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Israel doesn’t need friends

It came about solely thanks to Czechoslovakian rifles and a tip-off from Marshal Tito. Edward Luttwak’s article on Unherd

10 AUG 26

The Elefantino editorial

From Sofia to Michigan: here’s why we must stand up against anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism

There are many blameless people who hate Israel, euphemistically ‘criticising’ it and regarding it as the root of all evil in the world. Well, these blameless people ought to take two educational trips: to Sofia in Bulgaria and to Michigan

Giuliano Ferrara

6 AUG 26

the interview

All obstacles to the handover of Hezbollah and Hamas’s weapons

For the first time since 7 October, the Middle East is facing a scenario that, until a few months ago, seemed unrealistic: the simultaneous disarmament of the main Iranian-backed militias. Amit Segal, an expert on Israeli politics, presenter on Channel 12 and columnist for Israel HaYom, speaks out

Fiammetta Martegani

6 AUG 26

Weapons belonging to Hamas seized by the Israeli army – photo: LaPresse

editorial

Sansal returns to Jerusalem. “The regime punished me because I support Israel, a wonderful people”

The Franco-Algerian writer described 7 October as “one of the greatest horrors in history. Those who allowed it to happen must be punished: Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran”

Redazione

1 AUG 26

Boualem Sansal in Paris in June 2026 (Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The announcement of the agreement

Phase two in Gaza and why Israel will not return to the situation as it was on 6 October

Jerusalem will not withdraw without Hamas’s military surrender; Hamas will not lay down its arms without Jerusalem’s withdrawal. And the ‘yellow line’ is advancing

Giulio Meotti

31 JUL 26

Board of Peace

Trump says that Hamas has agreed to disarm and that Israel will withdraw from Gaza. But the parties are already backing away

The US president maintains that an agreement has been reached. But the Palestinian group does not appear willing to lay down its arms without an Israeli withdrawal from the Strip. And Jerusalem is unwilling to make concessions on the timetable

Redazione

31 JUL 26

Palestinians inspect the damage caused by Israeli air raids in the Shatila refugee camp on 30 July 2026 (Photo by Saeed MMT Jaras/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Editorials

A rift called Israel within the American left

The Democratic Party is splitting over support for the Jewish state

Redazione

31 JUL 26

Interrupted allies

Zelensky is tired of chasing after Bibi. The background to the tense conversation between the two in Washington

On several occasions, the Ukrainian president has expressed his frustration with relations with Israel; on several occasions, Netanyahu has ignored the Ukrainians, until things began to move at the level of the foreign ministers. And following the United States, perhaps Tel Aviv too has realised that without Kyiv at this moment, anyone is left behind

Micol Flammini

30 JUL 26

The meeting

Netanyahu meets Trump to seek red lines

The Israeli Prime Minister travelled to the White House to try to limit Tehran’s ability to rebuild, rearm and move closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon. “On Iran, the President’s ego is at Israel’s expense. He has to tell his supporters that every decision is his alone. And whilst for America it is a war of choice, for Israel it is a war of necessity,” says Barnea

Giulio Meotti

29 JUL 26

the region changes

Strategic and economic convergence in the Middle East

According to Dan Marconi, co-founder of Bridge Legacy, investment in innovation is reshaping the Gulf’s system of alliances. As a result, the world’s most contested region is itself becoming a global power

Fiammetta Martegani

29 JUL 26

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