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2026-06-14: Palestine Roundup

So far today: 2026-06-14 10:08am GMT

News Desk, The Cradle. (2026-06-14). UK Judge Sentences Palestine Action Activists To Over 20 Years In Prison. popularresistance.org Four Palestine Action anti-genocide activists received combined prison sentences of over 20 years on 12 June for sabotaging an Israeli drone facility in the UK in 2024. | Judge Jeremy Johnson said an "aggravating factor" in his decision to imprison the activists was that they had a "terrorist connection." | In August 2024, the four activists raided the Elbit Systems research and development facility in Filton, near Bristol, causing more than £1 million ($1,342,000) in damage in an attempt to shut it down. | The facility conducts R&D for Tactical Multi-Rotor Quadcopter drones produced for the British Ar…

Kyle Thibodeau, Left Voice. (2026-06-13). Charges Against U Of M Eight Threaten Entire Movement For Palestine. popularresistance.org On the morning of June 10 the FBI raided homes and arrested eight activists associated with the pro-Palestine movement. Local police and the University of Michigan aided the FBI with their investigation ahead of the raids. The activists are facing several charges including "conspiracy to transmit a threat," with some facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted. | This raid and the extreme charges are a tactic to suppress solidarity with Palestine. A fully armed squad of federal government agents raided the homes of college students who spoke out against a live-streamed genocide.

Caitlin Johnstone (2026-06-13). Under The Western Empire You Get Punished For Having A Conscience. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The UK has sentenced four anti-genocide activists to years in prison on terrorism charges, and the US is working to deport a prominent foreign policy analyst for criticizing the war in Iran. | Four members of the group Palestine Action

Skwawkbox (2026-06-13). Watch: Bosnia fans chant for Palestine before match vs Canada. thecanary.co Bosnia fans have gathered to chant their support for Palestine before their team's match against Canada today, 12 June 2026. Bosnia — Genocide collusion To Canada's shame, its government has colluded in Israel's genocide just like that of the UK and most other western states. The Bosnian fans are on the right side of history: […] | By

aljazeera (2026-06-13). 'Right to protest genocide' denied: Scotland's Palestine Action supporters. aljazeera.com As the banned group fights its proscription in London, similar battles are playing out in Edinburgh.

mforinoco (2026-06-13). Palestine Action Activists Sentenced as Terrorists. orinocotribune.com A British judge has concluded that the vandals tried to "influence the UK government" by ransacking an Israeli arms plant | Four Palestine Action activists convicted of causing criminal damage to an Israeli arms plant in the UK have been sentenced as terrorists due to the blacklisting of their organization. Dozens of the group's supporters were arrested outside the courthouse as the verdicts were read out. | The defendants took part in a raid on an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024. After ramming the gate with a decommissioned prison van, they destroyed computers, drones, and other equipment inside, caus…

Hikers for Palestine (2026-06-13). Sunday 6/14: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with the Children of Palestine. indybay.org Meet at the Lake Anza parking lot (Lake Anza Rd, Berkeley)…

Natasha Lennard (2026-06-13). They Weren't Convicted of Terrorism, But These Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anyway. theintercept.com

American Friends Service Committee (2026-06-13). Wednesday 7/8: Webinar: A Conversation with the First Apartheid-Free University. indybay.org Online | www.mobilize.us/us-palestineactivism/eve…

Pacific Media Watch (2026-06-14). Doctor Israel banned after 40 years in Gaza's hospitals speaks out. asiapacificreport.nz INTERVIEW: Dr Myriam Franàßois talks to Dr Mads Gilbert on The Tea Eight months on from the so-called "ceasefire" in Gaza, the headlines may have moved on — but Israel's assault has not. The siege remains. The starvation continues. The displacement continues. The destruction continues. "The Palestinian people, with their heroism and sacrifice, are fighting…

UMMID (2026-06-13). Rajesh Sharma's posts celebrating Gaza Genocide re-surface after son killed in US strikes. ummid.com Social media users have digged out Rajesh Sharma's posts celebrating Israeli Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza after his son, Aditya Sharma, was killed in a United States military strike off the coast of Oman Thursday June 11, 2026.

Editor (2026-06-13). Western Media Normalize Ethnic Cleansing of Lebanon by Viewing It Through Israel's Eyes. scheerpost.com Belén Fernández for FAIR In October 2024, one year into Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip and attendant assault on Lebanon, the Israeli army did a thing. It invited journalists from major Western corporate media outlets on an incursion into Lebanon's ravaged south, accompanied by Israeli military personnel who would interpret the wreckage in Israel's favor—not that …

Codepink (2026-06-13). Thursday 6/25: Calling Party for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/cp625

Ahmad Ibsais (2026-06-13). Israel's 'voluntary emigration' plan in Gaza is its latest attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians. mondoweiss.net Israeli leaders recently announced plans to implement a "voluntary emigration plan from Gaza." This echoes Zionists' proposals since the 1800s to force Palestinians off the land. But they have always failed because Palestinians are the land.

aljazeera (2026-06-13). Gaza post-'ceasefire' deaths hit 983 as Israeli attack targets refugee camp. aljazeera.com Israeli attack kills one person in central Gaza's Bureij camp, as a disabled Palestinian is shot in occupied West Bank.

newleftreview (2026-06-13). 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.

Pal2Eire (2026-06-13). Saturday 6/20: Love in the Time of Intifada: A Speed Meeting Fundraiser for Gaza Students. indybay.org The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…

NEO (2026-06-13). President Ramaphosa meets with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa meets with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart, President Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the Republic of Namibia. ⚪ The Presidency said the meeting took place in Johannesburg on the occasion of Her Excellency President Nandi-Ndaitwah's working visit to South Africa. ⚪ "South Africa and Namibia share deep, fraternal diplomatic and historical relations forged through their shared struggles against colonialism and apartheid. ⚪ "Ties are cemented by strong economic interdependence, as Namibia and South Africa's bilat…

A A (2026-06-13). Trump, not Netanyahu, has the cards. he should play them. strategic-culture.su By Josh PAUL | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Upcoming Israeli elections give the U.S. president leverage he can use. | The U.S.-I…

Michael Arria (2026-06-13). Netanyahu Pushes Congress to Adopt a New Structure for US Military Aid to Israel. truthout.org Last month, Responsible Statecraft's Ben Freeman reported on a provision buried in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to deepen connections between the United States and Israeli militaries. Section 224, the "United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative", would synchronize efforts between the the two countries "to expand and accelerate bilateral… |

Editor (2026-06-13). Can Trump Restrain Israel? scheerpost.com Norliza binti Saleh for Middle East Monitor The latest exchange between Iran and Israel raises a fundamental question: Who is really driving events in the Middle East — Washington or Jerusalem? Following Israeli strikes on targets in Beirut, Lebanon, Iran responded with strikes against northern Israel and military facilities around Haifa. Israel then immediately retaliated …

al-monitor (2026-06-13). Exclusive-UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say. al-monitor.com By Andrew Mills, Marwa Rashad and Ahmad GhaddarDUBAI/LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the U.S.-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.

| Anadolu Agency | (2026-06-13). Iran to hold funeral for slain supreme leader on July 4-9. tribune.com.pk Iran will hold funeral procedures for the country's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei between July 4 and July 9, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. | The program will include a farewell ceremony in the capital Tehran on July 4-5. Then, funeral ceremonies will be held in Tehran on July 6 and in Qom on July 7. | Read More: PM Shehbaz says US and Iran expected to sign initial deal within 24 hours | On July 9, Khamenei will be buried in the Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad following a funeral ceremony there on July 18. | Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes that began against Iran on February 28…

UMMID (2026-06-13). Israel's Defiance of Trump Shattered 100-Day Truce in US-Iran War. ummid.com Marking exactly 100 days since a catastrophic conflict reordered the Middle East, a fragile, US-brokered truce violently collapsed as Israeli jets struck deep inside Iranian territory.

al-monitor (2026-06-13). Lebanon reports strikes on south, east as Israel issues broad evacuation warnings. al-monitor.com Lebanon reported Israeli strikes in the country's south on Saturday, as the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for the city of Nabatieh and more than 20 other locations ahead of raids.The latest strikes came as the US and Iran indicated they were close to reaching a deal on ending the Middle East war that could also include Lebanon, drawn into the conflict when Hezbollah attacked Israel in support of its patron Tehran.The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli airstrikes had hit several areas, particularly around the southern city of Nabatieh.

Jason Ditz (2026-06-13). At Least Five Killed as Israel Continues To Pound Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Hope springs eternal for the assorted ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon actually reducing the number of Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Despite the reports that the awaited Iran deal will include calls for an Israeli pullout, however, the strikes and ground troop advancement show no signs of slowing. Between Friday and early Saturday, the IDF has …

al-monitor (2026-06-13). Iran says funeral for late Supreme Leader Khamenei to begin July 4, burial set for July 9. al-monitor.com DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) – Funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in the northeastern city of Mashhad on July 9, state media reported on Saturday. Khamenei, was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran in February. His death marked the end of more than three decades at the helm of the Islamic Republic. (Reporting by Ahmed Elimam, Eman Abu Hassira and Mohammed Gebaly, Editing by Louise Heavens)…

newarab (2026-06-13). Mayor among dead as Israeli attacks hit south Lebanon districts. newarab.com

aljazeera (2026-06-13). Five killed as Israel hits south Lebanon, issues forced displacement orders. aljazeera.com The Israeli military has threatened residents of 24 Lebanese towns and villages to leave their homes immediately.

Aseel Saleh, Breakthrough News. (2026-06-13). Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Appears In Court For The First Time. popularresistance.org In yet another attempt to break the will of Palestinians and their supporters around the globe, Israeli occupation authorities released new footage of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya in hand and foot shackles. The footage, taken during his first appearance before an Israeli court on Wednesday, June 10, shows his health condition remarkably deteriorating. | My detention is "unjust" and arbitrary and I demand my immediate release, Abu Safiya maintained. | This is the second time that footage surfaced revealing the dire situation of the prominent Palestinian physician under Israeli custody.

al-monitor (2026-06-13). Israeli, Palestinian civil society groups meet in France as two-state hopes dim. al-monitor.com By John IrishPARIS, June 12 (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups delivered an appeal in France on Friday to urge the international community not to abandon a two-state solution, as Paris seeks to keep the issue alive amid the Middle East war.

newarab (2026-06-13). Israeli, Palestinian groups urge G7 support for two-state solution. newarab.com Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urged support for The

newarab (2026-06-13). Israeli settlers shoot, injure disabled Palestinian man in WB. newarab.com A The 29-year-old man, who has not yet been named, was reportedly shot at the entrance of Duma, a Palestinian village in the Nablus governorate, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. | The owner of an a…

aljazeera (2026-06-13). From colony to cell: Sexual violence in Israeli prisons. aljazeera.com This testimony is part of a wider pattern documented in reports describing sexual abuse inside Israeli prisons.

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