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Netanyahu brands Britain an ‘Islamic republic’ as it prepares Israel sanctions Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 14:49 The Israeli prime minister attacks London despite years of British arms sales, intelligence sharing and diplomatic protection A collage photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham (Ronen Zvulun/Toby Shepheard/AFP) Off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has branded Britain an "Islamic republic", attacking a country whose governments have armed, protected and assisted Israel throughout its genocide in Gaza and wider regional wars. During an interview broadcast by Army Radio, Netanyahu complained that the favourable British coverage Israel received during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war had disappeared. The 1967 war began with Israel’s surprise attack on Egypt and ended with Israeli forces seizing the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Syria’s Golan Heights. “Try to find that now in Britain, which you could call the Islamic republic of Britain,” Netanyahu said. When the host responded, “Isn’t all of Europe like that?”, Netanyahu replied: “Yes, but you know, someone said the first Islamic republic with nuclear weapons will be the Islamic republic of Britain.” Netanyahu's Islamophobic remarks came as London is poised to announce a raft of new policies in September, multiple sources told Middle East Eye, including a ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements. Sources said the Foreign Office is looking at imposing new sanctions on individuals and organisations involved in the Israeli settler movement in the occupied West Bank. UK support for Israel But Netanyahu’s rhetoric clashes with Britain’s record as one of Israel’s most dependable European supporters. Under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Labour government proscribed the Palestine Action group as a terrorist organisation in July 2025. The group had targeted factories and facilities connected to companies supplying weapons to Israel. The ban made membership and expressions of support punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Police have since arrested more than 3,000 people and charged more than 1,200 under terrorism legislation. Exclusive: UK to announce raft of new policies on Israel including settlement goods ban Read More » London also conducted surveillance flights over Gaza during the genocide and shared intelligence with Israel. The Ministry of Defence trained Israeli military personnel on British courses, only pausing future participation late in 2025. Britain’s arms policy exposes the same contradiction. Labour suspended 29 export licences to Israel in September 2024 after identifying a “clear risk” that equipment could facilitate violations of international humanitarian law. Then-Foreign Secretary David Lammy stressed that the decision was “not an arms embargo”. By February 2026, Israel appeared on 395 non-suspended export licences. Of those, 203 covered military goods, while non-F-35 military licences carried a maximum value of £130m. British support also extended to the war on Iran, with Starmer authorising US forces to use British bases for strikes in March 2026. His successor, Andy Burnham, continued that access in July, helping Washington sustain a war Netanyahu had pushed the United States to fight. Inside Israel News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

WHO says no one held accountable for 10,000 attacks on healthcare The World Health Organization said on Friday that more than 10,000 attacks on healthcare had been recorded since 2018, but nobody had ever been brought to justice. These attacks, reported across 29 countries and territories, have resulted in approximately 5,700 deaths and 8,500 injuries, the WHO said. Altaf Musani, director of the WHO's humanitarian and disaster management unit, who presented the figures at a media briefing in Geneva, said accountability could take place not just at the national level. Health facilities and health systems more broadly are protected under international humanitarian and human rights law, including certain Geneva Conventions, he said. However, "of the more than 10,000 verified incidents that I spoke of, not a single one has entered the accountability system". This year alone, the UN health agency has recorded 914 attacks, resulting in 911 deaths and 1,486 injuries, Musani said. Ukraine, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories account for the majority of incidents in 2026.

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Pro-Israel Emirati influencers mocked for claims of Islamic plot to take over West Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 11:13 Young Emiratis are making videos warning of the purported threat of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK and western world Rauda Altenaiji, an Emirati influencer, speaking in an interview in Britain with Jonathan Sacerdoti (Screengrab/X) Off Why are Emirati influencers warning of an Islamic plot to take over Britain and the west? It is one of the most curious developments of recent times: the rise of young men and women from the United Arab Emirates talking to British journalists and think tanks about the purported threat of the Muslim Brotherhood. Now, however, these influencers are being strongly criticised - and even mocked and taunted - over a series of videos. It started this week with a viral clip posted by Rauda Altenaiji, a young Emirati woman who describes herself on her X profile as a "thinker of deep truths". The video was an edit of herself and a young Emirati man, Ahmed Sharif Al Ameri, speaking in an interview in Britain with Jonathan Sacerdoti, who recently argued that "the West should be suspicious of Islam" in an Oxford Union debate alongside far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. "People of the West, wake up, this is happening," Altenaiji says in the video, which then cuts to a clip of the prominent American live streamer Sneako saying "Islam will be in every household". The video continues with Al Ameri saying: "The reason the West doesnt really understand or can't comprehend what the Muslim Brotherhood is doing is because the Muslim Brotherhood instils the fear of, what if it's Islamophobic?" The video then cuts to clips of American politician Ilhan Omar, actor Ben Affleck and journalist Mehdi Hasan saying the words "Islamophobia". "There's an invasion that's happening by the Muslim Brotherhood in the West," Altenaiji argues. "They're not gonna use the same tactics that they did before because that was a different time.  "Now they're gonna use it through PR strategies and inclusivity meetings and all those nice-sounding words. But the end goal of that is to eventually instil a caliphate system in the UK, or in the West in general." Are you serious? Are all Muslim organizations and campaigns across the UK and Europe are Muslim Brotherhood? Are you saying there is no “Muslim stereotyping” in many parts of the West? @FormulaRauda https://t.co/LnDRhKnN4L — Moeed Pirzada (@MoeedNj) August 13, 2026 Andreas Krieg, an associate professor at the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London, shared the video and remarked: "Throwing fellow Muslims under the bus for a few clicks and cheers from Europe's Islamophobic Far Right... some in the UAE are happy to further tarnish their reputation in the Muslim world, in an ill-conceived and terribly executed information op". In the interview with Sacerdoti, Altenaiji and Al Ameri both insist they are operating independently. 'I'm more liberal than young Americans' Journalist Zaid Jilani commented: "The UAE is usually better at propaganda than this. She thinks she’s on the team, lol."  Some X users mocked the idea that Ben Affleck could be linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.  Sneako, meanwhile, did a livestream in which he expressed bemusement at his appearance in the video: "This is proof of how new I am to Islam; they're now accusing me of being part of the Muslim Brotherhood. "I'm not even sure what that - like what is that?" he asked. "What is the Muslim Brotherhood? That sounds cool."   Amid the controversy, another video in recent weeks went viral of Al Ameri. It shows him declaring that "I'm more liberal than young Americans", while wearing a traditional Emirati thobe and headdress. "Ahmed has crazy thoughts," video host Aija Mayrock, an influencer focusing on "interfaith harmony in Israel", admiringly says. Al Ameri explains: "Today there is more radical extremism coming from the west than in Arab countries... I read every holy book and realised there is no wrong religion." Crazy ideas (exactly what his government thinks) pic.twitter.com/3KcupxUgj3 — شرق‌زده sharghzadeh (@sharghzadeh) June 28, 2026 But this wasn't the most dramatic video - that was one shared this week which featured a man in traditional Emirati clothing named Omar Al Blooshi. It shows him ominously telling the camera as dramatic music plays: "Britain, consider this a warning. "The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist political movement and founded in Egypt nearly a century ago... Muslim Brotherhood-associated organisations and individuals have operated in British public life for decades."  Pro-Israel Emirati influencers These new Emirati influencers are notably supportive of Israel. In the interview with Sacerdoti, Altenaiji and Al Ameri both espouse strongly pro-Israel views. Al Blooshi, meanwhile, posted this week on X that "Anti-Zionism has become a convenient mask for antisemitism old prejudice repackaged in the language of politics".  "Read from the screen but try to look natural" https://t.co/GA2QdSLjPH — Marc Owen Jones (@marcowenjones) August 14, 2026 Significantly, some Emirati influencers have been associated with the Henry Jackson Society (HJS), a right-wing British think tank. Altenaiji recently featured in a video published by Ban the Brotherhood, an anti-Muslim Brotherhood campaign run by the HJS.  Another Emirati influencer, Abdulqader Almenhali, also appeared in a Ban the Brotherhood video. The director of the HJS is Alan Mendoza, who is also the head of the Jewish National Fund UK - a British charity that has donated £1m ($1.36m) to "Israel's largest militia" and has Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, as an honorary patron.  Mendoza is also a senior adviser to Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party.  One of the founders of the HJS, Matthew Jamison, later denounced the think tank as a “monstrous animal” and a “deeply anti-Muslim racist organisation”. The rise of Emirati influencers warning about the Muslim Brotherhood in the West comes alongside increased alliances between the UAE and right-wing figures in Britain. Middle East Eye has documented the increasingly warm relationship between Reform UK, which advocates mass deporations, and Abu Dhabi. And last year, anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson visited Dubai. "I’m here under the invite of Emirates who I’m here to meet tomorrow to discuss terrorism organisations in the UK," he was filmed saying, although no evidence was provided for this claim. So why is the UAE apparently so concerned about the Brotherhood? The phantom menace The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Cairo in 1928 and is one of the world's largest and best-known groups espousing political Islam. Where free elections are held in the region, parties affiliated with the Brotherhood often win outright or form the largest opposition party.  It is chiefly the staunch opposition of the Brotherhood to autocracy and dictatorship, rather than the group's religiosity, that has marked it as an enemy to the UAE.  From 'absolute monarchy' to dear friend: How Nigel Farage and Reform learned to love the UAE Read More » Abu Dhabi has previously lobbied unsuccessfully to have the Brotherhood banned in the UK. Then, in 2023, it was revealed that the UAE paid a private intelligence firm based in Geneva, Alp Services, to smear Britain’s largest Muslim charity, Islamic Relief Worldwide, by seeking to link it with the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood is understood not to operate as a unitary organisation, and no evidence has emerged from inquiries or reviews that it wields significant influence in the UK. Yet it is precisely the phantasmic nature of the alleged Brotherhood threat that has allowed figures on the British right, including in Reform, to use it to make sweeping and unevidenced claims about Islamism. The warnings issued to Britain by Emirati influencers, however, are apparently being received with more scepticism and derision than fear or concern.  UK Politics Trending Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

France condemns Israeli settlers’ seizure of Palestinian homes in Qusra France on Friday strongly condemned Israeli settlers’ seizure of several Palestinian homes in Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. In a statement on X, the French foreign ministry also condemned Israeli settler violence against Palestinian civilians "in the strongest possible terms" and called on Israeli authorities to arrest and prosecute those responsible. "With settler violence on the rise in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, France calls on the Israeli authorities to take all necessary measures to protect the Palestinian civilian population, as they are required to do under international law," the ministry said. "We reiterate our condemnation of the Israeli settlement policy, which threatens the two-state solution and heightens tensions on the ground." #Israel/ #Palestine | Situation in the West Bank pic.twitter.com/DVjssdJ4vw — France Diplomacy

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Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 17:02 The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier will be replaced by the USS George Washington amid deteriorating conditions This handout picture, released by the US Navy on 17 May 2019, shows Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and Wasp-class amphibious assault Ship USS Kearsarge conducting joint operations in the US (Brian Wilbur/Navy Office of Information/AFP) Off The US is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with the USS George Washington in the Middle East after reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier enforcing a blockade of Iran. The Lincoln has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days without a port call. At least one sailor jumped overboard the vessel, and another had to be restrained from doing so, according to media reports.  The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the Lincoln will be rotated out of the theatre of operations and replaced with the USS George Washington. US lawmakers have raised concerns about the physical and mental health of sailors on board. The rotation comes after US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the blockade of Iran can be conducted “indefinitely”, as fighting continues to rage for control over the Strait of Hormuz with no return to a ceasefire in sight. "Indefinitely the United States Navy can maintain a blockade like that because we'll rotate ships in and out, as we have, and we'll continue to," Hegseth told reporters on Thursday. The Lincoln’s long deployment appears to have weighed on US Navy sailors. CNN reported on Thursday that a sailor wearing a life vest went overboard the ship earlier this month amid a mental health crisis on board as a result of the extended deployment. The sailor was rescued within an hour and transferred off the ship for treatment, CNN added.  'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance Read More » But the incident was not a one-off. US government-linked news sites, including Stars and Strips and The Navy Times, said that another crew member was prevented from jumping overboard amid exhaustion and declining morale on board the carrier. One woman told a town hall attended by Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao that her husband aboard the ship “hopes he doesn’t wake up tomorrow”, according to Stars and Strips. The US and Iran have been battling for control of the Strait of Hormuz for months. Iran has attacked vessels from Gulf states carrying oil and petroleum products outside the waterway, while the US has targeted vessels linked to Iran. The US fired two Hellfire missiles on a Panama-flagged ship that attempted to run the American blockade of Iranian ports early Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. It’s not uncommon for an aircraft carrier to spend nine months at sea during wartime, but usually the vessel will make a port call every month in order to replenish supplies and give sailors an opportunity to rest. “We’ve just been turning and burning the whole time we’ve deployed,” one sailor told Stars and Strips. Nothing to really look forward to at this point. All we want is a date home.” War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report The US is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with the USS George Washington in the Middle East after reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier enforcing a blockade of Iran. The Lincoln has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days without a port call. At least one sailor jumped overboard the vessel, and another had to be restrained from doing so, according to media reports.  The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the Lincoln will be rotated out of the theatre of operations and replaced with the USS George Washington. US lawmakers have raised concerns about the physical and mental health of sailors on board. The rotation comes after US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the blockade of Iran can be conducted “indefinitely”, as fighting continues to rage for control over the Strait of Hormuz with no return to a ceasefire in sight. Read more: Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report This handout picture, released by the US Navy on 17 May 2019, shows Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and Wasp-class amphibious assault Ship USS Kearsarge conducting joint operations in the US (Brian Wilbur/Navy Office of Information/AFP)

Hezbollah accuses Lebanon’s government of targeting ‘resistance’ instead of Israel: Report Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem accused the Lebanese authorities of "targeting the resistance instead of targeting the enemy" and failing to "abide by agreements", Al Jazeera reported. “The southern town of Mansouri is supposed to be liberated … not occupied … yet residents can’t return … what have the Lebanese authorities done?” Qassem told the network. He also accused the Lebanese government of “surrender", saying that Hezbollah won’t accept the "violation" of the country's sovereignty. Mansouri came under Israeli forced displacement orders and attacks last week on 5 August despite a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel in April.

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Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran and said the ship would soon rotate out. Asked by reporters whether family members were worried about the situation on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, Trump said: "No, they're not." Trump also rejected that the ship - now in its ninth month at sea - had been deployed for too long. "No, no, no, not nearly enough," he said. Trump confirmed reports that the Abraham Lincoln was due to be rotated with a replacement aircraft carrier as the United States remains locked in a stalemate with Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz and the country's nuclear programme. "That ship is moving right now or very shortly, and it's being replaced with another very similar ship," Trump said.

Pro-Israel Emirati influencers mocked for claims of Islamic plot to take over West Why are Emirati influencers warning of an Islamic plot to take over Britain and the west? It is one of the most curious developments of recent times: the rise of young men and women from the United Arab Emirates talking to British journalists and think tanks about the purported threat of the Muslim Brotherhood. Now, however, these influencers are being strongly criticised - and even mocked and taunted - over a series of videos. It started this week with a viral clip posted by Rauda Altenaiji, a young Emirati woman who describes herself on her X profile as a "thinker of deep truths". The video was an edit of herself and a young Emirati man, Ahmed Sharif Al Ameri, speaking in an interview in Britain with Jonathan Sacerdoti, who recently argued that "the West should be suspicious of Islam" in an Oxford Union debate alongside far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Read more: Pro-Israel Emirati influencers mocked for claims of Islamic plot to take over West Rauda Altenaiji, an Emirati influencer, speaking in an interview in Britain with Jonathan Sacerdoti (Screengrab/X)

Houthis say they targeted Aramco in Saudi Arabia's Najran with drone Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Friday that they had targeted an oil facility belonging to Saudi Arabia's state petroleum company Aramco with a drone, the group's Saba press agency reported. A military source quoted by the agency said the group had attacked a site in Najran, in southwest Saudi Arabia, "by means of a drone, and the operation achieved its objective".

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US to hit Iran hard economically, Trump says US President Donald Trump told Fox News on Friday that the United States will hit Iran hard economically, as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal to end a nearly six-month war. His comments came a day after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US would impose measures on Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week.