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Samer Sinijlawi’s vision for Gaza deserves serious skepticism - opinion

Promises of reform in Gaza may appeal to the West, but there is a risk of the past repeating itself.

Palestinian childred are seen sheltering at a tent camp in Gaza City on Tuesday. The new Gaza plan, sadly, seems doomed to failure even before it gets off the ground, the writer says.
Demonstrators carry placards on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 23, 2026

Minnesota federal judge declines order to halt to Trump's immigration enforcement in Minneapolis

The Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt, January 29, 2026.

Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens for first time in a year to pedestrians only

A protester holds a sign with an image depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in London, Britain, January 18, 2026.

Khamenei warns Trump: An American attack on Iran will lead to regional conflict


Pakistan opposition groups oppose Islamabad’s decision to join President Trump’s Board of Peace

The country’s largest opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement that it does not accept the Pakistani government’s decision to join the organization. 

U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Bahrain's Minister of the Prime Minister's Court Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani, and Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita,

Phase II runaway train: Gaza peace plan moves ahead, but Israel is being left behind - editorial

Netanyahu and his government should have devised a “day after” proposal that made Israel an integral partner, instead of kowtowing to Trump’s whims and the Board of Peace’s dictates.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

Denmark refuses to consider its own two-state solution, yet preaches one for Israel - opinion

Denmark has now been handed an extraordinary historical opportunity to move beyond rhetoric. The time has come not merely to advocate a two-state solution abroad, but to model it at home.

A woman waves a flag as demonstrators take part in a protest under the slogan 'Greenland is for Greenlanders' in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 2026.

Iran mural threatens US - 'If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind'

Enghelab Square in Tehran, where the mural is displayed, is often used by the Iranian regime for public gatherings, and the mural is changed to fit national occasions.

Commuters walk past an anti-US billboard installed on a building at the Enqelab Square in Tehran on January 26, 2026.

Trump defends ICE, blames ‘Democrat chaos’ for Minneapolis shooting

“In the five Republican run States... ICE has arrested 150,245 criminal illegal aliens over the past year, with ZERO protests, riots, or chaos," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

As ICE enforcement surged, Trump administration slashed body-cam expansion, oversight staff

Darius Reeves, who was the director of ICE’s Baltimore field office until August, said a body camera pilot program rollout had been slow in 2024 under former President Biden.

People take part in a demonstration a day after a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 25, 2026.

US may impose blockade on Iran rather than a 'kinetic attack,' expert says

At the same time, both Citrinowicz and Hulata believe that an Iranian response targeting Israel is not inevitable should the US attack the regime.

US Navy ships operate as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025.

After Donald Trump claimed the Iron Dome: Is it Israeli or American? - analysis

Iron Dome has been marketed for years as a source of Israeli pride - but should it really be American pride?

 A fundamental key to the success of Israel’s air defense lies in the multilayered defense system that many countries around the world are trying to copy. Here, rockets fired by Hezbollah are intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee last August.

Trump’s first year back in office expanded Israel’s freedom of action - opinion

Beyond Iran and Gaza, US President Donald Trump quietly expanded Israel’s strategic and legal room for maneuver.

US President Donald Trump looks on after signing executive orders inside the Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, January 20, 2025.

The price of delusion: Trump’s Syria policy and the approaching storm - opinion

The Trump administration’s policy toward the region is built upon a house of cards constructed from major delusions.

A group of detainees gather at al-Hol camp after the Syrian government took control of it following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026.