(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.
(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.
(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.
(2026-06-02). Hezbollah, Israel accept US plan for limited truce in Lebanon. newarab.com 
Under the arrangement, which Hezbollah has accepted, according to a statement from the Lebanese embassy in Washington shar…
(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…
(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…
(2026-06-02). Israel, Hezbollah clash overnight ahead of US-hosted talks. newarab.com 
Israel and Hezbollah clashed overnight despite
(2026-06-01). US and Iran trade blows, Israel expands south Lebanon occupation. newarab.com 
For those just joining us, here are the key updates | The US and Iran conducted tit-for-tat strikes over the weekend into Monday. The US military says it attacked Iranian military sites in Goruk and Qeshm island. Meanwhile, Kuwait reports "hostile" missile and drone attacks, as Iran's IRGC says it launched a retaliatory strike on a base it claims was used for an attack on its Sirik Island
| As Israel expands its invasion and occupation of south Lebanon, the US reportedly put forward a proposal for a new ceasefire in Lebanon, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holding separate talks with Lebanese Preside…
(2026-06-01). US and Iran trade blows, Israel threatens to bomb Beirut. newarab.com For those just joining us, here are the key updates | The US and Iran conducted tit-for-tat strikes over the weekend into Monday. The US military says it attacked Iranian military sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island. Meanwhile, Kuwait reports "hostile" missile and drone attacks, as Iran's IRGC says it launched a retaliatory strike on a base it claims was used for an attack on its Sirik Island
| As Israel expands its invasion and occupation of south Lebanon, the US reportedly put forward a proposal for a new ceasefire in Lebanon, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holding separate talks with Lebanese Preside…
(2026-06-01). US-Iran diplomacy mired in uncertainty as Trump claims Lebanon de-escalation. scmp.com Efforts to negotiate an end to war in the Middle East appeared in limbo on Tuesday, after Iran-linked media reported that Tehran had suspended contact with Washington over Israel's expanding offensive in Lebanon, even as US President Donald Trump insisted talks were continuing "at a rapid pace" and claimed to have helped broker a halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. | The conflicting accounts highlighted the fragile state of negotiations aimed at ending more than three months of…
(2026-06-01). Will Iran attack Israel over its escalating war in Lebanon. newarab.com 
Iranian military and political officials issued a series of warnings to Israel and the United States on Monday, threatening to open "new fronts" and hinting at possible military action if Israel continues expanding its Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to open "new fronts" while an army spokesperson warned that Tehran "cannot tolerate" Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon. | Anger has grown among conservative circles and supporters of Iran's Revolutionary Guards over the lack of response to Israel's repeated…
(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…
(2026-06-01). Trump says Israel to dial back fighting in Lebanon after Iran threatens to end peace talks. scmp.com Efforts to negotiate an end to the Middle East war appeared mired in uncertainty on Monday, with Iran-linked media reporting that Tehran had suspended contact with Washington over Israel's expanding offensive in Lebanon even as US President Donald Trump insisted talks were continuing "at a rapid pace" and claimed to have helped broker a halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. | The conflicting accounts highlighted the fragile state of negotiations aimed at ending more than three months of…
(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. …
(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…
(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…
(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 …
(2026-06-01). EU Urges End to Israel's Lebanon Offensive Ahead of UN Meeting. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council will meet Monday afternoon of the topic of Israel's ongoing invasion of Lebanon, a war that notionally has been in a state of ceasefire since mid-April but seemingly is continuing to be escalated on a regular basis. The European Union has urged Israel to halt its ongoing escalation and to respect …
(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…
(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.
(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.
(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…
(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.
(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…
(2026-06-01). 'Criticism of Israel is not antisemitic' UK Jewish group's viral video. thecanary.co 
"Antisemitism is real. Criticism of Israel is not antisemitic." That's the clear message from a UK Jewish group whose social media video featuring members repeating these two statements has now gone viral. The reel by Hastings Jews for Justice, with backing from several prominent Jewish groups, has racked up tens of thousands of views and […] | By
(2026-06-01). Ultra-orthodox draft protests cripple central Israel. newarab.com 
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrated across Israel's police said demonstrators blocked major intersections and attacked a soldier who disembarked from a bus near a protest. Police struggled to control the crowds with water cannons and horses. | The protest largely crippled the country's centre, with highways close…
(2026-06-01). The reality of US-Israel relations—Part 2. wsws.org Reducing the origins of the war to the manoeuvres of the Israel lobby or the decisions of Israel's government sidelines the historical, geopolitical, socio‚Äëeconomic and class dynamics that have shaped the conflict.
(2026-06-01). Israel threatens Beirut strikes; Hezbollah attacks kill soldier. newarab.com 
(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,…
(2026-06-01). UK revokes Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur visas after Israel criticism. newarab.com 
Prominent Turkish-American political commentators Cenk Uygur and Uygur, co-creator and host of The Young Turks commentary program, and…
(2026-06-01). Foreign Christians ask for forgiveness over failure to support Israel at Knesset. aljazeera.com 'Lord, please forgive us for all the things that we did that we did not support Israel.'
(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. …
(2026-06-01). Political commentators Cenk, Piker say UK bars them over Israel remarks. aljazeera.com The US citizens allege that they have been denied entry to Britain due to their outspoken criticism of Israel.
(2026-06-01). The UK Is Getting Even Crazier In Defense Of Israel. thealtworld.com The UK is getting crazier and crazier in its defense of Israel. Now they're canceling the visas of mainstream normie political pundits for criticizing the state of Israel, and investigating people for antisemitic hate crimes when they denounce Zionists who aren't even Jewish. | American progressive commentator Cenk Uygur and his nephew Hasan Piker have both
(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 …
(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.
(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…