(2025-05-13). How To Make Your Mind Harder For The Propagandists To Manipulate. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The worst mistake you can make when reading the news is to assume there's a good reason why the mass media report on something in the way that they do. That there's a good reason why Israel-Palestine gets framed as a complex and morally ambiguous issue with no clear path forward, even though it all looks pretty self-evident to you. That there must be a valid and legitimate reason why one story gets more coverage than a seemingly far more important story, like how…
(2025-05-13). UK will argue F-35 export outweighs Gaza genocide risk. newarab.com 
The UK government is set to argue in a landmark High Court case that preserving Britain's role in the global The four-day hearing, beginning on Tuesday, will test whether ministers acted unlawfully by
(2025-05-13). As Gaza burns, more than 100,000 Israelis 'traumatised by war'. newarab.com 
An Israeli official has said that more than 100,000 Israelis were suffering from "psychological disorders" linked to Israel's ongoing war on Gaza, amid growing public criticism of the government's handling of the military campaign and its impact on society. | Oren Helman, head of the Kesher association, which supports families with special-needs children, told Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper that around 67,000 people had developed mental health issues since 7 October 2023, following the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, which momentarily broke a 16-year-long siege on the Palestinian enclave. | He attributed the…
(2025-05-13). One in five people in Gaza face starvation due to Israel's siege. newarab.com 
Gaza's entire population of around 2.4 million people is at risk of a food crisis "or worse" by September, the UN- and NGO-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said in a report. | "Nineteen months into the conflict, the Gaza Strip is still conf…
(2025-05-13). Over 600 media figures demand BBC air shelved Gaza medics doc. newarab.com 
More than 600 leading figures from the media, arts, and cultural sectors have signed an open letter demanding The signatories include
(2025-05-13). Trump hails release of U.S.-Israeli hostage. ecns.cn Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, his administration confirmed on Monday that Palestinian militant group Hamas had released a U.S.-Israeli hostage, saying the move was taken "in good faith" to end the conflict in Gaza.
(2025-05-13). Iran condemns Israeli attacks on Palestinian refugee camps. presstv.ir Iran has strongly condemned Israel's savage attacks on Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.
(2025-05-13). °Rompamos el asedio a la ayuda humanitaria a Gaza! workers.org 
En su continua campaña genocida contra el pueblo palestino, Israel utilizó aviones no tripulados el 2 de mayo para atacar al desarmado Conscience (alias Al-Dameer), un barco de la Coalición de la Flotilla de la Libertad. La tripulación y los pasajeros del barco intentaban transportar toneladas de ayuda humanitaria a . . . |
(2025-05-13). How displaced Palestinians are embracing new beginnings in Egypt. newarab.com 
In early November 2024, Rozana Sukaik, her mother, and her brothers left Gaza to seek refuge in Egypt. What she thought would be a stay of just a few weeks has turned into 18 months, with no end in sight. | Yet Rozana and her family are among the lucky ones. With American citizenship, they were able to leave Gaza shortly after the war began. | "We only witnessed the first month of the war, until they were able to evacuate us since we have foreign passports," she told The New Arab. "The closest and safest place next to Gaza was Egypt, so we relocated there. Since then, I've been here with my family." | Living o…
(2025-05-13). BBC 'bans UK Eurovision act from showing solidarity with Gaza'. newarab.com 
The The country-pop trio, Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele, have been instructed to avoid "any political messaging", in…
(2025-05-13). Maggie Gyllenhaal's daughter arrested over Columbia Gaza protest. newarab.com 
Daughter of Hollywood actors Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal was arrested during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Ramona Sarsgaard was reportedly one of dozens arrested when protesters, many of them with their faces covered with the keffiyeh scarves, stormed Columbia's main library on 7 May. | She faces a desk appearance ticket for criminal trespassing. | Roughly 80 people were arrested in connection with the Wednesday evening demonstration at the university's Butler Lib…
(2025-05-13). Iran Strongly Condemns Israeli Savage Attacks on Gaza Refugee Camps. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran condemned Israel's savage airstrikes on Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip as a violation of international law, calling for immediate international intervention.
(2025-05-13). Entire Gaza population faces "critical risk of famine," UN-backed monitor warns. wsws.org The entire population of Gaza is at "critical risk of famine," according to a report published Monday by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.
(2025-05-13). Hamas Releases Israeli-American Captive amid Ceasefire Talks. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hamas released Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander in Gaza on Monday, handing him over to the International Committee of the Red Cross as indirect negotiations continue between the resistace group and the US, mediated by Egypt and Qatar.
(2025-05-13). Israel kills 33 Gazans in 24 hours as UNRWA warns humanitarian crisis 'beyond imagination'. presstv.ir At least 33 Palestinians are killed in the past 24 hours in Gaza, as UNRWA warns Gaza's humanitarian crisis has become "beyond imagination."
(2025-05-13). Israeli minister: Trump's scheme to expel Palestinians from Gaza 'still on table'. presstv.ir The Israeli energy minister says US President Donald Trump's plan to displace residents of the war-torn Gaza Strip "remains on the table."
(2025-05-13). Hamas releases Israeli-US soldier, Trump looks forward to more captives. presstv.ir Hamas has released an Israeli-US soldier, reiterating readiness to begin Gaza ceasefire talks stalled by Israel.
(2025-05-12). Otago academics plan declaration on Palestine to 'face daily horrors'. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A group of New Zealand academics at Otago University have drawn up a "Declaration on Palestine" against genocide, apartheid and scholasticide of Palestinians by Israel that has illegally occupied their indigenous lands for more than seven decades. The document, which had already drawn more than 300 signatures from staff, students and alumni…
(2025-05-12). Genocide in Palestine with Arab-Muslim Leaders Watching. transcend.org 6 May 2025 – The Planned Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza and Fake International Law and Order…
(2025-05-12). The ICJ, Israel and the Gaza blockade. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-12). Talk World Radio: Kathy Kelly on Palestine and Conscience. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about Palestine with Kathy Kelly who is board president of World BEYOND War. From 2022 to 2024, she co-coordinated the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. Since …
(2025-05-12). PSNA says broadcast ruling a warning to NZ news media to be wary of 'Israeli propaganda'. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A decision by the Broadcasting Standards Authority to uphold a complaint against a 1News broadcast last November is a warning to news media, says the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa. The authority ruled that a TVNZ news item on violence in Amsterdam in the Netherlands breached BSA rules. 1News described violence in the…
(2025-05-12). Pro-Palestine protesters: 'Starvation is a weapon of war'. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-12). 50,000 protest in Madrid against Gaza genocide of Palestinians and PSOE-Sumar complicity. wsws.org This protest came amid intensifying atrocities in Gaza, where the Israeli government has launched what it calls the "concluding moves" of its military campaign.
(2025-05-12). Baraka Is Right to Challenge Delaney Hall Reopening FightBackBetter Condemns Arrest! fightbackbetter.com 
This editor is certainly not a supporter of the Democratic Party and was recently falsely accused of a felony in a police complaint by I have critiism of Baraka for not having adequately opposed genocide in Gaza and for not having as to my kno…
(2025-05-12). Democracy Now! 2025-05-12 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 12, 2025; Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested for Visiting ICE Jail, Slams Trump Admin's "Insane" Abuse of Power; "Un-American": Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on DHS Threats to Arrest Her for Visiting ICE Jail in Newark; Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Gaza: Why Does U.S. Have Money for "War and Genocide" But Not for Healthcare? | Headlines for May 12, 2025; Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested for Visiting ICE Jail, Slams Trump Admin's "Insane" Abuse of Power; "Un-American": Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on DHS Threats to Arres…
(2025-05-12). Israeli minister affirms Trump's scheme to expel Palestinians from Gaza still on the table. radiohc.cu Tel Aviv, May 13 (RHC) ⚪ The Israeli energy minister says U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial plan for the mass deportation of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip "remains on the table." Speaking to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN on Monday, Eli Cohen said the so-called "voluntary migration" plan proposed by Trump "is being followed up."
(2025-05-12). Gaza Faces "Critical Risk of Famine" Due to Full Israeli Blockade, Experts Warn. truthout.org The Gaza Strip is at a "critical risk" of famine, with the entire population projected to face crisis levels of hunger as a result of Israel's total humanitarian aid blockade, UN-backed food researchers have found in their latest assessment. As of mid-May, the entire population of Gaza is facing a hunger crisis, researchers with the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)… |
(2025-05-12). Euro-Med Monitor says Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian women. radiohc.cu Geneva, May 12 (RHC) ⚪ An international human rights organization has released a harrowing report on Israel's deliberate targeting of women across the Gaza Strip. The Euro-Mediterranean Monitor, based in Geneva, said in a press statement on Sunday that the regime's forces have killed more than 21 women per day since October 2023, equivalent to approximately one Palestinian woman every hour.
(2025-05-12). Netanyahu's Gaza depopulation remarks are modern blueprint for ethnic cleansing: Euro-Med. radiohc.cu Geneva, May 12 (RHC) ⚪ An independent international human rights organization has vehemently denounced the latest remarks by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on demolition of Gaza and displacement of its population as a "modern blueprint for ethnic cleansing." Netanyahu said recently that the Tel Aviv regime "will continue destroying homes in Gaza until Palestinians are left without shelter, with no option but to leave."
(2025-05-12). Hamas reveals release date of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that Israel expects 'intensification of fighting' despite Hamas' announcement on Sunday night that it will release the last living hostage with US nationality in Gaza, Edan Alexander.Abu Obeida, the spokesperson of Hamas' military wing, revealed that the Al-Qassam Brigades have decided to release the Israeli soldier who holds American citizenship, Idan Alexander, today, May 12.Hamas said on Sunday that it agreed with the United States to release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, aiming to reach a ceasefire agreement.The Palestinian group's announcement…
(2025-05-12). Gaza's hospitals cannot provide food to recovering patients. aljazeera.com Patients struggle to feed themselves as Israel's blockade deepens the food and aid shortage.
(2025-05-12). Hamas frees soldier Edan Alexander as Gaza faces bombardment, famine risk. aljazeera.com Hamas frees Edan Alexander as Israel presses on with its Gaza assault and 71-day blockade of all aid.
(2025-05-12). Gaza Health Ministry: 1,500 blind, 4,000 at risk of blindness amid genocidal war. radiohc.cu Gaza City, May 12 (RHC) ⚪ The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has warned that around 1,500 citizens have lost their eyesight due to the war and another 4,000 are at risk of blindness because of severe shortages of medications and medical equipment.
(2025-05-12). Everyone in Gaza at Critical Famine Risk, 500,000 Face Starvation. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Gaza's entire population is at critical risk of famine, and half a million Palestinians in the enclave face starvation, according to a global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
(2025-05-12). Famine stalking across Gaza, 500,000 face starvation: Analysis. aljazeera.com All 2.1 million people in the Gaza Strip at critical risk if Israeli blockade persists, says report.
(2025-05-12). One in five people in Gaza face starvation, famine watchdog warns. aljazeera.com The IPC says a full 100% of Gaza now experiences acute food insecurity while half-a-million people face starvation.
(2025-05-12). We will not emigrate: Palestinians refuse to be expelled as UN group warns of another Nakba. radiohc.cu United Nation, May 13 (RHC) ⚪ A United Nations special committee has warned the world could be witnessing "another Nakba" as Israel moves to forcibly displace Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
(2025-05-12). Several U.S. universities suspend protesters as Yale and UCLA students join hunger strike for Gaza. radiohc.cu New York, May 13 (RHC) ⚪ In New York City, Columbia University has suspended some 65 students who took part in a Palestinian solidarity protest at Butler Library last week. In addition, the university barred from campus another 33 people who took part in the action, including Columbia alumni and students from Barnard College ⚪ is a private women's liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City.
(2025-05-12). Multiple Western Press Outlets Have Suddenly Pivoted Hard Against Israel. caitlinjohnstone.com.au After a year and a half of genocidal atrocities, the editorial boards of numerous British press outlets have suddenly come out hard against Israel's genocidal onslaught in Gaza. | The first drop of rain came last week from The Financial Times in a piece by the editorial board titled "
(2025-05-12). Biden's Gaza "Aid" Pier Operation Caused Dozens of Injuries, Millions in Damages. truthout.org President Joe Biden's military pier installed for a short time off the coast of Gaza last year lacked basic planning and was far more dangerous to U.S. soldiers than previously known, a new report finds. The Department of Defense Inspector General has found in an investigation that 62 of the 1,000 U.S. military members carrying out the ill-fated operation were injured, with one person… |
(2025-05-12). Hamas Releases Israeli American Soldier, Seeking to Reopen Ceasefire Talks. truthout.org Hamas released an Israeli American soldier from captivity in Gaza on Monday, seeking to reopen ceasefire negotiations as a gesture of goodwill to President Donald Trump as he visits the Middle East this week. The 21-year-old Israeli military soldier, Edan Alexander, was first released to officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who handed him over to the Israeli… |
(2025-05-12). 'Silenced Forever' — Gaza Child Singer Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Nuseirat. transcend.org "The child who sang of death has now joined those he mourned — his farewell was as noble as his words." A young Palestinian child, popular in Gaza for his beautiful voice, which captured the tragedy of Israel's genocidal war on the enclave, was killed in an airstrike in Nuseirat on Monday. In a clip …
(2025-05-12). Hamas to Release American Hostage As Trump Urges End to Israeli 'Brutal' War. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hamas has agreed to release an Israeli-American captive as part of renewed ceasefire efforts in Gaza, amid growing international pressure including from US President Donald Trump to end Israel's "brutal" war in Gaza.
(2025-05-12). The Guardian's Gaza line is as atrocious as the rest of UK press. strategic-culture.su 
(2025-05-12). US and Hamas hold advanced negotiations over Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – In order to achieve a truce in the Gaza Strip and make it easier for humanitarian supplies to enter, Hamas is engaged in direct and advanced talks with the U.S. administration, a senior Hamas official acknowledged on Sunday. According to reports, the negotiations have been going on for a few days.The talks center on resolving the humanitarian situation in the besieged area and bringing an end to the conflict, which is currently in its twentieth month, the official told Al Jazeera.A senior Palestinian source also told Reuters that the goal of the talks with the United States is to put a stop to the figh…
(2025-05-12). Israel committed to 'intensified' Gaza operation despite US captive release. aljazeera.com Israeli PM says negotiations with Hamas will continue 'under fire', with just a pause for Edan Alexander's release.
(2025-05-12). Hamas to release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander from Gaza. aljazeera.com Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander and confirms direct talks with the US.
(2025-05-12). Protesters rally against Israel's participation in Eurovision. aljazeera.com Protesters in Basel condemned Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
(2025-05-12). Trump is finally calling to end the Gaza war. Will Netanyahu listen? haaretz.com For the first time, announcing the expected release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, Donald Trump explicitly connected a deal to end what he called 'this brutal war' – and the release of all the hostages. To achieve that, the U.S. president will have to play hardball with Israel's recalcitrant prime minister…
(2025-05-12). Will Trump Greenlight Netanyahu's Endgame in Gaza? counterpunch.org It's hard to recall, given the unfathomable desperation now stalking Gaza, but for a fleeting moment earlier this year there was joy in the air among hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returning to the rubble of their homes in north Gaza. 'It is a festive day for us, as if we have been resurrected and now are entering paradise," a young displaced man told Al-Jazeera in late January. 'him. Most had been displaced repeatedly, pushed from one 'safe zone' to another, meagre belongings in tow; many separated from family and loved ones by the relentless bombing; the less fortunate had lost all or most of their famil…
(2025-05-12). Trump aims to unveil plan to end Gaza war in Qatar, ordering Netanyahu to fall in line. haaretz.com After Netanyahu tried to impose demands and blame Hamas for the breakdown in talks, Edan Alexander's release signals coordination between Qatar and the U.S. Witkoff instructed Netanyahu to send a team to Doha, where tight schedules await…