Le gouvernement béninois a interdit à quelques heures de son ouverture la tenue du 17e Forum social mondial à Cotonou, empêchant l'accès à l'université d'Abomey-Calavi et refoulant aux frontières les caravanes militantes venues d'Afrique de l'Ouest, du Sahel et d'Afrique centrale. Ce blocage intervient alors que le nouveau président Romuald Wadagni, élu en mai 2026 avec plus de 94 % des suffrages dans un scrutin sans opposition crédible, poursuit le durcissement autoritaire engagé sous (…)

The IDF has seized 230 square miles of Lebanese territory, where extensive construction is underway – including a base far from the Israeli border. Negotiations with Lebanon resumed today The IDF base under construction on the site of the former Khiam Prison, five kilometers inside Lebanese territory. Credit: Photos: Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2026. Infographics: Nadav Gazit The IDF is entrenching itself deep in south Lebanon, according to information obtained by Haaretz, tours on the (…)

From Shin Bet recruitment to military training programs, Israel's defense establishment is becoming increasingly embedded in academic life. Israeli officers stand by as Palestinian and Jewish activists take part in a rally marking Nakba Day, outside Tel Aviv University, May 14, 2018. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90) After Hila Ben David finished performing John Lennon's “Imagine” at Tel Aviv University's doctoral graduation ceremony on July 16, the stage was handed over to Brig. Gen. (res.) Dr. (…)