(2026-06-06). Greg Brockman: Meet the ChatGPT Billionaire Funding Trump, Pushing AI And Designing Hi-Tech Weapons. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Jun 4, 2026 | He may not be a household name yet, but Greg Brockman is among the world's most powerful individuals. The OpenAI co-founder is one of President Trump's richest and most generous financial backers, and is spending tens of millions of dollars to fight A.I. regulation. He is using OpenAI to produce hi-tech and futuristic surveillance and military systems, with Israel MintPress News sheds light on the tech billionai…
(2026-06-06). Israel Could Solve Its PR Problem By Simply Ceasing To Be Evil. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Israel's +972 Magazine Citing a leaked Defense Ministry tender, +972 reports that lecturers in the…
(2026-06-06). Italy appeals for release of hunger-striking Flotilla activists. newarab.com 
Italy appealed on Friday for the release of two Italian pro-Palestinian campaigners Israeli forces arrested 430 people on board 50 ships in international waters in May, to halt a flotilla of " The people held in Libya…
(2026-06-05). Headlines for June 5, 2026. democracynow.org Senate Approves $70 Billion in Additional ICE and Border Patrol Funding, Hezbollah Rejects Extension of U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon, WFP Warns Strait of Hormuz Closure Has Pushed Millions More into Hunger, Israeli Strike on Gaza Leaves Family of Five Burned Alive in Their Home, Trump Administration Scraps Ocean Sensors That Track Climate Change and Predict Storms, Trump Administration Seeks More Control Over Scientific Research Grants, White House Announces $700 Million in Federal Funds for Coal Industry, Lawmaker Grills Marco Rubio over Trump's Apparent Naps at Public Events, Kalshi…
(2026-06-05). IAEA: Little change in report on Iran nuclear sites despite war. newarab.com 
In its first report into Iran's nuclear programme since the day before the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran at the end of February, the IAEA repeated calls fo…
(2026-06-05). Is Ukraine-Russia war entering the end game? strategic-culture.su A Model of Attritional Warfare Suggests Yes | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | The Persian Gulf war of USA/Israel against Iran has l…
(2026-06-05). Lebanon president criticises Iran as Israeli strikes continue. newarab.com 
Hello, | For those joining us, here are the key updates: | – Israeli strikes continue across Lebanon despite the announcement of a new "ceasefire" by Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC. Israeli strike in the south on Friday killed five people including a woman and an emergency worker, condemning "the targeting of paramedics carrying out rescue operations". | – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Iran not to interfere in his country in a video interview published on Friday by CNN, also telling Iran's ally Hezbollah that diplomacy was the only solution to the conflict with Israel.
(2026-06-05). Hassan Ahmadian: "Iran was 2 hours away from launching an attack on Israel" Ep. 27. thealtworld.com Dr. Hassan Ahmadian is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran specializing in Iran's regional policy and political change in West Asia. He previously held research positions at Harvard University.
(2026-06-05). The Cold War tactics of Western media coverage on Iran. newarab.com 
The US-Israel war on Iran not only severely impacted regional insecurity, geopolitics, diplomacy, energy and trade, but it also signified a breakdown of the traditional international relations (IR) vocabulary used to interpret it. | Words like war, deterrence, self-help, national security, and existential threat belong to an earlier era of interstate conflict. Once a Bush legacy, the concept of preemptive war is now among the most popular to legitimise acts of interventionism and expansionism. Today's conflicts, particularly those involving Israel as the belligerent, operate through such strategic ambiguity warfa…
(2026-06-05). No deal with Lebanon without Hezbollah, suggests Netanyahu. newarab.com 
There will be no agreement with Lebanon, and Israeli forces will not leave southern Lebanon unless Hezbollah agrees to a ceasefire and disarms, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet on Thursday evening. |
(2026-06-05). Under Israeli bombs, Lebanon's Palestinian refugees face limbo. newarab.com 
(2026-06-05). Extremist MP storms Palestinian school in northern Israel. newarab.com 
An Tzvi Succot, a member of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's extreme-right Religious Zionism party, was seen using a circular saw on the perimeter fence of a school in the northern town of Tuba Zangaria after local authorities blocked him from ent…
(2026-06-05). Israel Has Engineered a Deadly Shortage of Medications and Health Care in Gaza. scheerpost.com By Hend Salama Abo Helow This article was originally published by Truthout A Palestinian doctor in Gaza says the territory is facing its worst medication shortage since Israel began the genocide. My mother has been a hypertension patient for the past 25 years. Ever since her initial diagnosis, she has adhered strictly to her prescribed …
(2026-06-05). New York State must divest from Israel Bonds. mondoweiss.net 
New York State's Common Retirement Fund holds more than $367 million in Israel Bonds, which provide financial support for Israel's ongoing brutality against the Palestinian people. The state of New York must end its complicity in genocide.
(2026-06-05). Adam Hamawy, Ex-Volunteer Doctor in Gaza, Wins NJ House Primary Calling for End to Israeli Aid. democracynow.org 
We speak with Dr. Adam Hamawy, the former U.S. Army combat surgeon who just won the Democratic nomination in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. He is now the heavy favorite to win the Democratic-leaning district in November and, if elected, would become New Jersey's first Muslim member of Congress. Hamawy is an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and volunteered in Gaza during Israel's genocidal assault on the territory. He has been endorsed by prominent progressives like Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth,…
(2026-06-05). Gaza's fishermen patch up dinghies with door frames to float. newarab.com 
In a The small vessels, which were used by families and swimmers before Israel's genocidal war, have become a lifeline for the enclave's fishing industry which has been struggling to keep up its fleet. | Israeli restrictions on new fibreglass and other materials entering
(2026-06-05). Hasan Piker on Being Banned from U.K., Traveling to Cuba & Supporting Candidates Critical of Israel. democracynow.org 
The British government earlier this week barred left-wing political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. ahead of several speaking events. The Home Office said it was canceling their travel permits because "their presence in the U.K. may not be conducive to the public good." Piker and Uygur, who are related, are both outspoken in their criticism of Israel. While the government did not cite a specific reason for the ban, some lawmakers and pro-Israel groups had accused the two of promoting antisemitism, which they reject. | "I find what the British government did here to…
(2026-06-05). The New School Investigates Student Leaders Who Voted to Strip Hillel of Funding. truthout.org When members of The New School's Student Senate were faced with a report detailing how Hillel International was providing material and logistical support to Israel's atrocities in Gaza, they voted on May 1 to cut all ties with their campus chapter of the national Jewish college network and to strip its funding. The student leaders hoped the school's administration would go on to investigate Hillel'… |
(2026-06-05). Israel kills family sleeping in their apartment in Gaza City. electronicintifada.net Fire and rescue services operating with limited resources face unsustainable and dangerous burden in Gaza.
(2026-06-05). The Jewish filmmaker trying to understand Israel after Gaza. newarab.com 
A few months after Hamas' Like millions around the world, they were watching the civilian death toll climb and entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble. | Gillian left the conversation with a conviction she could not shake: she wanted to do something. The British-American Jew felt she couldn…
(2026-06-05). Americans holding increasingly negative views of Israel. newarab.com 
A majority of Americans now hold unfavourable views of The survey found that 60 percent of Americans view Israel unfavourably, compared with 37 percent who hold favourable…
(2026-06-05). France opens 'war crime' probe over Israel abuse of activists. newarab.com 
(2026-06-05). US boosts Israel farm fund amid Palestine land dispossession. newarab.com 
The The US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) is a nearly 50‚Äëyear‚Äëold programme that channels public mo…
(2026-06-05). Israel-linked Palantir wins contract to run UK police database. newarab.com 
The British government has awarded US spy tech firm The £9 million contract will see the controversial company set up a system for managing firearms licenses on behalf of all 43 police forces in England and Wales. | The award came two days before MPs urged the government to roll back Palantir's involvement in Britain's public services…
(2026-06-05). CCR Condemns New York Officials' Support of Israeli War Criminals at Israel Day Parade. indybay.org June 1, 2026, New York — Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights made the following statement in response to New York officials marching with Israeli war criminals in New York's Israel Day Parade yesterday.
(2026-06-05). Palestinian baby killed by Israeli gunfire in occupied West Bank. newarab.com 
(2026-06-05). Ireland bans two Israeli ministers from entering country. newarab.com 
Ireland announced on Friday that it has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Justice Minister
(2026-06-05). One result of the sea change in U.S. politics regarding Palestine: pro-Israel smear campaigns no longer work. mondoweiss.net 
Pro-Israel smear campaigns have ended many political careers in the past, but they're now falling flat. This shift is one of the clearest signs that Israel's standing in U.S. politics has changed, likely permanently.
(2026-06-05). Israel Supreme Court strikes down ban on Red Cross prison visits. newarab.com 
Israel's Supreme Court has said Israel must allow visits to Palestinian prisoners
(2026-06-05). Exclusive: Andrey X on how to puncture Israel's hasbara script. newarab.com 
There is a version of the Andrey X has, over the past two years, placed himself inside that second reality. | A Russian-born activist and journalist who acquired Israeli citizenship after leaving his…
(2026-06-05). UN envoys call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation. aljazeera.com
(2026-06-05). Pew poll: Negative vibes for Israel in 36 countries. responsiblestatecraft.org