaders
L’Orient Today, October 3, 2026
‘It’s been hard’: families await the return of the USS Abraham Lincoln
Anna Betts, The Guardian, October 3, 2026
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
Anton Troianovski, Eric Lipton, The New York Times, October 3, 2026
US-Russia talks on Ukraine involve multi-billion dollar oil deal: Report
Al Arabiya, October 3, 2026
U.S. Weighing Sanctions on Israel Over West Bank Settler Violence, Sources Say
Amos Harel, Haaretz, October 2, 2026
‘West Bank is Israel’s weak point’: US sanctions pressure grows ahead of Israeli election
Itamar Eichner, YNet News, October 2, 2026
Gaza: WHO appeals for massive aid influx ahead of winter
Daniel Johnson, UN News, October 2, 2026
Ukraine war ‘a human rights catastrophe’ that must end, says Türk
UN News, October 2, 2026
How can Jordan respond to Israel’s escalation across the West Bank?
Samir Habashneh, Al Jazeera, October 2, 2026
Three aircraft carriers, up to 10,000 more troops: US expands military presence around Iran
L’Orient Today, October 2, 2026
Escalating fighting in Yemen deepens food security crisis
Daniel Johnson, UN News, October 2, 2026
European boycott of israeli settlement goods gains momentum
Najla M. Shahwan, The Jordan Times, October 1, 2026
Let Gaza Be: Israel Must Abandon Its Fantasy of Destroying Hamas
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, October 1, 2026
‘Distorted, misleading, and disingenuous’: IDF publishes full response to ‘NAZA’ film
The Times of Israel, October 1, 2026
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