Links to reports from National Public Radio and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s ALL OF IT, and for MEDIA 7-14-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 28  Here are the 13 books that made the Booker Prize longlist, by Meghan Collins Sullivan | NPR  This year’s Booker Prize longlist, announced Tuesday, includes 13 books covering a wide range of genres, from thriller to dystopian sci-fi to love story. Two previous winners have made the prestigious list again. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 24  U.S. govt subpoenas Breakthrough News amid growing crackdown on anti-war voices. From the Cradle. The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on July 21 subpoenaed independent news outlet Breakthrough News, amid a broader effort by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to suppress left-wing activist groups. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for ALL OF IT 7-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 28  Kill your lawn, plant native flowers. Reported by Celia Llopis-Jepsen | NPR  Traditional lawns may be green, but that doesn’t mean they’re good for the environment. The team at NPR’s Life Kit podcast report on one lawn alternative that’s gaining popularity. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Here are links to three reports: from Middle East Monitor and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE, and for WEST BANK 7-27-26.) — MCM

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Israeli army arrests 14 Palestinians, demolishes 3 homes in occupied West Bank. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli army rounded up at least 14 Palestinians, including a woman, in military raids across the West Bank today and demolished three homes in the occupied territory, according to local sources. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army raids Quran radio station in occupied West Bank, shuts it down. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli forces raided the headquarters of Al-Huda Quran Radio in the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya today, shutting down the station and confiscating its equipment, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Here are links to three reports: from Reuters, the Cradle, and the Associated Press, and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 7-27-26.) — MCM

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Oman presents Iran with a GCC-backed plan to use Hormuz. From Reuters. The Sultantate of Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, sources told Reuters today. READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin demands Ukrainian threat be ‘definitively destroyed’ after Caspian Sea strike on Iranian vessel. From the Cradle. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today that the Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea should be treated as an attack on Iran itself, and that the threat from Kiev must be eliminated. READ MORE . . .

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Are Iran and the U.S. fighting a war neither can win? by Shahir Shahidsaless | Middle East Eye  The escalating war between the United States and Iran is no longer about Tehran’s nuclear programme, nor even about regime change, the objective that initially drove Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign to draw U.S. President Donald Trump into the conflict. It is now a . . . READ MORE . . .

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Here is a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 7-27-26.) — MCM

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Kremlin demands Ukrainian threat be ‘definitively destroyed’ after Caspian Sea strike on Iranian vessel. From the Cradle. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today that the Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea should be treated as an attack on Iran itself, and that the threat from Kiev must be eliminated. READ MORE . . .

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First, links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and for GAZA 7-24-26.) — MCM

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Netanyahu will reject U.S. demands for withdrawal from Lebanon, Gaza, Syria if asked. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told cabinet ministers that Washington wants Israeli soldiers to pull back from positions in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, and that he does not intend to comply with U.S. demands, Channel 13 reported today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel to allow foreign security force into Gaza under Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: report. From the Cradle. Israel will allow a multinational security force ​to enter Gaza, giving a veneer of international legitimacy to its occupation and colonization of the devastated strip, under the auspices of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace.” READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from the Cradle and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and down for LEBANON 7-23-26.) — MCM

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Netanyahu will reject U.S. demands for withdrawal from Lebanon, Gaza, Syria if asked. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told cabinet ministers that Washington wants Israeli soldiers to pull back from positions in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, and that he does not intend to comply with U.S. demands, Channel 13 reported today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 26  Some Lebanese displaced by war turn to satellites to check their homes. Reported by Jane Arraf and Jawad Rizkallah | NPR  BEIRUT — The photographic images are a bit fuzzy but still clear enough to see what is happening. Each costs at least $112. Click HERE to listen and read and for photos.

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For now, links to three reports: from Reuters, Middle East Eye, and Al Jazeera; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, LEBANON, IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and down for WEST BANK 7-25-26.) — MCM

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Palestinians say settler violence and military raids are bringing them to the breaking point, by Pesha Magid | Reuters  TAL, West Bank  Palestinian villagers in the occupied West Bank said today the area was coming close to breaking point after increasing incursions by Israeli settlers and violent stand-offs, such as one that left six people shot dead last week. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 26  Waves of settler attacks target mosques, homes and businesses across West Bank, by Fayha Shalash | Middle East Eye  RAMALLAH, occupied Palestine  Israeli settlers on Sunday launched a series of widespread attacks across the West Bank, setting on fire two mosques in Nablus and Tulkarm and damaging heavy equipment at an industrial facility near Ramallah. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 26  Why are Israeli settlers on the rampage in the occupied West Bank? From Al Jazeera. Israeli settlers, backed by the military, have been on a rampage in the occupied West Bank, torching at least two mosques and detaining dozens of Palestinians days after killing four of them. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to twelve reports, interviews and analyses: from the Cradle, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Al Mayadeen, and Middle East Monitor; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, LEBANON. WEST BANK and UKRAINE so far, and down for IRAN 7-26-26.) — MCM

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NEWER  Iran denies talks with Washington, warns U.S. of uunwinnable quagmire.’ From the Cradle. Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected Washington’s claims of ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic in a statement released today, stressing that current consultations are between Tehran and the Sultanate of Oman. READ MORE . . .

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Trump says U.S. is talking with Iran right now, by Bo Erickson | Reuters  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters today that the United States is having”good talks” with Iran “right now.” READ MORE . . .

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Drones attack Iran’s neighbors as Tehran appears to test Trump’s latest pause, by Nayera Abdallah, Elwely Elwelly and Eman Abouhassira | Reuters  DUBAI — Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq reported drone attacks today, two days after the United States abruptly suspended a two-week campaign of air strikes against Iran, as Tehran appeared to put President Donald Trump’s latest strategic U-turn to the test. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to an interview from National Public Radio and to a report from the Cradle; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s GAZA, LEBANON, WEST BANK and IRAN so far, and down for UKRAINE 7-26-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 26  Amid protests in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heads to the White House. Reported by Debbie Elliott, Daniel Ofman and Tinbete Ermyas | NPR  Elliott speaks with Ukrainian political analyst Oleksandr Kraiev about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s upcoming visit to the White House. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JULY 26  Tehran slams Ukrainian strike on Iranian ship in Caspian Sea. From the Cradle. Tehran condemned on late Saturday the attack carried out by Ukrainian forces on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea, calling it an “act of aggression” that could “further escalate” the ongoing war between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic. READ MORE . . .

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