Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, Jerusalem, July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu’s ‘total victory’ vow kept him in power. Now it may be his undoing

With the coalition trailing in the polls, it seems the severe costs and unattainable goals of Israel’s ever-expanding wars are coming back to bite.
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Sliman Mansour in his studio in Al-Bireh, occupied West Bank, July 25, 2024. (Thomas Dallal)

Farewell to the artist who connected Palestinians to themselves

Sliman Mansour created the visual language through which we learned to imagine our land, history, and peoplehood.
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Israeli settlers march to celebrate Israel's 71st Independence Day, near the Havat Gilad settlement, in the northern West Bank, May 9, 2019. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)

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A spate of recent killings have resulted from settlers trekking under military escort, expanding Jewish presence at Palestinians’ expense.
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Israeli soldiers inspect a Palestinian car in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 13, 2024. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Under Israel’s watch, Palestinian gangs are sowing chaos in the West Bank

By turning a blind eye to armed criminals while constraining Palestinian police, Israel is ‘engineering lawlessness’ to deepen its control.
By Sami Sawalmeh
Sahar Francis. (Courtesy)
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Israeli forces operate in southern Lebanon during "Operation Roaring Lion," March 11, 2026. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Israeli soldiers arrest Palestinian shepherds in the village of Rujum ‘Ulya, Masafer Yatta, West Bank, March 25, 2026. (Basel Adra)
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