(2026-05-23). Israel is a Democracy . . . a Profoundly Racist Democracy. juancole.com Montreal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Israel is a democracy. This makes it difficult to hide the inconvenient fact that it is profoundly racist. The recent episode involving Minister Ben-Gvir taunting an international group of pro-Palestine activists is in many ways revealing. The activists were on board unarmed boats bringing food and medical supplies to the long-besieged Palestinians of Gaza when Israeli forces seized the boats in international waters, then arraigned and detained the activists in Israel. The high official waved an Israeli flag before the crouched detainees, whose hands were tie…
(2026-05-23). 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.
(2026-05-23). Saturday 5/23: Bees, Land, & Liberation: Storytime from Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | combcutters.xyz/solidarity…
(2026-05-23). Friday 5/22: Free Virtual Screening of "No Other Land" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yqYCp9w……
(2026-05-23). Burn-like rashes and hunger: Gaza's children face skin disease crisis. aljazeera.com Overcrowded camps in Gaza see a surge in skin diseases. Children are most affected as healthcare services collapse.
(2026-05-23). Not just the US: India to Brazil, 51 nations armed Israel amid Gaza war. aljazeera.com Despite ICJ genocide warnings, 51 nations kept arming Israel, even after pledging to halt support.
(2026-05-23). Israeli forces attack central Gaza despite ceasefire agreement. aljazeera.com Video shows the moment Israeli forces struck Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza, injuring dozens.
(2026-05-23). When privacy disappears: What life looks like inside displacement shelters in Gaza. globalvoices.org 
(2026-05-23). Flotilla activists tasered, sedated, sexually assaulted Israeli prison service claims brutal abuse 'justified'. asiapacificreport.nz 
SPECIAL REPORT: By Nadda Osman Activists freed from Israeli detention following the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have reported that they were subjected to physical and sexual abuse, say flotilla organisers — with at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape. "At least 15 cases of sexual assaults, including rape. Shot with rubber bullets…
(2026-05-23). Prospects for EU sanctions low as Israel abuses Gaza activists. newarab.com 
(2026-05-23). Anger in Australia over brutal treatment of Gaza flotilla activists. wsws.org Labor issued mealy-mouthed condemnations, while treating the relatives of the brutalised activists with utter contempt and hostility.
(2026-05-23). Israel kills almost 900 Palestinians during Gaza 'ceasefire'. newarab.com 
(2026-05-22). Israeli minister Ben-Gvir banned from access to French territory. al-monitor.com PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) – France has decided to ban Israel's police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from access to French territory, said Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday, adding that the decision reflected anger over the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists."As from today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory," wrote Barrot on X."Along with my Italian counterpart, I am asking the European Union to also take sanctions against Itamar Ben-Gvir," he added. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-GuptaEditing by Tomasz Janowski)…
(2026-05-23). West Bank — They have left just our houses and taken everything else. thecanary.co 
The occupied West Bank village of al Mughayyir has again been under attack by the army and the settlers. Non-stop intimidation and harassment from settlers and soldiers Early in the morning of 20 May, the occupation army blocked the entrance, preventing any movement in and out of the village. It then attacked the boys' school […] | By
(2026-05-23). ICC court's credibility plummets further over Israel's West Bank revenge. strategic-culture.su
(2026-05-23). Friday 5/22: No Azure for Apartheid Nakba Day Teach In. indybay.org Zoom | zoom.us/meeting/register/w5R03KFPQrW3vJ1……
(2026-05-23). Israel thrusts reluctant UAE into open over defence ties. scmp.com For months, the United Arab Emirates had denied Iran's accusations that it was in league with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or hosting his country's military personnel. | Then, US ambassador to Israel Mick Huckabee handed Tehran a propaganda gift and Abu Dhabi a diplomatic headache all in a single sentence.
presstv.ir (2026-05-19). Report: 80% of Israeli troops leaving military service due to mental distress
A 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.
(2026-05-23). New Israeli strikes cause extensive damage to hospital in southern Lebanon. tribune.com.pk 
(2026-05-23). Israel Ramps Up Demolitions of Palestinian Homes Ahead of Fall Elections. truthout.org East Jerusalem is days away from its largest forced displacement since 1967. Eight Palestinian homes are set to be demolished by the end of May — the highest number in a single month, according to the Israeli nonprofit Ir Amim since it began tracking such demolitions. "Soon, these will all be gone," said Fakhri Abu Diab, a longtime East Jerusalem activist whose own home was demolished… |
(2026-05-23). 'It's worse for Palestinians,' says Australian flotilla activist about Israeli torture. asiapacificreport.nz Michael West Media Australian activist Zack Schofield says he was illegally detained by the Israeli military after the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted in international waters on Monday. Now released, Schofield alleges activists were subjected to violence, tasers, beatings and deprivation while in Israeli custody. The claims were made in an interview with Anadolu Ajansi…
(2026-05-23). Turkish activists accuse Israel of torture on 'floating prison'. newarab.com 
Two Turkish activists aboard the The activists, speaking to The New Arab after their release, alleged that Israeli soldiers subjected detainees to brutal treatment aboard what they described as a "floating prison", including beatings, electric shocks, overcrowded detention container…
(2026-05-22). Shameen Suleman: Outrage over the flotilla activists but where were they for Palestinians? asiapacificreport.nz 
COMMENTARY: By Shameen Suleman Britain. France. Canada. Italy. Spain. Belgium. The Netherlands. Poland. Australia. New Zealand . . . The European Union. The United Nations . . . Suddenly they have found outrage because international activists aboard the flotilla were humiliated, abused and tortured by Israeli war criminals under National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's prison…