2025-05-02: Palestine Roundup

So far today: 2025-05-02 5:45pm GMT

newarab (2025-05-02). On May Day, Morocco's unions march against Israel normalisation. newarab.com Thousands of Moroccan workers flooded the streets of Rabat on Thursday waving Moroccan and Palestinian flags, turning a rally for While demands for higher pay and secure jobs led the march, many protesters raised signs and chanted in support of Palestine. | Banners reading "No to normalisation" and "Worker…

presstv.ir (2025-05-02). Massive wildfires keep raging across Israeli occupied territories. presstv.ir The blaze, which authorities described as one of the largest in the regime's history,continued ranging on Thursday.

presstv.ir (2025-05-02). Israeli report: Netanyahu moving to expand war on Gaza Strip. presstv.ir Critics have accused Netanyahu of abandoning the captives in favor of prolonging the war for his political survival.

Hikers for Palestine (2025-05-02). Saturday 5/3: Hikers for Palestine. indybay.org Point Isabel Parking Lot, 2406 Rydin Rd, Richmond, CA 94804…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-05-02). Yemeni Missile Triggers Haifa Sirens After US aggression. english.almanar.com.lb Air raid sirens blared across Haifa early Friday as a Yemeni missile targeted northern occupied Palestine, marking an unusual expansion of Yemen's operational reach. The missile strike on Haifa came hours after US warplanes conducted multiple airstrikes on Yemen, hitting several locations in and around the capital Sanaa. The American bombardment struck the Asr area …

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-02). The ICJ, Israel and the Gaza blockade. greenleft.org.au

aljazeera (2025-05-02). Palestine the world's most dangerous place for journalists, RSF says. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump overseeing 'troubling deterioration' in press freedom in US, Reporters Without Borders says.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-05-02). People of Hastings mount 'empty pot' protest against Israel's starvation blockade of Gaza. skwawkbox.org "We won't be silent as Israel starves Gaza!" Today, members of Hastings and District Palestine Solidarity Campaign (HDPSC) and Hastings Jews for Justice (HJJ) took over the roundabout outside the town council offices to bang empty pots in protest against Israel's deliberate starvation of around two million genocide survivors in Gaza and the UK government's refusal …

SKWAWKBOX (2025-05-02). Gaza Freedom Flotilla boat holed, burning after Israeli drone attack in international waters. skwawkbox.org No clear word if anti-genocide activists rescued A 'Gaza freedom flotilla' ship has been holed and set on fire after an attack by drones in international waters as it tried to reach Gaza to bring aid and peacefully protest against Israel's genocide against the Palestinians. The vessel was bombed twice by a number of drones …

aljazeera (2025-05-02). Drones hit 'Freedom Flotilla' Gaza aid ship in international waters. aljazeera.com Freedom Flotilla Coalition demands Israel answer to violations including blockade and 'bombing of our civilian vessel'.

Staff (2025-05-02). IDF: Missile launched from Yemen successfully intercepted prior to entering Israeli territory. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Soldier killed in car crash in Golan Heights; Druze protesters block roads, call for intervention in Syria ‚ñ GAZA: Flotilla heading to Gaza reportedly sinking after drone strike near Malta ‚ñ SYRIA: Israel hits targets near Damascus' presidential palace after attacks on Druze minority…

tn.ai (2025-05-02). Children Starve in Gaza as Israel Chokes Humanitarian Lifelines. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Red Cross says Gaza is on the brink of humanitarian collapse as Israel's two-month blockade prevents critical food and medical supplies from reaching civilians, with children dying from starvation and dehydration.

newarab (2025-05-02). Gaza rescuers risk death to continue rescues under Israeli fire. newarab.com In With little more than hand tools and determination, they claw through collapsed buildings, pulling out the living when they are lucky, and the dead when they are not. | "The Israeli army deliberately attacks residential civilian facilities in Gaza, without distinguishing between children, women, and elderly people," Raed al-Dahshan, a Gaza-based…

presstv.ir (2025-05-02). Israel kills more Palestinians; death toll exceeds 52,400. presstv.ir Israel's genocidal war rages on in Gaza, killing many more innocent civilians in relentless air and artillery strikes.

newarab (2025-05-02). Looting in Gaza signals worsening hunger crisis due to blockade. newarab.com

newarab (2025-05-02). Israel's Netanyahu, military chief double down on Gaza war. newarab.com

tn.ai (2025-05-02). Yemeni Forces Strike Israeli Ramat David Airbase with Hypersonic Missile. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yemen's armed forces announced a ballistic missile strike on Israel's Ramat David Airbase near Haifa in retaliation for Israeli criminal actions in Gaza and US support for Tel Aviv.

tn.ai (2025-05-02). Israeli Drones Strike Gaza-Bound Aid Ship in International Waters. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A civilian aid vessel en route to Gaza was struck by suspicious Israeli drones in international waters off Malta, triggering condemnations for unlawful aggression and renewed demands for accountability over Israel's blockade.

General Federation of Trade Unions, Gaza (2025-05-02). Call from Gaza Unions to US Workers: Put Your Solidarity Into Action to Stop the Genocide. socialistproject.ca To the Free Trade Unions in the United States of America and to every free worker and trade unionist fighting for justice, freedom, and human dignity. | We salute you on the eve of International Workers' Day, a day that embodies the unity and solidarity of workers in confronting oppression and exploitation. We raise to you the voice of Gaza's workers, who today stand at the forefront of confronting the most heinous forms of genocide, siege, and starvation, imposed on our people for decades and continuing to this day with direct support from the US administration under Donald Trump, and previous administrations…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-05-02). Video: Syrian regime militia with ISIS patches threaten to 'drink blood' of Druze/Alawites and Gaza. skwawkbox.org HTS running Syria after help from US, UK, Israel is 'reformed' ISIS, say UK media and politicians UK ministers and UK 'mainstream' media have portrayed the Al-Julani HTS regime in Syria — which took over the country after militant groups aided by the US, UK and Israeli militaries toppled the Assad government last year — …

Édouard Soulier (2025-05-02). We need to talk about Gaza more than ever. internationalviewpoint.org The images keep coming, one after another, more of the same. Explosions, screams, cries and tragedies. Starving people who have had to survive displacement and bombardment. Access to drinking water is once again becoming a problem because Israel has destroyed Gaza's second desalination plant. It feels like we are reliving the horrors of a year ago. | – | / |

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-02). Labor rejects Thorpe-Payman genocide bills, but they are unlikely to go away. greenleft.org.au

Jack Hunter (2025-05-02). Rand Paul blasts away at antisemitism speech bill. responsiblestatecraft.org In President Donald Trump's first 100 days, his administration has arrested and detained, without due process, visa holders and other non-citizens in the U.S. for speaking out against Israel's military actions in Gaza.That's not how the administration frames it, but that is the connective tissue in each of the cases.On Wednesday, the same day Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was

aljazeera (2025-05-02). Gaza aid ship on fire after reported drone attack. aljazeera.com An aid ship heading to Gaza has sent out a distress signal after crew members say it was hit in a drone attack.

Norman Solomon (2025-05-02). The Vietnam and Gaza Wars Shattered Young Illusions About U.S. Leaders. counterpunch.org Eight years before the U.S.-backed regime in South Vietnam collapsed, I stood with high school friends at Manhattan's Penn Station on the night of April 15, 1967, waiting for a train back to Washington after attending the era's largest antiwar protest so far. An early edition of the next day's New York Times arrived on newsstands with

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-05-02). 3 women martyred, others injured and missing after Israeli occupation forces bombed Abu Zeina family's home in Al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. english.almanar.com.lb

Dave DeCamp (2025-05-02). Netanyahu Says Freeing Hostages Is Not His Priority. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that freeing Israeli captives in Gaza was not his top priority, comments that angered the family members of hostages. "We have many objectives, many goals in this war. We want to bring back all of our hostages," Netanyahu said. "That is a very important goal. In war, …

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-05-02). Acusan a Israel de usar el hambre como arma de guerra. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 may (RHC) Las autoridades palestinas en la Franja de Gaza acusaron hoy a Israel de destruir las fuentes de alimentos e impedir la entrada de ayuda como parte de una política sistemática y deliberada contra la población del territorio.

WSWS (2025-05-02). Supporters of Laaila Irshad speak out against anti-democratic seizure of her personal phone by UCSC police. wsws.org "I'm here because there has been a campaign of police and legal persecution against members of the UC Santa Cruz community who have spoken out against the genocide that Israel is perpetrating against the Palestinian people."

Graham Peebles (2025-05-02). The Plight of Amhara people is the Plight of Ethiopia: A Call for Unity. counterpunch.org The Ethiopian government, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is waging war against its own people—specifically, the Amhara. Amhara men, women, and children are being killed and arrested not for their actions, but for who they are. This is targeted ethnic violence. It is, therefore, genocide. The term "genocide" is inflammatory, but in the context

Amos Harel (2025-05-02). Jerusalem fire highlights the fundamental problems of the Netanyahu government. haaretz.com Most Israeli authorities did not take any preparatory measures ahead of the fire, leaving them to scramble for solutions when the flames ignited ‚ñ The fires capped off a bad week for the Netanyahu government, which included a right-wing mob storming a reform synagogue…

Yossi Verter (2025-05-02). wife stuck a dagger in the hearts of the living families. haaretz.com Even as the flames of the massive Jerusalem-area wildfire began to spread, rivers of sewage flowed from the Israeli prime minister's poison machine against the Shin Bet, the air force and other easy targets ‚ñ Yair Golan has a vision for winning the next election: a liberal-democratic bloc that could include right-wing parties…

Ramzy Baroud (2025-05-01). Unveiling Nasser's Secrets: Arabs, Palestine, and the Crucial Timing. counterpunch.org For my father's generation, Gamal Abdel Nasser wasn't just another Arab leader; he set the standard by which all others have been measured, and none have quite reached it. For the Arab masses, and Palestinians in particular, Nasser was an icon. His heroic image, in the eyes of Palestinians, took hold in Al-Faluja, a key

Staff (2025-05-01). International Workers' Day 2025: The workers' flood for Palestine, against genocide and imperialism. defenddemocracy.press May 1, 2025 "The sons and daughters of the popular classes of Palestine, the workers, the farmers in the villages, the refugees of the camps, have always been the leaders and the driving force of our Palestinian national liberation movement. The Palestinian popular classes have been the freedom fighters, the strugglers and the resisters on …

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-01). Australia's international challenges: Lessons from the past. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-01). Chain of Women take a stand for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-01). NSW Senate candidate: 'Vote for Palestine, but don't stop there — organise!'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-01). Palestine shows up Australia's disgraceful 'representative democracy'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-01). Protesters call for a vote for Palestine, stop arming Israel. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-01). Socialist candidate: genocide in Gaza did not begin on October 7. greenleft.org.au

newarab (2025-05-01). Eurovision overturns ban on Palestine flags in audience. newarab.com The The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) obtained this year's official policy on national and political emblems, which states audience are members allowed to wave any flag permitted under Swiss law during the grand fina…

tn.ai (2025-05-01). Pro-Palestine Columbia University Student Released from Immigration Detention. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A Palestinian Columbia University student walked out of immigration detention in Vermont on Wednesday after a US federal judge ordered his release.

tn.ai (2025-05-01). Iran Urges Palestine's Unconditional Full Membership in UN. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations stressed the need for Palestine to become a full UN member without conditions, saying the establishment of a sovereign state with Al-Quds as its capital remains the legitimate aspiration of the Palestinian people.

aljazeera (2025-05-01). Pro-Palestine activist arrested in Belgium after attending protest. aljazeera.com Mohammed Khatib, who advocates for Palestinian prisoners, believes his detention was meant to silence him.

Staff (2025-05-01). Thousands march for Palestine, call for release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Mahmoud Khalil, and others. defenddemocracy.press Thousands took to the streets of Washington DC on April 5 in a National March for Palestine to protest the continued US support to Israel's genocide April 09, 2025 Thousands of students, workers, and activists marched in Washington, DC this past weekend against Trump's policies, demanding an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and …

albawaba (2025-05-01). Netanyahu's son blames Arabs for Jerusalem wildfires. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair, recently sparked controversy on social media after blaming Israel's left and Arabs for the raging wildfires in Jerusalem. Despite sounding confident, his claims were proven baseless. He accused the left of trying to cancel Israel's Independence Day in cooperation with the Arabs in occupied Palestine. Netanyahu's son blames Arabs for Jerusalem Hills wildfires: ◊ê◊ ◊ô ◊®◊ï◊ê◊î ◊©◊ô◊© ◊õ◊ê◊ú◊î ◊©◊¶…

Staff (2025-05-01). "I Am Not Afraid of You" : Mohsen Mahdawi's Defiant Message to Trump After Release from ICE Jail in VT. democracynow.org Columbia University student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi has been released on bail by a Vermont judge after more than two weeks in U.S. immigration custody. "I am saying it clear and loud to President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you," he told supporters as he left a Vermont courthouse. Despite being a legal permanent resident, Mahdawi was arrested by immigration enforcement last month at what he was told would be a citizenship interview, and accused by the State Department of posing a threat to national security over his pro-Palestine campus activism. We get an update from She…

Alaa Shamali (2025-05-01). ÿ™ÿ≠ÿ∞Ÿäÿ±ÿßÿ™ ÿØŸàŸÑŸäÿ© ŸÖŸÜ ŸÖÿ¨ÿßÿπÿ© Ÿàÿ¥ŸäŸÉÿ© ŸÅŸä ÿ∫ÿ≤ÿ©: ÿ¢ŸÑÿߟŠÿߟÑÿ£ÿ±Ÿàÿßÿ≠ ŸÖŸáÿØÿØÿ© ÿ®ÿ≥ÿ®ÿ® ŸÜŸÇÿµ ÿߟÑÿ∫ÿ∞ÿßÿ° ŸàÿߟџÖÿ≥ÿßÿπÿØÿßÿ™. thecanary.co We're humbled to introduce our Canary writer, Alaa Shamali from Palestine — but currently a refugee in Oman. We will be publishing him in Arabic — but if you right click on the screen the menu that appears should give you the option to translate the article to English. If you are reading on mobile, this will […] | By

bwitanek (2025-05-01). War Against Free Speech Escalated Toward UCLA Protesters 4/30 / 5/1. fightbackbetter.com The folowing report is from tweets of the UCLA SLP twitter account regarding an incident sometime late 4/30 or early 5/1: | As of a few minutes ago, police charged into our group of protesters with batons raised, rubber bullets guns, and motorcycles that nearly HIT students. We were gathering to honor Palestine, and to remember the violence that occurred on our very campus one year ago today by screening the Encampments film. Yet we continue to be attacked by UCPD who follow us from location to location with ruthless violence. We are currently gathered at the corner of Westwood and Le Conte to continue Jail su…

Staff (2025-05-01). International Workers' Day 2025: The workers' flood for Palestine, against genocide and imperialism. samidoun.net "The sons and daughters of the popular classes of Palestine, the workers, the farmers in the villages, the refugees of the camps, have always been the leaders and the driving force of our Palestinian national liberation movement. The Palestinian popular classes have been the freedom fighters, the strugglers and the resisters on the front lines, …

bwitanek (2025-05-01). War Against Free Speech Escalated Toward UCLA Protesters 4/30 / 5/1. fightbackbetter.com The folowing report is from tweets of the UCLA SLP twitter account regarding an incident sometime late 4/30 or early 5/1: | As of a few minutes ago, police charged into our group of protesters with batons raised, rubber bullets guns, and motorcycles that nearly HIT students. We were gathering to honor Palestine, and to remember the violence that occurred on our very campus one year ago today by screening the Encampments film. Yet we continue to be attacked by UCPD who follow us from location to location with ruthless violence. We are currently gathered at the corner of Westwood and Le Conte to continue Jail su…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-05-01). CPS consulted Israel over prosecution of Palestine Action activists jailed for over a year before trial. skwawkbox.org Email sharing CPS contact info with deputy ambassador shows Israel deeply embedded in prosecution process as Starmer regime wages war on anti-genocide speech and protest The Starmer regime consulted with representatives of Israel over the prosecution of anti-genocide activists who took direct action against an Israeli arms factory in the UK — and are being …

bwitanek (2025-05-01). War Against Free Speech Escalated Toward UCLA Protesters 4/30 / 5/1. fightbackbetter.com The folowing report is from tweets of the UCLA SLP twitter account regarding an incident sometime late 4/30 or early 5/1: | As of a few minutes ago, police charged into our group of protesters with batons raised, rubber bullets guns, and motorcycles that nearly HIT students. We were gathering to honor Palestine, and to remember the violence that occurred on our very campus one year ago today by screening the Encampments film. Yet we continue to be attacked by UCPD who follow us from location to location with ruthless violence. We are currently gathered at the corner of Westwood and Le Conte to continue Jail su…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-05-01). Gaza's children are being starved by Israel's illegal blockade. skwawkbox.org Tragic footage shows the impact of the occupation's criminal starvation blockade Israel's total blockade of food and other essentials for life in Gaza has been in place for almost two months — an unequivocal crime under international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions — and the people of Gaza had already been grossly deprived of …

WSWS (2025-05-01). Palestinian student activist Mohsen Mahdawi released from ICE custody by court order. wsws.org Mahdawi was a leading figure alongside Mahmoud Khalil in the student protests against Israel's genocide against Gaza at Columbia University in 2023 and 2024.

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-05-01). Israel's Backers Keep Whining That They're Losing Control Of The Narrative. thealtworld.com Amnesty International is now calling Israel's mass atrocity in Gaza " Zionists are losing control of the narrative, and they know it. And they are not taking it well…

tn.ai (2025-05-01). Israel Bombs Gaza As 3,000 Aid Trucks Line Up at Border. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — While the Israeli strikes on central and southern parts of Gaza continue unabated, the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said nearly 3,000 aid trucks have been piled up at Gaza's border, unable to cross due to Israel's now two-month blockade.

Editor (2025-05-01). How the Vietnam and Gaza Wars Shattered Young Illusions About US Leaders. scheerpost.com

Palestinian Trade, Professional Unions (2025-05-01). No Labour for Genocide No Complicity with Apartheid. socialistproject.ca Israel is only able to continue its livestreamed genocide against Palestinians, including daily massacres, burning our children, men and women alive, or starving and thirsting them to death, due to the ongoing complicity of states, companies and institutions around the world. On this May Day, a historic day for the international labour movement that commemorates the struggles of workers for dignity and justice, as Palestinian trade and professional unions, we urgently renew our

WSWS (2025-05-01). Vote 1 Socialist Equality Party in the Australian federal election! Take a stand against war, genocide, austerity and the assault on democratic rights! wsws.org The SEP stresses that the decisive question is building an independent and socialist movement of the working class, directed against Labor, the Coalition, the Greens and the entire capitalist political establishment.

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