Geopolitics
David Hearst – Israel Never Truly Wanted Peace with Palestine
2 September 2026
David Hearst
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters
Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia could potentially offer an alternative basis for power in the Middle East for more countries seeking alternatives to US-Israeli hegemony. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Why the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of force
There’s lots of ways to interpret the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defence pact: one is that it is a deliberate snub to the US-Israel axis. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst: Karim Khan dared to hold Israel to account – and that’s why he was brought down
The ICC arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu has, to date, been the only serious attempt by the international community to bring the Israeli state to justice for the genocide in Gaza. The person who brought […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Burnham knows that Labour’s Gaza policy has to change if he has any chance of succeeding where Starmer failed
Restoring some semblance of a moral core to the Labour Party won’t be easy, but is politically necessary for Andy Burnham. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Trump’s U-turn on Iran war has ended Israel’s Middle East dream
The failure to subdue Iran has halted, or shattered, a much larger ambition: a project to change the shape of the Middle East, with a reborn and rejuvenated ‘greater Israel’ at its head David Hearst […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning
The idea of Trump and Netanyahu was to destroy Iran as a force within the region, thereby forcing all countries in the Middle East to submit to their colonial plans. That clearly hasn’t happened. David […]
National Politics
David Hearst – Starmer’s toast, but whether Farage can be stopped is still to be decided
Keir Starmer has failed on every front and is on his way out, whether the next Prime Minister can stop Farage getting the top job will depend on whether he or she really changes direction. […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – The Israeli-Emirati axis must be stopped
By pulling out of OPEC, the UAE is doubling down on its confrontation with Saudi Arabia, and locking-in Israel as its security guarantor. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Trump’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ is a busted flush. Iran has proved it and China knows it
Two factors will now determine the fate of the ceasefire: what happens in Hormuz, and whether Israel continues pummelling Lebanon David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and […]