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Days of Palestine
a day ago
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
Palestinian Tribal Coalition Denounces US-Israeli GHF After Requesting Name Lists
DayofPal– The Palestinian National Gathering of Tribes and Clans has issued a stern warning to local leaders and mukhtars across Gaza, urging them not to cooperate with the US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The coalition's warning comes after the organization reportedly requested lists of names from several mukhtars, claiming it was part of efforts to coordinate aid distribution. In a strongly worded public statement, the tribal coalition accused GHF of functioning as a 'military and security proxy for the Israeli occupation army,' asserting that the group's activities serve Israeli military interests rather than humanitarian needs. 'We will not eat from the hand that helped kill us,' the statement read, squarely blaming the organization for the deaths of more than 800 Palestinians, over 5,252 injuries, and 42 missing persons near GHF-operated 'aid points.' These sites, the statement noted, have come to be referred to by many Gazans as 'death traps.' The coalition stressed that GHF 'cannot be trusted and should be treated as a hostile actor,' warning that any local leader cooperating with the organization would face 'national, legal, and tribal accountability.' In a significant escalation, the group declared that any mukhtar who engages with GHF would have their official seal revoked by governing authorities. The warning aligns with recent alerts from the Gaza Government Media Office, which confirmed a mounting death toll at GHF distribution sites and criticized the organization's role in exacerbating the already dire humanitarian crisis. Rejecting the notion of GHF as a neutral aid provider, the tribal coalition maintained that the foundation's operations are deeply entangled with Israeli strategic goals. Far from alleviating suffering, they argue, the organization's presence in Gaza contributes to worsening conditions amid a tightening Israeli blockade and the looming threat of famine. 'We will not be a tool against our own people,' the tribes declared. 'The Palestinian people will not accept aid tainted with blood or political agendas.' The growing backlash against GHF highlights the increasing mistrust surrounding international aid efforts in Gaza, as local leaders and civil society actors demand accountability and transparency in humanitarian interventions. Shortlink for this post:
Middle East Eye
2 days ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
How Netanyahu's demented hubris could shatter the region
Despite an uneasy ceasefire in the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, there's no telling what will come next, particularly from a volatile US administration led by Donald Trump that has elevated self-contradiction, confusion and policy U-turns to an art of geostrategic chaos. Much will depend on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's next moves and Iran's reactions; less will hinge on the US itself. Since his re-election, President Trump has taken a back seat to Netanyahu. He has been largely reacting, often appearing unpleasantly surprised, to the latter's strategic moves and cynical manipulations - just as Russian President Vladimir Putin has for a long time been playing the US president. His recent bombing of Iran only aggravated the West's "Israel problem", by surrendering and sacrificing Washington's own national interests and professed values to an untrustworthy and purely self-interested Israeli "ally". Trump, who has portrayed himself as an anti-war president, proclaimed in 2019 that great nations do not start forever wars. He is uninterested in exporting liberalism or democracy abroad. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters But Netanyahu deliberately defeated Trump's stated non-interventionism by cornering him on Iran - a situation where he felt he had no choice but to intervene, if only to save face, at personal political risk. Relentlessly pushed by Netanyahu, Trump opted for limited "surgical" strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. He was careful to quickly declare that the bombing marked the end of the episode, and that he had no desire or intention to engage in further military actions against Iran. But will Netanyahu let him retreat in the longer term? Though still a decisive player in the Middle East, Trump's US is no longer the driving force of the bloody regional mutations under way. Israel, unfortunately, plays that role. Counterproductive war Despite the chaos that unfolded last month, it appears that few if any of the proclaimed objectives were reached with regards to removing the Iranian nuclear threat. And what unfolded will likely backfire against both Israel and the US in the long run, for several reasons. Firstly, it may indirectly solidify the Iranian regime by unifying the population around national defence in the face of Israeli-US aggression. Secondly, it may push Iran to accelerate its nuclear programme and ultimately develop the bomb as a means of self-protection. Finally, it may convince Iran to abandon the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which, unlike Israel, it has signed. Iran has now suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and banned its inspectors. All of that being said, there is no denying that with his war on Iran, Netanyahu masterfully killed several birds with one stone. The new world order sought by Netanyahu far exceeds the geographic limits of the Middle East. It includes domination over the US and Europe He at the very least delayed Iran's nuclear programme, if only for a limited period of time. He sabotaged both US-Iran diplomatic talks and a planned French-Saudi summit where European states might have formally recognised a Palestinian state. He also diverted international attention away from Gaza, thus making it easier for Israel to continue its ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinians in both Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Additionally, as most EU states were criticising Netanyahu harshly on Gaza and several, including Britain and Spain, had suspended commercial deals or trade talks with Israel, he silenced those critiques, recreating overnight a western consensus around Israel. Most importantly for Netanyahu, his approval rating soared thanks to the war on Iran, thus ameliorating his extremely precarious political standing within Israel. Last but not least, he finally managed to reach a major goal he had been working towards for decades: getting the US to bomb Iran. That in itself was a major foreign policy victory for Netanyahu. Larger goals From a broader geostrategic perspective, Netanyahu's war on Iran was just the latest development in his multi-fronted attacks on Tehran's allies. After targeting Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen - the tentacles of the octopus - he went after the head of the "axis of resistance": Iran itself. While systematically presenting these operations as defensive, Netanyahu's real goal is to keep the entire region in a state of vulnerability, by destabilising regimes and spreading chaos. The evidence that Israel's predatory aggression is typically not motivated by self-defence was underscored by Netanyahu's attacks on post-Assad Syria. Through territorial incursions, strikes on Syrian military assets and land conquest, in addition to pitting minorities against the regime in classic divide-and-conquer tactics, Netanyahu aims to further weaken Syria - even though the new regime has displayed no intention to target Israel. After ceasefire, Iran is preparing for the long war with Israel Read More » Ultimately, Netanyahu's goal is to install a new regional order centred on unchallenged Israeli supremacy and domination. He is open about his "new Middle East" project, which - while sold as a pacification strategy - actually involves crushing all adversaries, especially the Palestinian people. On the map he brandished at the United Nations in September 2023, Palestine had disappeared, with both Gaza and the occupied West Bank displayed as part of Israel. Tel Aviv was portrayed as the new centre of gravity in a region reduced to a few Gulf states, along with Sudan, Jordan and Egypt; the rest of the neighbouring countries were not even labelled. This demented hubris is reminiscent of the ancient Pax Romana. And just like the fate of the recalcitrant populations who resisted then, it is not hard to figure out what could happen to any who reject this new hegemon. The new world order sought by Netanyahu far exceeds the geographic limits of the Middle East. It includes domination over the US and Europe, whose racist neocolonial states have themselves long used Israel as an attack dog to keep the Arab and Muslim populations of the region weak, divided and vulnerable. That fact, too, was admitted in a remarkable moment of candour and truth by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, when during the latest G7 summit, he thanked Israel for "doing the dirty work for all of us". If anyone wants to know what the new face of a world dominated by Israel would look like, that's easy: just look at Gaza. The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye.
Middle East Eye
2 days ago
- Health
- Middle East Eye
Israeli attacks kill 110 across Gaza
The death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn has risen to 110, according to Al Jazeera, citing medical sources. At least 34 Palestinians were killed while trying to get aid distributed by the US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
IAEA helped eliminate our nuclear scientists, alleges Iran's Consul General to India
The targeted killing by Israel of 16 scientists and researchers associated with Iran's nuclear programme was made possible by systematic leaks and addresses provided by personnel of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), alleged Mohseni Fard, Iran's Consul General in India. Discussing the takeaways from the 12-day Iran-Israel conflict in an interaction with a few senior journalists, Fard alleged the IAEA, led by its Director General Rafael Grossi, had become a front of the 'US-Israeli axis' deploying as many as 25 percent of its monitors for Iran's nuclear sites. He said the IAEA remaining silent while the Americans bombed Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites on June 22 was a violation of the IAEA code. However, when pressed whether Iran would exit the IAEA in protest since Iran's Parliament had authorised it, Fard said an executive decision to that effect had not been taken. "The door is still open, even though legislative steps had been taken to exit IAEA," he said. He also conceded that the targeted killings of senior military personnel including General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the airspace unit of the Revolutionary Guards, and General Gholamreza Mehrabi, the deputy intelligence chief, was due to systematic infiltration of the intelligence community by Israel's Mossad over a period of time. The Consul General was non-committal on the extent of damage to Iran's nuclear programme, but said Iran was committed to resuming uranium enrichment and its nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes. He denied suggestions that Iran had reached 90 percent weapons-grade enrichment, asserting it was to the extent of 60 percent. "We will never go for nuclear weapons, as it is 'haram' in our religion," he said, adding, "but no one can take away our right of developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes including for medical science."
Asia News Network
4 days ago
- Politics
- Asia News Network
Pushing back: The Statesman
NEW DELHI – The latest BRICS Leaders' Statement, emerging from the summit in Rio de Janeiro, marks a watershed moment in the bloc's political evolution ~ and signals a rebalancing of India's global posture. For the first time, New Delhi has lent its name to sharp language condemning unilateral sanctions, military strikes in Iran, and the use of starvation in conflict zones ~ positions that directly confront long-standing US policies. As the world tilts toward multi-polarity, India's calibrated support for these statements is not accidental. It reflects the shifting terrain of global influence ~ and a hardening consensus within the Global South. At the heart of the statement lies a principled rejection of coercive economic measures ~ particularly those imposed without United Nations authorisation. These so-called 'secondary sanctions,' once limited in scope, have grown into tools of extraterritorial pressure with serious implications for development and human rights. India, though a partner to the West in many areas, has consistently resisted such onesided diktats. Its continued purchase of Russian energy, even amid Western sanctions, underscores this position. Equally significant is India's decision to co-sign the condemnation of the US-Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites ~ acts labelled as violations of international law. This is a departure from New Delhi's usual reluctance to name powerful actors in multilateral settings. By not distancing itself from the statement ~ as it did with a similar Shanghai Cooperation Organisation draft ~India is signalling a maturing confidence in its independent worldview. In an era of transactional geopolitics, this is not about choosing sides, but asserting autonomy. The statement's concern over Gaza ~ especially its reference to starvation as a method of warfare ~ places BRICS on a moral high ground. India's inclusion in this consensus is notable, given its past hesitation in UN forums calling for ceasefires. That Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the humanitarian crisis directly at the summit signals that India is willing to speak on tough issues, even if it complicates its bilateral equations. A two-state solution may remain the official line, but the evolving nature of conflict demands moral clarity ~ something the BRICS platform appears ready to embrace. US President Donald Trump's retaliatory threat to impose additional tariffs on countries 'aligning with anti-American policies' reveals how high the stakes have become. Economic coercion, once veiled in policy language, is now openly political. But such pressure tactics may only deepen the resolve of emerging powers. The BRICS bloc is no longer just an economic grouping ~ it is becoming a political counterweight. India's foreign policy has long been guided by strategic autonomy. What is new is the comfort with aligning that autonomy with a collective voice ~ especially when that voice calls out global imbalances. As the BRICS platform grows in relevance, so too does India's opportunity to shape its future ~ not in opposition to the West, but on terms rooted in sovereignty, legality, and a shared vision for a more balanced global order.
