The Houthis will only allow shipping into Israel’s Red Sea port if Israel ends its blockade of Gaza. So if the U.S. wants to reopen the Red Sea’s shipping why doesn’t it just ask Tel Aviv to lift the blockade, if only briefly? The reason it won’t do this is because Israel is calling the shots. Not Washington
Heightening tensions, an Iranian warship entered the Red Sea on Monday
Former CIA intelligence analyst Larry Johnson pinpoints exactly why the Israeli Defence Force hasn’t performed as well as it should against Hamas
Britain, the U.S. and an unnamed European country are reportedly preparing to launch strikes against Houthi militants if they continue to attack shipping in the Red Sea. In effect, they are prepared to use force of arms to ensure that trade routes in and out of Israel remain open
The U.S. is now getting drawn into a conflict to ensure that shipping to and from Israel’s Red Sea port of Eilat remains open
A doctor in one of Gaza’s hospitals writes, Israel is shooting fish in an increasingly small barrel as much of the world wrings its hands and looks away. Or – in the case of the US – prepares to send Israel more weapons.
There is a major shift unfolding in the way the world views Israeli crimes and allegations of ‘anti-Semitism are not going to change that
Israel is sustaining serious casualties in its war with Hamas and not only in terms of soldiers killed and wounded. Economically and psychologically the Zionist state is also taking some heavy hits. How long can it continue like this before serious damage is done to the societal fabric of Israel itself?
As far as the Israelis are concerned, Palestinian ambulance crews and medical personnel are now prime targets
“You’ve always had a large number of Israelis who aspired to create a ‘greater Israel’, which is everything between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean. They are now in charge” – Douglas Macgregor on how Israeli supremacists may be on their way to a regional clash with Iran and Turkey, which the Zionists may not win
Despite what the IDF claims, you don’t launch air strikes on densely packed refugee camps by mistake. Israel is obviously trying to make life unbearable for Palestinians. So as to facilitate large-scale ethnic cleansing
More insights from former U.S. Marine Intelligence officer and UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter on the conflict in Gaza and the wider implications