Share 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 formatSubscribe03:55 AM • August 09 2026 IDTOn Thursday, a day before the ceremonious and media-covered signing in Mecca of the joint defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, another important memorandum of understanding was signed, one which delineates the borders and limitations of this new alliance.In the NewsIsrael's Unresolved Questions Undermine the Fantasy of the Day After NetanyahuHow a Small Jerusalem Café Became a Flashpoint in Israel's secular-Haredi RiftHundreds of Israelis Rally Against Netanyahu Gov't, Haredi and Settler FundingIn Gaza and Lebanon, Netanyahu Is Betting That Trump Has Run Out of SteamSenate Republicans Narrowly Confirm Todd Blanche as Trump's Attorney GeneralRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'