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*https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260623-egypt-turkey-defence-partnershi=
p-could-help-stabilise-the-regi*
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260623-egypt-turkey-defence-partnershi=
p-could-help-stabilise-the-region/>

*on/
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260623-egypt-turkey-defence-partnershi=
p-could-help-stabilise-the-region/>*

6/23/26

*Egypt-Turkey defence partnership could help stabilise the region*
[image: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt President Abdel
Fattah el-Sisihold a joint press conference following after their meeting
on February 4, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt. [Do=C4=9Fukan Keskink=C4=B1l=C4=B1=C3=
=A7 - Anadolu
Agency]]

*Joint air and naval exercises, military co-production projects, and
growing security, intelligence and diplomatic coordination between Egypt
and Turkey are taking place amid mounting regional tensions and
geopolitical shifts, particularly in the aftermath of the US-Israeli war on
Iran.*

*Developments in Egyptian-Turkish relations across multiple fronts have
been significant and striking. They represent a strategic shift that could
open the door to a reconfiguration of regional alliances and may signal the
emergence of a defence partnership between the two countries=E2=80=94or eve=
n a
wider regional alliance should other states join=E2=80=94capable of reshapi=
ng the
balance of power in the region.*

*This growing rapprochement has reportedly raised concerns in both Israeli
and American circles, amid reports that Washington has sought clarification
regarding the nature of recent security and military contacts between
senior officials in the defence ministries of the two countries.*

*Joint Air Exercises*

*This month saw two notable developments involving Cairo and Ankara. The
first was military in nature, with joint air exercises taking place in
Egyptian airspace between 4 and 17 June. Neither side disclosed details
regarding the types or numbers of aircraft involved.*

*The second was diplomatic, namely the fourth meeting of the foreign
ministers of Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, held this week in
the Egyptian city of Alamein. The talks focused on regional issues and
efforts to formulate a four-party mechanism aimed at enhancing regional
security.*

*According to a statement by the Egyptian military spokesperson, the
exercises were conducted at several Egyptian air bases and involved a
number of multi-role fighter aircraft. The drills included operational
training flights designed to improve coordination and enhance readiness for
the execution of joint air missions under a range of conditions. *

*Last year, Egypt and Turkey resumed joint naval exercises in the eastern
Mediterranean under the =E2=80=9CSea of Friendship=E2=80=9D drills, followi=
ng a 13-year
pause. The two countries also signed agreements to co-produce drones,
develop unmanned ground vehicles, and manufacture long-range artillery
ammunition. *

*A landmark step in the development of military cooperation between the two
countries came with Egypt=E2=80=99s inclusion in Turkey=E2=80=99s Kaan stea=
lth fighter
programme as both a development and manufacturing partner. The aircraft is
expected to enter service in 2030, underscoring the expanding scope of
joint defence projects and the growing military cooperation between Cairo
and Ankara. *

*This marks the first time the two sides have agreed to elevate their
cooperation to the level of producing a stealth fighter equipped with
advanced technologies. Both countries hope the project will help challenge
the long-standing dominance of the Israeli Air Force in the Middle East.*

*Meanwhile, Turkish defence company Aselsan, one of the world=E2=80=99s lea=
ding
defence manufacturers, has recently opened a regional representative office
in Egypt under the name =E2=80=9CAselsan Egypt=E2=80=9D. According to the c=
ompany=E2=80=99s chief
executive, Ahmet Akyol, the move is aimed at strengthening cooperation with
Egypt. *

*Significant Gains*

*Egyptian=E2=80=93Turkish military cooperation should be viewed within a br=
oader
context. One key dimension is Egypt=E2=80=99s growing attractiveness to Tur=
kish
defence manufacturers, alongside Ankara=E2=80=99s ambition to open new mark=
ets for
its defence industry. This aligns with Egypt=E2=80=99s own efforts to diver=
sify its
sources of arms procurement, strengthen domestic defence production, and
localise Turkish technology. *

*The potential gains for both countries are considerable, particularly for
Egypt, which stands to benefit significantly from deeper economic and
military cooperation with Turkey through increased capital flows,
technology transfer and expanded opportunities for investment and
employment.*

*Egypt is Turkey=E2=80=99s leading trading partner in Africa, and both coun=
tries
are seeking to increase bilateral trade from approximately $9 billion to
$15 billion by 2028.*

*READ: Report: Growing Egypt-Turkey defence ties draw Israeli and US
attention
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260608-report-growing-egypt-turkey-def=
ence-ties-draw-israeli-and-us-attention/>*

*Politically and strategically, however, the issue extends far beyond
economic considerations. Turkey=E2=80=99s aim is for cooperation with Egypt=
 to
encourage other regional states=E2=80=94particularly Saudi Arabia=E2=80=94t=
o join this
trajectory. Such a development could create a trilateral platform combining
technology, production capacity and financial resources, giving the
initiative greater resilience and turning it into a framework capable of
delivering tangible gains across multiple sectors, according to political
researcher Mohamed Abed. *

*A Shifting Deterrence Balance*

*The future value of a military partnership between Cairo and Ankara is
seen as highly significant, particularly amid increasingly complex regional
and international dynamics following the US=E2=80=93Israeli war on Iran. *

*In recent years, regional states have become increasingly aware of the
need to build overlapping and diversified security partnerships that
strengthen deterrence while reducing reliance on the United States and
Western powers as primary security guarantors. *

*The war on Iran also exposed the vulnerability of Gulf and wider Arab
security structures in the face of expanding Israeli influence. This has
given renewed strategic weight to emerging understandings among the Sunni
quartet=E2=80=94Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan=E2=80=94particular=
ly amid
discussions about the possibility of forming the nucleus of an Arab-Islamic
alliance capable of restoring a more independent regional balance,
according to political analyst and academic Mohamed Gamal. *

*Speaking to Middle East Monitor, Gamal argued that expanding military
cooperation between Egypt and Turkey could help ease tensions in the
eastern Mediterranean and establish a new balance in energy and maritime
security issues. It could also improve the prospects for political
consensus in Libya, reduce the likelihood of proxy confrontations, and
strengthen security in the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. More broadly, he
said, it could give Cairo and Ankara greater capacity to build more
cohesive regional security arrangements that rely less on external powers. =
*

*Israeli Concerns*

*Israeli media outlets have suggested that the joint air exercises reflect
an unprecedented strategic shift, and that the rapidly developing military
relationship between Egypt and Turkey presents Israel with new security
challenges while reshaping regional power dynamics, particularly amid
discussions about the possibility of forming a joint Arab-Islamic military
alliance. *

*According to a military expert who spoke to Middle East Monitor on the
condition of anonymity, the current relationship between Egypt and Turkey
resembles an =E2=80=9Cemerging defence partnership=E2=80=9D rather than a m=
ilitary alliance
in the conventional sense. A formal alliance would require a mutual defence
treaty, military coordination mechanisms, a joint operations centre, and
clear operational and defence commitments from each side. *

*Those requirements have not yet been met. Nevertheless, the growing
rapprochement could raise concerns in the White House, particularly from US
President Donald Trump, especially if it is seen as posing any direct or
indirect challenge to Israeli security. For that reason, the pace of
cooperation could slow or encounter obstacles. According to Abed, the issue
is not only about Washington and Tel Aviv=E2=80=99s ability to impede such =
a
trajectory, but also about the seriousness of Cairo and Ankara in moving
towards a genuine military alliance. *

*The success of this partnership, following years of political and
diplomatic estrangement in the wake of the July 2013 military coup, rests
on three pillars: Turkey=E2=80=99s policy of =E2=80=9Czero problems=E2=80=
=9D with Egypt; Cairo=E2=80=99s
strategy of political and military repositioning; and the continued
expansion of Israeli regional influence. *

*What has taken place on the military front between two regional powers of
the scale of Egypt and Turkey=E2=80=94alongside progress on the diplomatic =
and
presidential tracks under the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council
established in September 2024=E2=80=94amounts to a geopolitical shift that =
could
help repair the fractures exposed by the Iran war and reshape regional
power dynamics. It may also provide a broader framework for rebuilding a
regional order capable of limiting the expansion of Israeli influence in
the Middle East. *

*From a pragmatic perspective, the shared interest in preventing Israel
from unilaterally shaping the region=E2=80=99s security agenda is likely to=
 ensure
the continuation and strengthening of Egyptian-Turkish cooperation, and may
ultimately pave the way for a broader and more robust strategic alliance in
the future.*

*OPINION: Egypt=E2=80=99s Family Law deepens Egyptians=E2=80=99 hardship
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260609-egypts-family-law-deepens-egypt=
ians-hardship/>*

*The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not
necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Monitor.*

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georgia, serif">https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260623-egypt-turkey-def=
ence-partnership-could-help-stabilise-the-regi</font></b></a></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D"=
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</div><div><br></div><div>6/23/26</div><div><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif=
"><br></font></b></div><div><h1 style=3D"line-height:1.2141em;margin-top:0p=
x;margin-bottom:0.5em;max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><font face=3D"geo=
rgia, serif" size=3D"4"><i>Egypt-Turkey defence partnership could help stab=
ilise the region</i></font></h1><div style=3D"max-width:100%;margin-bottom:=
1.15em;line-height:1.5em;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65)"><img src=3D"https://i0.wp.=
com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AA-20260204-404599=
15-40459914-TURKISH_PRESIDENT_ERDOGAN_EGYPT_PRESIDENT_ELSISI_MEETING_IN_CAI=
RO.jpg?fit=3D920%2C613&amp;ssl=3D1" alt=3D"Turkish President Recep Tayyip E=
rdogan and Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisihold a joint press conferenc=
e following after their meeting on February 4, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt. [Do=
=C4=9Fukan Keskink=C4=B1l=C4=B1=C3=A7 - Anadolu Agency]" style=3D"margin:au=
to 0px auto auto;display:block;clear:both" width=3D"412" height=3D"275"></d=
iv><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width=
:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Joint air and naval exercises, mili=
tary co-production projects, and growing security, intelligence and diploma=
tic coordination between Egypt and Turkey are taking place amid mounting re=
gional tensions and geopolitical shifts, particularly in the aftermath of t=
he US-Israeli war on Iran.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;=
color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgi=
a, serif">Developments in Egyptian-Turkish relations across multiple fronts=
 have been significant and striking. They represent a strategic shift that =
could open the door to a reconfiguration of regional alliances and may sign=
al the emergence of a defence partnership between the two countries=E2=80=
=94or even a wider regional alliance should other states join=E2=80=94capab=
le of reshaping the balance of power in the region.</font></b></span></p><p=
 style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%=
"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">This growing rapprochement has reportedl=
y raised concerns in both Israeli and American circles, amid reports that W=
ashington has sought clarification regarding the nature of recent security =
and military contacts between senior officials in the defence ministries of=
 the two countries.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:r=
gb(27,27,27)"><b style=3D"max-width:100%"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Joi=
nt Air Exercises</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,2=
7)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">This mo=
nth saw two notable developments involving Cairo and Ankara. The first was =
military in nature, with joint air exercises taking place in Egyptian airsp=
ace between 4 and 17 June. Neither side disclosed details regarding the typ=
es or numbers of aircraft involved.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-wi=
dth:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=
=3D"georgia, serif">The second was diplomatic, namely the fourth meeting of=
 the foreign ministers of Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, held th=
is week in the Egyptian city of Alamein. The talks focused on regional issu=
es and efforts to formulate a four-party mechanism aimed at enhancing regio=
nal security.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,=
27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Acc=
ording to a statement by the Egyptian military spokesperson, the exercises =
were conducted at several Egyptian air bases and involved a number of multi=
-role fighter aircraft. The drills included operational training flights de=
signed to improve coordination and enhance readiness for the execution of j=
oint air missions under a range of conditions.=C2=A0</font></b></span></p><=
p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100=
%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Last year, Egypt and Turkey resumed joi=
nt naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean under the =E2=80=9CSea of F=
riendship=E2=80=9D drills, following a 13-year pause. The two countries als=
o signed agreements to co-produce drones, develop unmanned ground vehicles,=
 and manufacture long-range artillery ammunition.=C2=A0</font></b></span></=
p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:=
100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">A landmark step in the development o=
f military cooperation between the two countries came with Egypt=E2=80=99s =
inclusion in Turkey=E2=80=99s Kaan stealth fighter programme as both a deve=
lopment and manufacturing partner. The aircraft is expected to enter servic=
e in 2030, underscoring the expanding scope of joint defence projects and t=
he growing military cooperation between Cairo and Ankara.=C2=A0</font></b><=
/span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"ma=
x-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">This marks the first time th=
e two sides have agreed to elevate their cooperation to the level of produc=
ing a stealth fighter equipped with advanced technologies. Both countries h=
ope the project will help challenge the long-standing dominance of the Isra=
eli Air Force in the Middle East.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-widt=
h:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D=
"georgia, serif">Meanwhile, Turkish defence company Aselsan, one of the wor=
ld=E2=80=99s leading defence manufacturers, has recently opened a regional =
representative office in Egypt under the name =E2=80=9CAselsan Egypt=E2=80=
=9D. According to the company=E2=80=99s chief executive, Ahmet Akyol, the m=
ove is aimed at strengthening cooperation with Egypt.=C2=A0</font></b></spa=
n></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b style=3D"max-width=
:100%"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Significant Gains</font></b></p><p sty=
le=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b=
><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Egyptian=E2=80=93Turkish military cooperatio=
n should be viewed within a broader context. One key dimension is Egypt=E2=
=80=99s growing attractiveness to Turkish defence manufacturers, alongside =
Ankara=E2=80=99s ambition to open new markets for its defence industry. Thi=
s aligns with Egypt=E2=80=99s own efforts to diversify its sources of arms =
procurement, strengthen domestic defence production, and localise Turkish t=
echnology.=C2=A0</font></b></span></p><blockquote style=3D"color:rgba(0,0,0=
,0.65);margin-left:2px;margin-right:6px;padding-left:16px;border-left-width=
:3px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);max-width:10=
0%;font-style:italic"><p style=3D"max-width:100%"><strong style=3D"max-widt=
h:100%"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The potential gains for both countrie=
s are considerable, particularly for Egypt, which stands to benefit signifi=
cantly from deeper economic and military cooperation with Turkey through in=
creased capital flows, technology transfer and expanded opportunities for i=
nvestment and employment.</font></strong></p></blockquote><p style=3D"max-w=
idth:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=
=3D"georgia, serif">Egypt is Turkey=E2=80=99s leading trading partner in Af=
rica, and both countries are seeking to increase bilateral trade from appro=
ximately $9 billion to $15 billion by 2028.</font></b></span></p><p style=
=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><strong style=3D"max-width:100%"><f=
ont face=3D"georgia, serif">READ:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.middleeastmon=
itor.com/20260608-report-growing-egypt-turkey-defence-ties-draw-israeli-and=
-us-attention/" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-wid=
th:100%" target=3D"_blank">Report: Growing Egypt-Turkey defence ties draw I=
sraeli and US attention</a></font></strong></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;c=
olor:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia=
, serif">Politically and strategically, however, the issue extends far beyo=
nd economic considerations. Turkey=E2=80=99s aim is for cooperation with Eg=
ypt to encourage other regional states=E2=80=94particularly Saudi Arabia=E2=
=80=94to join this trajectory. Such a development could create a trilateral=
 platform combining technology, production capacity and financial resources=
, giving the initiative greater resilience and turning it into a framework =
capable of delivering tangible gains across multiple sectors, according to =
political researcher Mohamed Abed.=C2=A0</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"m=
ax-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b style=3D"max-width:100%"><font face=
=3D"georgia, serif">A Shifting Deterrence Balance</font></b></p><p style=3D=
"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><fon=
t face=3D"georgia, serif">The future value of a military partnership betwee=
n Cairo and Ankara is seen as highly significant, particularly amid increas=
ingly complex regional and international dynamics following the US=E2=80=93=
Israeli war on Iran.<span>=C2=A0</span></font></b></span></p><blockquote st=
yle=3D"color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);margin-left:2px;margin-right:6px;padding-left=
:16px;border-left-width:3px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgba(=
0,0,0,0.1);max-width:100%;font-style:italic"><p style=3D"max-width:100%"><s=
trong style=3D"max-width:100%"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">In recent year=
s, regional states have become increasingly aware of the need to build over=
lapping and diversified security partnerships that strengthen deterrence wh=
ile reducing reliance on the United States and Western powers as primary se=
curity guarantors.=C2=A0</font></strong></p></blockquote><p style=3D"max-wi=
dth:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=
=3D"georgia, serif">The war on Iran also exposed the vulnerability of Gulf =
and wider Arab security structures in the face of expanding Israeli influen=
ce. This has given renewed strategic weight to emerging understandings amon=
g the Sunni quartet=E2=80=94Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan=E2=80=
=94particularly amid discussions about the possibility of forming the nucle=
us of an Arab-Islamic alliance capable of restoring a more independent regi=
onal balance, according to political analyst and academic Mohamed Gamal.=C2=
=A0</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><s=
pan style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Speaking to M=
iddle East Monitor, Gamal argued that expanding military cooperation betwee=
n Egypt and Turkey could help ease tensions in the eastern Mediterranean an=
d establish a new balance in energy and maritime security issues. It could =
also improve the prospects for political consensus in Libya, reduce the lik=
elihood of proxy confrontations, and strengthen security in the Red Sea and=
 the Suez Canal. More broadly, he said, it could give Cairo and Ankara grea=
ter capacity to build more cohesive regional security arrangements that rel=
y less on external powers.=C2=A0</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width=
:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b style=3D"max-width:100%"><font face=3D"georgi=
a, serif">Israeli Concerns</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:r=
gb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, seri=
f">Israeli media outlets have suggested that the joint air exercises reflec=
t an unprecedented strategic shift, and that the rapidly developing militar=
y relationship between Egypt and Turkey presents Israel with new security c=
hallenges while reshaping regional power dynamics, particularly amid discus=
sions about the possibility of forming a joint Arab-Islamic military allian=
ce.=C2=A0</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,2=
7)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Accordi=
ng to a military expert who spoke to Middle East Monitor on the condition o=
f anonymity, the current relationship between Egypt and Turkey resembles an=
 =E2=80=9Cemerging defence partnership=E2=80=9D rather than a military alli=
ance in the conventional sense. A formal alliance would require a mutual de=
fence treaty, military coordination mechanisms, a joint operations centre, =
and clear operational and defence commitments from each side.=C2=A0</font><=
/b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=
=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Those requirements hav=
e not yet been met. Nevertheless, the growing rapprochement could raise con=
cerns in the White House, particularly from US President Donald Trump, espe=
cially if it is seen as posing any direct or indirect challenge to Israeli =
security. For that reason, the pace of cooperation could slow or encounter =
obstacles. According to Abed, the issue is not only about Washington and Te=
l Aviv=E2=80=99s ability to impede such a trajectory, but also about the se=
riousness of Cairo and Ankara in moving towards a genuine military alliance=
.=C2=A0</font></b></span></p><blockquote style=3D"color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);ma=
rgin-left:2px;margin-right:6px;padding-left:16px;border-left-width:3px;bord=
er-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);max-width:100%;font-s=
tyle:italic"><p style=3D"max-width:100%"><strong style=3D"max-width:100%"><=
font face=3D"georgia, serif">The success of this partnership, following yea=
rs of political and diplomatic estrangement in the wake of the July 2013 mi=
litary coup, rests on three pillars: Turkey=E2=80=99s policy of =E2=80=9Cze=
ro problems=E2=80=9D with Egypt; Cairo=E2=80=99s strategy of political and =
military repositioning; and the continued expansion of Israeli regional inf=
luence.=C2=A0</font></strong></p></blockquote><p style=3D"max-width:100%;co=
lor:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia,=
 serif">What has taken place on the military front between two regional pow=
ers of the scale of Egypt and Turkey=E2=80=94alongside progress on the dipl=
omatic and presidential tracks under the High-Level Strategic Cooperation C=
ouncil established in September 2024=E2=80=94amounts to a geopolitical shif=
t that could help repair the fractures exposed by the Iran war and reshape =
regional power dynamics. It may also provide a broader framework for rebuil=
ding a regional order capable of limiting the expansion of Israeli influenc=
e in the Middle East.=C2=A0</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%=
;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georg=
ia, serif">From a pragmatic perspective, the shared interest in preventing =
Israel from unilaterally shaping the region=E2=80=99s security agenda is li=
kely to ensure the continuation and strengthening of Egyptian-Turkish coope=
ration, and may ultimately pave the way for a broader and more robust strat=
egic alliance in the future.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100=
%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><strong style=3D"max-width:100%"><font face=3D"georg=
ia, serif">OPINION:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260=
609-egypts-family-law-deepens-egyptians-hardship/" style=3D"text-decoration=
:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-width:100%" target=3D"_blank">Egypt=E2=80=
=99s Family Law deepens Egyptians=E2=80=99 hardship</a></font></strong></p>=
<p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27);font-style:italic"><b><font =
face=3D"georgia, serif">The views expressed in this article belong to the a=
uthor and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Mo=
nitor.</font></b></p></div></div>
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*https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-lebanon-split-over-south-withd=
rawal-in-washington-talks-reports/3978744
<https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-lebanon-split-over-south-withd=
rawal-in-washington-talks-reports/3978744>*

6/26/26

*Israel, Lebanon split over south withdrawal in Washington talks: Reports*T=
alks
stall as Israel refuses full withdrawal from south, Lebanon demands
complete pullout
[image: Content media]

*The US State Department announced Friday that the fifth round of
Lebanon-Israel negotiations in Washington had been extended by one day
after media reports said that talks failed to bridge a deepening rift over
the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon.*

*Israel's public broadcaster KAN, citing unnamed sources, said the main
dispute centers on what Israel calls the "Yellow Line," or "Anti-tank
Line," established in April =E2=80=94 an imaginary line extending roughly 8
kilometers (5 miles) inside Lebanese territory from the Israeli border.*

*Israel refuses to withdraw from areas within the Yellow Line and insists
on maintaining its presence at the Beaufort Castle hilltop in southern
Lebanon.*

*KAN said Israel is considering a partial and conditional withdrawal from
some seized areas, while Lebanon is demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal
from all villages and towns within the line, including Majdal Zoun, Zibqin,
Beit Lif, Tayri and Kounine.*

*The Jerusalem Post reported that Washington has proposed a "pilot plan"
for parts of southern Lebanon, under which the Lebanese army would
gradually take control of vacated areas and dismantle Hezbollah military
infrastructure.*

*The main disagreement concerns where implementation should begin. The US
and Lebanon support launching the plan in areas currently held by Israeli
forces, while Israel wants to first test it in areas where its troops are
not deployed "to assess the Lebanese army's ability to prevent Hezbollah
activity."*

*Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a conference in Tel
Aviv that Israel "will remain there."*

*Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army will not withdraw from "the
security zone" in southern Lebanon "even if the United States demands
withdrawal," stressing the need to protect northern Israeli communities.*

*Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the parties are also discussing a US
coordination mechanism to oversee Lebanese army deployment in areas Israeli
forces may vacate, as well as a security communication channel between the
two sides. Any potential withdrawal would require several days of
logistical preparations, the newspaper added.*

*Earlier Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported that the military had
withdrawn several combat brigades from southern Lebanon as part of a plan
"to increase readiness" and conduct training.*

*Army Radio, citing military correspondent Doron Kadosh, said the
redeployment is part of a broader plan to reduce combat troops across
multiple fronts. Some brigades will remain "on heightened alert" while
undergoing training, with reserve forces expected to replace active units
if needed.*

*The reported move coincided with a decline in Israeli attacks amid reports
of US pressure on Tel Aviv to reduce military escalation in Lebanon in
support of ongoing US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland.*

*On June 18, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding and
launched negotiations on June 21 aimed at reaching a permanent agreement to
end the war initiated by the US and Israel against Iran on Feb. 28. The
framework also covers the conflict in Lebanon.*

*Israel nevertheless continued intensive strikes in the following days
before significantly reducing the pace of its attacks since Sunday.*

*There was no comment from Lebanese officials on the reports.*

*Israel continues to occupy areas in southern Lebanon, some held for
decades and others seized during the 2023-2024 war. During its offensive,
Israeli forces advanced more than 10 kilometers (6 miles) inside Lebanese
territory, their deepest advance since withdrawing from southern Lebanon in
2000.*

*Since launching its offensive on March 2, 2026, Israel's military campaign
has displaced more than one million people, according to official Lebanese
figures.*

*Hours earlier Thursday, Lebanon's Health Ministry said the death toll from
the Israeli offensive since March 2 had risen to 4,230, with 12,179 others
injured, after recording 38 deaths and eight injuries over the previous 24
hours.*

*The ministry did not specify whether all fatalities occurred during the
past day or included bodies recovered from previously bombed areas.*

**Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul*

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"><b style=3D"background-color:transparent"><fo=
nt face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D"https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/=
israel-lebanon-split-over-south-withdrawal-in-washington-talks-reports/3978=
744" target=3D"_blank">https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-lebanon-=
split-over-south-withdrawal-in-washington-talks-reports/3978744</a></font><=
/b></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"><b style=3D"background-color=
:transparent"><br></b></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"><span sty=
le=3D"background-color:transparent">6/26/26</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><div><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><br></font></b></div><=
div><h1 style=3D"line-height:1.2141em;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;ma=
x-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><font face=3D"georgia, serif" size=3D"4">=
<i>Israel, Lebanon split over south withdrawal in Washington talks: Reports=
</i></font></h1><h2 style=3D"line-height:1.27275em;max-width:100%"><font si=
ze=3D"2" face=3D"georgia, serif"><font color=3D"#000000">Talks stall as Isr=
ael refuses full withdrawal from south, Lebanon demands complete pullou</fo=
nt><span style=3D"color:rgba(27,27,27,0.65)">t</span></font></h2><div style=
=3D"max-width:100%;margin-bottom:1.15em;line-height:1.5em;color:rgba(0,0,0,=
0.65)"><img alt=3D"Content media" src=3D"https://web-cdnprod.aa.com.tr/uplo=
ads/Contents/2026/06/26/thumbs_b_c_91dd3533f226613b494b796522682e21.jpg" st=
yle=3D"margin:auto 0px auto auto;display:block;clear:both" width=3D"412" he=
ight=3D"232"></div><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font=
 face=3D"georgia, serif">The US State Department announced Friday that the =
fifth round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations in Washington had been extended =
by one day after media reports said that talks failed to bridge a deepening=
 rift over the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon.</font></=
b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"geor=
gia, serif">Israel&#39;s public broadcaster KAN, citing unnamed sources, sa=
id the main dispute centers on what Israel calls the &quot;Yellow Line,&quo=
t; or &quot;Anti-tank Line,&quot; established in April =E2=80=94 an imagina=
ry line extending roughly 8 kilometers (5 miles) inside Lebanese territory =
from the Israeli border.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb=
(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Israel refuses to withdraw fro=
m areas within the Yellow Line and insists on maintaining its presence at t=
he Beaufort Castle hilltop in southern Lebanon.</font></b></p><p style=3D"m=
ax-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">KAN sai=
d Israel is considering a partial and conditional withdrawal from some seiz=
ed areas, while Lebanon is demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal from all=
 villages and towns within the line, including Majdal Zoun, Zibqin, Beit Li=
f, Tayri and Kounine.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27=
,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The Jerusalem Post reported that =
Washington has proposed a &quot;pilot plan&quot; for parts of southern Leba=
non, under which the Lebanese army would gradually take control of vacated =
areas and dismantle Hezbollah military infrastructure.</font></b></p><p sty=
le=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">=
The main disagreement concerns where implementation should begin. The US an=
d Lebanon support launching the plan in areas currently held by Israeli for=
ces, while Israel wants to first test it in areas where its troops are not =
deployed &quot;to assess the Lebanese army&#39;s ability to prevent Hezboll=
ah activity.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27=
,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta=
nyahu said during a conference in Tel Aviv that Israel &quot;will remain th=
ere.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b=
><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army w=
ill not withdraw from &quot;the security zone&quot; in southern Lebanon &qu=
ot;even if the United States demands withdrawal,&quot; stressing the need t=
o protect northern Israeli communities.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width=
:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Yedioth Ahronot=
h reported that the parties are also discussing a US coordination mechanism=
 to oversee Lebanese army deployment in areas Israeli forces may vacate, as=
 well as a security communication channel between the two sides. Any potent=
ial withdrawal would require several days of logistical preparations, the n=
ewspaper added.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27=
)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Earlier Thursday, Israeli Army Radio re=
ported that the military had withdrawn several combat brigades from souther=
n Lebanon as part of a plan &quot;to increase readiness&quot; and conduct t=
raining.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><=
font face=3D"georgia, serif">Army Radio, citing military correspondent Doro=
n Kadosh, said the redeployment is part of a broader plan to reduce combat =
troops across multiple fronts. Some brigades will remain &quot;on heightene=
d alert&quot; while undergoing training, with reserve forces expected to re=
place active units if needed.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;colo=
r:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The reported move coincid=
ed with a decline in Israeli attacks amid reports of US pressure on Tel Avi=
v to reduce military escalation in Lebanon in support of ongoing US-Iran ne=
gotiations in Switzerland.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:r=
gb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">On June 18, Washington and T=
ehran signed a memorandum of understanding and launched negotiations on Jun=
e 21 aimed at reaching a permanent agreement to end the war initiated by th=
e US and Israel against Iran on Feb. 28. The framework also covers the conf=
lict in Lebanon.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,2=
7)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Israel nevertheless continued intensiv=
e strikes in the following days before significantly reducing the pace of i=
ts attacks since Sunday.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb=
(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">There was no comment from Leba=
nese officials on the reports.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;col=
or:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Israel continues to occu=
py areas in southern Lebanon, some held for decades and others seized durin=
g the 2023-2024 war. During its offensive, Israeli forces advanced more tha=
n 10 kilometers (6 miles) inside Lebanese territory, their deepest advance =
since withdrawing from southern Lebanon in 2000.</font></b></p><p style=3D"=
max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Since =
launching its offensive on March 2, 2026, Israel&#39;s military campaign ha=
s displaced more than one million people, according to official Lebanese fi=
gures.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><fo=
nt face=3D"georgia, serif">Hours earlier Thursday, Lebanon&#39;s Health Min=
istry said the death toll from the Israeli offensive since March 2 had rise=
n to 4,230, with 12,179 others injured, after recording 38 deaths and eight=
 injuries over the previous 24 hours.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:1=
00%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The ministry did =
not specify whether all fatalities occurred during the past day or included=
 bodies recovered from previously bombed areas.</font></b></p><p style=3D"m=
ax-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">*Writin=
g by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul</font></b></p></div></div>
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*https://thecradle.co/articles/pentagon-seeks-move-gulf-bases-away-from-ira=
n-report
<https://thecradle.co/articles/pentagon-seeks-move-gulf-bases-away-from-ira=
n-report>*

*Pentagon seeks to 'move' Gulf bases away from Iran: Report*Satellite and
social media images show vastly greater damage to the US Navy's key base in
the region from Iranian strikes than the US military has previously admitte=
d

*News Desk   *6/26/26

*The US is considering moving parts of its military presence in West Asia
farther west, including to Israel, after retaliatory Iranian missile and
drone strikes inflicted severe damage on US bases in the region during the
war, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported
<https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3?=
mod=3Dhp_lead_pos7>
on
26 June.*

*Citing US government officials, the WSJ revealed that retaliatory Iranian
strikes caused an estimated $400 million in previously unacknowledged
damage to the US military's premier military base in West Asia, the Naval
Support Activity Bahrain (NSA Bahrain) Base.*

*The war began on 28 February, when the US and Israel launched an
unprovoked bombing campaign on the Islamic Republic that killed thousands
of Iranians, including supreme leader Ali Khamenei, top military
commanders, and civilians.*

*The war is currently paused, as Washington and Tehran reached a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) last week, launching a 60-day negotiation period to
end the conflict.*

*NSA Bahrain, which is home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, lies just 240
kilometers south of Iran, making it a vulnerable target. Iran inflicted
damage to the Fifth Fleet headquarters, a barracks, several warehouses, and
a potable water tank, the WSJ revealed, citing satellite and social media
images.*

*No US military personnel were killed at the base in Bahrain. However, 13
service members were killed across the region by Iranian strikes.*

*An analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) =
=E2=80=93
a prominent Washington think tank =E2=80=93 said that the cost of the damag=
e
inflicted may be much higher than the $400 million cited by the WSJ. For
example, Iranian strikes successfully destroyed two satellite communication
terminals costing some $20 million each.*

*The damage inflicted by Iran has prompted the US military to move command
centers at NSA Bahrain underground and to decide against rebuilding some
destroyed structures, according to current and former service members.*

*The US may also reduce its military presence in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia,
where Iran also targeted US forces.*

*These forces will be transferred to locations further west, including
potentially to Israel.*

*During the war, dozens of US warplanes and refueling tankers were forced
to operate out of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel's largest civilian
airport.*

*In addition to redeploying its forces to Israel, Washington is quietly
moving to integrate the US and Israeli militaries in unprecedented
ways, according
<https://armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fy27_ndaa_chairmans_mark_-_f=
inal.pdf?utm_source=3DSailthru&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_campaign=3D5/27/26%20=
AM:&utm_term=3DPunchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberf=
ul%20Combined>
to
a clause in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).*

*Section 224 of the NDAA, entitled =E2=80=9CUnited States=E2=80=93Israel De=
fense Technology
Cooperation Initiative,=E2=80=9D proposes bilateral defense research and
development, co-production of weapons, joint ventures, licensing
agreements, and other US=E2=80=93Israeli military-industrial complex cooper=
ation.*

*If implemented, the initiative could do more to intertwine the US army
with the Israeli army than the more than $200 billion in military
assistance Israel has received from the US since 1948, Responsible
Statecraft (RS) wrote.
<https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-us-military/>*

*It is =E2=80=9Cthe first step towards shifting aid further into the shadow=
s=E2=80=9D and
=E2=80=9Cwould all but fuse the two countries' armed forces together,=E2=80=
=9D RS added.*

*For it to become law, both the House and the Senate must pass their
respective versions of the NDAA. US President Donald Trump must then sign
it.*

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=
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nt face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D"https://thecradle.co/articles/pentago=
n-seeks-move-gulf-bases-away-from-iran-report" target=3D"_blank">https://th=
ecradle.co/articles/pentagon-seeks-move-gulf-bases-away-from-iran-report</a=
></font></b></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><b><font face=3D"g=
eorgia, serif"><br></font></b></div><div><h1 style=3D"line-height:1.2141em;=
margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><fon=
t face=3D"georgia, serif" size=3D"4"><i>Pentagon seeks to &#39;move&#39; Gu=
lf bases away from Iran: Report</i></font></h1><h2 style=3D"line-height:1.2=
7275em;max-width:100%"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"georgia, serif" color=3D"#0=
00000">Satellite and social media images show vastly greater damage to the =
US Navy&#39;s key base in the region from Iranian strikes than the US milit=
ary has previously admitted</font></h2><div style=3D"margin-bottom:1.45em;m=
ax-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><p style=3D"margin:0px;max-width:100%;di=
splay:inline"><a style=3D"margin:0px;max-width:100%;display:inline"><font f=
ace=3D"georgia, serif" style=3D""><b>News Desk=C2=A0 =C2=A0</b>6/26/26</fon=
t></a></p></div><div style=3D"max-width:100%;margin-bottom:1.15em;line-heig=
ht:1.5em;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65)"><img src=3D"https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-=
central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/ac3a11a2-7156-11f1-b777-00163e02c055=
.webp" alt=3D"" style=3D"margin:auto 0px auto auto;display:block;clear:both=
" width=3D"412" height=3D"232"></div><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(2=
7,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><span style=3D"max-width:100%">T=
he US is considering moving parts of its military presence in West Asia far=
ther west, including to Israel, after retaliatory Iranian missile and drone=
 strikes inflicted severe damage on US bases in the region during the war, =
the<span>=C2=A0</span><i style=3D"max-width:100%">Wall Street Journal</i><s=
pan>=C2=A0</span>(WSJ)<span>=C2=A0</span></span><a href=3D"https://www.wsj.=
com/world/middle-east/iran-us-naval-base-bahrain-e87bbca3?mod=3Dhp_lead_pos=
7" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-width:100%" targ=
et=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"max-width:100%">reported</span></a><span style=
=3D"max-width:100%"><span>=C2=A0</span>on 26 June.</span></font></b></p><p =
style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"=
><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Citing US government officials, the WSJ r=
evealed that retaliatory Iranian strikes caused an estimated $400 million i=
n previously unacknowledged damage to the US military&#39;s premier militar=
y base in West Asia, the Naval Support Activity Bahrain (NSA Bahrain) Base.=
</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span=
 style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The war began on=
 28 February, when the US and Israel launched an unprovoked bombing campaig=
n on the Islamic Republic that killed thousands of Iranians, including supr=
eme leader Ali Khamenei, top military commanders, and civilians.</font></b>=
</span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"m=
ax-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The war is currently paused=
, as Washington and Tehran reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) last=
 week, launching a 60-day negotiation period to end the conflict.</font></b=
></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.4em=
"></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-wi=
dth:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">NSA Bahrain, which is home to th=
e US Navy&#39;s Fifth Fleet, lies just 240 kilometers south of Iran, making=
 it a vulnerable target. Iran inflicted damage to the Fifth Fleet headquart=
ers, a barracks, several warehouses, and a potable water tank, the WSJ reve=
aled, citing satellite and social media images.</font></b></span></p><p sty=
le=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b=
><font face=3D"georgia, serif">No US military personnel were killed at the =
base in Bahrain. However, 13 service members were killed across the region =
by Iranian strikes.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:r=
gb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, seri=
f">An analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) =
=E2=80=93 a prominent Washington think tank =E2=80=93 said that the cost of=
 the damage inflicted may be much higher than the $400 million cited by the=
 WSJ. For example, Iranian strikes successfully destroyed two satellite com=
munication terminals costing some $20 million each.</font></b></span></p><p=
 style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%=
"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The damage inflicted by Iran has prompte=
d the US military to move command centers at NSA Bahrain underground and to=
 decide against rebuilding some destroyed structures, according to current =
and former service members.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%=
;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georg=
ia, serif">The US may also reduce its military presence in Kuwait and Saudi=
 Arabia, where Iran also targeted US forces.</font></b></span></p><p style=
=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><=
font face=3D"georgia, serif">These forces will be transferred to locations =
further west, including potentially to Israel.</font></b></span></p><p styl=
e=3D"max-width:100%;margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.4em"></p><p style=3D"m=
ax-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font =
face=3D"georgia, serif">During the war, dozens of US warplanes and refuelin=
g tankers were forced to operate out of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Isr=
ael&#39;s largest civilian airport.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-wi=
dth:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><span style=
=3D"max-width:100%">In addition to redeploying its forces to Israel, Washin=
gton is quietly moving to integrate the US and Israeli militaries in unprec=
edented ways,<span>=C2=A0</span></span><a href=3D"https://armedservices.hou=
se.gov/uploadedfiles/fy27_ndaa_chairmans_mark_-_final.pdf?utm_source=3DSail=
thru&amp;utm_medium=3Demail&amp;utm_campaign=3D5/27/26%20AM:&amp;utm_term=
=3DPunchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combine=
d" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-width:100%" targ=
et=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"max-width:100%">according</span></a><span styl=
e=3D"max-width:100%"><span>=C2=A0</span>to a clause in the 2027 National De=
fense Authorization Act (NDAA).</span></font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:=
100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"g=
eorgia, serif">Section 224 of the NDAA, entitled =E2=80=9CUnited States=E2=
=80=93Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative,=E2=80=9D proposes b=
ilateral defense research and development, co-production of weapons, joint =
ventures, licensing agreements, and other US=E2=80=93Israeli military-indus=
trial complex cooperation.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;=
color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><span style=3D"max-wi=
dth:100%">If implemented, the initiative could do more to intertwine the US=
 army with the Israeli army than the more than $200 billion in military ass=
istance Israel has received from the US since 1948, Responsible Statecraft =
(RS)=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-us-mil=
itary/" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-width:100%"=
 target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"max-width:100%">wrote.=C2=A0</span></a></=
font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span style=3D=
"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">It is =E2=80=9Cthe first =
step towards shifting aid further into the shadows=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cwo=
uld all but fuse the two countries&#39; armed forces together,=E2=80=9D RS =
added.</font></b></span></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"=
><span style=3D"max-width:100%"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">For it to =
become law, both the House and the Senate must pass their respective versio=
ns of the NDAA. US President Donald Trump must then sign it.</font></b></sp=
an></p></div></div>
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*https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/26/when-is-it-too-late-the-ndaa-us-is=
rael-military-fusion-and-the-point-of-no-return/
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/26/when-is-it-too-late-the-ndaa-us-is=
rael-military-fusion-and-the-point-of-no-return/>*

*When Is It Too Late? The NDAA, US-Israel Military Fusion, and the Point of
No Return*
*Michael Leonardi* <https://www.counterpunch.org/author/bracre4/>    6/26/2=
6

*Photograph by Michael Leonardi*

*We are long past the moment when we could pretend the warning signs were
not there.*

*Just as climate scientists have spent decades warning of tipping points =
=E2=80=94
the irreversible collapse of ice sheets, the die-off of coral reefs, the
sudden release of methane from thawing permafrost =E2=80=94 a different kin=
d of
catastrophe has been building in plain sight. This one is political,
constitutional, and strategic. And like climate change, it has been enabled
by denial, short-term thinking, and the capture of power by entrenched
interests.*

*The latest National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) moving through
Congress represents one of those tipping points. In provisions that have
received far too little public scrutiny, the bill begins the formal fusion
of critical elements of the U.S. and Israeli militaries: shared command
structures, integrated technology development, aligned intelligence
architectures, and interlocking supply chains. What was once a close
alliance is being quietly transformed into something far more dangerous =E2=
=80=94 a
de facto merged military apparatus.*

*This is the political equivalent of passing 2=C2=B0C. The feedback loops a=
re
strengthening. Once these structures are locked in, unwinding them will
require a political effort on the scale of dismantling the entire
military-industrial complex.*

*The Constitutional Surrender*

*These NDAA provisions do not simply increase aid or coordination. They
create mechanisms for the =E2=80=9Cconsolidation=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Calig=
nment=E2=80=9D of U.S. and
Israeli military planning, technology, and operations across multiple
federal agencies. This is the architecture of irreversible entanglement.*

*The Constitution never envisioned =E2=80=94 and does not permit =E2=80=94 =
the quiet merger
of American military sovereignty with that of any foreign power. Congress=
=E2=80=99s
power to declare war and appropriate funds, and the President=E2=80=99s rol=
e as
Commander-in-Chief, are being steadily undermined by institutional
arrangements that treat Israel as something closer to a co-equal military
partner than an ally.*

*This is how republics erode: not through dramatic coups, but through the
slow surrender of decision-making authority dressed up as strategic
necessity.*

*Meanwhile, Israel continues its genocidal campaign in Gaza (now with over
70,000 dead) and expands aggression into Lebanon. Rather than applying any
restraint, the U.S. political class is locking future generations into even
deeper complicity.*

*Window Dressing in New York*

*Even as this fusion advances, we are treated to the spectacle of
=E2=80=9Cprogressive=E2=80=9D wins in places like New York elections =E2=80=
=94 a little window
dressing to make the system appear responsive. These occasional victories
provide the illusion of democratic vitality while the deeper machinery of
power cements a profound forfeiture of sovereignty. The empire continues
its march, largely undisturbed by the occasional progressive headline.*

*The European Crackdown and the Assault on International Law*

*This forfeiture is mirrored and reinforced across the Atlantic. Europe,
which once pretended to uphold certain standards of human rights and free
speech, is undergoing a sweeping clampdown on pro-Palestinian voices. In
Britain, Palestine Action activists face terrorism charges for non-violent
direct action against arms factories. In Denmark, student encampments have
been violently cleared and organizers prosecuted. In Germany, Jewish
anti-Zionist voices are smeared and marginalized, as the state codifies
Israel as the very embodiment of =E2=80=9CSemitism=E2=80=9D =E2=80=94 a gro=
tesque adulteration of
the term that turns criticism of a genocidal state into a punishable
thought crime.*

*In Italy, persecution of activists continues, with draconian laws designed
to criminalize dissent and any meaningful criticism of Israel. Palestinian
activists remain imprisoned under harsh conditions.*

*At the heart of this repression is the ongoing assault on UN Special
Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. The US government has imposed sanctions on
her for her principled and unflinching reporting on Israeli crimes =E2=80=
=94 an
abhorrent affront to international law and a naked display of colonial
impunity. These sanctions, currently held up in court, reveal the true face
of Western =E2=80=9Cjustice=E2=80=9D: kangaroo courts more interested in pr=
otecting the
crimes of empire than in upholding international law or delivering real
accountability.*

*Recent UN reports have laid bare the horror in even starker terms. In late
June 2026, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded
that Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted
Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity, and
war crimes in Gaza, alongside war crimes in the West Bank. Another UN
report documented systemic sexual violence, including rape and gang rape,
against Palestinian detainees. Rather than face accountability, Israel
responded with its typical monstrous strategy: viciously attacking the
United Nations, its commissioners, and investigators =E2=80=94 smearing the=
m as
=E2=80=9Ctools of Hamas=E2=80=9D and seeking to delegitimize any institutio=
n that dares
document its crimes.*

*The broader pattern is unmistakable: the systematic delegitimization of
international law and institutions like the United Nations, paired with
Israel=E2=80=99s continued complete and total impunity. While the ICJ and I=
CC issue
rulings and arrest warrants, Western powers ensure they remain unenforced.
This is not the rule of law =E2=80=94 it is the law of the strongest, enfor=
ced by
those who profit from the carnage.*

*When Is It Too Late?*

*As former Congressman Dennis Kucinich warned in Antiwar.com, these NDAA
provisions represent nothing less than =E2=80=9Cthe surrender of American
sovereignty on the eve of America=E2=80=99s 250th anniversary.=E2=80=9D*

*We are rapidly approaching a point of no return. The feedback loops are
already strengthening: the Israel lobby=E2=80=99s stranglehold on both majo=
r
parties, the massive profits flowing to defense contractors, and a national
security state that treats criticism of this relationship as a greater
threat than the moral and strategic disaster it has created.*

*Just as climate denial delayed meaningful action until tipping points
became visible and irreversible, political denial about the costs of total
allegiance to Israel has brought us to this dangerous threshold. Each new
layer of military, technological, and intelligence integration makes
genuine independence harder to reclaim.*

*The American people must demand that Congress reject these provisions. We
must insist on reclaiming sovereignty over our own foreign policy and
military decisions. Unconditional support for Israel=E2=80=99s wars is not =
strength
=E2=80=94 it is surrender.*

*Because in regards to both climate change and geopolitics, the question is
no longer abstract:*

*When is it too late?*

*We may be about to find out.*

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no-return/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/26/when-=
is-it-too-late-the-ndaa-us-israel-military-fusion-and-the-point-of-no-retur=
n/</a></font></b></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><b><font face=
=3D"georgia, serif"><br></font></b></div><div><h1 style=3D"line-height:1.21=
41em;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"=
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 US-Israel Military Fusion, and the Point of No Return</i></font></h1><div =
style=3D"margin-bottom:1.45em;max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><span sty=
le=3D"margin:0px;max-width:100%;display:inline"><a href=3D"https://www.coun=
terpunch.org/author/bracre4/" rel=3D"nofollow" style=3D"text-decoration:non=
e;margin:0px;color:rgb(27,27,27);max-width:100%;display:inline" target=3D"_=
blank"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Michael Leonardi</font></b></a>=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 6/26/26</span></div><img aria-describedby=3D"caption-attachment-=
416399" src=3D"https://www.counterpunch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Scre=
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x-width:100%;margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.4em"><b><font face=3D"georgia=
, serif">Photograph by Michael Leonardi</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width=
:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">We are long pas=
t the moment when we could pretend the warning signs were not there.</font>=
</b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"ge=
orgia, serif">Just as climate scientists have spent decades warning of tipp=
ing points =E2=80=94 the irreversible collapse of ice sheets, the die-off o=
f coral reefs, the sudden release of methane from thawing permafrost =E2=80=
=94 a different kind of catastrophe has been building in plain sight. This =
one is political, constitutional, and strategic. And like climate change, i=
t has been enabled by denial, short-term thinking, and the capture of power=
 by entrenched interests.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rg=
b(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The latest National Defense A=
uthorization Act (NDAA) moving through Congress represents one of those tip=
ping points. In provisions that have received far too little public scrutin=
y, the bill begins the formal fusion of critical elements of the U.S. and I=
sraeli militaries: shared command structures, integrated technology develop=
ment, aligned intelligence architectures, and interlocking supply chains. W=
hat was once a close alliance is being quietly transformed into something f=
ar more dangerous =E2=80=94 a de facto merged military apparatus.</font></b=
></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georg=
ia, serif">This is the political equivalent of passing 2=C2=B0C. The feedba=
ck loops are strengthening. Once these structures are locked in, unwinding =
them will require a political effort on the scale of dismantling the entire=
 military-industrial complex.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;colo=
r:rgb(27,27,27)"><strong style=3D"max-width:100%"><font face=3D"georgia, se=
rif">The Constitutional Surrender</font></strong></p><p style=3D"max-width:=
100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">These NDAA provi=
sions do not simply increase aid or coordination. They create mechanisms fo=
r the =E2=80=9Cconsolidation=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Calignment=E2=80=9D of U.=
S. and Israeli military planning, technology, and operations across multipl=
e federal agencies. This is the architecture of irreversible entanglement.<=
/font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=
=3D"georgia, serif">The Constitution never envisioned =E2=80=94 and does no=
t permit =E2=80=94 the quiet merger of American military sovereignty with t=
hat of any foreign power. Congress=E2=80=99s power to declare war and appro=
priate funds, and the President=E2=80=99s role as Commander-in-Chief, are b=
eing steadily undermined by institutional arrangements that treat Israel as=
 something closer to a co-equal military partner than an ally.</font></b></=
p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia,=
 serif">This is how republics erode: not through dramatic coups, but throug=
h the slow surrender of decision-making authority dressed up as strategic n=
ecessity.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b>=
<font face=3D"georgia, serif">Meanwhile, Israel continues its genocidal cam=
paign in Gaza (now with over 70,000 dead) and expands aggression into Leban=
on. Rather than applying any restraint, the U.S. political class is locking=
 future generations into even deeper complicity.</font></b></p><p style=3D"=
max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><strong style=3D"max-width:100%"><font =
face=3D"georgia, serif">Window Dressing in New York</font></strong></p><p s=
tyle=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif=
">Even as this fusion advances, we are treated to the spectacle of =E2=80=
=9Cprogressive=E2=80=9D wins in places like New York elections =E2=80=94 a =
little window dressing to make the system appear responsive. These occasion=
al victories provide the illusion of democratic vitality while the deeper m=
achinery of power cements a profound forfeiture of sovereignty. The empire =
continues its march, largely undisturbed by the occasional progressive head=
line.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><strong=
 style=3D"max-width:100%"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The European Crackd=
own and the Assault on International Law</font></strong></p><p style=3D"max=
-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">This forf=
eiture is mirrored and reinforced across the Atlantic. Europe, which once p=
retended to uphold certain standards of human rights and free speech, is un=
dergoing a sweeping clampdown on pro-Palestinian voices. In Britain, Palest=
ine Action activists face terrorism charges for non-violent direct action a=
gainst arms factories. In Denmark, student encampments have been violently =
cleared and organizers prosecuted. In Germany, Jewish anti-Zionist voices a=
re smeared and marginalized, as the state codifies Israel as the very embod=
iment of =E2=80=9CSemitism=E2=80=9D =E2=80=94 a grotesque adulteration of t=
he term that turns criticism of a genocidal state into a punishable thought=
 crime.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><f=
ont face=3D"georgia, serif">In Italy, persecution of activists continues, w=
ith draconian laws designed to criminalize dissent and any meaningful criti=
cism of Israel. Palestinian activists remain imprisoned under harsh conditi=
ons.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font=
 face=3D"georgia, serif">At the heart of this repression is the ongoing ass=
ault on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. The US government has imp=
osed sanctions on her for her principled and unflinching reporting on Israe=
li crimes =E2=80=94 an abhorrent affront to international law and a naked d=
isplay of colonial impunity. These sanctions, currently held up in court, r=
eveal the true face of Western =E2=80=9Cjustice=E2=80=9D: kangaroo courts m=
ore interested in protecting the crimes of empire than in upholding interna=
tional law or delivering real accountability.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max=
-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Recent UN=
 reports have laid bare the horror in even starker terms. In late June 2026=
, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded that Isr=
aeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian=
 children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes i=
n Gaza, alongside war crimes in the West Bank. Another UN report documented=
 systemic sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, against Palestinia=
n detainees. Rather than face accountability, Israel responded with its typ=
ical monstrous strategy: viciously attacking the United Nations, its commis=
sioners, and investigators =E2=80=94 smearing them as =E2=80=9Ctools of Ham=
as=E2=80=9D and seeking to delegitimize any institution that dares document=
 its crimes.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)">=
<b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The broader pattern is unmistakable: the s=
ystematic delegitimization of international law and institutions like the U=
nited Nations, paired with Israel=E2=80=99s continued complete and total im=
punity. While the ICJ and ICC issue rulings and arrest warrants, Western po=
wers ensure they remain unenforced. This is not the rule of law =E2=80=94 i=
t is the law of the strongest, enforced by those who profit from the carnag=
e.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><strong st=
yle=3D"max-width:100%"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">When Is It Too Late?</=
font></strong></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font =
face=3D"georgia, serif">As former Congressman Dennis Kucinich warned in<spa=
n>=C2=A0</span><em style=3D"max-width:100%">Antiwar.com</em>, these NDAA pr=
ovisions represent nothing less than =E2=80=9Cthe surrender of American sov=
ereignty on the eve of America=E2=80=99s 250th anniversary.=E2=80=9D</font>=
</b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"ge=
orgia, serif">We are rapidly approaching a point of no return. The feedback=
 loops are already strengthening: the Israel lobby=E2=80=99s stranglehold o=
n both major parties, the massive profits flowing to defense contractors, a=
nd a national security state that treats criticism of this relationship as =
a greater threat than the moral and strategic disaster it has created.</fon=
t></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"=
georgia, serif">Just as climate denial delayed meaningful action until tipp=
ing points became visible and irreversible, political denial about the cost=
s of total allegiance to Israel has brought us to this dangerous threshold.=
 Each new layer of military, technological, and intelligence integration ma=
kes genuine independence harder to reclaim.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-w=
idth:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The America=
n people must demand that Congress reject these provisions. We must insist =
on reclaiming sovereignty over our own foreign policy and military decision=
s. Unconditional support for Israel=E2=80=99s wars is not strength =E2=80=
=94 it is surrender.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,=
27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Because in regards to both climate=
 change and geopolitics, the question is no longer abstract:</font></b></p>=
<p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><strong style=3D"max-width:=
100%"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">When is it too late?</font></strong></p=
><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, =
serif">We may be about to find out.</font></b></p></div></div>
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*https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260626-iran-warns-ships-against-using-=
unauthorised-routes-in-strait-of-hormuz/
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260626-iran-warns-ships-against-using-=
unauthorised-routes-in-strait-of-hormuz/>*

6/26/26

*Iran warns ships against using unauthorised routes in Strait of Hormuz*
[image: Iranian commercial ships are seen off the coast of Kong city in
southern Iran on June 21, 2026, after the United States eased its blockade
in the Strait of Hormuz. [Hassan Ghaedi - Anadolu Agency]]

*Iran warned on Thursday that ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz must
use only routes approved and designated by Iranian authorities, following
an attack on a vessel off the coast of Oman.*

*The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), established by Iran to manage
the Strait of Hormuz, said in a post on X that transit outside routes
designated by Iran =E2=80=9Cwill not be covered by the guarantee of safe pa=
ssage.=E2=80=9D*

*It added that any =E2=80=9CConsequences arising from passage through unaut=
horised
routes shall be the responsibility of the owner, operator, and vessel
commander.=E2=80=9D*

*Earlier, the United Nations=E2=80=99 International Maritime Organization (=
IMO)
temporarily suspended evacuation operations in the strategic waterway,
citing security concerns following the attack.*

*IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in a statement: =E2=80=9CI ha=
ve
decided to temporarily pause [the evacuation plan=E2=80=99s] implementation=
 in
order to reconfirm that the necessary safety guarantees continue to be in
place for the ships on our evacuation list and all those in the region.=E2=
=80=9D*

*He said the decision followed an attack on a ship in the Gulf of Oman on
Thursday after it had passed through the Strait of Hormuz.*

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=3D"background-color:transparent">6/26/26</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div=
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rgia, serif">Iran warned on Thursday that ships transiting the Strait of Ho=
rmuz must use only routes approved and designated by Iranian authorities, f=
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he Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), established by Iran to manage the =
Strait of Hormuz, said in a post on X that transit outside routes designate=
d by Iran =E2=80=9Cwill not be covered by the guarantee of safe passage.=E2=
=80=9D</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><fo=
nt face=3D"georgia, serif">It added that any =E2=80=9CConsequences arising =
from passage through unauthorised routes shall be the responsibility of the=
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max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Earlie=
r, the United Nations=E2=80=99 International Maritime Organization (IMO) te=
mporarily suspended evacuation operations in the strategic waterway, citing=
 security concerns following the attack.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-widt=
h:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">IMO Secretary-=
General Arsenio Dominguez said in a statement: =E2=80=9CI have decided to t=
emporarily pause [the evacuation plan=E2=80=99s] implementation in order to=
 reconfirm that the necessary safety guarantees continue to be in place for=
 the ships on our evacuation list and all those in the region.=E2=80=9D</fo=
nt></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D=
"georgia, serif">He said the decision followed an attack on a ship in the G=
ulf of Oman on Thursday after it had passed through the Strait of Hormuz.</=
font></b></p></div></div>
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 Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the Iranian parliament's national security commis=
sion, responded to Trump on social media earlier Friday, saying, "the Strai=
t of Hormuz is governed by Iran, so: Respect the rules" and to "not mistake=
 control for escalation."

"This is not a violation of the ceasefire; it is ceasefire management," Azi=
zi wrote.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/ml--iran-us-132539802.html
US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship that Trump says vio=
lated ceasefire

Meanwhile:
https://sonar21.com/13-18-days-the-practical-diesel-buffer-does-it-preclude=
-bombing-iran/ 13-18 DAYS: THE PRACTICAL DIESEL BUFFER=E2=80=A6 Does It Pre=
clude Bombing Iran?     On Friday, June 26, 2026 at 09:40:59 PM GMT+5, Chas=
 Freeman via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote: =20
=20
 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260626-iran-warns-ships-against-using-=
unauthorised-routes-in-strait-of-hormuz/
6/26/26

Iran warns ships against using unauthorised routes in Strait of Hormuz

Iran warned on Thursday that ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz must use=
 only routes approved and designated by Iranian authorities, following an a=
ttack on a vessel off the coast of Oman.

The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), established by Iran to manage the=
 Strait of Hormuz, said in a post on X that transit outside routes designat=
ed by Iran =E2=80=9Cwill not be covered by the guarantee of safe passage.=
=E2=80=9D

It added that any =E2=80=9CConsequences arising from passage through unauth=
orised routes shall be the responsibility of the owner, operator, and vesse=
l commander.=E2=80=9D

Earlier, the United Nations=E2=80=99 International Maritime Organization (I=
MO) temporarily suspended evacuation operations in the strategic waterway, =
citing security concerns following the attack.

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in a statement: =E2=80=9CI hav=
e decided to temporarily pause [the evacuation plan=E2=80=99s] implementati=
on in order to reconfirm that the necessary safety guarantees continue to b=
e in place for the ships on our evacuation list and all those in the region=
.=E2=80=9D

He said the decision followed an attack on a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Th=
ursday after it had passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
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<div>                Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the Iranian parliament&#39;s =
national security commission, responded to Trump on social media earlier Fr=
iday, saying, &quot;the Strait of Hormuz is governed by Iran, so: Respect t=
he rules&quot; and to &quot;not mistake control for escalation.&quot;<br><b=
r>&quot;This is not a violation of the ceasefire; it is ceasefire managemen=
t,&quot; Azizi wrote.<br>https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/ml--iran=
-us-132539802.html<br>US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a sh=
ip that Trump says violated ceasefire<br><br>Meanwhile:<br>https://sonar21.=
com/13-18-days-the-practical-diesel-buffer-does-it-preclude-bombing-iran/ 1=
3-18 DAYS: THE PRACTICAL DIESEL BUFFER=E2=80=A6 Does It Preclude Bombing Ir=
an?            </div>            <div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"margi=
n:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">        =
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l, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                              =
  <div>                        On Friday, June 26, 2026 at 09:40:59 PM GMT+=
5, Chas Freeman via Salon &lt;salon@listserve.com&gt; wrote:               =
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57149340"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"yiv6657149340gmail_quote yiv665714=
9340gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv6657149340gmail_att=
r"><b style=3D"background-color:transparent;"><font face=3D"georgia, serif"=
><a href=3D"https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260626-iran-warns-ships-aga=
inst-using-unauthorised-routes-in-strait-of-hormuz/" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noreferrer noopener">https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260626-iran-wa=
rns-ships-against-using-unauthorised-routes-in-strait-of-hormuz/</a></font>=
</b></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv6657149340gmail_attr"><b style=3D"ba=
ckground-color:transparent;"><br></b></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv665=
7149340gmail_attr"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;">6/26/26</s=
pan></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><b><font face=3D"georgia, =
serif"><br></font></b></div><div><h1 style=3D"line-height:1.2141em;margin-t=
op:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27);"><font face=
=3D"georgia, serif" size=3D"4"><i>Iran warns ships against using unauthoris=
ed routes in Strait of Hormuz</i></font></h1><div style=3D"max-width:100%;m=
argin-bottom:1.15em;line-height:1.5em;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);"><img src=3D"=
https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AA-2=
0260621-41740980-41740978-VESSEL_ACTIVITY_IN_THE_STRAIT_OF_HORMUZ-e17824774=
80984.jpg?fit=3D920%2C613&amp;ssl=3D1" alt=3D"Iranian commercial ships are =
seen off the coast of Kong city in southern Iran on June 21, 2026, after th=
e United States eased its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. [Hassan Ghaedi =
- Anadolu Agency]" style=3D"margin:auto 0px auto auto;display:block;clear:b=
oth;" width=3D"412" height=3D"275"></div><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:r=
gb(27,27,27);"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Iran warned on Thursday tha=
t ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz must use only routes approved and d=
esignated by Iranian authorities, following an attack on a vessel off the c=
oast of Oman.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27);=
"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA)=
, established by Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz, said in a post on X t=
hat transit outside routes designated by Iran =E2=80=9Cwill not be covered =
by the guarantee of safe passage.=E2=80=9D</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-wi=
dth:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27);"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">It added th=
at any =E2=80=9CConsequences arising from passage through unauthorised rout=
es shall be the responsibility of the owner, operator, and vessel commander=
.=E2=80=9D</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27);"><=
b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Earlier, the United Nations=E2=80=99 Intern=
ational Maritime Organization (IMO) temporarily suspended evacuation operat=
ions in the strategic waterway, citing security concerns following the atta=
ck.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27);"><b><font=
 face=3D"georgia, serif">IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in a =
statement: =E2=80=9CI have decided to temporarily pause [the evacuation pla=
n=E2=80=99s] implementation in order to reconfirm that the necessary safety=
 guarantees continue to be in place for the ships on our evacuation list an=
d all those in the region.=E2=80=9D</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100=
%;color:rgb(27,27,27);"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">He said the decisi=
on followed an attack on a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday after it ha=
d passed through the Strait of Hormuz.</font></b></p></div></div></div></di=
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 https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/22/cruel-britannia-why-no-prime-minister-can-get-traction/ Cruel Britannia: Why No Prime Minister Can Get Traction
Starmer out as prime minister is no fix in a country where voters keep denying victors electoral mandates
     On Friday, June 26, 2026 at 04:36:32 AM GMT+5, Chas Freeman via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote:  
 
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ia-why-no-prime-minister-can-get-traction/ Cruel Britannia: Why No Prime Mi=
nister Can Get Traction<br>Starmer out as prime minister is no fix in a cou=
ntry where voters keep denying victors electoral mandates<br>            </=
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/politics/supreme-court-temporary-protected-s=
tatus-haitians

After Supreme Court=E2=80=99s TPS decision, more than a million immigrants =
face
scramble to stay in US
ByMichael Williams <https://www.cnn.com/profiles/michael-williams>,[image:
Priscilla Alvarez] <https://www.cnn.com/profiles/priscilla-alvarez>Priscill=
a
Alvarez <https://www.cnn.com/profiles/priscilla-alvarez>,[image: Catherine
E. Shoichet] <https://www.cnn.com/profiles/catherine-shoichet-profile>Cathe=
rine
E. Shoichet <https://www.cnn.com/profiles/catherine-shoichet-profile>,[imag=
e:
Tami Luhby] <https://www.cnn.com/profiles/tami-luhby>Tami Luhby
<https://www.cnn.com/profiles/tami-luhby>
2 hr ago
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rary-protected-status-haitians>
[image: The Supreme Court is pictured after the court ruled to allow the
Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and
Haitian nationals, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.]
The Supreme Court is pictured after the court ruled to allow the Trump
administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian
nationals, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Tom Williams/Roll Call/AP

Until Thursday morning, hundreds of thousands of Haitians were legally
living and working in the United States, along with thousands of Syrians.
Now, their work permits are set to expire and their deportation protections
will be terminated, throwing them in legal limbo.

The abrupt change in fate stems from the Supreme Court decision
<https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/live-news/supreme-court-issues-opi=
nions?post-id=3Dcmqtkz6nc000u3b6r8uy88dem>
which
found that the Department of Homeland Security had broad discretion in
determining when to extend or terminate a form of humanitarian relief known
as Temporary Protected Status.

It was a major victory for the Trump administration and its mass
deportation pledge. And while the case was focused on the roughly 350,000
Haitians and 6,000 Syrians who have TPS protection, its repercussions stand
to affect hundreds of thousands of additional nationals from 11 other
countries. The shockwaves will be felt throughout the communities where
they live and the industries in which they work.

=E2=80=9CIt would be the largest dedocumentization event of people in US hi=
story,=E2=80=9D
said Ahilan Arulanantham, who argued the Syrian TPS case before the Supreme
Court and is a law professor at UCLA School of Law.

In a 6-3 decision
<https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf>, the court
said lower courts had no ability to overrule DHS=E2=80=99s decisions on the=
 TPS
designation, which allows nationals from certain countries that are
experiencing humanitarian or natural crises to legally live and work in the
US as long as the TPS designation is valid.

Seventeen countries have TPS designation. The Trump administration has
moved to end that status for 13 of them.

The court=E2=80=99s decision on Temporary Protected Status was one of two
immigration-related wins
<https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/takeaways-supreme-court-hands-trum=
p-massive-wins-on-immigration-agenda>
it
handed to the Trump administration on Thursday. In a separate decision,
also 6-3, the court cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume
a controversial policy that allowed it to systematically turn away migrants
from the southern border.

Combined, the decisions give the administration =E2=80=94 and those that fo=
llow =E2=80=94
greater latitude on who is allowed to be in the United States.
[image: A member of the Texas National Guard operates machinery while
replacing razor wire fence near the US-Mexico border wall, as tensions rise
over the use of drones by suspected criminal groups, as seen from Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico, February 12, 2026.]
A member of the Texas National Guard operates machinery while replacing
razor wire fence near the US-Mexico border wall, as tensions rise over the
use of drones by suspected criminal groups, as seen from Ciudad Juarez,
Mexico, February 12, 2026.
Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

=E2=80=9CThanks to these decisions, we now have several more important
tools=E2=80=AFto=E2=80=AFcontinue securing our borders,=E2=80=9D said=E2=80=
=AFDepartment of Homeland
Security General Counsel James Percival in a statement.

And potentially the biggest immigration-related decision from the Supreme
Court remains pending: it is due to rule shortly on the Trump
administration=E2=80=99s executive order seeking to end birthright citizens=
hip as
it=E2=80=99s been understood for more than century. The citizenship of hund=
reds of
thousands of babies born in the US to certain non-citizen parents hangs in
the balance.
What happens next

While both of Thursday=E2=80=99s decisions have wide-ranging implications, =
the
effects of the court=E2=80=99s TPS decision are likely to be felt more imme=
diately,
given that crossings at the US southern border remain low. It=E2=80=99s unc=
lear
when the stripping of protections will happen, making TPS beneficiaries
vulnerable for removal, though it=E2=80=99s expected to unfold over the cou=
rse of
months.

Legal challenges against the administration over revoking TPS for multiple
countries will likely be dismissed because of the court=E2=80=99s decision =
=E2=80=93
allowing the administration to move forward with its plans. That means that
people who are protected from deportation under designations that the
administration has moved to revoke would have those protections stripped,
including their work permits.

The Trump administration has argued that TPS designations were always meant
to be temporary, and that citizens from countries which are included under
the designations have taken advantage of protections against deportation
far past when it was safe to return to their homes.

But Haiti has experienced decades worth of natural disasters, political
turmoil and violence that has destabilized the country. Since the
assassination of its president in 2021, the country has essentially been
operating under gang control.

Haiti=E2=80=99s original TPS designation stemmed from a 7.0-magnitude earth=
quake in
2010. At the time, DHS determined Haitian nationals already in the US
should be granted temporary protections from being sent back to their
country, given the conditions following that earthquake.
[image: Sherider Anilus, 28, and her daughter, 9-month-old Monica, sit on
the spot where her home collapsed during the previous month's 7.0
earthquake in the Fort National neighborhood February 26, 2010 in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Living in a shack with her husband and two children,
Anilus returned to Fort National from a tent camp in downtown
Port-au-Prince so to escape the flash flooding that happens when it rains.]
Sherider Anilus, 28, and her daughter, 9-month-old Monica, sit on the spot
where her home collapsed during the previous month's 7.0 earthquake in the
Fort National neighborhood February 26, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Living in a shack with her husband and two children, Anilus returned to
Fort National from a tent camp in downtown Port-au-Prince so to escape the
flash flooding that happens when it rains.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

That relief has been extended, most recently after President Jovenel
Mo=C3=AFse=E2=80=99s 2021 assassination, until being terminated by the Trum=
p
administration.

Thursday=E2=80=99s ruling also came against the backdrop of a pair of earth=
quakes =E2=80=93
the type of disasters that previous administrations would have considered
making a country eligible for TPS =E2=80=93 that struck Venezuela, killing =
scores
and wounding hundreds.

Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem moved to terminate TPS for Venezuelans in
the United States. As of Thursday, DHS, which is now led by Secretary
Markwayne Mullin, is not planning to reverse course and extend protections
to Venezuelans in the US in the wake of this week=E2=80=99s earthquakes, ac=
cording
to a US official.

Immigration attorneys are urging people from the affected countries to seek
any other legal immigration pathways as quickly as possible.

=E2=80=9CDo not wait until you are being arrested by ICE to think about thi=
s,=E2=80=9D said
Katie Kersh, managing attorney at Advocates for Basic Legal Equality in
Dayton, Ohio. =E2=80=9CThe immigration system moves very slowly. It=E2=80=
=99s very
difficult to get something done as an emergency at the last minute.=E2=80=
=9D
[image: Federal law enforcement agents outside a private residence in St.
Paul, Minnesota,on January 18, 2026.]
Federal law enforcement agents outside a private residence in St. Paul,
Minnesota,on January 18, 2026.
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The future of TPS holders currently living in the United States could vary
based on a person=E2=80=99s circumstances. Some may have options to remain =
legally
in the United States, said Geoffrey Pipoly, one of the attorneys who
represented Haitian TPS holders in the case that was heard before the
Supreme Court.

=E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99s not an all or nothing thing. It=E2=80=99s going to de=
pend on individual facts
and circumstances whether they have a right to remain. It=E2=80=99s not a q=
uestion
I can answer in general, it=E2=80=99s going to be case by case,=E2=80=9D he=
 said.

But, he added, the consequences could be dire for those who are deported.

=E2=80=9CMany, many people are going to die violent, needless deaths. That=
=E2=80=99s the
bottom line. That=E2=80=99s the thing that=E2=80=99s kept me up nights for =
the past eight
months,=E2=80=9D Pipoly said.
Political reverberations

Some Republicans have warned against the Trump administration=E2=80=99s pus=
h to end
TPS for Haitians. Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, said in a post
on X that, while he has never questioned the president=E2=80=99s ability to=
 end TPS
designations, he disagrees with the push to end the one for Haitians =E2=80=
=9Cat
this time.=E2=80=9D

=E2=80=9CThe situation on the ground in Haiti is a humanitarian and politic=
al
disaster and continues to warrant an extension,=E2=80=9D Lawler, whose dist=
rict
contains a large Haitian diaspora, wrote.

Advocates have asked Congress to consider legislation that would extend TPS
for Haitians through the Trump administration.

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, who has strongly supported Haitian TPS
holders, called Thursday=E2=80=99s Supreme Court ruling =E2=80=9Ca mistake=
=E2=80=9D that will hurt
the state and its economy, as well as the nation. The immigrants have
revitalized communities such as Springfield, Ohio,
<https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/us/springfield-ohio-haitians-immigration-ce=
c>
[image: A drone view of snow-covered buildings, after a federal judge
issued a temporary stay blocking the Trump administration=E2=80=99s attempt=
 to
strip TPS for Haitian immigrants, in Springfield, Ohio, on February 3,
2026.]
A drone view of snow-covered buildings, after a federal judge issued a
temporary stay blocking the Trump administration=E2=80=99s attempt to strip=
 TPS for
Haitian immigrants, in Springfield, Ohio, on February 3, 2026.
Bing Guan/Reuters

=E2=80=9CAs a result of today=E2=80=99s ruling, the over 10,000 Haitians wh=
o have been
living in Ohio (mostly in the Springfield area) legally through TPS will
now be here illegally and will be subject to immediate deportation,=E2=80=
=9D DeWine
said in a statement. =E2=80=9CThis also means that while these Haitians wer=
e
working and contributing to our community and economy yesterday, today it
is now illegal to employ them.=E2=80=9D

Haitians have become a target of particular vitriol for Trump stemming from
his first administration. During the 2024 campaign, the Haitian community
in Springfield was repeatedly denigrated by Trump and his then-running
mate, JD Vance, both of whom falsely claimed immigrants in that city were
eating pets.

A pastor in Springfield told reporters after Thursday=E2=80=99s decision th=
at it
could spell a =E2=80=9Ctragedy=E2=80=9D for the city.

=E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re a city that had been in decline for 50 years,=E2=80=
=9D Pastor Carl Ruby of
Central Christian Church said. =E2=80=9CWhen Haitians arrived, that was the=
 first
time we grew in half a century.=E2=80=9D
[image: Bamilia Delcine Olistin, center, helps another fellow Haitian
immigrant, right, send a cash remittance to Haiti, after a federal judge
issued a temporary stay blocking the Trump administration's attempt to
strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants, at Bon
Samaritain Food Store in Springfield, Ohio on February 3, 2026.]
Bamilia Delcine Olistin, center, helps another fellow Haitian immigrant,
right, send a cash remittance to Haiti, after a federal judge issued a
temporary stay blocking the Trump administration's attempt to strip
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants, at Bon Samaritain
Food Store in Springfield, Ohio on February 3, 2026.
Bing Guan/Reuters
Contributing nearly $6 billion to the economy

Removing Haitian TPS holders from the workforce will have a major impact on
many employers and industries, as well as the economy as a whole, business
groups warned.

Nearly 190,000 Haitian TPS holders were employed in early 2025, according
to an analysis by FWD.us, a policy and advocacy organization focused on
immigration that supports TPS for Haitians. They contribute an estimated
$5.9 billion to the US economy, as well as pay $1.6 billion in federal,
payroll, state and local taxes.

=E2=80=9C[The] decision is a devastating setback for the hundreds of thousa=
nds of
TPS holders who have built their lives in communities across America and,
importantly, for our economy as we stand to lose long term, vetted and
skilled workers in critical sectors from healthcare to hospitality to
construction and beyond,=E2=80=9D Rebecca Shi, CEO of American Business Imm=
igration
Coalition Action, said in a statement.

Jan Gautam, CEO of IHRMC Hotels & Resorts, will likely have to lay off
roughly 20% of his staff at dozens of hotels in Florida in the wake of the
ruling.

Without the workers, he could have to keep some rooms closed at times
because the hotels won=E2=80=99t be able to promptly prepare them for the n=
ext
guests. Plus, he=E2=80=99ll have to spend time finding new employees =E2=80=
=93 already a
challenging task =E2=80=93 and shell out thousands of dollars training each=
 of them.

=E2=80=9CMost of these Haitian TPS workers are willing to work in any situa=
tion,
cleaning dirty toilets and dirty rooms, to take care of their own
families,=E2=80=9D said Gautam, who is a member of the American Business
Immigration Coalition. =E2=80=9CAt the same time, they also pay taxes.=E2=
=80=9D
[image: Linda Joseph holds a candle during a vigil at the Little Haiti
Cultural Complex after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration
from ending TPS, for Haitians on February 3, 2026, in North Miami.]
Linda Joseph holds a candle during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural
Complex after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending
TPS, for Haitians on February 3, 2026, in North Miami.
Lynne Sladky/AP

The elder care industry, which is already facing a severe staffing
shortage, is also bracing for what the decision will mean for nursing
homes, assisted living facilities and home care since many of their
employees are Haitian TPS holders. Some may have to limit admissions or
requests for service until they can hire more workers.

Colin O=E2=80=99Leary, executive director at Laurel Ridge Rehabilitation & =
Skilled
Care Center, is concerned about how he=E2=80=99ll be able to replace the ro=
ughly 10
key staffers that he=E2=80=99ll likely have to let go. But even more than t=
hat,
he=E2=80=99s worried about the impact on the 115 residents at the Boston fa=
cility.

=E2=80=9CYou lose very caring caregivers that have established relationship=
s with
our seniors,=E2=80=9D he said.

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ex"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;width:1002px"><img src=3D"https://med=
ia.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ap26176680854726a.JPG?c=3Doriginal&am=
p;q=3Dw_1041,c_fill" alt=3D"The Supreme Court is pictured after the court r=
uled to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status fo=
r Syrian and Haitian nationals, on Thursday, June 25, 2026." height=3D"361"=
 width=3D"542" style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;border-radius:8px;margin-right:2=
5px"></span></div><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;width:660px;margin-left:=
auto;margin-right:0px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit"><div style=3D"box-=
sizing:inherit;color:rgb(110,110,110);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;=
Times New Roman&quot;,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;max-width:660px=
;margin-top:8px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;line-height:20px;display:=
inline"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inherit">The Supreme Court is pictured af=
ter the court ruled to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Prot=
ected Status for Syrian and Haitian nationals, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.<=
/span>=C2=A0</div>Tom Williams/Roll Call/AP</div></div></div></div></div><d=
iv style=3D"box-sizing:inherit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;margin-rig=
ht:0px;width:660px;max-width:910px"><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rg=
b(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,seri=
f;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Until Thursday morni=
ng, hundreds of thousands of Haitians were legally living and working in th=
e United States, along with thousands of Syrians. Now, their work permits a=
re set to expire and their deportation protections will be terminated, thro=
wing them in legal limbo.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12=
,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-=
height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">The abrupt change in fate s=
tems from the=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/live-=
news/supreme-court-issues-opinions?post-id=3Dcmqtkz6nc000u3b6r8uy88dem" sty=
le=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);line-height:30px;text-decorati=
on-style:solid" target=3D"_blank">Supreme Court decision</a>=C2=A0which fou=
nd that the Department of Homeland Security had broad discretion in determi=
ning when to extend or terminate a form of humanitarian relief known as Tem=
porary Protected Status.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,=
12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-h=
eight:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">It was a major victory for t=
he Trump administration and its mass deportation pledge. And while the case=
 was focused on the roughly 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians who have TPS=
 protection, its repercussions stand to affect hundreds of thousands of add=
itional nationals from 11 other countries. The shockwaves will be felt thro=
ughout the communities where they live and the industries in which they wor=
k.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_s=
erif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bott=
om:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=80=9CIt would be the largest dedocumentization=
 event of people in US history,=E2=80=9D said Ahilan Arulanantham, who argu=
ed the Syrian TPS case before the Supreme Court and is a law professor at U=
CLA School of Law.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);fo=
nt-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:=
32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">In a=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.s=
upremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf" style=3D"box-sizing:inheri=
t;color:rgb(12,12,12);line-height:30px;text-decoration-style:solid" target=
=3D"_blank">6-3 decision</a>, the court said lower courts had no ability to=
 overrule DHS=E2=80=99s decisions on the TPS designation, which allows nati=
onals from certain countries that are experiencing humanitarian or natural =
crises to legally live and work in the US as long as the TPS designation is=
 valid.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:n=
oto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin=
-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Seventeen countries have TPS designation. The=
 Trump administration has moved to end that status for 13 of them.</p><p st=
yle=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgi=
a,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max=
-width:660px">The court=E2=80=99s decision on Temporary Protected Status wa=
s one of=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/takeaways-=
supreme-court-hands-trump-massive-wins-on-immigration-agenda" style=3D"box-=
sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);line-height:30px;text-decoration-style:s=
olid" target=3D"_blank">two immigration-related wins</a>=C2=A0it handed to =
the Trump administration on Thursday. In a separate decision, also 6-3, the=
 court cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume a controversi=
al policy that allowed it to systematically turn away migrants from the sou=
thern border.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-fa=
mily:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;=
margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Combined, the decisions give the admini=
stration =E2=80=94 and those that follow =E2=80=94 greater latitude on who =
is allowed to be in the United States.</p><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;=
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uto 0px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;display:inline"><span style=3D"bo=
x-sizing:inherit">A member of the Texas National Guard operates machinery w=
hile replacing razor wire fence near the US-Mexico border wall, as tensions=
 rise over the use of drones by suspected criminal groups, as seen from Ciu=
dad Juarez, Mexico, February 12, 2026.</span>=C2=A0</div>Jose Luis Gonzalez=
/Reuters</div></div></div></div><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12=
,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;li=
ne-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=80=9CThanks to these=
 decisions, we now have several more important tools=E2=80=AFto=E2=80=AFcon=
tinue securing our borders,=E2=80=9D said=E2=80=AFDepartment of Homeland Se=
curity General Counsel James Percival in a statement.</p><p style=3D"box-si=
zing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times=
 New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px"=
>And potentially the biggest immigration-related decision from the Supreme =
Court remains pending: it is due to rule shortly on the Trump administratio=
n=E2=80=99s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship as it=E2=
=80=99s been understood for more than century. The citizenship of hundreds =
of thousands of babies born in the US to certain non-citizen parents hangs =
in the balance.</p><h2 id=3D"m_-5784638939763500984gmail-what-happens-next"=
 style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-size:36px;line-height=
:41.4px;padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 24px;max-width:660px">What happens next<=
/h2><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_ser=
if,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom=
:24px;max-width:660px">While both of Thursday=E2=80=99s decisions have wide=
-ranging implications, the effects of the court=E2=80=99s TPS decision are =
likely to be felt more immediately, given that crossings at the US southern=
 border remain low. It=E2=80=99s unclear when the stripping of protections =
will happen, making TPS beneficiaries vulnerable for removal, though it=E2=
=80=99s expected to unfold over the course of months.</p><p style=3D"box-si=
zing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times=
 New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px"=
>Legal challenges against the administration over revoking TPS for multiple=
 countries will likely be dismissed because of the court=E2=80=99s decision=
 =E2=80=93 allowing the administration to move forward with its plans. That=
 means that people who are protected from deportation under designations th=
at the administration has moved to revoke would have those protections stri=
pped, including their work permits.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color=
:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,s=
erif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">The Trump adminis=
tration has argued that TPS designations were always meant to be temporary,=
 and that citizens from countries which are included under the designations=
 have taken advantage of protections against deportation far past when it w=
as safe to return to their homes.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:r=
gb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,ser=
if;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">But Haiti has exper=
ienced decades worth of natural disasters, political turmoil and violence t=
hat has destabilized the country. Since the assassination of its president =
in 2021, the country has essentially been operating under gang control.</p>=
<p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,G=
eorgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24p=
x;max-width:660px">Haiti=E2=80=99s original TPS designation stemmed from a =
7.0-magnitude earthquake in 2010. At the time, DHS determined Haitian natio=
nals already in the US should be granted temporary protections from being s=
ent back to their country, given the conditions following that earthquake.<=
/p><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:24px;border-bottom-width:=
medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:currentcolor;padding-bo=
ttom:0px;width:1116px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;display:flex;margin=
-bottom:0px"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;height:0px;displa=
y:contents"><img src=3D"https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ge=
ttyimages-97108718a.JPG?c=3Doriginal&amp;q=3Dw_1093,c_fill" alt=3D"Sherider=
 Anilus, 28, and her daughter, 9-month-old Monica, sit on the spot where he=
r home collapsed during the previous month&#39;s 7.0 earthquake in the Fort=
 National neighborhood February 26, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Living i=
n a shack with her husband and two children, Anilus returned to Fort Nation=
al from a tent camp in downtown Port-au-Prince so to escape the flash flood=
ing that happens when it rains." height=3D"361" width=3D"542" style=3D"box-=
sizing:inherit;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px;margin:0px 25px 0px auto"=
></span></div><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:in=
herit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(110,110,110);font-family:=
noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;font-size:14px;line-he=
ight:20px;border-bottom:3px rgb(110,110,110);max-width:660px;margin:8px aut=
o 0px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;display:inline"><span style=3D"box-=
sizing:inherit">Sherider Anilus, 28, and her daughter, 9-month-old Monica, =
sit on the spot where her home collapsed during the previous month&#39;s 7.=
0 earthquake in the Fort National neighborhood February 26, 2010 in Port-au=
-Prince, Haiti. Living in a shack with her husband and two children, Anilus=
 returned to Fort National from a tent camp in downtown Port-au-Prince so t=
o escape the flash flooding that happens when it rains.</span>=C2=A0</div>C=
hip Somodevilla/Getty Images</div></div></div></div><p style=3D"box-sizing:=
inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New =
Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">That=
 relief has been extended, most recently after President Jovenel Mo=C3=AFse=
=E2=80=99s 2021 assassination, until being terminated by the Trump administ=
ration.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:n=
oto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin=
-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Thursday=E2=80=99s ruling also came against t=
he backdrop of a pair of earthquakes =E2=80=93 the type of disasters that p=
revious administrations would have considered making a country eligible for=
 TPS =E2=80=93 that struck Venezuela, killing scores and wounding hundreds.=
</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_ser=
if,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom=
:24px;max-width:660px">Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem moved to terminate =
TPS for Venezuelans in the United States. As of Thursday, DHS, which is now=
 led by Secretary Markwayne Mullin, is not planning to reverse course and e=
xtend protections to Venezuelans in the US in the wake of this week=E2=80=
=99s earthquakes, according to a US official.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inh=
erit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Rom=
an&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Immigra=
tion attorneys are urging people from the affected countries to seek any ot=
her legal immigration pathways as quickly as possible.</p><p style=3D"box-s=
izing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Time=
s New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px=
">=E2=80=9CDo not wait until you are being arrested by ICE to think about t=
his,=E2=80=9D said Katie Kersh, managing attorney at Advocates for Basic Le=
gal Equality in Dayton, Ohio. =E2=80=9CThe immigration system moves very sl=
owly. It=E2=80=99s very difficult to get something done as an emergency at =
the last minute.=E2=80=9D</p><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom=
:24px;border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-col=
or:currentcolor;padding-bottom:0px;width:1116px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:i=
nherit;display:flex;margin-bottom:0px"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;wi=
dth:100%;height:0px;display:contents"><img src=3D"https://media.cnn.com/api=
/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2256434316-20260625231901151.jpg?c=3Dor=
iginal&amp;q=3Dw_1093,c_fill" alt=3D"Federal law enforcement agents outside=
 a private residence in St. Paul, Minnesota,on January 18, 2026." height=3D=
"361" width=3D"542" style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;object-fit:cover;border-rad=
ius:8px;margin:0px 25px 0px auto"></span></div><div style=3D"box-sizing:inh=
erit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;co=
lor:rgb(110,110,110);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&q=
uot;,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;border-bottom:3px rgb(110,110,11=
0);max-width:660px;margin:8px auto 0px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;di=
splay:inline"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inherit">Federal law enforcement ag=
ents outside a private residence in St. Paul, Minnesota,on January 18, 2026=
.</span>=C2=A0</div>Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg/Getty Images</div></div></div>=
</div><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_s=
erif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bott=
om:24px;max-width:660px">The future of TPS holders currently living in the =
United States could vary based on a person=E2=80=99s circumstances. Some ma=
y have options to remain legally in the United States, said Geoffrey Pipoly=
, one of the attorneys who represented Haitian TPS holders in the case that=
 was heard before the Supreme Court.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;colo=
r:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=80=9CIt=E2=
=80=99s not an all or nothing thing. It=E2=80=99s going to depend on indivi=
dual facts and circumstances whether they have a right to remain. It=E2=80=
=99s not a question I can answer in general, it=E2=80=99s going to be case =
by case,=E2=80=9D he said.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,1=
2,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line=
-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">But, he added, the consequ=
ences could be dire for those who are deported.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:i=
nherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New R=
oman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=
=80=9CMany, many people are going to die violent, needless deaths. That=E2=
=80=99s the bottom line. That=E2=80=99s the thing that=E2=80=99s kept me up=
 nights for the past eight months,=E2=80=9D Pipoly said.</p><h2 id=3D"m_-57=
84638939763500984gmail-political-reverberations" style=3D"box-sizing:inheri=
t;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-size:36px;line-height:41.4px;padding:0px;margin:=
0px 0px 24px;max-width:660px">Political reverberations</h2><p style=3D"box-=
sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660p=
x">Some Republicans have warned against the Trump administration=E2=80=99s =
push to end TPS for Haitians. Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, said=
 in a post on X that, while he has never questioned the president=E2=80=99s=
 ability to end TPS designations, he disagrees with the push to end the one=
 for Haitians =E2=80=9Cat this time.=E2=80=9D</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inh=
erit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Rom=
an&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=80=
=9CThe situation on the ground in Haiti is a humanitarian and political dis=
aster and continues to warrant an extension,=E2=80=9D Lawler, whose distric=
t contains a large Haitian diaspora, wrote.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inher=
it;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman=
&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Advocates=
 have asked Congress to consider legislation that would extend TPS for Hait=
ians through the Trump administration.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;co=
lor:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Republican Gov=
. Mike DeWine of Ohio, who has strongly supported Haitian TPS holders, call=
ed Thursday=E2=80=99s Supreme Court ruling =E2=80=9Ca mistake=E2=80=9D that=
 will hurt the state and its economy, as well as the nation. The immigrants=
 have revitalized communities=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/1=
9/us/springfield-ohio-haitians-immigration-cec" style=3D"box-sizing:inherit=
;color:rgb(12,12,12);line-height:30px;text-decoration-style:solid" target=
=3D"_blank">such as Springfield, Ohio,</a></p><div style=3D"box-sizing:inhe=
rit;margin-bottom:24px;border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;=
border-bottom-color:currentcolor;padding-bottom:0px;width:1116px"><div styl=
e=3D"box-sizing:inherit;display:flex;margin-bottom:0px"><span style=3D"box-=
sizing:inherit;width:100%;height:0px;display:contents"><img src=3D"https://=
media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/002-2026-02-04t002528z-1112123289-=
rc2hejapjpoe-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump-ohio.jpg?c=3Doriginal&amp;q=3Dw_1093,c_fil=
l" alt=3D"A drone view of snow-covered buildings, after a federal judge iss=
ued a temporary stay blocking the Trump administration=E2=80=99s attempt to=
 strip TPS for Haitian immigrants, in Springfield, Ohio, on February 3, 202=
6." height=3D"361" width=3D"542" style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;object-fit:cov=
er;border-radius:8px;margin:0px 25px 0px auto"></span></div><div style=3D"b=
ox-sizing:inherit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit"><div style=3D"box-sizi=
ng:inherit;color:rgb(110,110,110);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Time=
s New Roman&quot;,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;border-bottom:3px r=
gb(110,110,110);max-width:660px;margin:8px auto 0px"><div style=3D"box-sizi=
ng:inherit;display:inline"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inherit">A drone view =
of snow-covered buildings, after a federal judge issued a temporary stay bl=
ocking the Trump administration=E2=80=99s attempt to strip TPS for Haitian =
immigrants, in Springfield, Ohio, on February 3, 2026.</span>=C2=A0</div>Bi=
ng Guan/Reuters</div></div></div></div><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color=
:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,s=
erif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=80=9CAs a res=
ult of today=E2=80=99s ruling, the over 10,000 Haitians who have been livin=
g in Ohio (mostly in the Springfield area) legally through TPS will now be =
here illegally and will be subject to immediate deportation,=E2=80=9D DeWin=
e said in a statement. =E2=80=9CThis also means that while these Haitians w=
ere working and contributing to our community and economy yesterday, today =
it is now illegal to employ them.=E2=80=9D</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inheri=
t;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&=
quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Haitians h=
ave become a target of particular vitriol for Trump stemming from his first=
 administration. During the 2024 campaign, the Haitian community in Springf=
ield was repeatedly denigrated by Trump and his then-running mate, JD Vance=
, both of whom falsely claimed immigrants in that city were eating pets.</p=
><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,=
Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24=
px;max-width:660px">A pastor in Springfield told reporters after Thursday=
=E2=80=99s decision that it could spell a =E2=80=9Ctragedy=E2=80=9D for the=
 city.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:no=
to_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-=
bottom:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re a city that had been in=
 decline for 50 years,=E2=80=9D Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Churc=
h said. =E2=80=9CWhen Haitians arrived, that was the first time we grew in =
half a century.=E2=80=9D</p><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:=
24px;border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-colo=
r:currentcolor;padding-bottom:0px;width:1116px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:in=
herit;display:flex;margin-bottom:0px"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;wid=
th:100%;height:0px;display:contents"><img src=3D"https://media.cnn.com/api/=
v1/images/stellar/prod/2026-02-03t181653z-718850422-rc2bejafwvlb-rtrmadp-3-=
usa-trump-ohioa.JPG?c=3Doriginal&amp;q=3Dw_1093,c_fill" alt=3D"Bamilia Delc=
ine Olistin, center, helps another fellow Haitian immigrant, right, send a =
cash remittance to Haiti, after a federal judge issued a temporary stay blo=
cking the Trump administration&#39;s attempt to strip Temporary Protected S=
tatus (TPS) for Haitian immigrants, at Bon Samaritain Food Store in Springf=
ield, Ohio on February 3, 2026." height=3D"361" width=3D"542" style=3D"box-=
sizing:inherit;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px;margin:0px 25px 0px auto"=
></span></div><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:in=
herit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(110,110,110);font-family:=
noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;font-size:14px;line-he=
ight:20px;border-bottom:3px rgb(110,110,110);max-width:660px;margin:8px aut=
o 0px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;display:inline"><span style=3D"box-=
sizing:inherit">Bamilia Delcine Olistin, center, helps another fellow Haiti=
an immigrant, right, send a cash remittance to Haiti, after a federal judge=
 issued a temporary stay blocking the Trump administration&#39;s attempt to=
 strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants, at Bon Sama=
ritain Food Store in Springfield, Ohio on February 3, 2026.</span>=C2=A0</d=
iv>Bing Guan/Reuters</div></div></div></div><h2 id=3D"m_-578463893976350098=
4gmail-contributing-nearly-usd6-billion-to-the-economy" style=3D"box-sizing=
:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-size:36px;line-height:41.4px;padding:0px;=
margin:0px 0px 24px;max-width:660px">Contributing nearly $6 billion to the =
economy</h2><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:=
noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margi=
n-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Removing Haitian TPS holders from the workfo=
rce will have a major impact on many employers and industries, as well as t=
he economy as a whole, business groups warned.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:in=
herit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Ro=
man&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Nearly=
 190,000 Haitian TPS holders were employed in early 2025, according to an a=
nalysis by FWD.us, a policy and advocacy organization focused on immigratio=
n that supports TPS for Haitians. They contribute an estimated $5.9 billion=
 to the US economy, as well as pay $1.6 billion in federal, payroll, state =
and local taxes.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font=
-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32=
px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=80=9C[The] decision is a devasta=
ting setback for the hundreds of thousands of TPS holders who have built th=
eir lives in communities across America and, importantly, for our economy a=
s we stand to lose long term, vetted and skilled workers in critical sector=
s from healthcare to hospitality to construction and beyond,=E2=80=9D Rebec=
ca Shi, CEO of American Business Immigration Coalition Action, said in a st=
atement.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:=
noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margi=
n-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Jan Gautam, CEO of IHRMC Hotels &amp; Resort=
s, will likely have to lay off roughly 20% of his staff at dozens of hotels=
 in Florida in the wake of the ruling.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;co=
lor:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif;line-height:32px;margin-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">Without the wo=
rkers, he could have to keep some rooms closed at times because the hotels =
won=E2=80=99t be able to promptly prepare them for the next guests. Plus, h=
e=E2=80=99ll have to spend time finding new employees =E2=80=93 already a c=
hallenging task =E2=80=93 and shell out thousands of dollars training each =
of them.</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-family:=
noto_serif,Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;line-height:32px;margi=
n-bottom:24px;max-width:660px">=E2=80=9CMost of these Haitian TPS workers a=
re willing to work in any situation, cleaning dirty toilets and dirty rooms=
, to take care of their own families,=E2=80=9D said Gautam, who is a member=
 of the American Business Immigration Coalition. =E2=80=9CAt the same time,=
 they also pay taxes.=E2=80=9D</p><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;height:f=
it-content;border-radius:4px;width:660px;margin-bottom:24px;display:flex;bo=
rder-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px;max-width:1002px"><div style=3D"box-sizi=
ng:inherit;margin-bottom:0px;display:flex"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inheri=
t;width:660px"><img src=3D"https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod=
/ap26176543893243.jpg?c=3Doriginal&amp;q=3Dw_860,c_fill" alt=3D"Linda Josep=
h holds a candle during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex after =
a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending TPS, for Haiti=
ans on February 3, 2026, in North Miami." height=3D"361" width=3D"542" styl=
e=3D"box-sizing:inherit;border-radius:8px;margin-right:25px"></span></div><=
div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit"><div sty=
le=3D"box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(110,110,110);font-family:noto_serif,Geor=
gia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;max-w=
idth:660px;margin-top:8px"><div style=3D"box-sizing:inherit;line-height:20p=
x;display:inline"><span style=3D"box-sizing:inherit">Linda Joseph holds a c=
andle during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex after a federal j=
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cing a severe staffing shortage, is also bracing for what the decision will=
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https://x.com/DaniMayakovski/status/2069966615706210671
The UN concludes that Israel has committed selective killings against
Palestinian children, has tortured, mistreated, and sexually abused
Palestinian children. It has destroyed orphanages, schools, and child
infrastructure. Israel has committed crimes against humanity.

The UN today officially accused "Israel" of crimes against humanity against
Palestinian children, stating that they have a multitude of evidence that
the Zionists have systematically and selectively killed children in
Palestine, even claiming that they have tortured and raped children.

This report should be front-page news in all media outlets and sufficient
grounds for the imminent arrest of Netanyahu and the dissolution of the
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The UN concludes that Israel has committed selective killings against Pales=
tinian children, has tortured, mistreated, and sexually abused Palestinian =
children. It has destroyed orphanages, schools, and child infrastructure. I=
srael has committed crimes against humanity.<br>
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The UN today officially accused &quot;Israel&quot; of crimes against humani=
ty against Palestinian children, stating that they have a multitude of evid=
ence that the Zionists have systematically and selectively killed children =
in Palestine, even claiming that they have tortured and raped children.<br>
<br>
This report should be front-page news in all media outlets and sufficient g=
rounds for the imminent arrest of Netanyahu and the dissolution of the Zion=
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You will only read it here!

President Trump has quitely and without any news reporting renewed
Executive Order 13303, which puts all Iraqi oil revenues under his control.
There has not been a single news item or White House press release since
Trump signed the renewal in early May, 2026.

When Iraq sells oil to foreign companies, including the largest buyers, the
Chinese, they deposit the money in a bank account in the New York Federal
Reserve branch, not in an Iraqi bank. That account is controlled by the
U.S. President and U.S. Treasury. EO 13303 was first signed by President
George W. Bush in May 2003 after the illegal invasion of Iraq. All American
presidents have since then ritually renewed it in May of every year under
the guise of "national security emergency". The details of how this was
done and why it is not legal have been explained by myself in different
media. The Iraqi government has not dared to challenge this political and
economic crime to the extent that Trump in March this year said that he did
not want Nouri Al-Maliki (winner of elections last October) to become the
new prime minister of Iraq. And the Iraqis obeyed. I explain some of the
details in this previous interview: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5s96Cp_OVKA

Here is the document on the signing of the renewal on May 4, 2026:
https://govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600313/pdf/DCPD-202600313.pdf

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=3D"https://x.com/HusseinAskary/status/2070073615005954546" rel=3D"noreferr=
er" target=3D"_blank">https://x.com/HusseinAskary/status/207007361500595454=
6</a><br>
You will only read it here!<br>
<br>
President Trump has quitely and without any news reporting renewed Executiv=
e Order 13303, which puts all Iraqi oil revenues under his control. There h=
as not been a single news item or White House press release since Trump sig=
ned the renewal in early May, 2026.<br>
<br>
When Iraq sells oil to foreign companies, including the largest buyers, the=
 Chinese, they deposit the money in a bank account in the New York Federal =
Reserve branch, not in an Iraqi bank. That account is controlled by the U.S=
. President and U.S. Treasury. EO 13303 was first signed by President Georg=
e W. Bush in May 2003 after the illegal invasion of Iraq. All American pres=
idents have since then ritually renewed it in May of every year under the g=
uise of &quot;national security emergency&quot;. The details of how this wa=
s done and why it is not legal have been explained by myself in different m=
edia. The Iraqi government has not dared to challenge this political and ec=
onomic crime to the extent that Trump in March this year said that he did n=
ot want Nouri Al-Maliki (winner of elections last October) to become the ne=
w prime minister of Iraq. And the Iraqis obeyed. I explain some of the deta=
ils in this previous interview: <a href=3D"https://youtube.com/watch?v=3D5s=
96Cp_OVKA" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=
=3D5s96Cp_OVKA</a><br>
<br>
Here is the document on the signing of the renewal on May 4, 2026: <a href=
=3D"https://govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600313/pdf/DCPD-202600313.pdf" =
rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-2=
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The Lebanese government has just signed a deal with Israel to let the IDF
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6/26/26

I*srael, Lebanon Sign U.S.-brokered Framework Agreement; Netanyahu:
IDF to *Remain
in Southern *Lebanon *- Israel Security
[image: Signing of agreement, Friday.]
*Signing of agreement, Friday. Credit: Screencap from State Department
stream*

*Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement on Friday, after four days
of fervent negotiations mediated by the United States, with U.S. Secretary
of State Marco Rubio saying that "there is still a lot of work ahead of
us." *

*Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that, according to the agreement,
the Israeli army will continue to remain in the vast majority of the
"buffer zone" it holds in southern Lebanon, and it would retain
"operational freedom" in the area until Hezbollah is disarmed.*

*He added that Israel and Lebanon had agreed on two areas where a pilot
program would be carried out to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure and
transfer control of the territory to the Lebanese Army. According to an
Israeli diplomatic official, the United States is expected to oversee the
Lebanese Army's activities in the agreed pilot areas. *

*According to Netanyahu, the IDF recommended the two areas: one located
south of the Litani River, which is outside Israeli-held territory, and the
other, north of the Litani, which also includes "a small part of the
expanded security zone." *

*The prime minister described the signing of the framework agreement as a
"major blow" to Iran. "Iran is trying to force us, by means of force, to
withdraw from southern Lebanon. In effect, Israel, Lebanon and the United
States are telling them: this is none of your business. You have no role in
Lebanon," he said.*
[image: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a screencap from a video on
Friday.]

*Secretary of State Rubio said the agreement maintains that the United
States, Israel and Lebanon create a trilateral group that would coordinate
militarily between all sides to implement the framework. He said that the
United States will "remain fully engaged and commit significant resources,
including an immediate $100 million in humanitarian assistance in
coordination with the UN."*

*The secretary also pledged $30 million worth of American support to the
Lebanese army, designated for improving the Lebanese Army's military
capabilities, to allow it to "more effectively establish sovereignty
throughout Lebanese territory."*

*Rubio remarked that the signing "marks another major milestone in
President [Donald] Trump's effort to bring lasting peace and stability to
the region."*

*He said the framework agreed to by both parties "establishes a clear and
structured process to restore Lebanon's sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and
dismantle its terrorist infrastructure, and enable Israel to return to its
borders once that threat to its citizens is removed."*
[image: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in
Washington, D.C., U.S., Friday.]
*U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington,
D.C., U.S., Friday. Credit: Ken Cedeno/Reuters*

*Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad described the
agreeement as "a first step on the road to restoring Lebanese sovereignty
and territorial integrity, securing a permanent and final cessation of
hostilities, enabling our people to go back to their land and allowing all
Lebanese to live in peace, security, and prosperity."*

*She said the meeting in which the agreement was reached was "long and
difficult."*

*Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, who represented Israel in the talks,
referred to his previous remarks saying that the talks were a "train
running off the tracks." *
[image: Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lebanon's
Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh, following a signing of a framework
agreement, Friday.]
*Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lebanon's Ambassador to
the U.S. Nada Hamadeh, following a signing of a framework agreement,
Friday. Credit: Kevin Wolf/AP*

*"Iran and its proxies wanted a train wreck," he said. "Together with
Secretary Rubio and his entire staff, indefatigable team, we've put the
train back on the tracks, and it's running in the right direction. Final
destination, peace between our two countries."*

*The talks, attended by embassy and military representatives, were
scheduled to take place over three days and focus on cease-fire terms
between Israel and Hezbollah and the redeployment of the Lebanese Army in
southern Lebanon, concurrent to an Israeli military withdrawal from
territories it currently holds in southern Lebanon. *

*However, the talks were extended by an additional day on Thursday. A
regional source told Haaretz that the delay in talks between Israel and
Lebanon stems from disagreements over the proposed pilot zones from which
Israel is expected to withdraw. According to the source, the sides were
presented with a map, but neither side has validated it.*
The Israeli far-right=E2=80=99s West Bank land grab and why it's a ticking =
time bomb

*According to reports in Lebanon, Beirut objects Israel's demand that the
pilot zones begin outside the Lebanese territory it occupies, with Beirut
first taking over Hezbollah strongholds.*
[image: Smoke rises to the sky in an area near Beaufort Castle following an
Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel,
on Friday.]
*Smoke rises to the sky in an area near Beaufort Castle following an
Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel,
on Friday. Credit: Leo Correa/AP*

*Meanwhile, the IDF said on Friday that four IDF soldiers were wounded in a
clash with a Hezbollah militant in southern Lebanon Thursday night, one of
them moderately. *

*Arab media reported Israeli airstrikes killed two people and wounded at
least one in southern Lebanon on Friday morning.*

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erif"><a href=3D"https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-0=
6-26/ty-article/.premium/israel-lebanon-talks-in-washington-extended-to-fou=
rth-day-amid-deadlock/0000019f-02d7-d289-a3bf-87d72eea0000" target=3D"_blan=
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e/.premium/israel-lebanon-talks-in-washington-extended-to-fourth-day-amid-d=
eadlock/0000019f-02d7-d289-a3bf-87d72eea0000</a><br></font></b></div><div><=
b><br></b></div><div>6/26/26</div><div><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><br=
></font></b></div><div><h1 style=3D"line-height:1.2141em;margin-top:0px;mar=
gin-bottom:0.5em;max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><font size=3D"2" face=
=3D"georgia, serif">I</font><font face=3D"georgia, serif" size=3D"4"><i>sra=
el, Lebanon Sign U.S.-brokered Framework Agreement; Netanyahu: IDF to </i><=
/font><font face=3D"georgia, serif" size=3D"4">Remain in Southern <i>Lebano=
n </i>- </font><font size=3D"2" face=3D"georgia, serif">Israel Security</fo=
nt></h1><div style=3D"max-width:100%"><div style=3D"max-width:100%"><img ti=
tle=3D"Signing of agreement, Friday. Credit: Screencap from State Departmen=
t stream" alt=3D"Signing of agreement, Friday." width=3D"412" height=3D"239=
" src=3D"https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000019f-0510-d514-a9bf-bd7b29e20001/=
6c/47/d533c19145ad8edef49148b3e615/79f286ab-e07c-474a-a756-5e4b83e96b76-1.j=
fif?&amp;width=3D420&amp;height=3D244&amp;cmsprod" style=3D"margin:0.5em 0p=
x 0.5em auto;display:block"></div></div><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><s=
pan style=3D"max-width:100%;margin-top:0.25em;margin-bottom:0.25em">Signing=
 of agreement, Friday.</span><span>=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"max-width:10=
0%;margin-top:0.25em;margin-bottom:0.25em">Credit: Screencap from State Dep=
artment stream</span></font></b><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,=
27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Israel and Lebanon signed a framework=
 agreement on Friday, after four days of fervent negotiations mediated by t=
he United States, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying that &quo=
t;there is still a lot of work ahead of us.&quot;<span>=C2=A0</span></font>=
</b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"ge=
orgia, serif">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that, according to the=
 agreement, the Israeli army will continue to remain in the vast majority o=
f the &quot;buffer zone&quot; it holds in southern Lebanon, and it would re=
tain &quot;operational freedom&quot; in the area until Hezbollah is disarme=
d.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font f=
ace=3D"georgia, serif">He added that Israel and Lebanon had agreed on two a=
reas where a pilot program would be carried out to dismantle Hezbollah infr=
astructure and transfer control of the territory to the Lebanese Army. Acco=
rding to an Israeli diplomatic official, the United States is expected to o=
versee the Lebanese Army&#39;s activities in the agreed pilot areas.<span>=
=C2=A0</span></font></b></p><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"></font></b><p =
style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, seri=
f">According to Netanyahu, the IDF recommended the two areas: one located s=
outh of the Litani River, which is outside Israeli-held territory, and the =
other, north of the Litani, which also includes &quot;a small part of the e=
xpanded security zone.&quot;<span>=C2=A0</span></font></b></p><p style=3D"m=
ax-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The pri=
me minister described the signing of the framework agreement as a &quot;maj=
or blow&quot; to Iran. &quot;Iran is trying to force us, by means of force,=
 to withdraw from southern Lebanon. In effect, Israel, Lebanon and the Unit=
ed States are telling them: this is none of your business. You have no role=
 in Lebanon,&quot; he said.</font></b></p><div style=3D"max-width:100%"><di=
v style=3D"max-width:100%"><img alt=3D"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, i=
n a screencap from a video on Friday." width=3D"412" height=3D"300" src=3D"=
https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000019f-052a-d514-a9bf-bd7bb5520001/eb/a2/4de=
ec03049d3bf2879104a99d387/capture.PNG?&amp;width=3D420&amp;height=3D306&amp=
;cmsprod" style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0.5em auto;display:block"></div></div><=
p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, se=
rif">Secretary of State Rubio said the agreement maintains that the United =
States, Israel and Lebanon create a trilateral group that would coordinate =
militarily between all sides to implement the framework. He said that the U=
nited States will &quot;remain fully engaged and commit significant resourc=
es, including an immediate $100 million in humanitarian assistance in coord=
ination with the UN.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:r=
gb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The secretary also pledged $=
30 million worth of American support to the Lebanese army, designated for i=
mproving the Lebanese Army&#39;s military capabilities, to allow it to &quo=
t;more effectively establish sovereignty throughout Lebanese territory.&quo=
t;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font f=
ace=3D"georgia, serif">Rubio remarked that the signing &quot;marks another =
major milestone in President [Donald] Trump&#39;s effort to bring lasting p=
eace and stability to the region.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width=
:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">He said the fra=
mework agreed to by both parties &quot;establishes a clear and structured p=
rocess to restore Lebanon&#39;s sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle=
 its terrorist infrastructure, and enable Israel to return to its borders o=
nce that threat to its citizens is removed.&quot;</font></b></p><div style=
=3D"max-width:100%"><div style=3D"max-width:100%"><img title=3D"U.S. Secret=
ary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S.,=
 Friday. Credit:   Ken Cedeno/Reuters" alt=3D"U.S. Secretary of State Marco=
 Rubio at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., Friday." width=3D=
"412" height=3D"276" src=3D"https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000019f-0580-d4c5=
-a9ff-9dc287200000/40/18/f2a4711d46bda9206f1b5e11d9d3/554660.jpg?&amp;width=
=3D420&amp;height=3D281&amp;cmsprod" style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0.5em auto;d=
isplay:block"></div></div><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><span style=3D"m=
ax-width:100%;margin-top:0.25em;margin-bottom:0.25em">U.S. Secretary of Sta=
te Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., Friday.</=
span><span>=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"max-width:100%;margin-top:0.25em;mar=
gin-bottom:0.25em">Credit: Ken Cedeno/Reuters</span></font></b><p style=3D"=
max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Lebane=
se Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad described the agreee=
ment as &quot;a first step on the road to restoring Lebanese sovereignty an=
d territorial integrity, securing a permanent and final cessation of hostil=
ities, enabling our people to go back to their land and allowing all Lebane=
se to live in peace, security, and prosperity.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=
=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Sh=
e said the meeting in which the agreement was reached was &quot;long and di=
fficult.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)=
"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, who r=
epresented Israel in the talks, referred to his previous remarks saying tha=
t the talks were a &quot;train running off the tracks.&quot;<span>=C2=A0</s=
pan></font></b></p><div style=3D"max-width:100%"><div style=3D"max-width:10=
0%"><img title=3D"Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lebanon&=
#39;s Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh, following a signing of a framewo=
rk agreement, Friday. Credit: Kevin Wolf/AP" alt=3D"Secretary of State Marc=
o Rubio shakes hands with Lebanon&#39;s Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh=
, following a signing of a framework agreement, Friday." width=3D"412" heig=
ht=3D"275" src=3D"https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000019f-053a-d514-a9bf-bd7b=
38680000/bc/0f/f57d1d324901b53f8680bb8e35ab/555376.jpg?&amp;width=3D420&amp=
;height=3D280&amp;cmsprod" style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0.5em auto;display:blo=
ck"></div></div><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><span style=3D"max-width:1=
00%;margin-top:0.25em;margin-bottom:0.25em">Secretary of State Marco Rubio =
shakes hands with Lebanon&#39;s Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh, follow=
ing a signing of a framework agreement, Friday.</span><span>=C2=A0</span><s=
pan style=3D"max-width:100%;margin-top:0.25em;margin-bottom:0.25em">Credit:=
 Kevin Wolf/AP</span></font></b><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,=
27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">&quot;Iran and its proxies wanted a t=
rain wreck,&quot; he said. &quot;Together with Secretary Rubio and his enti=
re staff, indefatigable team, we&#39;ve put the train back on the tracks, a=
nd it&#39;s running in the right direction. Final destination, peace betwee=
n our two countries.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:r=
gb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The talks, attended by embas=
sy and military representatives, were scheduled to take place over three da=
ys and focus on cease-fire terms between Israel and Hezbollah and the redep=
loyment of the Lebanese Army in southern Lebanon, concurrent to an Israeli =
military withdrawal from territories it currently holds in southern Lebanon=
.<span>=C2=A0</span></font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,=
27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">However, the talks were extended b=
y an additional day on Thursday. A regional source told Haaretz that the de=
lay in talks between Israel and Lebanon stems from disagreements over the p=
roposed pilot zones from which Israel is expected to withdraw. According to=
 the source, the sides were presented with a map, but neither side has vali=
dated it.</font></b></p><div style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><=
div style=3D"max-width:100%"><div style=3D"max-width:100%"><div style=3D"ma=
x-width:100%"><h3 style=3D"max-width:100%"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"georgia=
, serif">The Israeli far-right=E2=80=99s West Bank land grab and why it&#39=
;s a ticking time bomb</font></h3><p></p></div></div></div></div><p style=
=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Ac=
cording to reports in Lebanon, Beirut objects Israel&#39;s demand that the =
pilot zones begin outside the Lebanese territory it occupies, with Beirut f=
irst taking over Hezbollah strongholds.</font></b></p><div style=3D"max-wid=
th:100%"><div style=3D"max-width:100%"><img title=3D"Smoke rises to the sky=
 in an area near Beaufort Castle following an Israeli military strike in so=
uthern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, on Friday. Credit: Leo Correa/=
AP" alt=3D"Smoke rises to the sky in an area near Beaufort Castle following=
 an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israe=
l, on Friday." width=3D"412" height=3D"275" src=3D"https://img.haarets.co.i=
l/bs/0000019f-02fb-d4c5-a9ff-9ffbb3910000/22/9d/a7b0f0da40a5bbefbf8dd30dab9=
7/439992.jpg?&amp;width=3D420&amp;height=3D280&amp;cmsprod" style=3D"margin=
:0.5em 0px 0.5em auto;display:block"></div></div><b><font face=3D"georgia, =
serif"><span style=3D"max-width:100%;margin-top:0.25em;margin-bottom:0.25em=
">Smoke rises to the sky in an area near Beaufort Castle following an Israe=
li military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, on Fri=
day.</span><span>=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"max-width:100%;margin-top:0.25=
em;margin-bottom:0.25em">Credit: Leo Correa/AP</span></font></b><p style=3D=
"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Meanw=
hile, the IDF said on Friday that four IDF soldiers were wounded in a clash=
 with a Hezbollah militant in southern Lebanon Thursday night, one of them =
moderately.<span>=C2=A0</span></font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;col=
or:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Arab media reported Isra=
eli airstrikes killed two people and wounded at least one in southern Leban=
on on Friday morning.</font></b></p></div></div>
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Trump=E2=80=99s Religious Liberty Commission takes aim at church-state sepa=
ration

The report recommends the Justice Department issue guidance to promote =E2=
=80=9Can
originalist understanding=E2=80=9D of how the Constitution sees religion an=
d
government.
The Washington Post, June 26, 2026
People raise their hands in prayer during an event on the National Mall in
May. (Pete Kiehart/For The Washington Post)
By Michelle Boorstein
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/michelle-boorstein/>

The Trump administration took aim at the separation of church and state
Friday, issuing a draft report from the president=E2=80=99s Religious Liber=
ty
Commission that says the separation concept is a legal error and that
Americans should view religion as an =E2=80=9Cessential support=E2=80=9D an=
d always
remember =E2=80=9Cthe Creator who made us and bestows our rights.=E2=80=9D

The 224-page report
<https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/media/1449896/dl?inli=
ne>
recommended
the Justice Department issue guidance to promote =E2=80=9Can originalist
understanding=E2=80=9D of how the Constitution sees the relationship betwee=
n
religion and government. The founders had diverse views about the topic,
but recent Supreme Court rulings have suggested a more narrow
interpretation of what justices considered constraints on religious freedom=
.

Friday=E2=80=99s report also said faith-based groups working with the gover=
nment
shouldn=E2=80=99t have to accommodate civil rights laws or anything that co=
nflicts
with their religious beliefs; public schools should allow religious
displays (it mentioned only the Ten Commandments); and soldiers who refused
to be vaccinated and were punished should have their positions restored and
be financially compensated. It called for the end to the Johnson Amendment,
which bars nonprofits from making political endorsements.

At an Oval Office news conference announcing the report, commission
Chairman Dan Patrick, the Republican lieutenant governor of Texas, said the
commission recommends that any official =E2=80=94 in government, a school, =
the
military, a hospital, etc. =E2=80=94 who alleges a violation of church-stat=
e
separation must in writing =E2=80=9Cpoint out exactly where you have violat=
ed the
Constitution, because you have not, and from this day forward, that phrase
should have no power over people of all faiths ever again in America.=E2=80=
=9D
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, chairman of the Religious Liberty Commission.
(Ken Cedeno/Reuters)

While the phrase =E2=80=9Cchurch-state=E2=80=9D separation is not in the Co=
nstitution, the
concept of space between government and religion is in the First Amendment,
which calls for no government =E2=80=9Cestablishment of religion.=E2=80=9D =
Americans have
disagreed over the meaning of establishment since the founding.

The report was issued at a time when conservatives are aggressively working
to elevate religion
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/13/trump-administration-ho=
st-rededicate-250-jubilee-mall-sunday/>
=E2=80=94
particularly Christianity =E2=80=94 into the public square, fueled by Supre=
me Court
decisions saying that such expression is constitutional. Several states
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/06/04/8-ways-religion-is-mix=
ing-with-public-education/>
have
mandated that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school
classrooms, and many are requiring schools to release students for Bible
classes during the school day. Last month, the White House hosted a day-lon=
g
evangelical prayer festival
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/17/thousands-expected-rede=
dicate-250-prayer-jubilee/>
on
the Mall for the country=E2=80=99s 250th birthday, featuring commission mem=
bers and
others preaching from the stage.

On Friday, the Texas education board approved a mandatory reading list for
more than 5 million public school students in the state that includes Bible
passages.

President Donald Trump=E2=80=99s Religious Liberty Commission, created last=
 year,
is made up of all conservative Christians and one Orthodox Jew, groups who
experts say make up a minority of Americans. In February, a coalition of
groups representing other religious groups, as well as nonreligious and
interfaith Americans, sued the administration
<https://www.au.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-Complaint.pdf> over the
commission, saying it was put together without the transparency and
diversity required of a federal commission.

The Rev. Paul Raushenbush, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit and head of
the Interfaith Alliance, had applied unsuccessfully to be a member of the
commission.
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The draft report, he wrote in a statement, =E2=80=9Creflects the narrow, Ch=
ristian
nationalist worldview of the illegitimate commission. =E2=80=A6 A betrayal =
of the
original intention of the promise of religious freedom guaranteed in the
First Amendment, the report and the commission behind it fail to represent
and uplift the importance of religious diversity and tolerance for all
faiths in our country =E2=80=94 not just a special, chosen few. The report =
is a
wish list of divisive, unpopular ideas far-right religious groups have
pushed for years.=E2=80=9D

Raushenbush also noted that while the report expresses concern about
anti-Christian bias and antisemitism, it made no similar mention of growing
Islamophobia
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/19/gop-muslims-islamophobi=
a-tuberville-trump/>
around
the country.

The report is a draft, and comments from the public
<https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/resources>are open
until July 12.

The lawsuit against the commission had sought to stop the release of any
report until the court ruled on whether the commission was illegally
constituted. It also asked the court to mandate any commission
recommendations include a disclaimer stating that the report was produced
by a body that was not fairly balanced.

Asked about the lack of religious diversity on the commission, a Justice
Department spokesman said the group was a way for Trump to create
=E2=80=9Copportunities for Americans from all walks of life to share their
testimonies, concerns, and recommendations to better support Civil Rights
and religious freedom in the United States.=E2=80=9D

=E2=80=9CThe Department of Justice=E2=80=99s mission is to uphold the rule =
of law and
ensure fair and impartial justice for all Americans, which is an endeavor
every American should support regardless of their political or religious
beliefs,=E2=80=9D the Justice Department statement said.

People called to testify before the commission included a worker at an
Alaska women=E2=80=99s shelter who turned away a homeless man who later sue=
d for
gender discrimination, and foster parents in Vermont who said their
religion kept them from affirming children who were undergoing gender
transitions =E2=80=94 even though the state required foster parents to do s=
o.

Speaking at the White House, commission Vice Chair Ben Carson said Trump
was doing more than anyone else in the country for religious liberty.

=E2=80=9COur founding document says that our rights come from our creator a=
nd not
from government,=E2=80=9D he said. =E2=80=9CPeople who try to divorce us fr=
om that
heritage? Do they realize that that=E2=80=99s our family document? Do they =
realize
that our family just says we are one nation under God?=E2=80=9D

Trump noted that he won the overwhelming majority of evangelicals in his
elections.

The White House is facing other litigation over its religion-related
actions. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, among other
advocacy groups, has a total of seven lawsuits.

Some note that Trump=E2=80=99s Justice Department asked other federal agenc=
ies for
examples of what it called =E2=80=9Canti-Christian bias=E2=80=9D and seek a=
ccess to any
complaints received as a result. Others note the proselytizing of some
agency heads, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/29/pege-hegseth-christianity=
/>
 and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/09/usda-easter-email/>.

*Laura Meckler contributed to this report.*
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By Michelle Boorstein
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Michelle is a religion reporter who has covered since 2006 the shifting
blend of religion and politics under four U.S. presidents, the rise of
secularism and nature-based spirituality in the United States, and
financial and sexual scandals from the synagogue down the street to the
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.=E2=80=9D</p></div></div><div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box"></div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-subscribe-cta" styl=
e=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-=
c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-text" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;m=
ax-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-c=
ss gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=3D"null" style=3D"box-sizing:b=
order-box;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;=
padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">The=C2=A0<a href=3D"=
https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/media/1449896/dl?inlin=
e" rel=3D"" target=3D"_self" title=3D"https://www.justice.gov/religious-lib=
erty-commission/media/1449896/dl?inline" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;col=
or:rgb(17,17,17);text-decoration:underline 0.0625em rgb(17,17,17);border-bo=
ttom:0px">224-page report</a>=C2=A0recommended the Justice Department issue=
 guidance to promote =E2=80=9Can originalist understanding=E2=80=9D of how =
the Constitution sees the relationship between religion and government. The=
 founders had diverse views about the topic, but recent Supreme Court rulin=
gs have suggested a more narrow interpretation of what justices considered =
constraints on religious freedom.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV =
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t:0px;width:2048px"></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-bod=
y gmail-type-rail-ad gmail-subtype-rail" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max=
-width:inherit;margin:0px 50px;width:300px;height:1540.4px;display:flex;flo=
at:right"></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-ty=
pe-text" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-=
wpds-c-heFNVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font=
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eorgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.=
6;font-size:1.25rem">Friday=E2=80=99s report also said faith-based groups w=
orking with the government shouldn=E2=80=99t have to accommodate civil righ=
ts laws or anything that conflicts with their religious beliefs; public sch=
ools should allow religious displays (it mentioned only the Ten Commandment=
s); and soldiers who refused to be vaccinated and were punished should have=
 their positions restored and be financially compensated. It called for the=
 end to the Johnson Amendment, which bars nonprofits from making political =
endorsements.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body g=
mail-type-text gmail-subtype-from-the-source" style=3D"box-sizing:border-bo=
x;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJL=
V-css gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=3D"null" style=3D"box-sizin=
g:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,ser=
if;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">At an Oval Office=
 news conference announcing the report, commission Chairman Dan Patrick, th=
e Republican<span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">=C2=A0=
</span>lieutenant governor of Texas, said the commission recommends that an=
y official =E2=80=94 in government, a school, the military, a hospital, etc=
. =E2=80=94 who alleges a violation of church-state separation must in writ=
ing =E2=80=9Cpoint out exactly where you have violated the Constitution, be=
cause you have not, and from this day forward, that phrase should have no p=
ower over people of all faiths ever again in America.=E2=80=9D</p></div><di=
v class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-image gmail-subt=
ype-WireImage" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px;width:640px">=
<div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-klfsiG" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box"><div id=
=3D"gmail-KH2XN4WTY6KAEL7M4M2S5G7FQ4" width=3D"600" height=3D"426" class=3D=
"gmail-wpds-c-hQNCQc gmail-wpds-c-hQNCQc-dvUqIX-hasCaption-true" style=3D"b=
ox-sizing:border-box;line-height:0;height:auto;width:640px;max-width:100%;m=
argin-bottom:8px"><img alt=3D"" height=3D"426" width=3D"600" class=3D"gmail=
-wpds-c-fCbEVg gmail-wpds-c-fCbEVg-ibiKZJv-css" style=3D"box-sizing: border=
-box; background-position: center center; background-size: cover; object-fi=
t: cover; height: auto; width: 640px; max-width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 600 / =
426;"></div>Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, chairman of the Religious Liberty C=
ommission. (Ken Cedeno/Reuters)</div></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV =
gmail-article-body gmail-type-text" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-widt=
h:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css gmai=
l-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=3D"null" style=3D"box-sizing:border-b=
ox;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding=
-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">While the phrase =E2=80=9Cc=
hurch-state=E2=80=9D separation is not in the Constitution, the concept of =
space between government and religion is in the First Amendment, which call=
s for no government =E2=80=9Cestablishment of religion.=E2=80=9D Americans =
have disagreed over the meaning of establishment since the founding.</p></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-text" styl=
e=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF=
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"null" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;=
Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1=
.25rem">The report was issued at a time when conservatives are aggressively=
 working to=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05=
/13/trump-administration-host-rededicate-250-jubilee-mall-sunday/" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/religi=
on/2026/05/13/trump-administration-host-rededicate-250-jubilee-mall-sunday/=
" class=3D"gmail-js-itid-click" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(17=
,17,17);text-decoration:underline 0.0625em rgb(17,17,17);border-bottom:0px"=
>elevate religion</a>=C2=A0=E2=80=94 particularly Christianity =E2=80=94 in=
to the public square, fueled by Supreme Court decisions saying that such ex=
pression is constitutional.=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/=
education/2026/06/04/8-ways-religion-is-mixing-with-public-education/" rel=
=3D"" class=3D"gmail-js-itid-click" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rg=
b(17,17,17);text-decoration:underline 0.0625em rgb(17,17,17);border-bottom:=
0px">Several states</a>=C2=A0have mandated that the Ten Commandments be dis=
played in public school classrooms, and many are requiring schools to relea=
se students for Bible classes during the school day. Last month, the White =
House hosted a=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026=
/05/17/thousands-expected-rededicate-250-prayer-jubilee/" rel=3D"noreferrer=
" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/0=
5/17/thousands-expected-rededicate-250-prayer-jubilee/" class=3D"gmail-js-i=
tid-click" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(17,17,17);text-decorati=
on:underline 0.0625em rgb(17,17,17);border-bottom:0px">day-long evangelical=
 prayer festival</a>=C2=A0on the Mall for the country=E2=80=99s 250th birth=
day, featuring commission members and others preaching from the stage.</p><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-wpds-c-PJLV-bHCGeL-isStandardLay=
outAd-true gmail-article-body gmail-type-inline-ad gmail-subtype-desktop gm=
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idth:none;margin-left:0px;width:2048px"></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJ=
LV gmail-wpds-c-PJLV-bHCGeL-isStandardLayoutAd-true gmail-article-body gmai=
l-type-inline-ad gmail-subtype-mobile" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margi=
n-right:0px;max-width:none;margin-left:0px;width:2048px"></div><div class=
=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-rail-ad gmail-subtype-r=
ail" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:inherit;margin:0px 50px;width=
:300px;height:965.5px;display:flex;float:right"></div><div class=3D"gmail-w=
pds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-text" style=3D"box-sizing:border-b=
ox;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJ=
LV-css gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=3D"null" style=3D"box-sizi=
ng:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,se=
rif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">On Friday, the T=
exas education board approved a mandatory reading list for more than 5 mill=
ion public school students in the state that includes Bible passages.</p></=
div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-text" sty=
le=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNV=
F gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=
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ot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-siz=
e:1.25rem">President Donald Trump=E2=80=99s Religious Liberty Commission,<s=
pan style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">=C2=A0</span>created=
 last year, is made up of all conservative Christians and one Orthodox Jew,=
 groups who experts say make up a minority of Americans. In February, a coa=
lition of groups representing other religious groups, as well as nonreligio=
us and interfaith Americans,=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.au.org/wp-content/=
uploads/2026/02/1-Complaint.pdf" rel=3D"" target=3D"_self" title=3D"https:/=
/www.au.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-Complaint.pdf" style=3D"box-sizing=
:border-box;color:rgb(17,17,17);text-decoration:underline 0.0625em rgb(17,1=
7,17);border-bottom:0px">sued the administration</a>=C2=A0over the commissi=
on, saying it was put together without the transparency and diversity requi=
red of a federal commission.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail=
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Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">Th=
e Rev. Paul Raushenbush, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit and head of t=
he Interfaith Alliance, had applied unsuccessfully to be a member of the co=
mmission.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail=
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ss=3D"gmail-wpds-c-iwXJOF gmail-wpds-c-iwXJOF-icEXeGq-css" style=3D"box-siz=
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AFeXq-iezSqPC-css" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Franklin,aria=
l,sans-serif;font-size:14px">The Great American State Fair feels rushed, si=
mulated and oddly sterile<div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw gmail-wpds-c-bAS=
IGw-icgvfAH-css" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(115,115,115);font=
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12,212,212)"><a class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-eYRLrh gmail-wpds-c-eYRLrh-icmpvrW-cs=
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urity/2026/06/26/us-strikes-iranian-military-sites-after-ship-was-hit-strai=
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on:none;display:block;height:128px;border-bottom:0px"><div class=3D"gmail-w=
pds-c-cGlEFx" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;display:flex"><img=
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g&amp;w=3D750&amp;h=3D495" alt=3D"U.S. strikes Iranian military sites after=
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dth:150px;line-height:1.1"><span aria-hidden=3D"true" class=3D"gmail-wpds-c=
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t-family:Franklin,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">U.S. strikes Iranian mil=
itary sites after ship was hit in Strait of Hormuz<div class=3D"gmail-wpds-=
c-bASIGw gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw-icgvfAH-css" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;co=
lor:rgb(115,115,115);font-size:12px;margin-top:4px">June 26, 2026</div></sp=
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b(17,17,17);text-decoration:none;display:block;height:128px;border-bottom:0=
px"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cGlEFx" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;paddi=
ng:0px;display:flex"><img src=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imr=
s.php?src=3Dhttps://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wapo/JFIZ=
LTLHF5A2JMUQ7LRHGHM5VE.jpg&amp;w=3D750&amp;h=3D495" alt=3D"=E2=80=98Particu=
larly dangerous situation=E2=80=99 in Utah, forecasters warn, as fire rages=
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aria-hidden=3D"true" class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cAFeXq gmail-wpds-c-cAFeXq-iezSq=
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f;font-size:14px">=E2=80=98Particularly dangerous situation=E2=80=99 in Uta=
h, forecasters warn, as fire rages<div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw gmail-w=
pds-c-bASIGw-icgvfAH-css" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(115,115,=
115);font-size:12px;margin-top:4px">June 26, 2026</div></span></div></div><=
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lass=3D"gmail-wpds-c-lnwwct" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box"><div class=3D"=
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olid rgb(212,212,212)"><a class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-eYRLrh gmail-wpds-c-eYRLrh-=
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vice/2026/06/26/carolyn-hax-live-chat/" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;colo=
r:rgb(17,17,17);text-decoration:none;display:block;height:128px;border-bott=
om:0px"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cGlEFx" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;p=
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chat: My sister shut me out because of religion. Do I attend her wedding?" =
class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-jHjLat gmail-wpds-c-jHjLat-iiUSjoo-css" style=3D"box-=
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lass=3D"gmail-wpds-c-bkcQVO gmail-wpds-c-bkcQVO-icrWUfA-css" style=3D"box-s=
izing:border-box;float:right;width:150px;height:auto"><div class=3D"gmail-w=
pds-c-iwXJOF gmail-wpds-c-iwXJOF-icEXeGq-css" style=3D"box-sizing:border-bo=
x;padding-left:8px;padding-right:16px;width:150px;line-height:1.1"><span ar=
ia-hidden=3D"true" class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cAFeXq gmail-wpds-c-cAFeXq-iezSqPC=
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font-size:14px">Carolyn Hax chat: My sister shut me out because of religion=
. Do I attend he...<div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw-ic=
gvfAH-css" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(115,115,115);font-size:=
12px;margin-top:4px">June 26, 2026</div></span></div></div></div></a></div>=
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6/wheres-warranty-reflecting-pool-renovation/" style=3D"box-sizing:border-b=
ox;color:rgb(17,17,17);text-decoration:none;display:block;height:128px;bord=
er-bottom:0px"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-jzyMSq gmail-wpds-c-jzyMSq-idvUqI=
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.2px;margin-bottom:8px"><span class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cQtMqw gmail-wpds-c-cQt=
Mqw-enLzTn-isOpinion-true" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.25r=
em;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;vertical-align:middle;text-decoration:und=
erline 1.3px rgb(254,78,29)">Opinion</span><div style=3D"box-sizing:border-=
box"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-dhzjXW" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;disp=
lay:flex"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-byuVAJ gmail-wpds-c-byuVAJ-igwuywd-css=
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eight:1.25rem;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><span class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-w=
pds-c-PJLV-cIdiJW-isLink-false gmail-overrideStyles gmail-js-itid-click" re=
l=3D"author" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box">Letters to the Editor</span></=
div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cGlEFx" style=3D"box-sizin=
g:border-box;padding:0px;display:flex"><img src=3D"https://www.washingtonpo=
st.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=3Dhttps://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublis=
hing.com/wapo/6T3OJONL6IYVQBIAEWH2JNRRHY.JPG&amp;w=3D750&amp;h=3D495" alt=
=3D"Where=E2=80=99s the warranty on the Reflecting Pool renovation?" class=
=3D"gmail-wpds-c-jHjLat gmail-wpds-c-jHjLat-iiUSjoo-css" style=3D"box-sizin=
g: border-box; width: 100px; height: 100px; object-fit: cover;"><div class=
=3D"gmail-wpds-c-bkcQVO gmail-wpds-c-bkcQVO-icrWUfA-css" style=3D"box-sizin=
g:border-box;float:right;width:150px;height:auto"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-=
c-iwXJOF gmail-wpds-c-iwXJOF-icEXeGq-css" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;pa=
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idden=3D"true" class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cAFeXq gmail-wpds-c-cAFeXq-iezSqPC-css=
" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Franklin,arial,sans-serif;font=
-size:14px">Where=E2=80=99s the warranty on the Reflecting Pool renovation?=
<div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw-icgvfAH-css" style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(115,115,115);font-size:12px;margin-top:4px=
">June 26, 2026</div></span></div></div></div></a></div></div><div aria-lab=
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d=3D"gmail-Bpnh7-item7" role=3D"group" class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-lnwwct" style=
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xpjir-duJaot-lastItem-true" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;width:250px;padd=
ing:0px;height:128px;border-right:0.8px solid rgb(212,212,212)"><a class=3D=
"gmail-wpds-c-eYRLrh gmail-wpds-c-eYRLrh-icmpvrW-css gmail-overrideStyles" =
href=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/26/supreme-court-ru=
ling-haitian-syrian-immigrants-mistaken/" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;co=
lor:rgb(17,17,17);text-decoration:none;display:block;height:128px;border-bo=
ttom:0px"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-jzyMSq gmail-wpds-c-jzyMSq-idvUqIX-css=
" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;column-gap:8px;display:flex;width:249.2px;=
margin-bottom:8px"><span class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cQtMqw gmail-wpds-c-cQtMqw-e=
nLzTn-isOpinion-true" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.25rem;fo=
nt-size:14px;font-weight:700;vertical-align:middle;text-decoration:underlin=
e 1.3px rgb(254,78,29)">Opinion</span><div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box">=
<div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-dhzjXW" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;display:f=
lex"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-byuVAJ gmail-wpds-c-byuVAJ-igwuywd-css" sty=
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-PJLV-cIdiJW-isLink-false gmail-overrideStyles gmail-js-itid-click" rel=3D"=
author" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box">George F. Will</span></div></div></=
div></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cGlEFx" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box=
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s.com/public/XVZRPRUJF6FZNJSFJQVB2MS62Q_size-normalized.jpg&amp;w=3D750&amp=
;h=3D495" alt=3D"The Supreme Court errs in this immigration ruling" class=
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g: border-box; width: 100px; height: 100px; object-fit: cover;"><div class=
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g:border-box;float:right;width:150px;height:auto"><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-=
c-iwXJOF gmail-wpds-c-iwXJOF-icEXeGq-css" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;pa=
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idden=3D"true" class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-cAFeXq gmail-wpds-c-cAFeXq-iezSqPC-css=
" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Franklin,arial,sans-serif;font=
-size:14px">The Supreme Court errs in this immigration ruling<div class=3D"=
gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw-icgvfAH-css" style=3D"box-sizing:bo=
rder-box;color:rgb(115,115,115);font-size:12px;margin-top:4px">June 26, 202=
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128px;border-right:0.8px solid rgb(212,212,212)"><a class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-e=
YRLrh gmail-wpds-c-eYRLrh-icmpvrW-css gmail-overrideStyles" href=3D"https:/=
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p?src=3Dhttps://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wapo/BSRENPIO=
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ve Russia to declare emergency in occupied Crimea" class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-jH=
jLat gmail-wpds-c-jHjLat-iiUSjoo-css" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; widt=
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g:border-box;font-family:Franklin,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Ukrainia=
n drones drive Russia to declare emergency in occupied Crimea<div class=3D"=
gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw gmail-wpds-c-bASIGw-icgvfAH-css" style=3D"box-sizing:bo=
rder-box;color:rgb(115,115,115);font-size:12px;margin-top:4px">June 26, 202=
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ght:16px;width:150px;line-height:1.1"><span aria-hidden=3D"true" class=3D"g=
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der-box;font-family:Franklin,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Bill to raise=
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iv></span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail-wpds-c-JxjdN gmail-wpds-c-JxjdN-igXJmYW-css" style=3D"box-sizi=
ng:border-box;display:flex"></div></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gma=
il-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-custom_embed gmail-subtype-mag=
net" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"></div><div class=3D"gm=
ail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-text" style=3D"box-sizing:bor=
der-box;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNV=
F-iPJLV-css gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=3D"null" style=3D"box=
-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quo=
t;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">The draft r=
eport, he wrote in a statement, =E2=80=9Creflects the narrow, Christian nat=
ionalist worldview of the illegitimate commission. =E2=80=A6 A betrayal of =
the original intention of the promise of religious freedom guaranteed in th=
e First Amendment, the report and the commission behind it fail to represen=
t and uplift the importance of religious diversity and tolerance for all fa=
iths in our country =E2=80=94 not just a special, chosen few. The report is=
 a wish list of divisive, unpopular ideas far-right religious groups have p=
ushed for years.=E2=80=9D</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-wp=
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idth:2048px"></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail=
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</div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-text" s=
tyle=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heF=
NVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=
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ot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-siz=
e:1.25rem">Raushenbush also noted that while the report expresses concern a=
bout anti-Christian bias and antisemitism, it made no similar mention of=C2=
=A0<a href=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/19/gop-muslim=
s-islamophobia-tuberville-trump/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" titl=
e=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/19/gop-muslims-islamop=
hobia-tuberville-trump/" class=3D"gmail-js-itid-click" style=3D"box-sizing:=
border-box;color:rgb(17,17,17);text-decoration:underline 0.0625em rgb(17,17=
,17);border-bottom:0px">growing Islamophobia</a>=C2=A0around the country.</=
p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-text"=
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eFNVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" d=
ir=3D"null" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&=
quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-s=
ize:1.25rem">The report is a draft, and=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.justice=
.gov/religious-liberty-commission/resources" rel=3D"" target=3D"_self" titl=
e=3D"https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/resources" style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(17,17,17);text-decoration:underline 0.0=
625em rgb(17,17,17);border-bottom:0px">comments from the public=C2=A0</a>ar=
e open until July 12.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-articl=
e-body gmail-type-text" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"><p =
class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css gmail-overrideSt=
yles gmail-font-copy" dir=3D"null" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin:0p=
x;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px=
;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">The lawsuit against the commission had =
sought to stop the release of any report until the court ruled on whether t=
he commission was illegally constituted. It also asked the court to mandate=
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t was produced by a body that was not fairly balanced.</p></div><div class=
=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-type-text" style=3D"box-sizi=
ng:border-box;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-heFNVF gmail-wpds-c=
-heFNVF-iPJLV-css gmail-overrideStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=3D"null" style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Ro=
man&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">Aske=
d about the lack of religious diversity on the commission, a Justice Depart=
ment spokesman said the group was a way for Trump to create =E2=80=9Copport=
unities for Americans from all walks of life to share their testimonies, co=
ncerns, and recommendations to better support Civil Rights and religious fr=
eedom in the United States.=E2=80=9D</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJ=
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man&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">=E2=
=80=9CThe Department of Justice=E2=80=99s mission is to uphold the rule of =
law and ensure fair and impartial justice for all Americans, which is an en=
deavor every American should support regardless of their political or relig=
ious beliefs,=E2=80=9D the Justice Department statement said.</p></div><div=
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>People called to testify before the commission included a worker at an Ala=
ska women=E2=80=99s shelter who turned away a homeless man who later sued f=
or gender discrimination, and foster parents in Vermont who said their reli=
gion kept them from affirming children who were undergoing gender transitio=
ns =E2=80=94 even though the state required foster parents to do so.</p></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-wpds-c-PJLV-bHCGeL-isStandardLayou=
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te House, commission<span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder=
">=C2=A0</span>Vice Chair Ben Carson said<span style=3D"box-sizing:border-b=
ox;font-weight:bolder">=C2=A0</span>Trump was doing more than anyone else i=
n the country<span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">=C2=
=A0</span>for religious liberty.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV g=
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x;margin:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-=
bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">=E2=80=9COur founding docume=
nt says that our rights come from our creator and not from government,=E2=
=80=9D he said. =E2=80=9CPeople who try to divorce us from that heritage? D=
o they realize that that=E2=80=99s our family document? Do they realize tha=
t our family just says we are one nation under God?=E2=80=9D</p></div><div =
class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-wpds-c-PJLV-bHCGeL-isStandardLayoutAd-true=
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ext" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-wpds=
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ia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;fo=
nt-size:1.25rem">Trump noted that he won the overwhelming majority of evang=
elicals in his elections.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-ar=
ticle-body gmail-type-text" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"=
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deStyles gmail-font-copy" dir=3D"null" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margi=
n:0px;font-family:georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:=
24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem">The White House is facing other lit=
igation over its religion-related actions. Americans United for Separation =
of Church and State, among other advocacy groups, has a total of seven laws=
uits.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJLV gmail-article-body gmail-typ=
e-text" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:640px"><p class=3D"gmail-w=
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orgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;padding-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6=
;font-size:1.25rem">Some note that Trump=E2=80=99s Justice Department asked=
 other federal agencies for examples of what it called =E2=80=9Canti-Christ=
ian bias=E2=80=9D and seek<span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:=
bolder">=C2=A0</span>access to any complaints received as a result. Others =
note the proselytizing of some agency heads, including=C2=A0<a href=3D"http=
s://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/29/pege-hegseth-christianity/" re=
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ne 0.0625em rgb(17,17,17);border-bottom:0px">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth=
</a>=C2=A0and=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/=
04/09/usda-easter-email/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"htt=
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=3D"gmail-js-itid-click" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(17,17,17)=
;text-decoration:underline 0.0625em rgb(17,17,17);border-bottom:0px">Agricu=
lture Secretary Brooke Rollins</a>.</p></div><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-c-PJL=
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ng-bottom:24px;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.25rem"><i style=3D"box-sizing:bo=
rder-box">Laura Meckler contributed to this report.</i></p></div></div><div=
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erif;line-height:1.25">What readers are saying</p><div class=3D"gmail-wpds-=
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*https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/washington-agreement--will-no=
t-pass---mp-fadlallah-to-al-may
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/washington-agreement--will-no=
t-pass---mp-fadlallah-to-al-may>*

6/26/26
*Washington agreement 'will not pass': MP Fadlallah to Al Mayadeen*

*The current Lebanese government lacks both constitutional and consensual
legitimacy and is in no position to impose its will on the country, a
senior Hezbollah parliamentarian said on Thursday, rejecting the framework
agreement signed
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebanese-government---israel-=
--reach-us-sponsored-framework>
in
Washington and dismissed its enforceability on the ground.*

*In a phone interview with Al Mayadeen following the signing of a framework
agreement between Lebanese authorities and "Israel", Fadlallah called on
the Lebanese authorities to "withdraw from the direct negotiation path
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-affirms-ali-al-tahe=
r-hill-remains-under-its-contro>"
and to rescind "all decisions taken against the Lebanese people" in that
context.*

*He dismissed as "baseless" reports suggesting that Lebanon's position had
been formulated in meetings between himself, Major General Hassan Choucair,
and Brigadier General Andr=C3=A9 Rahal. He added that what had been circula=
ted
"contradicted what was communicated to relevant officials
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--must-leave-lebanon-h=
umiliated--defeated--sheikh-qas>
in
the Lebanese state" regarding Hezbollah's rejection of direct talks.*
'Do not rush to deliver good news to your people': Fadlallah to Netanyahu

*Fadlallah addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly,
telling him: "Do not rush to deliver good news to your people."*

*He stated that Netanyahu was effectively "negotiating with himself,"
describing the current Lebanese government as "constitutionally and
consensually illegitimate" and "incapable of imposing dictates."*

*"This administration will not be able
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebanon--israel--talks-in-was=
hington-to-extend-into-friday>
to
enforce the agreement signed in Washington unless it resorts, with US
support, to a civil war," Fadlallah said.*

*He characterized the Washington deal as "an attempt to derail the
Islamabad track" and insisted that "without the resistance, nothing will
pass," vowing that Hezbollah "will not allow the authorities to destroy
Lebanon
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-says--israel-s--lebanon-=
withdrawal-key-to-final-deal-wi>"
nor "surrender the country's fate" to them.*

*"The important factor is the battlefield, and we own the battlefield; we
are the people of the land," he said.*
Iran will not sign any agreement before full Israeli withdrawal

*On Iran, Fadlallah stated that Tehran's position "is clear" and that it
"will not sign any agreement before an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/netanyahu-says--israel--will-=
continue-to-occupy-lebanon>,"
asserting the Lebanese government has given a "gift" to "Israel" that "will
have no effect on the ground."*

*The lawmaker warned that Hezbollah would "confront any government measure"
and would "cling more" to its resistance and its weapons. He affirmed that
the group's opposition is "serious" and would not allow the authorities to
"implement their commitments on the ground."*

*Addressing Hezbollah's continued participation
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/qaani-warns--israel---withdra=
w-from-lebanon-or-be-forced-out>
in
the cabinet, Fadlallah said: "The presence of our ministers in the
government has its own calculations, and our presence in it does not mean
we approve of its decisions."*

*He argued that direct talks with "Israel" violate Article 52 of the
constitution, adding: "No individual has the right to cancel the state of
hostility toward Israel."*

*Fadlallah also stressed that Hezbollah seeks no confrontation
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-says-it-is-monitori=
ng-israeli-ceasefire-violations>
with
the national army, saying: "We do not want any clash with our national
army, which is carrying out its duties to the fullest, and the army will
remain, the resistance will remain, and the people will remain."*

*He concluded with a direct message to Netanyahu: "You have reached an
agreement with one who possesses nothing. The state of hostility toward
Israel will remain, and whoever shakes hands with the enemy is complicit in
its crimes."*

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"><b style=3D"background-color:transparent"><fo=
nt face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D"https://english.almayadeen.net/news/p=
olitics/washington-agreement--will-not-pass---mp-fadlallah-to-al-may" targe=
t=3D"_blank">https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/washington-agreem=
ent--will-not-pass---mp-fadlallah-to-al-may</a></font></b></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent"><br=
></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"><span style=3D"backgrou=
nd-color:transparent">6/26/26</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><div><h1 style=3D"line-height:1.2141em;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;=
max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><font face=3D"georgia, serif" size=3D"4=
"><i>Washington agreement &#39;will not pass&#39;: MP Fadlallah to Al Mayad=
een</i></font></h1><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font=
 face=3D"georgia, serif">The current Lebanese government lacks both constit=
utional and consensual legitimacy and is in no position to impose its will =
on the country, a senior Hezbollah parliamentarian said on Thursday,<span>=
=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebane=
se-government---israel---reach-us-sponsored-framework" rel=3D"noopener" sty=
le=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-width:100%" target=3D"=
_blank">rejecting the framework agreement signed</a><span>=C2=A0</span>in W=
ashington and dismissed its enforceability on the ground.</font></b></p><p =
style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, seri=
f">In a phone interview with<span>=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"max-width:100=
%">Al Mayadeen<span>=C2=A0</span></span>following the signing of a framewor=
k agreement between Lebanese authorities and &quot;Israel&quot;, Fadlallah =
called on the Lebanese authorities to &quot;<a href=3D"https://english.alma=
yadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-affirms-ali-al-taher-hill-remains-under-=
its-contro" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110=
,210);max-width:100%" target=3D"_blank">withdraw from the direct negotiatio=
n path</a>&quot; and to rescind &quot;all decisions taken against the Leban=
ese people&quot; in that context.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;=
color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">He dismissed as &quot=
;baseless&quot; reports suggesting that Lebanon&#39;s position had been for=
mulated in meetings between himself, Major General Hassan Choucair, and Bri=
gadier General Andr=C3=A9 Rahal. He added that what had been circulated &qu=
ot;<a href=3D"https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--must-le=
ave-lebanon-humiliated--defeated--sheikh-qas" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"tex=
t-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-width:100%" target=3D"_blank">c=
ontradicted what was communicated to relevant officials</a><span>=C2=A0</sp=
an>in the Lebanese state&quot; regarding Hezbollah&#39;s rejection of direc=
t talks.</font></b></p><h2 style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><fo=
nt size=3D"2" face=3D"georgia, serif">&#39;Do not rush to deliver good news=
 to your people&#39;: Fadlallah to Netanyahu</font></h2><p style=3D"max-wid=
th:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Fadlallah add=
ressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly, telling him: &qu=
ot;Do not rush to deliver good news to your people.&quot;</font></b></p><p =
style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, seri=
f">He stated that Netanyahu was effectively &quot;negotiating with himself,=
&quot; describing the current Lebanese government as &quot;constitutionally=
 and consensually illegitimate&quot; and &quot;incapable of imposing dictat=
es.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b>=
<font face=3D"georgia, serif">&quot;<a href=3D"https://english.almayadeen.n=
et/news/politics/lebanon--israel--talks-in-washington-to-extend-into-friday=
" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-=
width:100%" target=3D"_blank">This administration will not be able</a><span=
>=C2=A0</span>to enforce the agreement signed in Washington unless it resor=
ts, with US support, to a civil war,&quot; Fadlallah said.</font></b></p><p=
 style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, ser=
if">He characterized the Washington deal as &quot;an attempt to derail the =
Islamabad track&quot; and insisted that &quot;without the resistance, nothi=
ng will pass,&quot; vowing that Hezbollah &quot;<a href=3D"https://english.=
almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-says--israel-s--lebanon-withdrawal-key-to=
-final-deal-wi" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65=
,110,210);max-width:100%" target=3D"_blank">will not allow the authorities =
to destroy Lebanon</a>&quot; nor &quot;surrender the country&#39;s fate&quo=
t; to them.</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><=
b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">&quot;The important factor is the battlefie=
ld, and we own the battlefield; we are the people of the land,&quot; he sai=
d.</font></b></p><h2 style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><font siz=
e=3D"2" face=3D"georgia, serif">Iran will not sign any agreement before ful=
l Israeli withdrawal</font></h2><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,=
27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">On Iran, Fadlallah stated that Tehran=
&#39;s position &quot;is clear&quot; and that it &quot;will not sign any ag=
reement before<span>=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://english.almayadeen.net/=
news/politics/netanyahu-says--israel--will-continue-to-occupy-lebanon" rel=
=3D"noopener" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);max-width=
:100%" target=3D"_blank">an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon</a>,&quot; asse=
rting the Lebanese government has given a &quot;gift&quot; to &quot;Israel&=
quot; that &quot;will have no effect on the ground.&quot;</font></b></p><p =
style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, seri=
f">The lawmaker warned that Hezbollah would &quot;confront any government m=
easure&quot; and would &quot;cling more&quot; to its resistance and its wea=
pons. He affirmed that the group&#39;s opposition is &quot;serious&quot; an=
d would not allow the authorities to &quot;implement their commitments on t=
he ground.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,2=
7)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif"><a href=3D"https://english.almayadeen.=
net/news/politics/qaani-warns--israel---withdraw-from-lebanon-or-be-forced-=
out" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210);m=
ax-width:100%" target=3D"_blank">Addressing Hezbollah&#39;s continued parti=
cipation</a><span>=C2=A0</span>in the cabinet, Fadlallah said: &quot;The pr=
esence of our ministers in the government has its own calculations, and our=
 presence in it does not mean we approve of its decisions.&quot;</font></b>=
</p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgi=
a, serif">He argued that direct talks with &quot;Israel&quot; violate Artic=
le 52 of the constitution, adding: &quot;No individual has the right to can=
cel the state of hostility toward Israel.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"m=
ax-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Fadlall=
ah also stressed that<span>=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://english.almayade=
en.net/news/politics/hezbollah-says-it-is-monitoring-israeli-ceasefire-viol=
ations" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(65,110,210=
);max-width:100%" target=3D"_blank">Hezbollah seeks no confrontation</a><sp=
an>=C2=A0</span>with the national army, saying: &quot;We do not want any cl=
ash with our national army, which is carrying out its duties to the fullest=
, and the army will remain, the resistance will remain, and the people will=
 remain.&quot;</font></b></p><p style=3D"max-width:100%;color:rgb(27,27,27)=
"><b><font face=3D"georgia, serif">He concluded with a direct message to Ne=
tanyahu: &quot;You have reached an agreement with one who possesses nothing=
. The state of hostility toward Israel will remain, and whoever shakes hand=
s with the enemy is complicit in its crimes.&quot;</font></b></p></div></di=
v>
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