(2026-05-01). Anti-genocide activist denounces imperialist violence in the Middle East in statement supporting International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org Dr. Abeer Omar, an assistant nursing professor at Trent University, in Peterborough, Ontario, denounced the systematic slaughter of healthcare workers by Israel in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and the US and Israel's targeting of civilians in their war of extermination against Iran.
(2026-05-01). How Netanyahu made Israel an ever more Lawless Nation. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been empowered by his Likud Party and its coalition partners to behave in a more unhinged way than ever before. The longer he's been in office, the more he has become an anarchic wrecking ball targeting what's left of Israeli democracy. Under his rein, the Israeli military has terrorized civilian areas in Lebanon and Iran, while lawless gangs are given free rein in Israel and the Palestinian West Bank to terrorize native Palestinian communities, as the army looks the other way. The aim is to drive Palestinians out of thei…
(2026-05-01). Byblos Exhibit at Monde Arabe Suffers Effects of Israeli War on Lebanon. indybay.org Presently on display through August at Paris' Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute [L'IMA]) is the revealing historical exhibition, "Byblos, cité millénaire du Liban" (Byblos, Millennia-old City of Lebanon).
(2026-05-01). Wishful thinking topple Iran or protect Israeli soldiers from drones. haaretz.com While Trump hesitates, Israel hopes for a resumption of the war with Iran ‚ñ Hezbollah has identified an IDF vulnerability – and questions are also arising within the units themselves regarding activity in Lebanon…
(2026-05-01). US urges meeting between Lebanese president, Israeli PM. newarab.com 
The US embassy in Lebanon on Thursday urged a meeting between Lebanese and Israeli leaders as the health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south killed at least 17 people despite Israeli and Lebanese representatives this month have met twice in Washington ⚪ the first such meetings in decades ⚪ after
(2026-05-01). Lebanon: Maintaining water and essential lifelines as hostilities disrupt essential services. icrc.org
(2026-05-01). Lebanon: Operational Facts and Figures – 2026. icrc.org
(2026-04-30). 750,000 Israelis unemployed amid wars with Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon. haaretz.com The wider unemployment rate, which includes furloughed workers, jumped to over 16 percent in March, as the hostilities shuttered most economic activity across Israel…
(2026-04-30). Lebanon: Israel 'must fully implement truce' before talks. newarab.com 
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on 2 March, and Israeli and Lebanese representatives have since met twice in Washington, the first such meetings in decades, for discussions that Hezb…
(2026-04-30). A history of neglect: How Lebanon's state failed the south>. newarab.com 
As Israel The immediate political debate often
(2026-04-30). Civilians or Hezbollah: Who did Israel hit on Lebanon's 'Black Wednesday'? aljazeera.com Israel says it targeted Hezbollah, but experts say the evidence proves otherwise.