2026-05-29: Palestine Roundup

So far today: 2026-05-29 08:11am GMT

WiBOPM (2026-05-29). Madison: Thursdays 2026 Weekly Vigil Against War Militarism. wibailoutpeople.org Weekly Vigil Against War and Militarism at Willy and Blair 4: 30 — 5: 30 pm Palestine. Venezuela. ICE in Minnesota. Iran. Cuba. Lebanon. All the aggression and harm the U.S. is inflicting and supporting around the world. Bring your sorrow and solidarity and stand with all who are suffering from U.S. unhinged warring and militarism, both …

WiBOPM (2026-05-29). Historian Ilan Pappe Discusses: Is the Zionist Experiment Unraveling? May 31, 2026 Online. wibailoutpeople.org Esteemed Israeli historian and Palestine liberation advocate Prof. Ilan Pappé will discuss his recent book,

WiBOPM (2026-05-29). Milwaukee, June 7, 2026: Celebrating Palestine. wibailoutpeople.org Sunday, June 7: Milwaukee: Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition Presents Celebrating Palestine, Marcus Performing Arts Center929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee12 noon — 8 pm Step into a day bursting with the colors, sounds, flavors, and spirit of Palestine! Last year's Celebrating Palestine festival was filled with the rhythm of dabke dancing, vibrant embroidered cultural clothing, joyful laughter, and …

Albany (2026-05-29). Saturday 6/13: Film Screening: The Palestine Laboratory. indybay.org The Albany Public Library is located at 1247 Marin Ave. in Albany. Free parking available and walking distance from EC Plaza BART. Enter the Edith Stone Room. Doors open at 10: 15…

Hikers for Palestine (2026-05-29). Sunday 5/31: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with the Children of Palestine. indybay.org Strawberry Creek Park, 1250 Addison Street in Berkeley.

Editor (2026-05-28). Why didn't Iran put Gaza on the table? A difficult answer. mronline.org From Gaza to Tehran, from the politics of resistance to the limits of regional diplomacy, a pressing question has resurfaced amid the 2026 war: why was Palestine not explicitly placed at the center of Iran's ceasefire framework? In this critical reading, Ramzy Baroud challenges the assumption of abandonment, arguing instead that the answer lies in the fragmented nature of Palestinian representation and the uneven political architecture of the resistance camp itself.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2026-05-28). Gaza Genocide Survivors File Criminal Complaint Against Top Israeli Officials. popularresistance.org Two Polish-Palestinian survivors of the Gaza genocide filed a criminal complaint with Polish prosecutors in Wroclaw against Israeli officials for using starvation as a war weapon and obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported on 27 May. | The complaint, filed by Amjad Agha and Dr Ahmed Elsaftawy, names prominent Israeli figures such as former defense minister Yoav Gallant, current Defense Minister Israel Katz, and the leadership of Cogat, the agency overseeing aid access into the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.

WSWS (2026-05-29). Under cover of US-Iran negotiations, Israel steps up effort to annex Gaza. wsws.org While the US and international press are focused on the terms of negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran, Israel is massively expanding its rampage across the Middle East—moving to permanently occupy Gaza and escalating its bombardment of Lebanon.

Juan Cole (2026-05-29). Netanyahu seeks 70% of Gaza in Israel's own Generalplan Ost. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday According to the ceasefire negotiated by Donald Trump last October, Israel retained 54% of Gaza territory in the first phase, with an eye toward an Israeli withdrawal. Since then, the Israeli army has annexed further territory, coming to 64%. Now Netanyahu wants to squeeze the some 2 million Palestinians of Gaza, alre…

newleftreview (2026-05-28). 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.

aljazeera (2026-05-28). Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize 70 percent of Gaza. aljazeera.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to take control of 70 percent of Gaza.

newarab (2026-05-28). Gaza: Palestinians mourn 10 killed by Israel in Eid strikes. newarab.com More than 20 people were injured in the strikes, according to the Al-Shifa Hospital. Video from the scene showed flames pouring from an upper-floor window of a building, while bystanders rushed to carry wou…

aljazeera (2026-05-28). Israel's Netanyahu directs army to seize 70 percent of Gaza Strip. aljazeera.com Israeli army has already expanded its control of Gaza by 11 percent over the 'Yellow Line', beyond terms of 'ceasefire'.

aljazeera (2026-05-28). EU sanctions 'extremist' Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank. aljazeera.com European Union says sanctioned individuals and groups have violated the rights of Palestinians.

newarab (2026-05-28). Israel launches registry platform 'to seize land' in West Bank. newarab.com The system, known as the "Land Registry and Settlement of Rights" and codenamed "Grenade", was rolled out on Wednesday as a digital platform to formalise land ownership claims. Israeli authorities brand the initiative as being intended to streamline…

newarab (2026-05-28). Taybeh: The West Bank's last Christian village faces erasure. newarab.com Taybeh, West Bank – In September 2025, They shot at him and other workers and set fire to a NIS 17,000 ($6,000) cement bagging machine, destroying the piece of equipment. | Since then, the factory has been shuttered, and Bassir has been out of work. | "Our work is interrupted," Bassir told The New Arab. "We have a lot of videos and documentation of how the settlers are coming and attack…

presstv.co.uk (2026-05-26). Finger on trigger: Iran pursues diplomacy to end imposed war, yet military stands locked and loadedThis is not a posture of aggression but credible deterrence, a strategic doctrine Iran has operationalized in the three months since the US-Israeli military aggression.

aljazeera (2026-05-29). Lebanon Latest: Mass evacuations as Israel expands attacks. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Obaida Hitto brings you the latest from southern Lebanon amidst increasing Israeli attacks.

Revolutionary Chalk Brigade, NAG (2026-05-29). Friday 5/29: Demonstration against genocide at the israeli consulate. indybay.org 456 Montgomery St | San Francisco…

newarab (2026-05-28). Ceasefire fragile as US, Iran trade hits; Israel attacks Lebanon. newarab.com Here are the latest updates: | Back and forth contradictory statements between Iranian and US officials about the deal and what it entails
| Meanwhile, the United States has carried out new strikes on an Iranian military site near the Bandar Abbas port, causing no damage or casualties
| In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched an attack on an "American airbase". For its part, Kuwait's military said its air defences confronted "hostile" missiles and drones
| The Israeli military has struck Beirut's suburbs, claiming to be targeting a missile commander for Hezb…

DPA (2026-05-28). Strikes kill family of 6 after Israel declares south Lebanon 'combat zone'. scmp.com Several members of a family were killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Thursday, health authorities said, as tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah continue to escalate despite a ceasefire. | Six people were killed in a strike south of the coastal city of Sidon in the morning, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. The dead included two children as well as their mother and father, it added.

newleftreview (2026-05-28). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.

newarab (2026-05-28). Ceasefire fragile as US and Iran trade hits, Israel attacks Leb. newarab.com Here are the latest updates: | Back and forth contradictory statements between Iranian and US officials about the deal and what it entails
| Meanwhile, the United States has carried out new strikes on an Iranian military site near the Bandar Abbas port, causing no damage or casualties
| In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched an attack on an "American airbase". For its part, Kuwait's military said its air defences confronted "hostile" missiles and drones
| The Israeli military has issued forced displacement orders for the entire population of southern Lebano…

newarab (2026-05-28). UN blacklists Israel over sexual violence against Palestinians. newarab.com The The UN's move follows mounting documentation by human rights organisations accusing Israel of the systemic use of rape and sexual violence by Israeli forces and pri…

aljazeera (2026-05-28). Defiant Lebanese families refuse to leave Tyre after homes bombed. aljazeera.com Families in the Lebanese city of Tyre saw their homes destroyed by Israeli bombs just hours after they were ordered evac…

aljazeera (2026-05-28). US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list. aljazeera.com Trump administration has sought to pressure international officials who scrutinise reported abuses by Israeli forces.

newarab (2026-05-28). EU sanctions Israeli organisations, settlers over WB violence. newarab.com The EU formally On 11 May, European Union foreign ministers agreed on the sanctions which had been stalled by The sanctions consist of travel bans and…

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