(2026-05-01). UK Judge Gags Palestine Action Defendants To Secure 'Terror' Stitch-Up. popularresistance.org Since the retrial of six Palestine Action (PA) activists began on April 13, the defendants have been barred under court order from using terms like "genocide" or discussing the target of their direction action protests. Meanwhile, supporters of PA have been arrested outside the court for holding signs advising jurors of their right to acquit the defendants based on conscience. | Now, a draft court order reviewed by The Grayzone reveals how the presiding judge has sought to comprehensively neutralize the PA activists' ability to defend themselves by imposing crippling restrictions on what can be said in closing sp…
(2026-05-01). Friday 5/1: May Day Action at Oakland Airport – Stop Fedex from Shipping Killer Cargo to Israel. indybay.org ILUW Local 6 | 99 Hegenberger Rd | Oakland | Oakland Airport…
(2026-05-01). Madison Jewish Voice for Peace Palestine Contingent for May Day 2026! wibailoutpeople.org 
Madison Jewish Voice for Peace invites you to march with them in a Palestine Solidarity contingent. If interested, meet up at the entrance to the UW Memorial Library that faces Library Mall by 12 noon. Bring your flags, signs and kuffiyehs. (If you bring larger banners, be sure you also bring enough folks to carry them!) …
(2026-05-01). DSV in Potsdam, Germany targeted by Palestine Action Global. thecanary.co 
DSV's depot in Potsdam, Germany recently became the latest site to be targeted by Palestine Action's global campaign. Actionists sent a clear message to DSV by smashing windows and using red paint to call on the company to "drop Elbit". This comes just days after Palestine Action Éire hit DSV and a previous coordinated action […] | By
(2026-05-01). Headlines for May 1, 2026. democracynow.org Senate Republicans Block Iran War Powers Resolution for Sixth Time Ahead of 60-Day Deadline, Israel Continues Deadly Strikes on Southern Lebanon in Latest Ceasefire Violations, Israeli Military Claims Control of Two-Thirds of Gaza in New Maps, Israeli Ceasefire Violations Kill Three and Wound 10 in Gaza, Including Aunt of Poet Mosab Abu Toha, Physicians for Human Rights Petitions Israel to Release Gaza Doctors Jailed Without Charges, Palestinian Journalist Ali al-Samoudi Freed from Israeli Jail Showing Signs of Torture, Starvation, Columbia University Students Rally on Second Anniversary of "Hind's Ha…
(2026-05-01). 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.
(2026-05-01). Israeli Navy Goes 700 Miles To Attack Unarmed Gaza Flotilla Boats. popularresistance.org In the evening of Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Israeli naval forces attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) to Gaza. An unknown number of Israeli military ships went over 700 miles to attack a 54 ship flotilla that was headed for Gaza to attempt to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring worldwide attention to the continuing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, the destruction and occupation of southern Lebanon and the attacks on Iran. | 21 boats were attacked by Israeli naval forces about 80 nautical miles west of the Greek island of Crete in internationa…
(2026-05-01). Anti-genocide activist denounces imperialist violence in the Middle East in statement supporting International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org Dr. Abeer Omar, an assistant nursing professor at Trent University, in Peterborough, Ontario, denounced the systematic slaughter of healthcare workers by Israel in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and the US and Israel's targeting of civilians in their war of extermination against Iran.
(2026-05-01). Lessons From The Gaza Student Encampments, Two Years On. popularresistance.org On April 17, 2024, Columbia University students hoisted tents onto the grass of the East Butler Lawn, initiating an international reckoning with the Israeli genocide in Gaza. | The initial encampment was met immediately with a police sweep and the mass arrest of student participants, but this did not deter activists and only prompted a second mass entry into the adjacent lawns mere moments later. | I was at the second encampment as an admitted student attending spring orientation. The dynamism of that moment feels surreal now — hundreds of people waving hand-painted banners and flags, cheering to song and c…
(2026-05-01). Italy condemns 'unlawful' Israeli interception of Gaza flotilla. newarab.com 
Italy condemns Israel's seizure of aid ships bound for Gaza and demands the immediate release of all Italians who have been "unlawfully detained," Israel intercepted the vessels in international waters near Greece late on Wednesday, a move the organizers ⚪
(2026-05-01). Condemnation and protests against Israel's raid of Gaza aid flotilla. aljazeera.com Israel has provoked international condemnation for its interception of Gaza-bound aid boats in international waters.
(2026-05-01). Gaza aid flotilla activists transferred to Greece after IDF seizure. haaretz.com Greece claimed Israel's seizure of the ships near its waters was not coordinated with Athens. 'You can't do something like that so close to the national waters of a European country,' a journalist who was on board the flotilla told Haaretz…
(2026-05-01). BBC publishes misinformation about small boat crossings. thecanary.co 
The BBC, which has been accused of acting more like a spin doctor than an impartial broadcaster in its recent coverage, has not named Israel as the perpetrator in 50% of reported Israeli attacks on civilians in Gaza, and has also been getting things wrong on immigration. Two recent immigration errors reveal a similar pattern […] | By
(2026-05-01). Israeli group asks high court to order release of Gaza doctors. newarab.com 
An Israeli rights organisation petitioned Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday to demand the immediate release of 14 Palestinian doctors from Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) said the doctors have been denied adequate medical care and food and subjected to physical abuse while in detention. The group said they are being held under Israel's Unlawful Combatants Law, which allows for indefinite detention without charge. | "The Israeli army already…
(2026-05-01). 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.
(2026-05-01). On May Day, Gaza's workers find whatever source of income they can. aljazeera.com Gaza's economic collapse leaves workers in perilous jobs, with unemployment soaring amid ongoing devastation.
(2026-05-01). Israel Abducts Multi-National Civilians On The Open Sea. popularresistance.org April 29, 2026 – Mediterranean Sea — israel's actions tonight (Wednesday, April 29, 2026) mark a dangerous and unprecedented escalation: the abduction of civilians in the middle of the Mediterranean, over 600 miles from Gaza, in full view of the world. | Let's be clear about what this is. This is piracy. This is the unlawful seizure of human beings on the open sea near Crete, an assertion that israel can operate with total impunity, far beyond its own borders, with no consequences. | What we are witnessing is the attempted normalization of israeli control over the Mediterranean itself and an escalation of i…
(2026-05-01). Israel's Rafah crossing clampdown freezes Gaza's academic hopes. newarab.com 
Life in Gaza has changed so much that even time feels disrupted. Many students once saw universities outside Gaza as a way to continue their studies, but this path is now blocked. Since May 2024, Israel's military control over southern Gaza has made the
(2026-05-01). Gaza: Aseel's journey back to hope. icrc.org
(2026-05-01). How Netanyahu made Israel an ever more Lawless Nation. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been empowered by his Likud Party and its coalition partners to behave in a more unhinged way than ever before. The longer he's been in office, the more he has become an anarchic wrecking ball targeting what's left of Israeli democracy. Under his rein, the Israeli military has terrorized civilian areas in Lebanon and Iran, while lawless gangs are given free rein in Israel and the Palestinian West Bank to terrorize native Palestinian communities, as the army looks the other way. The aim is to drive Palestinians out of thei…
(2026-05-01). to whitewash fascism and Palestinian soccer chief hits out at Israeli delegate at FIFA Congress. haaretz.com Palestinian FA chief Jibril Rajoub rejects FIFA President Gianni Infantino's attempt to broker a handshake with Arab-Israeli official at congress – amid ongoing dispute over West Bank settlement clubs…
(2026-05-01). Senior IDF officer warns of in response to settler violence. haaretz.com Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth explicitly referred to settler violence as 'Jewish terror' and warned that systemic attacks and government policy are pushing the West Bank toward an apocalyptic escalation…
(2026-05-01). Israeli opposition fully expects criminal coalition to do whatever it takes to disrupt the democratic process. haaretz.com The Israeli opposition is preparing for what it sees as the very real possibility that Netanyahu will refuse to recognize the results of the election if he loses ‚ñ Likud officials close to the prime minister understand he will need to bring in some reinforcements to win ‚ñ President Herzog will need to be highly creative to free Netanyahu the defendant from his trial – and to free Israelis from him…
(2026-05-01). What next for Lebanon if ceasefire with Israel expires on 17 May. newarab.com 
As a fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon approaches its 17 May deadline, uncertainty is mounting over what comes next. Agreed in mid-April and extended to allow negotiations, the truce has been repeatedly violated, with continued Israeli strikes and Hezbollah attacks raising fears of renewed war. | In this episode of The Brief In, we unpack the competing pressures shaping Lebanon's next move: US and regional demands for Hezbollah's disarmament, Israeli insistence on security guarantees, and deep internal divisions in Beirut that have stalled a unified negotiating position.
(2026-05-01). What is Hezbollah's 'suicide combat' strategy in south Lebanon. newarab.com 
The strategy is based on targeting Israeli troop concentrations inside the so-called "Yellow Line", an area declared by Israeli forces as a "security zone" in southern Lebanon, in response to raids o…
(2026-05-01). US urges meeting between Lebanese president, Israeli PM. newarab.com 
The US embassy in Lebanon on Thursday urged a meeting between Lebanese and Israeli leaders as the health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south killed at least 17 people despite Israeli and Lebanese representatives this month have met twice in Washington ⚪ the first such meetings in decades ⚪ after
(2026-05-01). Israel kills at least 20 in Lebanon, US pushes for direct talks. newarab.com 
Israeli forces have killed at least 20 people in Lebanon in the last 24 hours, as the US urged for a face-to-face meeting between Lebanese President The toll includes civilians from two families, two Lebanese army soldiers, two children, and three paramedics. More than 70 others, including children, were also wounded in the attacks. | The Israeli…
(2026-05-01). Wishful thinking topple Iran or protect Israeli soldiers from drones. haaretz.com While Trump hesitates, Israel hopes for a resumption of the war with Iran ‚ñ Hezbollah has identified an IDF vulnerability – and questions are also arising within the units themselves regarding activity in Lebanon…
(2026-05-01). Byblos Exhibit at Monde Arabe Suffers Effects of Israeli War on Lebanon. indybay.org Presently on display through August at Paris' Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute [L'IMA]) is the revealing historical exhibition, "Byblos, cité millénaire du Liban" (Byblos, Millennia-old City of Lebanon).
(2026-05-01). 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.
(2026-05-01). The Revolutionary Spirit Of Iran. popularresistance.org The United States, in its recent war on Iran, has completely misread the Iranian people and failed to recognize the deep revolutionary spirit that pervades Iranian culture. Rather than inciting Iranian people against their government, the US-Israeli war on Iran has united the population. Rather than promoting democracy in Iran and empowering the people, US economic punishment and aggression have accomplished the opposite and have made life more difficult for most Iranians. Like Cuba, Iran is being targeted because it will not relinquish its sovereignty.
(2026-05-01). 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.
(2026-05-01). "A People's History of Invisible India" : Journalist Neha Dixit on Dire State of Worker Rights. democracynow.org 
On International Workers' Day, we take a look at the state of workers' rights and freedoms in India, where pressure on fuel supplies from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has deepened the cost-of-living crisis and labor unrest is on the rise. In mid-April, tens of thousands of workers from the industrial hubs around New Delhi blocked roads to demand a fair wage and better working conditions. | "Various governments in India and the central government have been trying to dilute labor laws," says Neha Dixit, an investigative journalist and author based in New Delhi. "And there have been con…
(2026-05-01). Palestinian FA chief blasts Israeli VP at FIFA Congress. newarab.com 
Palestinian soccer federation Both men were called to the stand by Infantino put his hand on Rajoub's arm and invited him with a gesture to come closer to Suliman, but…
(2026-05-01). Dr Abu Safiya's son fears for his father's safety in detention. newarab.com 
Ilyas Abu Safiya, the son of renowned Palestinian doctor Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, is calling for his father's release after an Israeli court "We cry, we suffer, we fear for the fate of my father, who is tortured without charge," Ilyas Abu Safiya tells The New Arab. | "His only charge is that he saved lives and children, did not let them down." | The Beersheba District Court approved the extension without filing any charges and rejected t…
(2026-05-01). Israel's death penalty law perpetuates racial discrimination: UN watchdog. newarab.com 
The law amounts to a grave erosion of human rights, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said in a statement. | Under the new law, passed by the Israeli parliament i…
(2026-05-01). Thursday 4/30: Community Briefing: Heeding Lebanese Voices – The Human Cost of Israeli Occupation. indybay.org Zoom | us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kD0T……
(2026-05-01). Israeli forces assault Palestinian child with Down syndrome. newarab.com 
(2026-05-01). US sends 30 planeloads of military equipment to Middle East. newarab.com 
Israel received 6,500 tons of The shipments, which included thousands of ground and air munitions, light armoured utility vehicles, and military trucks, arrived via two cargo ships and several planes. | The equipment was dispersed to various military bases across Israel after its arrival, according to Israeli media. | Amir Baram, Director-General of the Ministry of Defence, said Israel's procurem…