(2025-06-16). Why Israel attacked Iran. pressenza.com As if the genocide in Palestine were not enough, Israel simultaneously unleashed a war through a blatant and large-scale aggression. Does not Israel best fit the description of a "rogue state," a term that the United States indiscriminately hurled at the countries it targeted? | Israeli motivations | For Netanyahu, it's not just about staying in power and thus avoiding the legal prosecutions that would befall him once he returns to being a private citizen. Iran is the country in the region that stands in the way of the US-Israeli hegemony in the Middle East. Eliminating it is seen as necessary to achieve dominati…
(2025-06-16). Iranian, Israeli, Palestinian, and U.S. Communists all condemn Netanyahu's war on Iran. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—It's unanimous. Communists in Iran, Israel, Palestine, and the United States all strongly condemn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attack on Iran and President Donald Trump's backing for it. Communist and workers' parties elsewhere around the world have also issued statements slamming the bombing of Iran, which started last Friday, but the unified stance of …
(2025-06-16). UN warns of starvation in 'hunger hotspots'. aljazeera.com Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali face immediate risk as extreme hunger rises in 13 locations.
(2025-06-16). Universities develop disturbing patterns of censorship over Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). Palestine and the fight to cut ties to Israel's Elbit systems. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). Protests for Palestine continue as Israel attacks Iran. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). Solidarity Against ICE And The Entire State Apparatus. popularresistance.org The devolution of Black politics has never been so evident and could not happen at a worse moment. While the crisis of legitimacy accelerates, and provides opportunities for movement politics, many Black people have declared themselves to be uninterested in political engagement or even worse, to be in solidarity with state oppression. Social media is replete with examples of Black people declaring that they don't care about genocide in Gaza, or that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has nothing to do with them or even that they are glad other people are targeted for deportation.
(2025-06-16). Starving Gaza into submission: Chris Hedges on the final chapter of genocide. strategic-culture.su
(2025-06-16). Israel Opens New Front With Iran, But Gaza Still Bleeds. popularresistance.org In the hours after Israel attacked Iran, international pressure over Israel's starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated. | Since Israel launched attacks on Iran, it has killed more than 140 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including over 40 aid seekers near the distribution sites run by the controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). | Internet and fixed-line communications were down across Gaza after Israeli forces bombed the territory's last remaining fiber optic cable on Thursday. Israel prevented repairs to the internet and telecommunications infrastructure until Sa…
(2025-06-16). Hundreds of thousands march in red to encircle the Hague and demand action on Gaza. nationofchange.org With Gaza's death toll surpassing 55,000, Dutch protesters form a human "red line" around the International Court of Justice, calling for sanctions on Israel and a decisive end to the war.
(2025-06-16). 'Horrifying': UN slams Israeli actions in Gaza as more aid seekers killed. aljazeera.com UN rights chief says Israel's warfare methods 'inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians'.
(2025-06-16). No "endgame" in Israel's "genocidal campaign" in Gaza. aljazeera.com Ori Goldberg says Israel's attack on Iran reveals there's no clear endgame — in Iran nor in the ongoing war on Gaza.
(2025-06-16). UN rights chief: Israel is causing 'unconscionable suffering' in Gaza. aljazeera.com UN human rights chief Volker TuÃàrk condemned the "horrifying, unconscionable suffering" inflicted by Israel in Gaza.
(2025-06-16). Video: Pro-Palestinian marches in cities around the world. aljazeera.com Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities around the world to protest against Israel's war on Gaza.
(2025-06-16). Doctors from Gaza say world doesn't want to believe them. aljazeera.com
(2025-06-16). Israel's Strikes on Iran Spark Growing Dissent in Congress. worldbeyondwar.org 
If the American people continue to raise their voices, the tide in Washington could turn away from support for a war with Iran that could plunge the region into deeper chaos while offering no relief for the suffering people of Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-06-16). Gaza and AUKUS: Albanese supervises Australia's decline. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). youth conference pledges solidarity with Gaza, a global symbol of anti-colonial struggle. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). Kneecap won't be silenced on Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). Palestinian supporters undertake hunger strike, demand siege on Gaza ends. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). We Palestinian citizens of Israel whisper our grief, and bury our dead in silence. haaretz.com The Israeli government claims to defend all its citizens, yet most Arab towns still lack bomb shelters. Protests, however, are muted — Palestinians in Israel live between unbearable realities: danger at home and the devastation in Gaza…
(2025-06-16). ICRC grieves two colleagues killed in strike in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-06-16). ICRC President: "Humanity is failing in Gaza" icrc.org ICRC President speaks to the BBC about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza…
(2025-06-16). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC urges respect and protection of civilians, unhindered flow of humanitarian assistance as intolerable suffering mounts in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-06-16). Gazans fear marginalisation as Iran-Israel war reshapes region. newarab.com 
As tensions between While missiles streak across the skies in an escalating regional conflict, many Palestinians fear that their decades-old suffering is once again being pushed into the background; with critical issues like a prisone…
(2025-06-16). More Maghreb Gaza convoy activists beaten, detained in Egypt. newarab.com 
Activists have given testimonies detailing security forces' use of force to prevent them from reaching the northeastern city of Ismailia…
(2025-06-16). Netanyahu sees Gaza hostage release 'opening', orders talks. newarab.com 
"I gave instructions the day before yesterday to advance negotiations, because I sense an opening… We will complete… both missions: the destruction of Hamas and the release of the hostages," he said of talks with Palestinian movement Hamas for the release of hostages held in Gaza. | Speakin…
(2025-06-16). Fox News Just Helped Netanyahu Spread The Lie That Iran Tried To Assassinate Trump. thealtworld.com 
Benjamin Netanyahu was given a platform to spout lies and war propaganda on Fox News Netanyahu promoted countless incendiary falsehoods and unsubstantiated claims throughout the interview, including the assertion that Iran was working on producing nuclear weapons and intended to give them to Yemen's Houthis to facilitate global terrorism, and that Iran was working on intercontinent…
(2025-06-16). 'We Will Not Have a Second Holocaust,' Netanyahu Says of Iran Confrontation. themedialine.org 
(2025-06-16). A Preemptive Strike on Diplomacy: Israel's Attack and the Precipice of a Wider American War. counterpunch.org 
Israel's latest strike on Iran had nothing to do with dismantling the Iranian (civilian) nuclear program. Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assertion that "the timing was fixed back in November 2024," the real zero hour was designated only to undercut possible diplomatic framework that could have legitimized Iran's nuclear development under international, verifiable, supervision. This
(2025-06-16). Trump and Netanyahu Play "Good Cop, Bad Cop" with Iran. counterpunch.org 
Playing the Game In the lead-up to Israel's devastating attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and its military leadership, Pres. Trump posed as a peacemaker and concerned bystander. He said that he much preferred a nuclear deal with Iran to war but hinted that he might not be able to keep Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
(2025-06-16). Shin Bet chief officially steps down after Netanyahu firing; interim takes over. haaretz.com Ronen Bar will be temporarily replaced by the deputy head of the domestic intelligence agency, who cannot be identified. Netanyahu's appointment of an IDF general to the role was deemed 'unlawful' by the Attorney General over conflicts of interest…
(2025-06-16). or How Israel blurs its responsibility to protect civilians. haaretz.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the IDF are changing the way they talk about Israeli civilians caught in the crossfire with Iran…
(2025-06-16). Citing Iran war, opposition lawmakers back Netanyahu to block no-confidence vote. haaretz.com One opposition MK defended backing Netanyahu's coalition, saying, 'We are in the midst of an unavoidable war. To bring a no-confidence motion now is disconnected from reality'…
(2025-06-16). Israel's attack on Iran and its potential fallout. onlineopinion.com.au Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities may be justified if one takes Netanyahu's explanation at face value. I doubt, however, if he and Trump have fully considered the ominous regional ramifications of the attack.
(2025-06-16). The Genocidal Heart of Israeli Society. ahmadibsais.substack.com We are confronting theological genocide, where ethnic cleansing becomes a divine mandate.
(2025-06-16). Academic article by Dr. Miles Howe: Tracking Financial Complicity in Israeli War Crimes and Genocide: Instances of Aiding and Abetting in the Canadian Charitable Sector. justpeaceadvocates.ca 
Utilizing tax return data gathered through Access to Information requests, this article probes the Canadian charitable sector for evidence of financial complicity in the aiding and abetting of Israeli war criminality and genocide. The evidence suggests that of the overall charitable donations heading from Canada to Israel, a significant percentage is bankrolling Israeli intermediaries directly involved in illegal settlement and military-related activities, in contravention of Canadian and international legal frameworks.
(2025-06-16). Israel's attack on Iranian broadcasting denounced. plenglish.com Tehran, June 16 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation, Peyman Jebelli, today denounced the Israeli attack on the media's central building during a live broadcast.
(2025-06-16). Juan Cole: Iraqi Shiites Demand Expulsion of US Troops after Israel Attacks Iran. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli-Iranian War of 2025 has put Iraq in an extremely difficult situation. The country's Shiite majority sympathizes with Iran and with the Palestinians, and resents Israel's use of Iraqi airspace to attack their Shiite neighbor. On Sunday the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia …
(2025-06-16). 'Satanic acts': Iran's Dr. Foad Izadi on Israel's New Regime Change War. popularresistance.org The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews Dr. Foad Izadi, professor of world politics at the University of Tehran, amid Israeli airstrikes on Iran which assassinated nuclear scientists and military officials while killing many civilians. As one of his country's most prolific political commentators, Izadi critiques the Iranian president's diplomacy with the US, Trump's perfidious actions, and the mood of Iranian society.
(2025-06-16). Iran Will Not Stop Strikes Until US-Backed Israeli War Ends. popularresistance.org Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on 15 June that Iran will not end its strikes against Israel until the US-backed Israeli war against the country is halted. | "We are defending ourselves; our defense is entirely legitimate," the foreign minister said. | "This defense is our response to aggression. If the aggression stops, naturally our responses will also stop," he added. | Araghchi condemned the Israeli attack on Iran's offshore South Pars gas field on Saturday night, warning that "dragging the conflict to the Persian Gulf is a strategic mistake, and its aim is to drag the war beyond Iranian territory…
(2025-06-16). Israeli Air Force Hits Deep Into Iran After Missile Barrages Rock the Jewish State. themedialine.org
(2025-06-16). Release: Carney must use G7 to halt Israeli aggression on Iran. justpeaceadvocates.ca Immediate Release The Iranian Canadian Congress, Just Peace Advocates and Canadian Foreign Policy Institute are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to use this week's G7 summit to pressure Israel to stop its attacks on Iran. On Friday, Israel launched a series of strikes that have killed dozens of Iranian civilians and destroyed significant infrastructure …
(2025-06-16). The Folly of the US/Israeli War on Iran. counterpunch.org 
The neoconservatives who orchestrated the disastrous wars with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya — and who were never held accountable for the profligate waste of $8 trillion taxpayer dollars, as well as $69 billion squandered in Ukraine — look set to lure us into yet another military fiasco with Iran.
(2025-06-16). IAEA warns Israel-Iran conflict threatens nuclear facilities, diplomacy. aljazeera.com Rafael Grossi. head of nuclear watchdog, warns Israeli conflict with Iran 'threatens lives' and risks nuclear fallout.
(2025-06-16). France shuts down 4 Israeli weapon stands at Paris Airshow. aljazeera.com Organisers shut down the four main Israeli defence company stands at the Paris Airshow.
(2025-06-16). How strong are Israel's missile defences and who are they protecting? aljazeera.com Many Israelis are in shock after the country's air defence system failed to intercept Iranian missiles.
(2025-06-16). Iran says most victims of Israeli attacks are civilians. aljazeera.com Israeli strikes on Iran have hit a hospital in Kermanshah. It's the latest attack on civilian infrastructure.
(2025-06-16). The collapse of an Israeli high-rise exposed the unsteady social foundations. haaretz.com Many people in the area of the Bat Yam missile strike were wounded due to a shortage of safe rooms or suitable shelters. 'From one war to another' one refugee from Darfur, a neighborhood resident, said, summing up his life story…
(2025-06-16). Government scrambles to help stranded Israelis return as Iran war shuts down airspace. haaretz.com With no emergency plan in place, officials debate costly evacuation options by air and sea. Thousands remain abroad, some paying steep prices for private sailings, with prices reaching up to $8,000…
(2025-06-16). El Al opens registration for repatriation flights for Israelis stranded abroad. haaretz.com Within the first hour and a half of registration, over 60,000 people signed up. El Al aims to map customers' locations worldwide and organize flights accordingly. Priority will be based on original flight dates, humanitarian cases, and security needs. Currently, the service is only for customers who bought tickets directly from the airline…
(2025-06-16). Israel-Iran war may push it to the back burner, but the Palestinian problem is not going anywhere. haaretz.com As Israel seeks to defeat Iran, its arch enemy, the world appears to have forgotten about the Palestinians. But a new Middle East that leaves the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unresolved will create only an illusion of quiet that is sure to backfire…
(2025-06-16). France shuts Israeli weapons booths at Paris Air Show. newarab.com 
Geopolitical tensions roiled the opening of the Paris Air Show on Monday as French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the The decision added drama to the major aerospace industry event, which was already under the shadow of last week's Black walls were installed around the stands of five Israeli defence firm…
(2025-06-16). Israel air defences failing to down 5-10% of Iran missiles: army. newarab.com 
Israel's air defences are failing to intercept between five and 10 percent of Iranian ballistic missiles, the Israeli army alleged on Monday, as it provided its first statistics of the The army claims it has successfully managed to shoot down between 80 and 90 percent of the Iranian missiles, The Jerusalem Post reported. | But according to the report, the army says it is "constantly adjusting strategies" and trying to understand how Iran carries out its attacks, as Iran itself adjusts to try and "outpla…
(2025-06-16). Middle East air travel disrupted amid Israel-Iran escalation. newarab.com 
Flights across the Middle East continue to be grounded or rerouted as Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel's main aviation hub, remains closed to all civilian flights amid fears of further missile attacks. Israeli flag carrier El Al has suspended services until…
(2025-06-16). US envoy Huckabee: Iran missile caused light damage, no injuries. newarab.com 
The Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. | According to news agency AFP, gutted buildings were seen in the coastal hub of Tel Aviv, after Israel's army warned people to take cover from incoming Iranian m…