Gwyneth Paltrow faces backlash over Israeli luxury real estate campaign
Gwyneth Paltrow is facing massive backlash after appearing in a new advertising campaign for a luxury residential project in Israel.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Gwyneth Paltrow faces backlash over Israeli luxury real estate campaign
Gwyneth Paltrow is facing massive backlash after appearing in a new advertising campaign for a luxury residential project in Israel.
· Middleeasteye
Arab parties move to reestablish Joint List without Ra’am after disagreements with Abbas
Three of the four major Arab parties – Hadash, Ta’al, and Balad – will move ahead with reestablishing the Joint List without the Ra’am Party, led by MK Mansour Abbas, marking a setback in efforts to reunite all major Arab parties under a single electoral slate.
· KESHET NEEV
There will be a Palestinian majority in the Negev by 2050, Haggai Reznik says
Head of the Rifman Institute for the Development of the Negev, Haggai Reznik, said on Wednesday that there will be a Palestinian majority in Israel's Negev region by 2050.
· RAMI SHANI
Michigan anti-Israel activists indicted for threats, vandalism against UMich officials, Jewish site
Eight University of Michigan (UMich) associated anti-Israel activists were indicted for a two and a half year campaign of violent threats and vandalism against university officials, the local Jewish federation, law enforcement, and businesses, the Michigan Eastern District US Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.
· MICHAEL STARR
US tightens pressure on Iran with new sanctions and threats of more strikes
Washington targets firms in China and Hong Kong accused of aiding Iranian weapons procurement as Trump warns of further military action
· Dewey Sim
US tightens pressure on Iran with new sanctions and threats of more strikes
Washington targets firms in China and Hong Kong accused of aiding Iranian weapons procurement as Trump warns of further military action
· Dewey Sim
Albanese's frustration with Trump is becoming harder to hide
Topic:Government and Politics
· David Speers
Trump Says "Secret Military Mission" Allowed 200 Ships, 100 Million Barrels To Cross Hormuz
Confirming our reported from both a week ago (see "As Gulf States Plan Bypass Pipelines, US Military Is Quietly Helping Ships Cross Hormuz") and this afternoon ("Growing Number Of Oil Tankers Successfully Sneak Through Hormuz, Shrinking Iran's Leverage") moments ago Trump posted on Truth Social that he had "directed…
· Tyler Durden
Trump vows to 'hit Iran hard' as he pivots from de-escalation
President Donald Trump said the US is going to launch fresh attacks on Iran “today”, complaining that the Islamic Republic is “playing us for suckers” on a deal to end the war.
· Middleeasteye
Mysterious disappearance of alleged Israeli spy puts Lebanese state in a tough spot
BEIRUT — As Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs last March and residents fled in panic, one man found his opportunity. Amid the chaos, he slipped out of his imprisonment in a Hezbollah cell and made his way to the green hills overlooking the Lebanese capital.
· Associated Press
Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill 12
Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a medical source told AFP.
· Middleeasteye
Zelenskyy, Arab states invited to G7 for talks on Ukraine, Mideast wars
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday said his Ukrainian counterpart would attend the G7 summit next week in France to "rebuild consensus" on support for Ukraine, while leaders of four Arab states would be invited for talks on the Middle East conflict.
· Agence France-Presse
Israelis, Americans should prepare for new sextortion scam, expert warns ‘Post’
Israelis and Americans should prepare themselves for a new sextortion scam originating from Middle Eastern criminal networks, Ori Segal, the CEO of Cyvore, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
UN report on Israel condemned for equating settlers, Palestinian terrorists
“Palestinian civilians are victims of all sides, trapped between the mass atrocities of Israeli forces and settlers and the fear-based rule of Hamas,” the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (including east Jerusalem) and Israel said in a new report on Wednesday.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Board of Peace won't wait for Hamas response to disarmament plan, source tells 'Post'
The Board of Peace (BoP) has decided not to wait any longer for a response from Hamas regarding the terrorist group's disarmament, a source within the council told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
· AMICHAI STEIN
Israel says damage sustained to key air base during Iran attacks
An Israeli military official said on Wednesday that a key Israeli air base had sustained damage during this week's missile attacks by Iran, though it remains unclear whether it took a direct hit.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says he 'loves the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three yearsConsumers are increasingly feeling the strain of the US Israel war in Iran. 2 hrs agoBusiness
Donald Trump has said he "loves the inflation" facing the US as prices in May rose at their fastest rate in three years.
· Archie Mitchell
Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman
The US military has disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that it accused of violating an American blockade by "attempting to transport oil from Iran".
· Henri Astier
Pro-Palestinian activists are charged with conspiring to intimidate U of Michigan officials
Pro-Palestinian graffiti mars the outside of the Goodman Acker law offices, June 3, 2024, in Southfield, Mich., just north of Detroit. (AP Photo/Corey Williams, File)
· Ed White
Growing Number Of Oil Tankers Successfully Sneak Through Hormuz, Shrinking Iran's Leverage
One week ago we reported that "As Gulf States Plan Bypass Pipelines, US Military Is Quietly Helping Ships Cross Hormuz." We now have more evidence that, whether with or without a US escort, a growing number of ships are transiting Hormuz.
· Tyler Durden
Hamas items, including Sinwar's battle plans on display at new IICC exhibit
While there are several monuments and exhibits to Hamas's October 7 invasion of southern Israel, the Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center (IICC) recently opened a new, unique one, with authentic items from Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, from invasion plans which he wrote by hand, to his actual vest, shoes, and o…
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Agencia de Energía Atómica exige cooperación urgente de Irán
La bandera del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica en la sede de esa agencia en Viena, el 2 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Heinz-Peter Bader)
· Stephanie Liechtenstein
New UK law could pave way for tougher action against Iranian terror groups, including IRGC
The United Kingdom introduced a new bill on Tuesday, which would allow the home secretary to designate foreign state-linked organizations, notably Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a threat to Britain’s national security.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Iran 'will stand firm against any pressure or threat,' Pezeshkian warns in reaction to Trump
Threats to Iranian infrastructure, including transportation networks, electricity, and water, are “not a show of strength but a sign of desperation,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on X/Twitter.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US completes second night of bombing in Iran | The National
The US has attacked Iran for the second night in a row, striking targets across the country and bringing the ceasefire to the edge of collapse.
· Thomas Watkins
Pezeshkian says Iran ‘will stand firm against any pressure or threat’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country will “stand firm” amid threats from Trump of more attacks against the country.
· Middleeasteye
Trump, ever the unreliable narrator, is unable to force reality to match his preferred story on Iran
A cycle of threat, detente and deadlock repeats itself wearisomely as the president’s war in Iran drags on
· Roth Andrew
Middle East ‘bully is dead’ – Trump
The Iranian military has been “completely defeated,” US President Donald Trump has claimed, warning Tehran it will “pay the price” for delaying a deal with Washington.
· RT
Guterres warns Middle East could slide into ‘full war’ after renewed Iran-US strikes | The National
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that the Middle East risked sliding back into “full war” after a fresh exchange of strikes between Iran and the United States further tested a fragile ceasefire.
· Adla Massoud
UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sites
VIENNA — The UN atomic watchdog's board on Wednesday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency, provide complete information about its stockpile of near weapons-grade nuclear material and grant its inspectors access to Iranian nuclear sites.
· Associated Press
Trump says 'I love the inflation' after consumer price index hits 3-year high
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, "I love the inflation" after being asked if he was concerned about new consumer price index data that showed the annual inflation rate at 4.2%, a three-year high.
· Dan Mangan
Revealed: New details of London event promoting Israeli settlement-linked companies
A Middle East Eye investigation has uncovered previously unreported details of an upcoming London event's connection to illegal Israeli settlements.
· Middleeasteye
Trump vows attacks on Iran
US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday he will renew attacks on Iran, saying Tehran's peace negotiators "keep playing us for suckers".
· Middleeasteye
Revealed: New details of London event promoting Israeli settlement-linked companies
A Middle East Eye investigation has uncovered previously unreported details of an upcoming London event's connection to illegal Israeli settlements.
· Middleeasteye
Parsing ERC’s explanation of high power billsParsing ERC’s explanation of high power bills
HAVING provided its explanation of why electricity bills have skyrocketed in the wake of the Iran war, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), in its June 8 anniversary commentary, moved on to explaining what it is doing about that problem, and what it thinks should happen next. That part of the discussion was much …
· Ben Kritz
As Iran weakens, Gulf states are looking beyond the Strait of Hormuz - analysis
In the Gulf, the talk is about what comes next after the recent US strikes on Iran. This is because the US-Iran clashes have often resulted in Iran carrying out attacks on the Gulf states.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
When markets run on empty
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — As summer begins, a detached observer of global affairs might conclude that financial markets are facing darker days. A major, energy-disrupting war in the Middle East has now entered its fourth month, and the cascading effects of inflationary pressures and insufficient growth in several ad…
· Mohamed A. El-Erian
Trump pledges more Iran attacks, saying U.S. will be 'attacking them very hard'
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. would hit Iran "very hard" again, escalating his public threats as he pressed Tehran to sign a deal.
· Luke Fountain
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump at NBA finals: ‘He shut down a city so he could take a nap’
Late night hosts weighed in on the president’s failing Iran peace talks and plans for a new Trump Promenade
· Guardian staff
Trump hardens tone against Iran, says ‘may keep going’ with strikes
After insisting for weeks that a peace deal between the United States and Iran is close, President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric against Tehran, suggesting that time has run out to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran would be 'unwise' to challenge US further, Pentagon's Hegseth says
Iran would be "unwise" to challenge the US further after it carried out strikes overnight in retaliation for the downing of a US Apache helicopter, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.
· Middleeasteye
UFC champion says he has been banned from White House fight over criticisms of Trump
Sean Strickland claims he was not cleared to attend the UFC event because he ‘made fun of Israel and Epstein’
· Joseph Gedeon
Iran envoy slams 'counter-productive' new nuclear resolution
Iran's ambassador in Vienna on Wednesday called a new resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog demanding access to Tehran's nuclear sites "counter-productive" and an obstacle to talks with Washington.
· Middleeasteye
A-G deputies warn Ben-Gvir over alleged pattern of blocking police promotions
Deputy Attorneys-General Gil Limon and Sharon Afek warned National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir that his repeated refusal to advance senior police appointments raises concern of a systematic misuse of his powers that could harm police independence.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Iran threatens to stop World Cup games if faced with unauthorized flags or slogans
Iran threatened to halt its matches at the World Cup if unauthorized flags are displayed or slogans targeting the national team are chanted at stadiums, Iranian media reported, citing Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali, following criticism of the team’s presence at the tournament.
· REUTERS
Trump isn’t fed up with Bibi, he’s angry about what he was sold - comment
The president of the United States confirmed last week that he cursed at the prime minister of Israel over the phone. On the same podcast, in the same breath, he said: “I really love Bibi and work with him excellently.”
· ZVIKA KLEIN
Sanctions on settlers not enough: Target Israeli gov’t, say campaigners
Israeli settlers and far-right ministers have been slapped with new Western sanctions. But human rights groups and Palestinian campaigners say the measures fail to address systemic state complicity in the occupation of Palestinian territories.
· Mohammad Mansour
UN nuclear watchdog demands urgent Iran cooperation and access to nuclear sites
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog board on Wednesday demanded Iran fully cooperate with the agency, provide “complete information” about its stockpile of near weapons-grade nuclear material and grant its inspectors access to Iranian nuclear sites.
· Stephanie Liechtenstein
Could a war of words between Turkey and Israel escalate toward a new crisis? - analysis
Turkey and Israel appear to be heading towards increasing chances of a confrontation in the region. This confrontation has so far played itself out primarily as a war of words.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN