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Ceasefire Theater: Gaza Talks Mask Israel’s Push for Ethnic Cleansing

As Israeli leaders fly to Washington, bombs fall on Gaza and peace talks offer cover for a strategy of civilian punishment and engineered displacement.

Greg Stoker
By Greg Stoker

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 60 people across Gaza, just one day after former President Donald Trump called to “make a deal in Gaza, get the hostages back,” a combat operation all too familiar after nearly two years of unrelenting violence. According to Reuters, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is traveling to Washington

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“I Was Brainwashed”: Greg Stoker on How the US Military Breaks Young Men

Former Army Ranger Greg Stoker talks to Lowkey about how the US military “breaks young men,” fuels Israel’s war in Gaza, and leaves its own veterans destroyed.

Lowkey
By Lowkey
Watchdog Greg Stoker with Lowkey

On this episode of “The Watchdog,” Lowkey is joined in-studio by special guest Greg Stoker to discuss all things military from an anti-war perspective. He shares his personal experiences in U.S. military intelligence, what being in the Army is really like, and how the U.S. is aiding Israel in its destruction of Gaza. Greg Stoker is a former Army

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The Caledonian Cousinhood: How the Zionist Movement Embedded Itself in Scottish Life

For well over a century, a small circle of Scottish Jewish families has funded and staffed a movement to defend Israel’s colonial project. This is their history—and their legacy.

David Miller
By David Miller

Scotland has had more than 125 years of experience with Zionism. During that time, many thousands of Zionists have come and gone, lived in or passed through Scottish cities and towns. Some have gone on to greater things after leaving Scotland; others have ended up in occupied Palestine as settler colonists, often joining the Israeli occupation

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Sir Trevor Chinn: The Tycoon Who Hijacked British Democracy for Israel

He bankrolled Starmer, buried Corbyn, and silenced dissent. Meet the secretive oligarch shaping U.K. politics from behind the scenes—for Israel.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Sir Trevor Chinn with Jacob Rothschild and Tony Blair

He likes to keep a low profile. But Sir Trevor Chinn is one of the most powerful men in British politics. The retired businessman has donated millions to politicians, facilitated Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s rise to power, helped destroy the movement around Jeremy Corbyn, and, above all, has made sure that both major parties support Israel and

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Mohammad Marandi: This War Was Supposed to Break Iran. It’s Breaking Israel Instead

As the bombs fall, Tehran isn’t collapsing—it’s galvanizing. Marandi reveals how Israel’s war effort is failing on every front.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Seyed Mohammad Marandi with burning Tel Aviv skyline and headline: "Israel Is Losing This War"

The Israeli attack on Iran continues. Since Friday, IDF jets and missiles have hit sites across the country, carrying out targeted assassinations of key leaders and hitting buildings and other civilian infrastructure. Iran has retaliated in kind, firing missiles into Israel. The Trump administration, which knew about the secret Israeli attack

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Israel’s War with Iran Isn’t America’s Fight—And Voters Know It

As Netanyahu drags the U.S. toward war with Iran, a rare bipartisan chorus in Congress is saying: not this time. Voters are even louder.

Medea Benjamin
By Medea Benjamin
Israelis gather next to a direct hit site following an Iranian missile strike against Israel, June 16th 2025. Matan Golan | AP

When Israel launched a surprise military strike on Iran last week, it did more than risk igniting a catastrophic regional war. It also exposed long-simmering tensions in Washington—between entrenched bipartisan, pro-Israel hawks and a growing current of lawmakers (and voters) unwilling to be dragged into another Middle East disaster. “This is

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