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Barry Eisler on Political Thrillers, AOC, and how “The System” Justifies War
Barry Eisler is a former CIA agent and bestselling novelist, known for political thrillers like The Killer Collective and The Chaos Kind. Today, he joins Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his newest book, The System. Eisler discusses how power...

Names and faces of the Catholic dead and wounded from the Gaza parish struck by Israel
As the Catholic world grapples with outrage, mourning, and prayer in the aftermath of an Israeli shell striking Gaza’s only Catholic parish, many will likely want to know the names and faces of the wounded and the dead. Bassem Khoury, a former...

Global divide over Gaza escalates as U.S., BRICS clash on Israelâs plans
U.S.-Israel talks intensify as Netanyahu presents Gaza depopulation plan, facing global condemnation. BRICS nations denounce U.S.-backed military actions, aligning with Global South against Western hegemony. Human rights groups condemn Gaza...

Will Israel ever get blowback for bombing its neighbours?
In the last two years, as well as its war on Gaza and increasingly violent occupation of the West Bank, Israel has launched attacks on Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. The most recent attacks on Syria were launched this week, going so far as to...

Pope Leo presses Netanyahu for Gaza ceasefire, remedy for humanitarian catastrophe
(LifeSiteNews) — In the wake of the Israeli army’s bombing of the only Catholic church in Gaza on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by telephone on Friday. He urged the Israeli leader to end hostilities,...

Parents of British-born Israeli soldier killed in an explosion while fighting in Gaza say their 'son died a hero'
The parents of a British-born Israeli soldier who was killed while fighting in Gaza have spoken of their grief. Avi Rosenfeld, 60, and his English teacher wife Sam Rosenfeld, 50, told the Daily Mail their son died saving the lives of other Israel...

Five people charged over alleged break-in of Israeli-owned firm during Palestine Action protest
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Lessons from La Guardia - Can Zohran Mamdani reshape New York—and national—politics like Mayor Fiorello La Guardia once did?
Zohran Mamdani has no shortage of enemies. The Queens assembly member and democratic socialist, who handily beat disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo in the contest to become the Democratic candidate in New York City’s upcoming mayoral race, can...

Israeli settler violence leaves Ramallah-area villages reeling after five Palestinians killed in two weeks
Five lives in two weeks, and dozens of injured and wounded. The toll of Israeli settler violence on Palestinians has been rising in recent weeks as rampages against Palestinian towns and villages continue to escalate, especially in the region east...
Millions allocated to stimulate businesses in Gaza region
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 18 (ANI/TPS): The Tkuma Administration, which aids communities in the Gaza region, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the "Poalim for Tkuma" Fund of Bank Hapoalim, is investing...
In Occupied Palestine – 16 July 2025
In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land 08:00, 16 July 2025 until 08:00, 17 July 2025 Gaza Strip Merciless blitz on starving Gaza — growing numbers of dead and injured Victims 15 –...

The Road from Gaza
I had been in Paris for more than a week when Gaza surfaced again, like a scar the body has come to accept. On the train to Argenteuil I sat facing the wrong way—which most people avoid for the dizziness it causes—as my phone lit up with...
Hamas offers to release all hostages in Gaza under comprehensive truce deal
GAZA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said on Friday that Hamas has proposed a comprehensive deal to release all Israeli hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a complete cessation of hostilities and a full...

Palestine warns of ‘grave repercussions' from settlers' control over Ibrahimi Mosque in West Bank
Palestine warned of “grave repercussions” on Wednesday from an Israeli decision to transfer the authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron to a settler council. According to Israeli media, Tel Aviv had abolished the...

WATCH: Andrew Fox dismantles the Gaza casualty narrative used to turn the world against Israel
What if everything you’ve been told about Gaza is a lie? Andrew Fox, a Senior Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and former British Army officer who served in Afghanistan and across the Middle East, joins Elizabeth Farah to blow the lid...

Health secretary Wes Streeting could lose seat to pro-Gaza rival under Labour plans to reduce the voting age to 16
By JASON GROVES POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 17:00 EDT, 18 July 2025 | Updated: 17:04 EDT, 18 July 2025 Controversial plans to allow votes at 16 could see four ministers lose their seats to pro-Gaza independents, analysis has shown. Health...

Escalating violence against Palestinians in West Bank, UN reports
GENEVA: The United Nations human rights office has reported a surge in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with increased killings, attacks, and harassment by Israeli settlers and security forces. Thameen Al-Kheetan,...

On the Need to Go Beyond Asking Mainstream Media to Cover Palestinian Stories
Two Palestinians were killed by illegal Israeli Jewish settlers in Sinjil. (Photo: via QNN) By Benay Blend Given their reluctance to report anything other than the Official Story, it’s not enough to ask that mainstream news cover these stories...
Millions rally in Yemen's Capital, provinces in support of Gaza, rejecting Zionist aggression: Report
Millions rally in Yemen's Capital, provinces in support of Gaza, rejecting Zionist aggression: Report [Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:09:54 +0300] Sana'a - Saba: Upholding their pledge, the Yemeni people today continued their massive and escalating public...

How Will Israeli Settler Violence Impact Palestinians?
The conflict in Gaza has reached a boiling point, marked by a surge in violent incidents, particularly affecting Palestinian Christians. Recent attacks by Israeli settlers have intensified, leading to severe consequences for religious minorities...