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2026-05-21: Palestine Roundup

So far today: 2026-05-21 08:54am GMT

LVP (2026-05-21). Canada CLC Breaks With Zionist Histadrut At Their 2026 Congress. indybay.org The Canadian Labour Congress at their 2026 convention after a struggle ended their relationship with the Israeli Zionists corporate trade union the Histadrut. Hassan Husseini with Labour For Palestine made a report to the Labor For Palestine committee.

Shireen Akram-Boshar (2026-05-20). Ben Gvir Taunts Flotilla Activists, Highlighting Israel's Abuse of Detainees. truthout.org On Wednesday, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir posted a video on X showing himself taunting Global Sumud Flotilla activists who had been kidnapped by Israel after attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. The video shows Israeli security agents physically assaulting an activist who says "Free Palestine," pushing the flotilla member to the ground. Ben Gvir taunts the… |

Alaa Shamali (2026-05-20). Turkish women's footballers celebrate win wearing Palestine flag. thecanary.co Fenerbahàße players celebrated the Turkish Women's Football League title amid remarkable scenes that included raising the Palestinian flag during the coronation ceremony. The moment received widespread interaction across social media. Both Zeynep Kerimoglu and Ipek Kaya were seen raising the Palestinian flag inside the stadium during the celebrations. View this post on Instagram […] | By

Brett Wilkins (2026-05-20). 'Aiding and abetting genocide': US sanctions peaceful Gaza Flotilla organizers. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on

aljazeera (2026-05-21). US lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN expert on Palestinian rights. aljazeera.com Albanese is among several people sanctioned by the US for advocacy against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.

Editor (2026-05-20). The horrors of AI-driven military targeting, from Gaza to Iran. mronline.org In 2021, Israeli intelligence officials had proudly declared that an 11-day bombing campaign against Hamas was their "First AI War", but that was a mere skirmish compared to the unbridled, AI-facilitated mass slaughter that was to come.

Associated Press (2026-05-20). Israeli minister posts video of flotilla activists, threatens to jail them for 'long time'. scmp.com Israel's national security minister drew a sharp rebuke from his boss and triggered a backlash abroad on Wednesday, after he released videos taunting and telling detained activists from a flotilla that tried to get past the Israeli blockade of Gaza that they should be imprisoned for a very long time. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said although Israel has every right to stop "provocative flotillas of Hamas terrorist supporters", the way that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir…

aljazeera (2026-05-20). US condemns Israel's Ben-Gvir while sanctioning Gaza flotilla organisers. aljazeera.com Mike Huckabee says Ben-Gvir 'betrayed dignity' in video taunting flotilla activists, day after US sanctioned organisers.

Eman Abu Zayed (2026-05-20). Gaza Reconstruction Is Hindered as Israel Restricts Aid and Building Materials. truthout.org The Ain Jalout Tower complex is located in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. Considered one of the most prominent residential complexes, over the years it has served as a refuge for dozens of families. In January 2024, during the early months of Israel's war on Gaza, these towers were subjected to heavy bombardment following waves of forced displacement of residents… |

newarab (2026-05-20). Israeli attacks surge across Gaza as death toll tops 72,700. newarab.com The intensity of Israel has stepped up strikes at an unprecedented pace since the ceasefire agreement reached on 10 October 2025, carrying out more than five daily attacks across different parts of the enclave, according to Palestinian rights monitors and officials in Gaza. | The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Monday that three Palestinians had been…

newarab (2026-05-20). Ben-Gvir mocks detained Gaza flotilla activists as strike begins. newarab.com

newleftreview (2026-05-20). 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.

newarab (2026-05-20). Inside the final ten boats that nearly broke the Gaza siege. newarab.com In the past 48 hours, Israel has They have kidnapped 400 people, forcibly transferring them from their small sailing boats and onto an Israeli Naval Vessel. | Over the course of the l…

| AFP | (2026-05-20). Israel says 430 Gaza flotilla activists being transferred to Israel. tribune.com.pk Israeli authorities said that 430 activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla were en route to Israel after their vessels were intercepted at sea. | Sailing from Turkey last week, the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels are the latest in a string of attempts by activists to breach Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory, with the last convoy intercepted by Israeli forces last month. | "Another PR flotilla has come to an end. All 430 activists have been transferred to Israeli vessels and are making their way to Israel, where they will be able to meet with their consular representatives," a spokesman from Israel…

geo.tv (2026-05-21). Trump-Netanyahu call turns tense over revised Iran peace proposal: report. geo.tv US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after Trump's address at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. — ReutersPakistan, Qatar help refine proposal.Israel wants the war resumed.Iran reviewing updated peace draft.A revised Iran…

hindustantimes (2026-05-21). Is Trump losing patience with Netanyahu? US President claims Israel PM 'will do whatever…'. hindustantimes.com Donald Trump stirred fresh tensions after claiming Benjamin Netanyahu would "do whatever" he says, while sidestepping questions over reports of a tense call with the Israeli leader. Trump also signaled he is "in no hurry" to launch another strike on Iran, even as negotiations and military pressure continue side by side.

| Kamran Yousaf | (2026-05-20). Peace efforts gather pace as Naqvi returns to Tehran. tribune.com.pk Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday made another trip to Tehran after returning home only on Monday, in what appeared to be intense diplomatic efforts aimed at securing a deal to end the Iran-US war. | Naqvi's second visit within days underscored a growing sense of urgency, with some sources claiming that President Donald Trump had set a timeline for the negotiations to succeed or risk renewed military escalation. | Moreover, a US source said Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the mediators were working on a "letter of intent" that both the US and Iran would sign to fo…

| Reuters | (2026-05-20). Israel takes step toward snap election as Knesset votes to dissolve. tribune.com.pk Israel moved closer on Wednesday to a snap election after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would lose the first national vote since 2023. | Lawmakers voted almost unanimously for an early ballot in a preliminary reading of a bill to disband the 120-seat Knesset. If it receives final approval, a process that could take weeks, Israel could hold an election several weeks ahead of an October 27 deadline. | Netanyahu's own coalition submitted the bill to dissolve parliament after an ultra-Orthodox faction traditionally close to the Is…

| AFP | (2026-05-20). Israeli MPs vote on parliament dissolution. tribune.com.pk Israeli lawmakers voted on Wednesday to advance a bill submitted by the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu which would dissolve parliament and pave the way for early elections. | In a preliminary reading, 110 out of 120 lawmakers voted in favour and none against, while the rest did not cast their vote. The bill will now pass to a committee before three more parliamentary readings. If the bill is ultimately approved it would automatically trigger elections to be held after 90 days. Polls are currently scheduled to take place by the end of the legislative term on October 27. | Netanyahu is und…

presstv.ir (2026-05-19). Report: 80% of Israeli troops leaving military service due to mental distressA recent report has revealed that 80 percent of Israeli troops are leaving the regime's military due to mental distress.
According to Haaretz, an Israeli daily, the regime's military has declined to publish the grim toll amid fears that the figure could be damaging to public morale.

WiBOPM (2026-05-21). 28,500 days: The long genocide. wibailoutpeople.org Read and share the full Wire on our website. On May 15, Palestinians around the world commemorated the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, when Zionist militias expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes, killed thousands, and destroyed hundreds of villages and cities between 1947-1949. The day before Nakba commemorations is the annual Israeli flag march — a …

WSWS (2026-05-21). Socialist Equality Group and IYSSE hold successful meeting in New Zealand against Iran war. wsws.org Speakers at the Wellington meeting explained the real causes of the US-Israeli imperialist war and the need for a socialist anti-war movement based on the working class, independent and opposed to Labour, the Greens and all capitalist parties.

ecns.cn (2026-05-21). UN chief condemns Israeli decision to establish military facilities at UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem. ecns.cn UNITED NATIONS, May 20 ⚪ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns"in the strongest terms"the Israeli authoritiesdecision to establish military facilities at the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound in East Jerusalem they seized in January.

hindustantimes (2026-05-21). Israel scrambles to get new defenses as Hezbollah's deadly drones trouble IDF, rake up troop deaths. hindustantimes.com Hezbollah's escalating drone warfare is forcing Israel Defense Forces troops to deploy massive protective mesh nets over vehicles and frontline positions in a desperate bid to counter precision FPV drone strikes. Reports claim Israel has already supplied over 158,000 square meters of netting as fears grow following the reported death of a senior Israeli officer in a Hezbollah drone attack.

Editor (2026-05-20). Synagogues that sell stolen Palestinian land should, of course, be protested. mronline.org There is a moral panic over whether protests at synagogues against the sale of Israeli settlement homes are antisemitic. This accusation is meant only to distract from Israel's ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing. Don't fall for it.

Staff (2026-05-20). Amnesty: Executions Spike in Iran as Gov't Intensifies Domestic Repression Amid U.S./Israeli Attacks. democracynow.org Amnesty International's 2025 report on the global use of the death penalty finds that executions have surged to their highest recorded number in over 40 years, driven largely by the expanded use of political executions in Iran to "create a climate of fear and intimidation in the society and deter dissent." Amnesty recorded 2,707 executions in 2025. But the data excludes China, believed to be the world's top executioner, because its government does not release any public data on executions. While the majority of countries around the world have banned the use of the death penalty, Raha Bahre…

David Vine (2026-05-20). Don't fall for it: Congress must reject the $1.5 trillion war budget. responsiblestatecraft.org As President Donald Trump considers the path forward in Iran, Americans' economic troubles are apparently not a concern. "I don't think about Americans' financial situation," Trump said in response to a reporter's question last week about efforts to end the conflict. "Not even a little bit."President Trump's lack of concern will surprise many given an almost 50% rise in gas prices, rising grocery costs, job losses, and other economic pain since the start of the U.S.—Israeli war on Iran.Rather than focusing on addressing Americans' economic insecurity, Trump has shown repeatedly that he wants to focus th…

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