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Global views of Israel are souring: Graphic Truth
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Global views of Israel are souring

Israel and Iran exchanged direct strikes before announcing a halt, with Trump privately telling Netanyahu, "everybody hates you now." This Graphic Truth shows that negative views of Israel are becoming more widespread around the world.

Iran ceasefire frays
Quick Take

Iran ceasefire frays

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer says the Iran ceasefire is “holding on by a thread” as renewed strikes and proxy attacks undermine hopes for a broader deal.

​Smoke billows from southern Lebanon
What We're Watching

Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire, US lawmakers check Trump’s war powers, and Africa’s got game (literally)

Lebanon and Israel signed a ceasefire, but Hezbollah didn't, and that is a problem. With Netanyahu under pressure to escalate, Trump searching for a face-saving exit, and Iran unmoved by US muscle-flexing, the deadlock shows no signs of breaking.

A young girl overlooking the logo of the Cockroach Janata Party on a television
What We're Watching

India’s Gen Z “cockroach” movement runs wild, Netanyahu orders wider Israeli control of Gaza, Brazilian crime orgs seek drone expertise from Ukraine

India's Gen Z have spawned a political protest movement, the Cockroach Janta Party, named after an official's dismissive remark about unemployed youth, amassing millions of Instagram followers and over a million registered members.

​Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on April 21, 2026.
by ian bremmer

Why Trump’s Iran deal could finally end Netanyahu

The United States and Iran seem to be moving closer to a deal to end the war, which could hurt Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection hopes.

Police use a water cannon during a rally to disperse supporters of Ozgur Ozel
What We're Watching

Turkey’s democratic crisis deepens, US hits Iranian missile launchers as talks continue, Power struggle in Senegal over IMF debt

Riot police raided the headquarters of Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People's Party, after a court order to remove party leader Özgur Özel. Rights groups say the move by the government of President Erdoğan is politically motivated.

The surge of new West Bank outposts
Graphic Truth

The surge of new West Bank outposts

The surge first began when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a coalition with far-right leaders Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, and accelerated after the attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, by the Gaza-based militant group Hamas.

​Israeli soldiers walk near a damaged car in Halhul, near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 20, 2026.
Analysis

As Israeli election looms, settler violence spikes

Violence by Jewish nationalists against Palestinians in the West Bank has been rising ever since Benjamin Netanyahu formed a government with far-right groups. It accelerated after the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, and has risen again this year.

​Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad showing his identity document with the other hand on his heart
What We're Watching

The surprising US-Israeli plan for Iranian “regime change,” Hot air only at Russia-China summit, Baltic states on edge before NATO meeting

The US and Israel planned to make former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — a Holocaust denier — Iran's new leader before the war began. The plan fell apart on day one when an Israeli strike meant to free Ahmadinejad from house arrest hurt him.

What Israel's use of AI in Gaza revealed about their civilian harm thresholds
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What Israel's use of AI in Gaza revealed about their civilian harm thresholds

Israel used AI in Gaza in a way that felt "potentially uncomfortable for the US military tradition" says Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson.