2026-06-02: Palestine Roundup

So far today: 2026-06-02 08:52am GMT

Christians for a Free Palestine (2026-06-02). Wednesday 6/24: Picket & Pray. indybay.org Zoom | zoom.us/meeting/register/tU6krXE_RRGWnxK…

UUSF Forum (2026-06-02). Sunday 6/14: U.S. Policy Towards Israel/Palestine: How to Change It. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin St. | San Francisco…

American Friends Service Committee (2026-06-02). Friday 6/26: Virtual Action Hour for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine

David Swanson (2026-06-01). Nakba Day Commemorated in Osaka, Japan. worldbeyondwar.org By Gerry Yokota, World BEYOND War, June 1, 2026 | On Saturday, May 16, members of the Japan chapter of World BEYOND War participated in two Nakba Day events in Osaka. | The first event was an interfaith prayer service organized by Kairos Palestine Japan. The liturgy was prepared by Global Kairos Asia. The service ended with congregants singing this beautiful lullaby. | The last lines of the lullaby are from a poem by Mahmoud Darwish: | The seeds of a grain of wheat dying
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WiBOPM (2026-06-01). Madison, Bike Ride for Palestine! July 19, 2026. wibailoutpeople.org SUNDAY, JULY 19, BIKE RIDE FOR PALESTINE, 10 AM — 2 PM. Departing from Olin Park, 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 mile rides. To volunteer to help with ride email: . For info and registration:

Albany (2026-06-01). 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…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2026-06-01). AIPAC 'Hides' Support For Democratic Candidates. popularresistance.org The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC has begun hiding its involvement in funding political campaigns for candidates running for public office in the US, as support for Israel becomes increasingly toxic among Democratic voters, Haaretz reported on 31 May. | The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has traditionally boasted of its success in helping elect candidates for Congress and the Senate who are committed to supporting Israel, including voting to provide it billions in US military aid each year. | However, as Israel continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and wage war on Lebanon a…

Filza Mehmood (2026-06-01). Could Israel's Lebanon Offensive Destroy Any Chance of an Iran-US Agreement? thinktank.pk As global attention remains fixed on Gaza and the fragile relationship between Washington and Tehran, Israel's expanding military operations inside Lebanon have opened another major fault line in the Middle East. Israeli forces recently seized the historic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, marking their deepest military advance into Lebanese territory in more than two decades. …

Staff (2026-06-01). Headlines for June 1, 2026. democracynow.org Trump Claims U.S. "Shouldn't Have Been in Iran" in Fox News Interview, Israeli Troops Push Deeper into Lebanon, Capturing Medieval Beaufort Castle, Israeli Attacks Kill Two Palestinians in Gaza, 2027 National Defense Authorization Act Proposes to Integrate U.S. and Israeli Militaries, Former AG Bondi Claims She Lacked Authority in the Release of Epstein Files, Federal Judge Orders Temporary Halt to Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund for Insurrectionists, Immigrants at Delaney Hall Continue Hunger and Labor Strike Demanding Their Release, Texas Police Arrest ICE Agent Who Shot Venezuelan Immig…

GLIA (2026-06-01). Saturday 5/30: Build, Treat, Heal: A Bay Area Fundraiser for Gaza Medical Aid. indybay.org Gray Area / Grand Theater 2665 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110.

aljazeera (2026-06-01). Israel airstrike kills at least two Palestinians at Gaza port. aljazeera.com At least two Palestinians were killed and around a dozen wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a crowded cafe.

newleftreview (2026-06-01). 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 (2026-06-01). Is the US-backed Gaza peace process in serious danger? aljazeera.com Israel killing more Palestinians, moves to seize 70 percent of Gaza Strip…

Juan Cole (2026-06-02). Trump blasts Netanyahu as Iran Talks Stall over Beirut. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Monday began with a The ministry accused the United States of repeatedly violating the ceasefire by its attacks on commercial Iranian shipping. Moreover, it said, Israe…

Jason Ditz (2026-06-01). Netanyahu Orders Attack on Beirut as Israeli Strikes Kill 12 in South Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Updated on 6/1/26 4: 08 PM EST The highways around Lebanon's capital city of Beirut are heavily crowded today after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered major attacks against Beirut's southern suburb, Dahiyeh. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz cited the continued Hezbollah resistance in southern Lebanon as the reason Beirut would be attacked, saying if there is no calm in northern …

WSWS (2026-06-02). Workers and students in northern Sri Lanka oppose the US-Israeli war against Iran. wsws.org Opposition to the war is growing among workers and youth, who face soaring living costs and worsening social conditions.

geo.tv (2026-06-02). Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah but attacks continue. geo.tv Smoke rises in Lebanon following an air strike, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, June 1, 2026. — ReutersLebanon says attacks will stop on Beirut and its suburbs.Fighting continues in southern Lebanon.Iran threatens to break off talks with US.

aljazeera (2026-06-02). President Trump attempts to end hostilities in Lebanon. aljazeera.com US President Trump claims a diplomatic breakthrough after speaking with Israeli PM to halt escalation toward Beirut.

Middle East Monitor (2026-06-02). A Crisis more Dangerous than Hormuz: Israeli Designs on Al-Aqsa. juancole.com This is not a diplomatic manoeuvre. It is the culmination of a systematic…

APR editor (2026-06-01). Israeli claims about an Iran 'threat' were always a lie. Now we have proof. asiapacificreport.nz It isn't Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington, writes Jonathan Cook. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook Could it be that Israel's 30-year narrative about Iran — one that persuaded US President Donald Trump to wage a criminal and disastrous war of…

geo.tv (2026-06-01). US proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting. geo.tv Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on May 31, 2026. — AFP Hezbollah asked to halt attacks.Israel urged to avoid Beirut escalation.Washington talks scheduled for June.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with both Lebanese…

aljazeera (2026-06-01). Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with Israeli police over army draft. aljazeera.com Police seen dragging ultra-Orthodox protesters from under a bus after they blocked roads in Jerusalem over conscription.

newarab (2026-06-01). Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries. newarab.com At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the US to the Buried in the House's The provision would arguably do more…

newarab (2026-06-01). France bans Israeli offensive weapons at trade show. newarab.com "Only Israeli exhibitors presenting anti-ballistic and anti-air defence systems are authorised," said the president of COGES Events, Charles Beaudouin, responding to an Israeli defence ministry statement that protested the restrictions. | "This is a decision by the French government,…

Editor (2026-06-01). Israeli Authorities Refuse To Return Massive Trove Of Oct 7 Video. What Are They Hiding? scheerpost.com Michelle Witte ∑ The Grayzone Israeli citizens wonder why the state won't return October 7 footage it confiscated from them. The mother of an Israeli victim says authorities deleted video of her son's death. Others complain "someone is hiding" the videos. The Israeli government is still holding a massive trove of video documentation of the Oct. …

Zo HaDerekh (2026-06-01). Polling suggests Arab-majority parties could shift Israeli policy—if they stay united. peoplesworld.org TEL AVIV—If the elections for the Israeli legislature, the Knesset, were held today, the "Joint List"—an alliance of Arab-majority political parties—would become the third largest party in, according to the results of a poll taken last week. Elections are due sometime before Oct. 27, 2026. According to the poll, the Joint List would receive 16 …

aljazeera (2026-06-01). Who attended this year's Israel Day Parade in New York? aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Ava Warriner takes a look at the Israeli and US officials who joined the annual Israel Day parade.

newarab (2026-06-01). Israeli troops halt Marian festival in W. Bank Christian village. newarab.com According to the US-based NGO Vulnerable People Project (VPP), Israeli military vehicles ent…

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