Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBeyond all the narratives and all the historic score-settling, human life is the most precious thing of all: people are more important than land, and this land is already saturated with too much blood04:50 AM • June 28 2026 IDTAfter three years of continuous bloodshed, the overall picture of the whirlwind that has visited the Middle East is beginning to come clear. What began at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict turned into a regional war with direct involvement of the United States and indirect involvement of China and Russia. It culminated in a crisis with global ramifications that, based on various estimates, cost the world economy around $2.2 trillion.In the NewsNeither Victory nor Liberation: We Need a Palestinian and Israeli StateArmed Settlers Take Over Palestinian Home in PA-controlled Area BThe New Israel-Lebanon Deal Contradicts the U.S.-Iran Memorandum. Now What?Northern Israel Mayors Welcome Lebanon Deal, but Doubt Hezbollah DisarmamentIsrael Admits State-religious Schools Are Better Subsidized Than Secular OnesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Israel, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed OfDonald Trump Has Fulfilled My Dream: For Israel to Pay for Its ActionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology