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Interview with Sharon Dolev on Iran, Israel, and the Rising Risk of War

Following his first interview with Emad Kiyaei, on the Iran–U.S. negotiations in Geneva, David continues the conversation with Sharon Dolev, co-director of the Middle East Treaty Organization, to examine the situation from inside Israel and assess the growing risk of…

Berlinale 2026, the director of “The Voice of Hind Rajab” does not accept the award in protest

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania did not accept the “Most Valuable Film” award given to her film, “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” as a gesture of protest and condemnation of the presence of Noam Tibon, a retired Israeli major general…

Interview with Emad Kiyaei about the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the U.S.

Diplomacy at the Brink: Iran, the United States, and the Stakes of Peace in the Middle East David interviewed Emad Kiyaei, co-director of the Middle East Treaty Organization, to discuss the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the United States currently…

Neutrality in the face of extermination is not culture: it is complicity

More than eighty figures from the international film community, including Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton and Adam McKay, publicly challenged the Berlin International Film Festival over its silence regarding Gaza. Their letter is not a symbolic gesture: it is a direct…

Global Artificial Intelligence Summit in New Delhi: power, markets and sovereignty in the new technological architecture

On 19 and 20 February 2026, the central segment of the AI Impact Summit will take place in New Delhi, within a broader programme scheduled from 16 to 20 February, bringing together heads of state and technology leaders to discuss…

Solidarity with Francesca Albanese, attacked by governments complicit in genocide

We reproduce the statement of solidarity with Francesca Albanese from the GAP (Lawyers and Advocates for Palestine) website. Once again, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Dr. Francesca Albanese, is being attacked with false news and…

Francesca Albanese responds to France’s false accusation of anti-Semitism

On the very day that the documentary Disunited Nations was screened in 122 Italian cinemas, attracting 10,000 viewers, French Foreign Minister Barrot called for Francesca Albanese’s resignation, accusing her of anti-Semitism for a statement that does not appear in the…

Hanging them all: Israel moves toward the death penalty

What is happening in Israeli prisons can no longer be read as a series of isolated abuses or as circumstantial deviations inherent to a prolonged conflict. The accumulated reports of Palestinian, Israeli, and United Nations organizations describe a coherent, progressive,…

Interview with Dr Alon Ben Meir: Promoting Nonviolence in the Middle East

David interviews Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, retired professor of International Relations and Middle East Studies, for a wide-ranging conversation on the Davids Campaign and the urgent need to renew nonviolent strategies in the Middle East. The campaign seeks to support individuals…

Gaza: twenty-four lives in one night, including the man who tried to save them

An Israeli air strike on southern Gaza during the night of 5–6 February left at least 24 Palestinians dead. Among them was a Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic, killed while evacuating the wounded. The massacre once again places at the centre…

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