(2026-05-08). Palestinian Supporters Attacked By Cops At Stolen Land Sale. popularresistance.org May 5 — New York City police attacked people protesting illegal sales of stolen Palestinian land. Officers used pepper spray and kettled demonstrators. Some of these cops were trained by the Zionist state's military, who've committed genocide in Gaza. | The protest was called by PAL-Awda NY/NJ, which has long been campaigning against these illegal land sales. Members of Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine, CUNY 4 Palestine and other groups also participated. | The stolen land sale had been condemned by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose election campaign featured support for Palestinian rights.
(2026-05-07). Rutgers Criticized for Canceling Commencement Speaker Over Palestine Advocacy. truthout.org Faculty members at Rutgers University in New Jersey on Thursday were among those condemning the school's decision to rescind an invitation to Rami Elghandour, a biotech executive and producer of the Gaza-focused film The Voice of Hind Rajab, who had been invited to speak at the School of Engineering commencement next week. Elghandour said the engineering school's dean, Alberto Cuitiño… |
(2026-05-07). Rally Held in Caracas in Support of Global Sumud Flotilla and Freedom for Palestine. worldbeyondwar.org 
(2026-05-07). Rutgers drops commencement speaker over pro-Palestine posts. newarab.com 
Elghandour, the CEO of biotech company Arcellx and an alumnus of the New Jersey university, had been set to give the May 15 convocation address at the Rutgers School of Engineering. | His invitation was rescinded after the university learned that "some graduati…
(2026-05-07). Conviction of Palestine Action activists escalates Labour's historic assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The attack on the right to a fair trial reached astounding levels during the closing phase of both trials. Centuries-old legal and democratic rights are being trampled.
(2026-05-07). 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.
(2026-05-08). The Doctors And Medical Staff From Gaza Still Held In Israel's Prisons. popularresistance.org For the last 16 months, campaigners around the world have, understandably, been highlighting the case of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the brave director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, who kept the hospital operational for three months, from October to December 2024, when it was besieged and attacked remorselessly by Israeli forces during what was known as "the Generals' Plan." | This was the "genocide within a genocide", when the whole of northern Gaza was placed under a violent siege, and everyone still living there, who had failed to cooperate with previous evacuation orders — either b…
(2026-05-07). 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.
(2026-05-08). University of Michigan president attacks Faculty Senate chair for opposing Israel's war on Gaza. wsws.org Over 1,500 students, faculty and staff have signed an open letter denouncing U-M President Grasso and defending Professor Peterson. A separate alumni letter with over 750 signatures is also circulating.
(2026-05-08). Israeli forces kill three in Gaza despite ceasefire. newarab.com 
Local sources told The New Arab that an Apache helicopter fired at least one missile at a facility belonging to security forces in the Ansar area, west of Gaza City. The sources said that the helicopter was cir…
(2026-05-07). Amid global conflict-disruption cycle, China's reliability has enduring economic appeal. ecns.cn Disruption has become the name of the game for the world economy in the 2020s. The COVID pandemic, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Gaza war, Trump tariffs and now the Middle East conflict, have highlighted the flipside of globalization, which is that physical separation from a crisis is no longer a buffer from its economic fallout. Whether it be lockdowns, supply shocks, financial contagion, mobility bottlenecks, or erratic foreign policies, the butterfly effect is likely to be felt in multiple forms far from the epicenter.
(2026-05-08). Inside Gaza's race to save ancient manuscripts from Israel's war. newarab.com 
In Gaza, the mission to save lives is inseparable from the mission to save heritage — Israel's ongoing Against this backdrop, Haneen Alamssi, 33, an architect from Gaza City, has dedicated herself to preserving culture during the ongoing
(2026-05-07). Syrians Report Growing Agricultural Damage From Israeli Operations in Quneitra. news.antiwar.com While focus on Israel's military operations tends to be on Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank, operations have quietly continued in southwest Syria, where Israeli troops continue to regularly enter Quneitra Governorate on patrol, setting up checkpoints and harassing locals. A force of eight IDF military vehicles also deployed into Daraa Governorate over …
(2026-05-07). Labour concedes an own goal in blocking Labour councillor from re-standing over Gaza and pro-trade union stance. thecanary.co 
The people of London stand ready to deliver a decisive blow to Keir Starmer's Labour Party, as voters across the capital — and much of the UK — move to remove Labour councillors from office and turn their backs on a party that abandoned them long ago. However, remaining socialist MP's and councillors within the […] | By
(2026-05-07). How Gaza became one of the defining issues in UK local elections. newarab.com 
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(2026-05-07). 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.
(2026-05-07). Gaza Faces Public Health Collapse Amid Rat Infestation & Disease as Israel Blocks Reconstruction. democracynow.org 
Gaza is facing an "environmental and biological apocalypse" under Israeli bombardment and blockade, reports Palestinian aid worker Eyad Amawi of the Gaza Relief Committee. Israel's destruction of infrastructure has become a "generator for disease," with sewage contamination and rodent infestation now an everyday hazard for refugees living in tent camps. "[It's] no longer just bombardment or physical destruction. It is the collapse of every essential condition required for human survival: water, food, health, dignity, shelter, safety, everything." Amawi also comments…
(2026-05-07). Israeli Attack in Gaza Kills Son of Hamas's Lead Negotiator. news.antiwar.com Hamas confirmed on Thursday that the son of its leader and head negotiator was killed by an Israeli attack in Gaza as the IDF continues its daily violations of the US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal. Azzam al-Hayya, the 32-year-old son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, was wounded by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City on Wednesday …
(2026-05-07). 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.
(2026-05-07). CPJ demands progress on US probe of journalist Abu Akleh killing, four years on. al-monitor.com The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called for US authorities to relaunch their investigation into the Israeli military's killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was gunned down while reporting for Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank in 2022. In a letter to the US Department of Justice ⚪ which oversees the Federal Bureau of Investigation ⚪ and FBI chief Kash Patel, the global press freedoms group demanded a "public progress update" on Abu Akleh's death.
(2026-05-07). After Deadly Beirut Strike, Israel Resumes Pounding Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Wednesday saw a substantial number of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, despite the so-called "ceasefire" between the two nations, including the first strike against the capital city of Beirut, which reportedly killed a commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bragged about the attack hitting "the heart of Beirut," and said it proved …
(2026-05-08). Israeli strike in Lebanon kills emergency worker. newarab.com 
A Lebanese emergency worker was killed in a targeted Israel has mounted daily attacks across the country in violation of the ceasefire that was supposed to halt In a statement, Lebanon's civil defence said a rescuer was killed "as a result of an Israeli strike that targeted him" on a road in the south. | Israeli forces have…
(2026-05-08). Headlines for May 8, 2026. democracynow.org Trump Downplays Renewed U.S. Strikes on Iran as "Just a Love Tap" and Claims Ceasefire Is Holding, UAE Expels Pakistani Workers as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Leaves 20,000 Sailors Stranded, Israeli Attacks Kill 12 in Lebanon, Including Paramedic and Two Children, U.S. Imposes More Sanctions on Cuba as Brazil's President Says Trump Ruled Out Military Action, Dozens Killed as al-Qaeda-Linked Insurgents Attack Villages in Mali, Tennessee Republicans Approve New Congressional Map Diluting Power of Black Voters, New York to Ban ICE Agents from Wearing Masks and Raiding Schools, Hospitals or Churches, Ch…
(2026-05-08). Ex-prisoners recount abuse in Israeli detention centres. aljazeera.com Former Palestinian detainees are speaking out about torture and sexual violence they faced in Israeli detention.
(2026-05-08). Israeli settler to face trial over attack on nun in Jerusalem. newarab.com 
(2026-05-07). Crisis in New Zealand government over Iran war. wsws.org Foreign Minister Winston Peters, leader of the right-wing nationalist NZ First Party, released emails sent in early March which indicate that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wanted the government to express stronger support for the criminal US-Israeli war.
(2026-05-07). 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.
(2026-05-07). Egyptian man jailed for life over deadly US fire attack on Jewish protest. al-monitor.com A man who launched a Molotov cocktail attack on Jewish protesters in Colorado last year that killed one person and injured more than a dozen others was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday, US media said.Mohamed Soliman, a 46-year-old Egyptian, admitted a raft of charges, including first degree murder, over the horrific June attack in Boulder.Soliman threw fire bombs and sprayed burning gasoline at a group of people who had gathered in the city in support of Israeli hostages held by Hamas after the militant group's assault on Israel in October 2023.
(2026-05-07). Palestinians expose torture and sexual violence in Israeli detention. aljazeera.com Palestinian detainees and rights groups share disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence and physical abuse.