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James Holtsnider
Middle East

New US ambassador's charm offensive is backfiring in Jordan

Against a backdrop of unpopular support for Israel, locals don't like James Holtsnider's meddling in tribal affairs

Gaza tent city
Middle East

Four major dynamics in Gaza War that will impact 2026

Netanyahu rings in New Year with a return visit to US and more ‘asks’ for Trump

Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast.
Middle East

Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast.

Trump wants a summit to celebrate the agreement but the smoking ruins of Gaza appear to be getting in the way.

Israel's all-seeing eye is the stealthiest cruelty of all in Gaza
Middle East

Israel's all-seeing eye is the stealthiest cruelty of all in Gaza

Journalist Mohammed Mhawish describes how total surveillance is relentlessly controlling, often lethally

Gaza war
Middle East

Gaza's economy is collapsing. It needs liquidity now.

Palestinians need control over their own money or there will be no state

In new peace, US firms will help Israel spy on and target Gazans
Military Industrial Complex

In new peace, US firms will help Israel spy on and target Gazans

The presence of Palantir and Dataminr at the new US military compound in Israel offers a glimpse of how tech companies are cashing in