Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu

Politicians should stop hiding behind the ‘two-state solution’ fantasy

Whatever the rhetoric, ending Israeli control over Palestinians in the territories occupied since 1967 is not on the table.

Baby we can bomb Iran

A re-cast version of Springsteen’s “Born to Run.”

Israel and the United States are merging their military. Here’s why.

"From aid to partnership," the U.S. and Israel are set to become even more united in genocide.

Trump threatens Iran as peace talks advance despite Israel’s Lebanon escalation

As mediators report a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal, Trump’s threats, Iran’s Hormuz warning, and Israel’s refusal to withdraw from Lebanon are testing whether diplomacy can survive another push toward regional war.

The persistence of ‘Israel First’

Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”

US-Iran ceasefire deal opens fragile path out of war as Israel...

The interim framework could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause a war that killed thousands, but unresolved disputes over sanctions, Iran’s nuclear program, frozen assets, and Israel’s military operations leave the deal vulnerable before it is even signed.

New US strikes and disputed drone shoot down threaten fragile Iran...

As Washington and Tehran discuss a possible framework to end nearly three months of conflict, new military exchanges, competing narratives, and disagreements over sanctions, regional security, and Israel’s role reveal how fragile any potential agreement remains.

Netanyahu says Iran assault ‘is not an endless war’ as US...

Officials reject “endless war” comparisons while warning of harsher strikes and acknowledging additional losses.

Netanyahu ties Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre to Australia’s recognition of Palestinian...

As Australia mourned a deadly antisemitic attack that killed 16 people, critics accused the Israeli prime minister of exploiting tragedy to attack Palestinian self-determination.

Ceasefire prompts cautious celebration in Gaza as aid groups brace for...

Palestinian civilians and humanitarian workers express relief and skepticism after Trump announces Israel and Hamas have signed the first phase of a peace plan.

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Nearly half of US hospitals no longer deliver babies, new report finds

Rural hospitals keep losing the fight over leaner Medicaid budgets, and a separate analysis finds reaching the nearest labor and delivery unit already takes an hour or more in fourteen states.
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F is for Failure and Fascism

On leadership, character, climate, prices, trade, alliances, militarism, health, civil/voting rights, even law and order.
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Pentagon Iran War Report admits to Worst Drubbing since Vietnam

The Pentagon puts the war's cost at 33.4 billion dollars, independent estimates put it at more than three times that, with strikes across roughly twenty Middle East bases.
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Kennedy Center board warns of bankruptcy unless Trump’s name returns to building

A 57-page draft resolution ties the center's fundraising future to ten proposed inscriptions honoring the president, as a federal judge who already ruled the board overstepped weighs a related case.
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Judge orders Labor Department to rewrite farmworker wage rule after finding it unlawful

The ruling forces new minimum pay rates for the guestworker visa program that brings in most of the country's legal farm labor, with back pay possible for hundreds of thousands of workers.