From Gaza to Tehran, from the politics of resistance to the limits of regional diplomacy, a pressing question has resurfaced amid the 2026 war: why was Palestine not explicitly placed at the center of Iran’s ceasefire framework? In this critical reading, Ramzy Baroud challenges the assumption of abandonment, arguing instead that the answer lies in the fragmented nature of Palestinian representation and the uneven political architecture of the resistance camp itself.
To break this paradigm, Palestinians must generate leverage—real leverage. This cannot come from futile negotiations or appeals to long-ignored international law.
Even those who oppose war often do so within a framework shaped by the very systems of power they claim to challenge.
Joe Kent’s resignation is not an anomaly but an alarm: elite dissent is surfacing early because this war is built on deception.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have little patience for questions that do not conform to his preferred style of declaring unsubstantiated victories, whether against South Americans or in the Middle East.
Though they speak of the war’s failure, very few in mainstream media have taken what should have been the obvious moral position.
Will the war on Iran strengthen the Gaza-centered resistance camp and reshape Palestinian alliances across the Middle East?
The US-Israeli aggression on Iran is destabilizing the region while weakening Washington and creating strategic openings for Russia and China.
Israel’s war on Iran reveals a deeper crisis: the collapse of a psychological doctrine built on fear and invincibility.
Washington’s war on Iran ignores the lessons written in the devastation of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Iran is pursuing a multi-layered strategy—military, economic, political, and diplomatic—to raise the cost of war and prevent regime change.
Ibn Khaldun’s theory of civilizational cycles offers a powerful lens to understand Iran’s resilience and the West’s decline.
The war on Iran has shattered US-Israeli myths and confirmed deeper truths about power, resistance and regional reality.
Democracy is invoked as moral legitimacy in war, while Iran’s authority rests on layered political, religious, and historical foundations.
The war on Gaza is not merely a military campaign. It is the linchpin holding together Netanyahu’s political survival, ideological project, and regional ambitions—one he appears determined to keep firmly in place.
Palestine may not be the sole measure by which the Trump administration will be judged, nor the only factor shaping future voting patterns. Yet, it is undoubtedly a crucial test.
Unlike previous military campaigns in Gaza—on a much smaller scale compared to the current genocidal war—there is no significant strand of Israeli society claiming victory.
It is time for Israel to learn yet another lesson: that the age of accountability has begun.
The story of the Israeli war on Gaza can be epitomized in the story of the Israeli war on Beit Lahia, a small Palestinian town in the northern part of the Strip.
Perpetuating Israeli lies is dangerous, not only because truth-telling is a virtue but also because words kill, and dishonest reporting can, in fact, succeed in justifying genocide.