(2025-05-04). 'Dead weight comes to mind' when thinking about Gazan parents and genocide. asiapacificreport.nz World Media Freedom Day reflections of a protester Yesterday, World Media Freedom Day, we marched to Television New Zealand in TƒÅmaki Makaurau Auckland to deliver a letter asking them to do better. Their coverage [of Palestine] has been biased at its best, silent at its worst. I truly believe that if our media outlets reported…
(2025-05-04). Hamas: Israel silencing journalists to bury the truth about Gaza. presstv.ir Hamas condemns Israel's war on journalists as world marks Press Freedom Day.
(2025-05-04). Spain's United Left slams Israel's attack (+Photo). plenglish.com 
In a press release, IU affirmed that the aggression was executed "with great premeditation, elaboration, and precision", in what "can undoubtedly be described as a new international crime and an act of piracy that flagrantly violates International Humanitarian Law." | The political coalition explained that the new Freedom Flotilla mission was ready to set sail for Gaza to take humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population, which this time had been prepared confidentially to avoid pressure and prior actions by Israel. | While calling for the international community's rejection, the party, associated with the Spa…
(2025-05-04). Iran: US, West complicit in Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza. presstv.ir Iran says the Israeli regime's systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists has been enabled by the unwavering support of its Western backers, particularly the United States.
(2025-05-04). Blatant crime: Iran censures Israel's attack on Gaza-bound aid ship off Malta. presstv.ir Iran says Israel's drone attack on a ship carrying aid to Gaza was a criminal war and a crime against humanity.
(2025-05-04). Hamas releases video of wounded captive who says 'escaped death' after Israeli strike. presstv.ir In the footage, the visibly injured captive, wearing a bandage over his head, states that he is among the 59 captives still being held in Gaza.
(2025-05-04). Israel's Blockade Sparks Outrage As 'Forced Starvation' Grips Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — At least 57 Palestinians have died from starvation in Gaza, according to local authorities, as Israeli regime violates international law by stalling aid trucks at the border under a genocidal blockade.
(2025-05-04). Iran Condemns Israeli Drone Attack on Gaza-Bound Aid Ship. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Israeli regime's drone strike on a ship carrying aid to Gaza in the international waters off the Maltese coast.
(2025-05-04). Iranian Spokesman Decries Israeli Crimes against Journalists. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson paid tribute to the journalists that have fallen victim to the Israeli atrocities amid its military campaign against Gaza during the past two years.
(2025-05-04). It Was Never About Hostages. It Was Never About Hamas. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Benjamin Netanyahu "We have many objectives, many goals in this war," Netanyahu said. "We want to bring back all of our hostages. That is a v…
(2025-05-03). EU President Should Be Tried for Complicity in Israel's War Crimes, Says Top UN Expert on Palestine. theintercept.com 
"I'm not someone who says, 'History will judge them' — they will have to be judged before then," Francesca Albanese said in an exclusive interview.
(2025-05-03). Australia's international challenges: Lessons from the past. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-03). Chain of Women take a stand for Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-03). The ICJ, Israel and the Gaza blockade. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-03). NSW Senate candidate: 'Vote for Palestine, but don't stop there — organise!'. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-03). Palestine shows up Australia's disgraceful 'representative democracy'. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-03). Protesters call for a vote for Palestine, stop arming Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-03). Socialist candidate: 'The genocide in Gaza did not begin on October 7, 2023'. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-03). Dissolutions d'Urgence Palestine et de la Jeune Garde : tout le mouvement social est visé, faisons front ! defenddemocracy.press Ce mardi, Urgence Palestine a annoncé avoir reàßu un courrier de l'Intérieur engageant une procédure de dissolution à son encontre. Le même jour, Bruno Retailleau déclarait lancer la dissolution de la Jeune Garde. Un saut dans l'offensive autoritaire. par Joshua Cohn 30 avril Dans une vidéo publiée sur son compte Instagram ce mardi, Omar Alsoumi, porte-parole …
(2025-05-03). Palestinian workers: 'The fuel of national and liberation struggle!'. workers.org 
From the PFLP Central Media Office The following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Central Media Office on the occasion of May 1st — International Workers' Day — was published on May 1, 2025, by Resistance News Network. Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine . . . |
(2025-05-03). NYU Demands Law Students Renounce Protests or Be Barred from Sitting Final Exams. theintercept.com 
New York University School of Law barred 31 pro-Palestine law school students from campus facilities and demanded that they sign away their right to protest in exchange for being allowed to return. If the students — deemed "personae non grata," or PNG — don't renounce their right to protest on campus, they will be unable to sit for final exams. | "You may not participate in any protest activity or disruptive activity on Law School property," says the so-called "Use of Space Agreement" sent to the students, which explicitly lays out conditions for being allowed to return to key campus buildings duri…
(2025-05-03). Palestine protesters march on TVNZ, accuse broadcaster of bias on Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report About 1000 pro-Palestinian protesters marked World Press Freedom Day — May 3 — today by marching on the public broadcaster Television New Zealand in Auckland, accusing it of 18 months of "biased coverage" on the genocidal Israeli war against Gaza. They delivered a letter to the management board of TVNZ from Palestine…
(2025-05-03). Angry Houthis Launch Full War On Israel, US Strikes Backfiring? 'Within Hours, Missiles From Yemen…'. hindustantimes.com Iran-backed Houthi rebels conducted a fresh missile attack on Israel in defiance of the US airstrike on Ras Isa oil port in Yemen. In a statement on Friday, Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said that Israel's vital targets in Haifa were hit by a hypersonic ballistic missile. Earlier on Friday, Houthis targeted Tel Aviv and Ramat David airbase with two 'Palestine-2' missiles. Watch this video to know more.
(2025-05-03). Palestine condemns Israel's blockade and aggression. plenglish.com Ramallah, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, condemned on Saturday the Israeli aggression against the occupied territories, especially the Gaza Strip, and the continuation of its siege and famine policy.
(2025-05-03). On World Press Freedom Day, how does a journalist in Gaza die saving the truth? 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 …
(2025-05-03). Develop the anti-imperialist core of the Palestine solidarity movement. thecommunists.org The following resolution was passed unanimously by the tenth party congress of the CPGB-ML. ***** This congress notes that the emergence of a mass movement against the genocide in Gaza is the most significant political development in Britain for many decades. This congress believes that although its largest mobilisations (around one million people on 11 …
(2025-05-03). One Democratic State Campaign For Palestine. popularresistance.org
(2025-05-03). I Am In Malta With The Gaza Flotilla Ship 'Conscience' Bombed By Israel. popularresistance.org I am in Malta with the group ready to board the Gaza flotilla ship "Conscience" which was bombed by Israel yesterday. As one of the organizers of the US Boats to Gaza and the Gaza Freedom Flotilla coalition, we have been working for months to bring activists from 22 countries to board the next ship to challenge the Israeli genocide of Gaza and break the illegal Israeli Siege of Gaza. | As an American citizen, and a retired US Army Colonel and a former US diplomat who resigned in opposition to the US war on Iraq in 2003, I have been horrified in the blatant complicity of the United States in providing bombs, weapo…
(2025-05-03). "Freedom Flotilla" attacked by drone in international waters on its way to deliver aid amid Gaza blockade. peoplesdispatch.org The incident is reminiscent of the Israeli assault on Mavi Marmara, in which 10 passengers were killed while carrying aid from Türkiye to Gaza in 2010.
(2025-05-03). Israeli Drone Bombs Gaza Freedom Flotilla Near Malta Coast. popularresistance.org An Israeli drone bombed a Freedom Flotilla aid vessel that was en route to Gaza early on 2 May, blowing a hole through the ship, causing a fire, and putting it at risk of sinking. | The ship was transporting humanitarian aid, 12 crew members, four civilian passengers, and dozens of rights activists. It was in international waters off Malta and had reportedly set off from Tunisia. | The Maltese government released a statement confirming that the crewmembers were brought to safety and that the ship remains in international waters. No injuries were reported.
(2025-05-03). Flotilla Coalition Ship to Gaza Attacked in International Waters. worldbeyondwar.org 
In the early hours of May 2, the quiet of night was shattered aboard the Conscience, a civilian vessel anchored in international waters, 17 kilometers off the coast of Malta. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-05-03). Israeli Strikes Kill 30 in Gaza As Infant Dies from Starvation. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — At least 30 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Friday as Israeli attacks intensified and a baby girl died from malnutrition amid a deepening humanitarian crisis, local medical officials said.
(2025-05-03). Dozens of Palestinians starved to death under Israel's blockade of Gaza. aljazeera.com As trucks carrying vital supplies pile up at border with Egypt, hungry children look through rubbish for food.
(2025-05-03). Video: Baby born without brain amid surge in birth defects in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Medical authorities in Gaza verified that Malak Ahmed Al-Qanoua, a baby girl, was born at Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza without a brain, in a heartbreaking case that was covered by Al Jazeera. There are grave worries about the rising number of prenatal abnormalities as a result of the sad delivery, which occurs as Israeli bombs continue to bombard the beleaguered strip.Malak, who was only two days old, is a prime example of the startling increase in serious birth abnormalities in Gaza, said Munir Al-Barsh, Director General of the Gaza Ministry of Health. Al-Barsh told Al Jazeera that such anomalies…
(2025-05-03). Humanitarian agencies slam Israel's Gaza aid plans. newarab.com 
(2025-05-03). Netanyahu delays Azerbaijan trip over Gaza, Syria; IDF downs drone launched from east. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Hostage families call on government to halt Gaza war plans, fearing for well-being of hostages and soldiers ‚ñ GAZA: Two killed in Israeli strike on Gaza City, Hamas say ‚ñ SYRIA: IDF planes deliver humanitarian aid to Druze residents of southern Syria ‚ñ YEMEN: Houthis claim responsibility for second missile launch towards Israel…
(2025-05-03). Israel Prime Suspect In Attack Off Malta On Gaza Aid Ship. popularresistance.org In the early hours of May 2, the quiet of night was shattered aboard the Conscience, a civilian vessel anchored in international waters, 17 kilometers off the coast of Malta. Aboard were 18 crew members and passengers, jolted from sleep by the sound of two explosions. Flames and smoke filled the air. The ship had just been struck — by what the crew members say were drone attacks. | The very day of the attack, more passengers from 21 countries were waiting in Malta to be ferried out to join the Conscience. Among those slated to join the ship were world-renowned environmentalist Greta Thunberg, retired U.S. A…
(2025-05-03). Netanyahu Says Freeing Hostages Is Not His Priority. scheerpost.com Protest march and demonstration in Jerusalem. Lizzy Shaanan Pikiwiki Israel, CC BY 2.5 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons By Dave DeCamp / 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 …
(2025-05-03). ICJ wraps a week of hearings on Israel blocking Gaza aid. newarab.com 
(2025-05-03). US man who killed Palestinian child sentenced to 53 years. newarab.com 
An Illinois man was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison after a jury convicted him in the killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the severe wounding of his mother in an October 2023 hate crime stabbing, prosecutors said. | Joseph Czuba, 73, stabbed and killed Wadee Alfayoumi and knifed Hanan Shaheen days after U.S. ally Israel began its latest war on Gaza. | Prosecutors said the stabbing – one of the earliest and worst hate crime incidents in the U.S. since the start of the war – was sparked by anti-Muslim hatred. U.S. rights advocates have noted rising Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate and anti…
(2025-05-03). Fear, pain, and a little hope: Volunteer doctors in Gaza. aljazeera.com Four doctors take Al Jazeera through their days helping people in Gaza's beleaguered Nasser Hospital.
(2025-05-03). Labor rejects Thorpe-Payman genocide bills, but they are unlikely to go away. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-03). Israel plunges to record low in World Press Freedom Index, ranked 112 out of 180. haaretz.com Israel was given its lowest ever ranking in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, attributed to political influence, government sanctions of Haaretz, and suppression of news from and about Gaza…
(2025-05-03). Hamas releases second video of hostage Maxim Herkin from Gaza captivity. haaretz.com Herkin's family has not authorized the video's release. Herkin was born in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in Ukraine, and Russia has taken an active part in attempting to secure his release…
(2025-05-03). soldiers into a needless Israelis protested nationwide for Gaza hostage deal, against. haaretz.com Prominent activist Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is being held hostage in Gaza, criticized Netanyahu's planned escalation of Israel's offensive in Gaza for risking the lives of the hostages: 'It's unbelievable and unforgivable'…
(2025-05-03). Armed gangs rise as Israel strikes target police in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-05-03). Gaza journalists killed as world marks Press Freedom Day. newarab.com 
As the world marked In a statement released Saturday, the Gaza media office accused Israel of systematically targeting the press, stating that journalists in the Strip "are being slaughtered live on air by Is…
(2025-05-03). Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for Gaza war. newarab.com 
Several news outlets reported the army had begun sending the orders for
(2025-05-03). Satellite shows 'major building' by Israel on Egypt-Gaza border. newarab.com 
A series of satellite images published on Friday by Israeli blogger and satellite imagery analyst According to the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, this may indicate a shift in the Israeli army's operational policy within the Palestinian territory. | The five images, taken since the beginning of April—the most rec…
(2025-05-03). Half a million Palestinians displaced in Gaza over past month: UNRWA. defenddemocracy.press The UN's Palestinian refugee agency says around 500,000 Palestinians have been displaced as Israel issues more displacement orders and expands 'security zones' Apr 25, 2025 Around 500,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israeli forces in Gaza over the past month, according to the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. Since relaunching its military assault in March, Israel …
(2025-05-03). IDF calls up thousands of reservists ahead of expanded offensive in Gaza. haaretz.com IDF sources say is still unclear how long the new round of reserve duty will last, but it is expected to be a 'significant duration.' Most of the reservists will replace conscript soldiers currently posted along the Lebanon border and in the West Bank, who will then be deployed to Gaza…
(2025-05-03). Andare in Kashmir… solo per trovare Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie. strategic-culture.su Sia l'India che il Pakistan stanno intensificando la guerra dei decibel. La Turchia offre armi al Pakistan. L'Iran ha offerto un ruolo di mediatore, ma nessuno ha accettato. | Segue nostro Due tabù assoluti regnano sull'Occidente collettivo, ormai in frantumi: | Non si puà≤ definire nazista il regime ucraino. | Non si puà≤ condannare il genocidio psicopatologico israeliano a Gaza. | I tabù sono indissolubilmente legati alle guerre…
(2025-05-03). In defense of press freedom, we demand an end to Israel's genocide. peoplesdispatch.org Over 50 media organizations from countries across the world released a statement on World Press Freedom Day, honoring the Palestinian journalists who have been killed and those that continue to risk their lives exposing Israel's genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip. The organizations demand press freedom, which cannot exist while genocide continues and journalists are targeted. | The full statement reads: | May 3 marks World Press Freedom Day, which will be commemorated this year amid Israel's ongoing genocidal aggression against the Gaza Strip and countries of the region. | Since this genocide began, tens of thou…
(2025-05-03). Al-Qassam releases video of Israeli captive who survived two airstrikes. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — A new video published by Hamas' military branch, Al-Qassam Brigades, features an Israeli prisoner who says he barely escaped two Israeli bombings during the current fighting in Gaza.The prisoner, who called himself "number 24," had cuts on his left arm and face that were clearly visible. He testified that the first attack happened only two months after a truce broke down, causing Al-Qassam militants to shelter him inside a tunnel. He survived another bombing while he was underground.This revelation comes after Al-Qassam released video last week that showed militants attempting to free Israeli hos…
(2025-05-03). There's an under-reported Israel angle to the corporate effort to muzzle '60 Minutes'. mondoweiss.net 
(2025-05-03). Remembering Gaza's brave journalists on World Press Freedom Day. newarab.com 
Every year, As we observe this day, it is important to reflect on the sacrifices made by journalists worldwide, especially those in Gaza, where the
(2025-05-03). Israeli security cabinet backs plans to expand Gaza war: reports. newarab.com 
Israel's security cabinet approved plans for an expanded war on the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Friday, adding to signs that attempts to stop the onslaught and return captives held by Hamas have made no progress. | The decision came after comments from both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the military, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir this week indicating that Israel intended to step up the war on Gaza. | Since Israel broke and ended the latest ceasefire in March, Israeli troops have been carving out wide buffer zones in Gaza, squeezing the 2.3 million population into an ever narrower…
(2025-05-03). Hezbollah: The Zionist aggression aims to undermine Syria's stability and strength, in line with ongoing attacks on Lebanon and Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-05-03). Zionist settlers protest in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu's government, demanding the return of captives from Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-05-03). UCLA police storm pro-Palestinian film screening, arrest 3. wsws.org About 200 protesters gathered in the evening at Wilson Plaza to screen The Encampments, a documentary chronicling the wave of student-led protests against Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza.
(2025-05-03). Lebanese nun fights to save Alawites massacred in the 'new' Syria/ By the Gray Zone. marktanliano.net READ MORE: Silent Genocide: Ethnic Cleansing Taking Place Right Now in Syria — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization…
(2025-05-03). For Those Who Still Can Not Grasp … smoothiex12.blogspot.com the scale of the event. 80th is more than just Victory Day, it is pinning Europe (original West) down where it belongs ⚪ as the generator of aggression and genocide in the 20th Century. When I say that SMO is the final salvos of WW II I mean it. What is happening in Moscow today is formalization of the historic fact of civilization shifting to the East. The excitement, the emotion can be seen here in Myanmar (Burma) company singing Katyusha, in Russian no less, before entering the Red Square for rehearsal. The atmosphere is electric …I am sure Kiev was warned, including through the statement of Dmitri Medve…
(2025-05-03). Meet the protest leader Netanyahu wanted tracked by the secret service. haaretz.com How did a woman who grew up in a right-wing, religious home in Jerusalem become the spearhead of an anti-government, anti-Netanyahu protest movement that has swept up tens of thousands of supporters and whose activism even extends overseas?
(2025-05-03). Israel strikes across Syria as Netanyahu vows to defend Druze. haaretz.com Syrian media reported that IDF soldiers landed in a Druze city in Syria to deliver food to its residents. Netanyahu described one strike in Damascus as a 'clear message' to the Syrian regime against moving forces south of Damascus and threatening the Druze community…
(2025-05-03). Trump fired Waltz because he wanted to attack Iran. responsiblestatecraft.org 
President Trump sacked his national security adviser Mike Waltz because he was working with a foreign leader to push the United States to attack Iran, according to a