(2026-05-05). Netanyahu's Hezbollah War Masks a Mission of Destruction. juancole.com New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — As Israel destroys villages in Southern Lebanon committing crimes of war, US media use the same Gaza genocide playbook. Hezbollah is simply being substituted for Hamas. | Israel has become a master at twisting international law to its own purposes. It continues to successfully sell its distortions justifying ethnically cleansing in Southern Lebanon, as the US press relentlessly parrot IDF talking points, just like they did in Gaza. | On April 28, a videotape of
(2026-05-05). Lebanon Melkite bishops 'concerned' over Israeli demolitions. newarab.com 
The Council of Melkite Greek Catholic Bishops in Lebanon urged the Lebanese government and the United Nations to protect the property of civilians and religious institution…
(2026-05-05). Oh No, The People Who Defend Genocide Think I'm Bad. thealtworld.com Israel supporters really expect you to be intimidated when they mob your replies yelling at you and calling you names. Like oh no, the people who defend bombing hospitals think I'm bad. | Yeah sorry there's nothing you can say to me to make me sit here and go along with the latest fake antisemitism scare or whatever the current narrative of the day happens to be. You don't get to assault free speech throughout the western world to protect the information interests of a genocidal apartheid state and then demand I be silent about it. Yell, scream, call me names all you want‚Ää—‚Ä&au…
(2026-05-05). America's hate-hate affair with Iran: A collision course for the ages. responsiblestatecraft.org Two months after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, a tense standoff prevails. There is no active warfare, but no signs of a diplomatic breakthrough either. The war is a culmination of a 47-year trajectory which set the U.S. and Iran on this collision course. Mutual hostility was the norm since 1979, and even rare openings, such as the cooperation in a post-Taliban Afghanistan in 2002, or a landmark nuclear pact in 2015, failed to change that path to a more functional relationship.Serious questions remain: what are the principal drivers of this poisoned state of affairs that ultimately led us t…
(2026-05-05). Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear. scmp.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and successive US presidents have spent the better part of the past three decades warning that a nuclear-armed Iran would threaten the whole world. Now, thanks to the illegal US-Israeli war, Iran may have to go nuclear by claiming self-defence. | After all, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Israel would justify its clandestine nuclear weapon programme, which dates back to the 1950s, by claiming Arab states wanted to exterminate it. Well,…
(2026-05-05). Headlines for May 5, 2026. democracynow.org Trump Threatens Iran Will Be "Blown off the Face of the Earth" If It Targets U.S. Navy Ships, Protester Remains on D.C. Bridge for Fifth Consecutive Day to Oppose Iran War, Iran Hangs Three Men over January Anti-Government Protests, Israeli Military Says It's Ready for Renewed Full-Scale Assault on Gaza, Israeli Forces in Nablus Kill Palestinian Man as His Wife Gives Birth, Pentagon Says It Blew Up Another Boat in Caribbean, as Claimed Death Toll Rises to 188, Ukrainian Attacks on Russian Refineries Trigger Black Sea Oil Spills and Toxic Rain, Federal Appeals Court Blocks Ex-Prisoner Who Won Ele…
(2026-05-05). Spirit workers lose paychecks and benefits as executives seek $10.7 million in "retention" bonuses. wsws.org The collapse of Spirit has priced millions of working class travelers out of air travel overnight—and it is only the first casualty of the fuel crisis triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
(2026-05-05). downplay the risk: Iran and Trump are one step away from all-out regional war. haaretz.com Despite his threats to destroy Iran's national infrastructure, Trump does not appear eager to return to a full scale war. Having said that, nothing has fundamentally changed for the U.S. President, who makes the ultimate decisions…
(2026-05-05). Blame the NZ govt for 'selective' human rights morality, not activists. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By John Minto Forough Amin in her opinion piece "The consequences of selective morality" (The Press, 28 April 2026) argues that the Palestine solidarity movement's call for sanctions against Israel is "selective morality". She says we should be calling out all human rights abuses everywhere — which in her case means Iran. We agree…
(2026-05-05). Iranian media: U.S. targeted two civilian boats carrying goods towards Iran, not IRGC speedboats. haaretz.com
(2026-05-05). 'For you, for them': Avila writes to daughter from Israeli jail. newarab.com 
A Gaza Thiago àÅvila, one of around 180 activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla seized in international waters off the coast of Greece on 29 April, addressed the letter to his daughter Teresa, apologising for his absence while explaining his decision to…
(2026-05-05). Sweden: Parties Should State Position on Israel, Palestine. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A member of the UN checks on the destruction at a school run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) that was previously hit by Israeli bombardment, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on July 15, 2024. | © 2024 Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via AP…
(2026-05-05). Israel extends detention of Gaza flotilla activists until 10 May. newarab.com 
Israeli authorities have extended the detention of two foreign activists from the Israel-based NGO Adalah said the court's decision to extend the detention of
(2026-05-05). Gaza: Israeli strikes kill 2 Palestinians in latest truce breach. newarab.com 
Medics said a Palestinian was killed and two others were wounded by an Israeli airstrike near the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in There was no immediate Isr…
(2026-05-05). Israeli strike sparks fire in northern Gaza City. aljazeera.com Video from Gaza City shows flames rising after an Israeli strike targeted a group of civilians.
(2026-05-05). In reversal, Shin Bet lifts ban on BibiLeaks suspect accessing office. haaretz.com Yonatan Urich, an advisor to the Israeli prime minister, has been barred from his boss' bureau due to suspicions he has committed security offenses…
(2026-05-05). Teaching union approves motion to boycott Israel. thecanary.co 
The national executive (NEC) of the NASUWT teaching union has approved a motion to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel at its May monthly meeting. The motion was sponsored by NEC member and NIEC Global Solidarity Committee member Raymond Beggs. It brings NASUWT policy in line with most other large education unions. The motion is titled […] | By
(2026-05-05). Newborn born in Nablus a day after his father was killed in Israeli raid. aljazeera.com A Palestinian family in Nablus has welcomed a newborn whose father was shot dead by Israeli forces.
(2026-05-05). Spain court seeks probe over Israeli detention of UN peacekeeper. newarab.com 
A Judge Antonio Pina of The request comes as the court co…
(2026-05-05). Flotilla members recount harrowing details of Israeli detention. newarab.com 
Elly Van Reusel remembers scratching a list of medical supplies into the metal wall as she tried to keep note of everything her comrades needed. The containers aboard the Israeli military ship were hot during the day, and no one knew where they were being taken. | "It was Metoprolol, 50mg," she tells The New Arab, "Enalapril, 5mg, Eliquis, 2.5mg, Salbutamol, an inhaler, Aspirin, 100mg." | But when Elly asked the Israeli occupation soldiers if she could access medication to tend to fellow participants, the Belgian doctor with 20 years of medical experience was violently slapped across her face. | Elly is one of ro…
(2026-05-04). Iran weighs US reply delivered via Pakistan; Trump signals opposition to deal terms. geo.tv 
Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 26, 2022.— ReutersIran wants end to US blockade, nuclear talks postponed.President Trump has made Iran nuclear deal a priority.US and Israel have suspended bombing for four…
(2026-05-04). IRAN STRIKE UAE U.S SHIPS: MAJOR ESCALATION. thealtworld.com Pepe Escobar, Lt Col Anthony Aguilar and Mohamad Klait speak about Iran bombing UAE including Fujairah and Iran firing at U.S Naval Ships in Iran. | Iran expands blockade of Strait of Hormuz to include UAE including Fujairah. Iran has also truck vessels from South Korea and UAE since start of project Freedom. U.S claims they have escorted 2 vessels through Strait of Hormuz. | Trump's decision to send the U.S Navy to escort ships from within the Strait of Hormuz will result in U.S Navy ships being hit & downed and the loss of American lives.Also, Israel is still bombing Lebanon. Israel is bombing from the air, and…
(2026-05-04). Beirut school converted to wartime shelter becomes flashpoint for societal tensions. al-monitor.com By Ahmad Al Kerdi and Raghed WakedBEIRUT, May 5 (Reuters) – A private school in the heart of Beirut converted into a wartime shelter has become a flashpoint for social tensions brewing across Lebanon over the mass displacement caused by the war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
(2026-05-04). Lebanon warned against direct meeting with Netanyahu amid war. newarab.com 
As the United States piles On Monday, prominent Arab intellectual Azmi Bishara cautioned Lebanon against what he described as the political and strategic risks of such a move. | His comments, posted to social media, come amid reports that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is considering a meeting with Israel…
(2026-05-04). Two IDF soldiers wounded in clash with Hezbollah; Israeli fire kills 17 in Lebanon over past day, officials say. haaretz.com Earlier on Monday, the IDF issued evacuation notices for several villages in the Tyre area shortly before it carried out attacks, killing four people, including in one village which was not listed in earlier evacuation warnings…
(2026-05-04). Lebanon: Israel bombs at least 38 towns in a single day. thecanary.co 
On Sunday, 2 May, Israel illegally attacked at least 38 Lebanese towns in a single day, directly ignoring, once against, the ceasefire agreement. üî¥Summary of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory on 3/5/2026: üü Airstrikes: Al-Sarirah Jarjouh Zawtar al-Sharqiyah Srifah Al-Shahabiyyah Al-Qusaybah Kfardounin Bariqa Yahmar al-Shaqif Al-Duwayr Al-Namiriyyah Jabshit Arab Salim Frun Haris Yatir Kafra Burj […] | By
(2026-05-04). Lebanon war correspondent accuses BBC of complicity in ethnic cleansing. thecanary.co 
A war correspondent in Lebanon has pointed out the BBC's blatant complicity in Israel's ethnic cleansing and war crimes. The level of complicity of the @BBC in the ethnic cleansing of southern Lebanon is shocking. I am listening to their Jerusalem correspondent report that the 'IDF are striking Hezbollah targets' while I'm on the ground […] | By
(2026-05-04). Heavy Fighting in Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Positions. news.antiwar.com Heavy fighting reportedly erupted in the area of Deir Seryan, on the border between Israel and Lebanon and well inside the Israeli occupied "Yellow Line" area of southern Lebanon. Israel reportedly advanced troops into the town and Hezbollah attacked them. Details are still emerging about the exchange of fire, but the IDF reported two Israeli …
(2026-05-04). Remembering 262 Palestinian Journalists Israel has killed since Oct 2023. ummid.com On World Press Day, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip commemorated more than 262 journalists killed by Israeli forces since the start of the genocide on Oct 7, 2023.
(2026-05-04). Israel Has Kidnapped Two of Our Most Important Pro-Palestine Activists. scheerpost.com Chris Hedges Nothing illustrates the inversion of the international and moral order more than the genocide in Gaza and the shipment of tens of billions of dollars of weapons to Israel by Western nations, especially the United States, to sustain it. Part of this inversion is the unrelenting persecution of those who denounce the genocide — especially …
(2026-05-04). Iran Says It Is Reviewing US Response to 14-Point Plan Delivered via Pakistani Intermediary. orinocotribune.com Iran confirmed on Sunday that the United States has delivered its response to Tehran's proposed 14-point plan through Pakistani mediators, and that the Islamic Republic is currently reviewing the document. | "The Americans have given their answer to Iran's 14-point plan to the Pakistani side, and we are currently reviewing it," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a televised interview. | He clarified that the Iranian proposal is exclusively focused on ending the US-Israeli aggression against Iran and hostilities in the region and contains no provisions related to the country's nuclear program. | "T…
(2026-05-04). Zelenskiy pitches drone deal during Bahrain visit. al-monitor.com KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched a drone deal to Bahrain during a visit to the country on Tuesday, advertising Ukraine's battle-tested security expertise. Since the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran erupted on February 28, Ukraine has been offering its drones and know-how to several Middle Eastern countries suffering from Iran's Shahed drone attacks. Kyiv has gained unique experience in shooting down Iranian drones and similar Russian-made models as Russia has launched hundreds of thousands of them since its full-blown invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
(2026-05-04). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE meeting against US-Israeli war on Iran. wsws.org SEP speakers explained that the military assault on Iran was part of US imperialism's efforts to dominate oil and gas resources in the Middle East, as part of a far wider unfolding conflict against China and Russia.
(2026-05-04). How the US-Israel war has cemented the IRGC's grip on Iran. newarab.com 
In its US and Israeli strikes aimed to disrupt the But the IRGC has moved quickly…
(2026-05-04). Democracy Now! 2026-05-04 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 04, 2026; Abortion Rights Movement Shifts to "Plan C" as Court Restricts Mifepristone by Mail; Gaza Flotilla Participant Details "Cruelty" of Israeli Abduction at Sea; Two Activists Still Detained; Trita Parsi on Iran War: Trump Still "Looking for a Silver Bullet" Instead of Negotiating Seriously | Headlines for May 04, 2026; Abortion Rights Movement Shifts to "Plan C" as Court Restricts Mifepristone by Mail; Gaza Flotilla Participant Details "Cruelty" of Israeli Abduction at Sea; Two Activists Still Detained; Trita Parsi on Iran War: Tru…
(2026-05-04). World's top media outlets urge Israel to "Let Us Into Gaza" ummid.com Senior leaders from more than two dozen global news organizations signed an open letter calling for Israel to allow international media to independently enter the Gaza Strip.
(2026-05-04). Israel Prepares for Resumption of Full-Scale Bombing Campaign in Gaza. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military is preparing for the resumption of its full-scale bombing campaign in Gaza, Middle East Eye reported on Monday, citing Israel's Army Radio. The Israeli military has constantly violated the US-backed ceasefire deal that was signed in early October 2025, with daily attacks across Gaza, killing at least 832 Palestinians, according to the …
(2026-05-04). Nancy Fraser: Gaza as World Event. newleftreview.org The global reverberations of Israel's destruction of Gaza, understood as world event—an epochal turning point which serves to reveal the changing nature of the times. Philosophical reflections on the rise of a new-era McCarthyism in Germany and the US.
(2026-05-04). Gaza Flotilla Participant Details "Cruelty" of Israeli Abduction at Sea; Two Activists Still Detained. democracynow.org 
We get a firsthand account of the violent raid, arrest and detention of members of the Global Sumud Flotilla, after Israeli forces intercepted the humanitarian mission in international waters Thursday. "We were held in a makeshift prison with shipping containers and barbed wire. Many people were subject to aggressive physical force. Of the 56 aid-carrying vessels attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, more than a third were seized by the Israeli military," recounts flotilla member Hannah Smith. Some flotilla members had to be rescued after one boat was "left sinking," S…
(2026-05-04). Federal Court Blocks Berkeley Students from Weighing in on Chilling Deal with Zionists. indybay.org April 30, 2026 – A federal court has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit by a right-wing Israel lobby organization against the University of California, Berkeley, as part of an anti-Palestinian deal that will infringe on the free speech and academic freedom rights of members of the campus community, blocking efforts by students to have a say in the decision.
(2026-05-04). Arab-Jewish Hadash party branch shot at in north Israel, party calls it an of political. haaretz.com The party said the attacks came after threats over red flags displayed at the branch, amid rising tensions with law enforcement and an increased police presence at party events and gatherings…
(2026-05-04). West Bank IDF chief admits unequal rules for shooting Palestinians and Jews, citing. haaretz.com IDF general Avi Bluth says troops avoid shooting Jewish stone-throwers while enforcing looser rules for shooting Palestinians. 'The Arabs understand that if someone comes to kill you, kill them first is the norm,' he added. 'So we're killing like we haven't since 1967'…
(2026-05-04). From Eichmann to death penalty debate takes a turn. haaretz.com After October 7, Nazi comparisons and a new law on capital punishment are reshaping how Israel defines enemies — and itself…
(2026-05-04). Israel Continues to Detain Flotilla Members Intercepted in International Waters. truthout.org We get a firsthand account of the violent raid, arrest and detention of members of the Global Sumud Flotilla, after Israeli forces intercepted the humanitarian mission in international waters Thursday. "We were held in a makeshift prison with shipping containers and barbed wire. Many people were subject to aggressive physical force. Of the 56 aid-carrying vessels attempting to break Israel's naval… |
(2026-05-04). Elections Committee under pressure ahead of what may be its biggest challenge yet. haaretz.com The resignation of the director general comes amid pressure from Likud on committee leadership, raising concerns about the integrity of the next election and the anticipated challenges the body will face…
(2026-05-04). Ukraine files police complaint in Israel over alleged stolen wheat imports. haaretz.com According to the Ukrainian Embassy in Tel Aviv, some of the wheat came from occupied Ukrainian territory despite being sold as Russian produce • Dizengoff Trading, which purchased one shipment, said it has 'no future orders for Russian wheat'…
(2026-05-04). young adult Arab population is an untapped national resource. haaretz.com Language gaps, geographic distance and a failing educational system combine to push around one-third of young Arabs into a socioeconomic vacuum that makes them vulnerable to getting involved in crime…
(2026-05-04). Exporting Apartheid: Israel's role in Haiti's water crisis. mronline.org 
Behind the Dominican Republic's assault on Haitian water sovereignty stands an Israeli Occupation apparatus—arming border forces, training police, and designing a thirty-year plan to control their island's water supply.