(2026-05-04). Israel Has Kidnapped Two of Our Most Important Pro-Palestine Activists. scheerpost.com Chris Hedges Nothing illustrates the inversion of the international and moral order more than the genocide in Gaza and the shipment of tens of billions of dollars of weapons to Israel by Western nations, especially the United States, to sustain it. Part of this inversion is the unrelenting persecution of those who denounce the genocide — especially …
(2026-05-04). Understanding the shared ideology behind settler colonialism in Native America and Palestine. mronline.org 
Both the United States and Israel were founded and exist on land taken during ongoing genocides. Settler colonialism drives these genocides, and both nations share an ideology that justifies the theft and rationalizes the killing.
(2026-05-04). Sunday 5/3: Lifeline Denied: The Urgent Need for a Medical Corridor from Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3017769……
(2026-05-04). Thursday 5/7: Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine – Human Billboard for Gaza. indybay.org El Cerrito Plaza, San Pablo & Carlson…
(2026-05-04). Saturday 5/2: Free Palestine/No War with Iran and Lebanon. indybay.org Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…
(2026-05-04). Sunday 5/17: Palestine 36 and Pop-UP Exhibit of Rare Traditional Palestinian Costumes. indybay.org Arab American Cultural Center | 3968 Twilight Drive | San Jose, CA 95126…
(2026-05-04). israeli Occupation Court Extends Detention Of Saif Abukeshek And Thiago àÅvila. popularresistance.org Askalan, Occupied Palestine —The Global Sumud Flotilla condemns the decision of the "Ashkelon Magistrates' Court" to have Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Avila remanded in custody. | They were unlawfully abducted by israeli naval forces in international waters outside Greece and taken to occupied Palestine earlier this week. | The court has ordered their continued detention for 2 additional days until May 5. | Despite there being no formal charges levelled against them, israeli prosecutors have made sweeping politically motivated allegations in a retaliatory attempt to criminalize humanitarian action.
(2026-05-04). Mark Rowley has now LIED about Palestine Solidarity Campaign. thecanary.co 
The following article is an open letter from the Palestine Coalition to Mark Rowley, the Met Police commissioner The Palestine Coalition has today written to the Metropolitan Police commissioner, Mark Rowley, calling on him to retract his scurrilous and defamatory claims that we "set out with an intent to march near synagogues". Mark Rowley: lie […] | By
(2026-05-04). Federal Court Blocks Berkeley Students from Weighing in on Chilling Deal with Zionists. indybay.org April 30, 2026 – A federal court has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit by a right-wing Israel lobby organization against the University of California, Berkeley, as part of an anti-Palestinian deal that will infringe on the free speech and academic freedom rights of members of the campus community, blocking efforts by students to have a say in the decision.
(2026-05-04). Jailed for Palestine, Amu Gib is running for local UK elections. newarab.com 
In the steady rhythm of the British electoral system, the 2026 local elections face a challenge they are not built to handle: From the outside, it is easy to dismiss such a candidacy as a marginal or symbolic protest — a statutory outlier rather than a serious political intervention. It sits uneasily within the lines of conventio…
(2026-05-04). UK parties 'smear' Green leader Polanski over Palestine stance. newarab.com 
A stabbing attack in north London has triggered a wider political backlash against Two Jewish men, aged 76 and 34, were injured in the attack in Golders Green last week. Police have charged a suspect with attempted murder. The suspect is also accused of stabbing a Muslim man earlier the…
(2026-05-04). Palestinian Evacuees: Escaping Ordeal in Gaza, Entering Another in France. ummid.com A Palestinian family evacuated from Gaza to France says French authorities have separated three children from their parents after allegations of abuse that the family strongly denies and courts have not substantiated with evidence.
(2026-05-04). Freedom Flotilla Defies Israeli Piracy. popularresistance.org Just days after the Israeli government's assault on 22 unarmed civilian vessels of the Global Samud Flotilla (GSF) as they sailed toward Gaza in international waters west of Crete, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is pressing forward with new vessels. | On Saturday May 2, the FFC launched four new sailboats from Siracusa, Italy. The FFC is determined not to give in to the Israeli violence. | The launch continues the demand to end the siege of Gaza, to end the policy of collective punishment, to end the genocide Israel is inflicting on Gaza, and to end the apartheid system Israel established in the occupied We…
(2026-05-04). Remembering 262 Palestinian Journalists Israel has killed since Oct 2023. ummid.com On World Press Day, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip commemorated more than 262 journalists killed by Israeli forces since the start of the genocide on Oct 7, 2023.
(2026-05-04). Like in Gaza, Israel is targeting rescue workers in South Lebanon, killing over 100 since March. mondoweiss.net 
Lebanese rescue workers now wait 15 minutes after each strike before responding, the only way, they say, to stay alive long enough to reach the wounded amid Israel's implementation of its Gaza "double-tap" policy in Lebanon.
(2026-05-04). Gaza flotilla activists 'threatened with death' in Israeli jail. newarab.com 
Israeli authorities are
(2026-05-04). World's top media outlets urge Israel to "Let Us Into Gaza" ummid.com Senior leaders from more than two dozen global news organizations signed an open letter calling for Israel to allow international media to independently enter the Gaza Strip.
(2026-05-04). Detained Gaza aid flotilla activists arrive in Netherlands. aljazeera.com Two activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla arrived in the Netherlands after being released from Israeli custody.
(2026-05-04). Gaza's hospitals struggle to diagnose as labs shut down. newarab.com 
In one of the dim corridors of Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Inside the hospital's laboratories, where early detection of disease is supposed to determine the line between treatment and deterioration, equipment stands idle or runs on rationed supplies.
(2026-05-04). 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.
(2026-05-04). Friday 5/15: Calling Party for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/cp515…
(2026-05-04). Sunday 5/17: Fragile Crossings: The Pathways, Barriers, and Cost of Pediatric Medical Evacuations From Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | zoom.us/meeting/register/iJ399os-QQSwgD0……
(2026-05-04). Gaza: Aseel's journey back to hope. icrc.org
(2026-05-04). Israeli commander boasts of West Bank killings unseen since 1967. newarab.com 
A senior Avi Bluth, head of the Israeli army's Central Command, admitted that Israeli forces were "killing as we have not killed since 1967", in comments reported by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Sunday. | The year 1967 refers to Israel's multiple-front…
(2026-05-04). West Bank IDF chief admits unequal rules for shooting Palestinians and Jews, citing. haaretz.com IDF general Avi Bluth says troops avoid shooting Jewish stone-throwers while enforcing looser rules for shooting Palestinians. 'The Arabs understand that if someone comes to kill you, kill them first is the norm,' he added. 'So we're killing like we haven't since 1967'…
(2026-05-04). Israel murders West Bank man as he takes wife to hospital to deliver first child. thecanary.co 
Content warning — this article features distressing images that depict the death of On Sunday 3 May 2026, 26-year-old Nayef Firas Ziad Samar excitedly dropped his pregnant wife off at the hospital in Nablus, West Bank. She was in labour and about to give birth to their son and first child. As staff took over […] | By
(2026-05-04). Exporting Apartheid: Israel's role in Haiti's water crisis. mronline.org 
Behind the Dominican Republic's assault on Haitian water sovereignty stands an Israeli Occupation apparatus—arming border forces, training police, and designing a thirty-year plan to control their island's water supply.
(2026-05-04). Our freedom is a product of intangible solidarity. sanews.gov.za Our freedom is a product of intangible solidarity | By Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation | Those who have had the opportunity to carefully study South Africa's road to democracy would most likely agree with the assertion that our democracy is a special product of intangible solidarity. | It is almost as if all the nations of the world from Africa, to anti-apartheid movements which threaded Europe right across Asia and right across the Atlantic Ocean to countries like Cuba, heeded the profound words of wisdom by liberation stalwart and President of the African National Congress,…
(2026-05-04). Lebanon warned against direct meeting with Netanyahu amid war. newarab.com 
As the United States piles On Monday, prominent Arab intellectual Azmi Bishara cautioned Lebanon against what he described as the political and strategic risks of such a move. | His comments, posted to social media, come amid reports that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is considering a meeting with Israel…
(2026-05-04). AG says she is open to talks on Netanyahu trial plea deal amid pardon push. haaretz.com Baharav-Miara told President Herzog talks would proceed only 'without preconditions' and without harming the trial; Netanyahu's testimony was again canceled Monday, citing late-night security consultations…
(2026-05-03). Il Kazakhstan entra nell'asse Trump-Netanyahu. strategic-culture.su Tokayev riceve Herzog ad Astana: terre rare, intelligenza artificiale e Middle Corridor. Mentre l'Iron Dome israeliano è dispiegato negli Emirati, gli Accordi di Abramo si trasformano da trattato di pace mediorientale in architettura di contenimento trans-euroasiatica. I BRICS osservano. | Segue nostro Mentre la guerra contro l'Iran continua e gli Emirati Arabi Uniti ospitano ufficialmente truppe israeliane sul proprio suolo, un altro ta…
(2026-05-04). How an Angry Birds video sparked a sectarian row in Lebanon. newarab.com 
An AI-generated 'Angry Birds' parody of A satirical video aired by privately-owned Lebanese broadcaster LBCI over the weekend depicted Hezbollah Secretary General Israeli soldiers were shown as pigs, echoing…
(2026-05-04). Iran Sets One-Month Deadline For End To US-Israeli War. popularresistance.org The Islamic Republic has set a one-month deadline for an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and a full end to the wars on both Iran and Lebanon, sources told US media outlet Axios on 3 May. | Iran "set a one-month deadline for negotiations on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the US naval blockade and permanently end the war in Iran and in Lebanon," the sources said. | "Per the Iranian proposal, only after such a deal is reached, another month of negotiations would be launched to try and reach a deal on the nuclear program," they added.
(2026-05-04). Beta-Testing the Border: Lebanon as a Live-Fire Laboratory for Autonomous Death. thecanary.co 
As diplomats focus on the April 2026 ceasefire between US-Israel and Iran, Israeli war contractors are busy updating their sales brochures with "field-proven" data. Lebanon has served as a live-fire laboratory for Israeli war contractors, where civilian and military infrastructure has become the latest testing ground for the next generation of AI-driven export products. Research […] | By
(2026-05-04). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-05-04). Iran warns of ceasefire violation as US plans to escort Hormuz ships. geo.tv 
An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. — Reuters
(2026-05-04). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE meeting against US-Israeli war on Iran. wsws.org SEP speakers explained that the military assault on Iran was part of US imperialism's efforts to dominate oil and gas resources in the Middle East, as part of a far wider unfolding conflict against China and Russia.
(2026-05-04). Israel ups production of Arrow interceptors, but Iran is making missiles even faster. haaretz.com If the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran resumes, the month-long cease-fire hasn't been enough to replenish stocks. Israel's secret weapon: the dozens of members of the ultra-Orthodox community helping make Arrows…
(2026-05-04). Israeli ally UAE quits OPEC, OPEC. ummid.com The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the Israeli allies in the Middle East, has announced to quit OPEC and OPEC+ amidst the crisis the world is facing because of the US-Israel led Zionist war on Iran.
(2026-05-04). Three factors behind US' decision of war, Iran's "war of survival" and "war of attrition" , breaking the "conflict-ceasefire cycle" unitedworldint.com Notes from a roundtable discussion at the Center for Iranian Studies in Türkiye. The war, which began with the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, 2026, is currently in a period of ceasefire. What follows remains highly uncertain. A process full of fluctuations and contradictions continues to unfold. What is certain, however, we are …
(2026-05-04). How the US-Israel war has cemented the IRGC's grip on Iran. newarab.com 
In its US and Israeli strikes aimed to disrupt the But the IRGC has moved quickly…
(2026-05-04). Greater Israel map, nooses: Ben-Gvir's birthday cake sparks controversy. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – The birthday party of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked widespread controversy, due to the participation of several senior police officers in the event and also because of an unusual cake he received as a gift from his wife, Ayala Ben-Gvir.A photo posted on Instagram by the far-right minister showed him receiving a massive three-tiered birthday cake topped with a golden noose, a reference to the latest law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians detainees convicted of violence, which Ben-Gvir and his Otzma Yehudit party have long championed and which was passed by the Knesse…
(2026-05-04). Arab-Jewish Hadash party branch shot at in north Israel, party calls it an of political. haaretz.com The party said the attacks came after threats over red flags displayed at the branch, amid rising tensions with law enforcement and an increased police presence at party events and gatherings…