(2026-04-20). Friday 4/24: Virtual Action Hour for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine…
(2026-04-20). Zionist Doxxing Campaigns Upended Their Lives. Now They're Suing for Damages. truthout.org A reckoning could be coming for pro-Israel groups known for doxxing Palestine advocates. In March, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) filed a class-action lawsuit in Illinois state court against the organizations Canary Mission and StopAntisemitism, as well as groups and individuals identified as their funders or board members. |
(2026-04-20). Catholics finally splitting with Trump over Iran war and Israel. responsiblestatecraft.org In 2024, President Donald Trump handily beat Vice President Kamala Harris with Catholic voters by a 12-point margin.Almost a year-and-a-half into Trump's second term, he began attacking Pope Leo XIV, personally and aggressively. Then he shared an image depicting himself as Jesus Christ, days after his defense secretary called for war in the name of Jesus Christ. Between Trump's second inauguration in January 2025 and today, tensions have steadily grown between the president and the Catholic strain of his coalition. This relationship started ripping apart during Israel's brutal war against Gaza and is now shat…
(2026-04-20). New Book by Anarchist / Anti-Imperialist Political Prisoner Casey Goonan. indybay.org Lines in the Sand: Writings on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment & Campus Flood at U.C. Berkeley from an Anarchist Pris ≠oner of War by Casey Goonan…
(2026-04-20). Thursday 4/23: Power Half-Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2026-04-20). Board of Peace envoy says Gaza plan needs quick progress, Hamas talks. al-monitor.com By Lili BayerBRUSSELS, April 20 (Reuters) – The Board of Peace's lead envoy for Gaza told Reuters on Monday that he was "fairly optimistic" a plan for disarmament of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza can be agreed but cautioned that it will still take time."We've had some very serious discussions with Hamas over the last few weeks, they're not easy," Nickolay Mladenov said in an interview during a visit to Brussels.
(2026-04-20). Gaza's Deir al-Balah holds first elections in 20 years. newarab.com 
(2026-04-20). Israel Continues to Kill Aid Workers in Gaza Seven Months Into the Ceasefire. truthout.org Majdi Aslan, 54, was driving a truck for the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) on April 6 when the Israeli army killed him in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Aslan was the main driver in a WHO convoy that was transporting injured Palestinian patients from Gaza to Egypt and other countries. The convoy already had its coordinated permit from the Israeli army to move, as per protocol. |
(2026-04-20). CPJ, partners file emergency motion to Israeli Supreme Court seeking independent media access to Gaza. jpost.com
(2026-04-20). EU must suspend agreement with Israel over Gaza, West Bank violations. CPJ Staff
(2026-04-20). As barbed wire blocks kids from class, Palestinians stage 'Freedom School'. aljazeera.com Children from Umm al-Khair in the occupied West Bank protest after setters erect a fence blocking access to school.
(2026-04-20). Israel re-opens West Bank settlement evacuated 20 years ago. newarab.com 
Israeli ministers on Sunday officially reopened Sa-Nur, Several cabinet members and lawmakers attended the ceremony near a cluster of white prefabricated homes arranged in rows on a hilltop. | Excluding east Jerusalem, more than 500,0…
(2026-04-20). Argentines eat donkey as president takes selfies with Netanyahu. thecanary.co 
There are two startling stories coming out of Argentina right now. The first is that under far-right libertarian president Javier Milei, Argentines have had to start eating donkey meat. The second is that Milei is meeting Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu: Argentinian President Javier Milei gets emotional while meeting his hero, Benjamin Netanyahu. This took […] | By
(2026-04-20). Italy suspends defence pact with Israel over Netanyahu's war mongering. ummid.com In a major setback for Netanyahu-led far right Zionist regime, Italy has suspended its defence deal with Israel over the ongoing war in the Middle East.
(2026-04-20). Anger as Israeli soldier smashes Jesus statue in south Lebanon. newarab.com 
An image of an Israeli soldier vandalising a The incident appeared to show the soldier using a sledgehammer to smash the head of a statue of Jesus in the
(2026-04-20). Hezbollah leader vows to retaliate against Israeli ceasefire violations, seeks fresh start with Lebanese government. ecns.cn Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday the ceasefire with Israel must mean a complete halt to aggression, warning the group will retaliate against Israeli violations in southern Lebanon.
(2026-04-20). The BBC interviewed me about Lebanon — then distorted everything. thecanary.co 
The BBC interviewed me about the war on Lebanon. By the end of it, I felt used. It felt dirty. They approached me through BBC London. The angle was: how the Israeli war on Lebanon is affecting Londoners with family back home. I accepted, cautiously. BBC wants my photos They asked me to send photos […] | By
(2026-04-20). 87 Intl. lawyers denounce US-Israeli war on Iran, Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) — A number of 87 international lawyers have issued a joint statement, calling the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran and Lebanon 'a gross violation of international law and a clear instance of the crime of aggression.'
(2026-04-20). Israel demolishes south Lebanon homes as talks to happen 'soon'. newarab.com 
The Israeli military has continued to demolish homes in occupied southern Lebanon, as the two countries prepare for a second round of talks this week amid a From Sunday night into early Monday, Israeli forces blew up residential buildings in the villages of Shamaa, Naqoura and Bayyada in the Tyre district, while a strike hit the village of Tayri in Bint Jbeil district. The Israeli army claimed it targeted rocket launchers in a strike on the village of Burj Qalawiya. | Despite a US-brokered truce…
(2026-04-20). IDF says it is investigating soldier who smashed Jesus statue in southern Lebanon. haaretz.com The IDF said that an initial examination determined that the photograph is authentic, adding that 'the soldier's conduct is wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops.' Israeli strikes have reportedly hit many religious sites in Lebanon…
(2026-04-20). The battle for Bint Jbeil: Israel's war on south Lebanon. newarab.com 
On the eve of rare direct negotiations last week, the first in decades between Israel and Lebanon, Israeli forces said they had encircled the south Lebanon town of Located just kilometres from the border with Israel, the town has become one of the most critical symbolic and strategic battlefields during the war, as Israel seeks to Fierce close…
(2026-04-20). Outrage after Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon. aljazeera.com
(2026-04-20). Life in Lebanon: Israeli destruction forces many to leave south Lebanon. ecns.cn Thousands of Lebanese citizens uprooted by the war are returning to their homes, as a fragile ceasefire continues to hold between Hezbollah and Israel. Many, however, are finding the living conditions difficult. Adel EL Mahrouky reports from southern Lebanon.
(2026-04-20). Mass protests by workers in northern India against price hikes due to US-Israeli war against Iran. wsws.org Tens of thousands of unorganized workers are demanding substantial wage increases to keep up with spiking rent, utilities and food costs.
(2026-04-20). 2 spies convicted of cooperation with Mossad hanged in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) — Two men convicted of spying for the Israeli Mossad spy agency were executed in Iran after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences following the completion of all legal procedures.
(2026-04-20). Iran stands resolute in face of enemies' brutality, barbarism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) —Hailing the bravery of Iranian nurses and physicians in rescuing newborns and patients during the US-Israeli attack on a hospital in Tehran, a foreign ministry official said Iran has stood resolute in face of enemy's brutality.
(2026-04-20). Over 3,300 Iranians martyred in US-Israel attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) — Iran's forensic authority says at least 3,375 people, including hundreds of children, have been martyred during the recent 40 days of unprovoked war of aggression waged by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran.
(2026-04-20). Ervand Abrahamian: Iran Under Fire. newleftreview.org One of modern Iran's leading historians provides a critical anatomy of the power structures of the Islamic Republic, on the eve of war—and a scathing denunciation of the long-incubated American-Israeli assault on the country, calculated to bring about Syria-style disintegration and civil war.
(2026-04-20). Iran's Remarkable Resilience Against US-Israeli Joint Aggression. ummid.com As tensions intensify between Iran, Israel, and the United States, one thing has become increasingly clear: Iran has managed not only to respond to sustained pressure but to endure it far longer than many analysts had anticipated.
(2026-04-20). Islamic Resistance: Previously Planted Explosives Devastate Israeli Armored Convoy Between Taybeh and Deir Siryan. english.almanar.com.lb Islamic Resistance fighters detonated pre-positioned explosive devices against an Israeli enemy armored convoy traveling between the towns of Taybeh and Deir Siryan on Sunday, April 19, 2026, according to a statement released by the military media. The convoy, consisting of eight Israeli armored vehicles, was moving from Taybeh toward the old Al-Sal'a site in Deir …
(2026-04-20). against the tide, but More Israelis and Palestinians now choose to grieve together. haaretz.com The joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony is now in its 21st year. One of its organizers says that people are now joining faster after the loss of their loved ones, understanding 'they can't remain indifferent'…
(2026-04-20). Memorial Day 2026: 174 IDF soldiers, 79 Israeli civilians killed in past year. haaretz.com According to National Insurance Institute data, since 1851 — the date chosen as the beginning of the pre-state Jewish community in what is now Israel — 5,313 civilians have been killed. Of these, 3,762 have been killed since the War of Independence in 1948, including 1,017 who were killed since the October 7 attack…
(2026-04-20). Islamic Resistance: Pre-planted explosive devices detonated yesterday, Sunday, targeting an Israeli armored convoy moving from the town of Taybeh towards the town of Deir Siryan, destroying 4 tanks. english.almanar.com.lb