2026-05-31: Palestine Roundup

So far today: 2026-05-31 4:56pm GMT

Skwawkbox (2026-05-31). Police offered Manchester cafe owner cash, immunity to grass on Palestine Action. thecanary.co Greater Manchester Police offered cafe-owner Shams Sadiq cash — and carte blanche to commit 'certain' crimes — if he would inform on anti-genocide group Palestine Action (PA) and his fellow Muslims. Sadiq, from Didsbury, was approached when he went to collect devices the police had confiscated after a 2025 raid connected to the group. The […] | By

Theia Chatelle (2026-05-31). A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel's "Safe Haven." Israel Tried to Exploit Him for Intelligence.>. theintercept.com

Abla Kandalaft (2026-05-31). Revolution Is Female at P21. thecanary.co Nearly two years on from Art of Palestine: from the river to the sea, Rasha Eleyan is back at London's P21 with her own solo exhibition: Revolution Is Female. The Palestinian artist explores the vital role women play in the Palestinian liberation movement. Pop-inflected style Eleyan's style is very distinctive. The daughter of Palestinian artist […] | By

Albany (2026-05-31). Saturday 6/13: Film Screening: The Palestine Laboratory. indybay.org The Albany Public Library is located at 1247 Marin Ave. in Albany. Free parking available and walking distance from EC Plaza BART. Enter the Edith Stone Room. Doors open at 10: 15…

Hikers for Palestine (2026-05-31). Sunday 5/31: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with the Children of Palestine. indybay.org Strawberry Creek Park, 1250 Addison Street in Berkeley.

The Conversation (2026-05-31). "How to Sell a Genocide:" Gaza Reporting's Double Standards. juancole.com

James Marc Leas, Substack. (2026-05-31). Israel Delegitimized Itself With Its Attacks On The Flotilla. popularresistance.org It began as a human rights mission: over 600 civilians on 72 boats from more than 45 countries, seeking to break Israel's 19-year siege of Gaza. It ended with two Israeli-government assaults in international waters, including kidnappings, beatings, torture, sexual abuse, and violations of international law. And crucially, it ended with Israel losing legitimacy, not just with the public but also among its own allies on a scale not seen since South Africa lost its own legitimacy in the Apartheid era. | On April 29, Israeli commandos boarded 22 boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla 80 nautical miles from Greece.

Ervin Hoskins (2026-05-31). Ben-Gvir's French Ban and Washington's Failure of Discipline. moderndiplomacy.eu From Criticism to Consequence France's decision to bar Itamar Ben-Gvir from its territory should not be treated as a diplomatic earthquake. It will not stop the war in Gaza, remake Israel's coalition, or create a united European sanctions policy overnight. Its meaning is smaller but more revealing. Paris has moved, however cautiously, from criticism to …

newleftreview (2026-05-31). 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.

GLIA (2026-05-31). Saturday 5/30: Build, Treat, Heal: A Bay Area Fundraiser for Gaza Medical Aid. indybay.org Gray Area / Grand Theater 2665 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110.

hindustantimes (2026-05-31). After Lebanon & Gaza, another blow for Netanyahu? West Bank cash incident puts IDF under fire again. hindustantimes.com

Juan Cole (2026-05-31). South Lebanon's History of Resistance. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Israeli

aljazeera (2026-05-31). Israel issues more displacement orders in Lebanon, seizes strategic castle. aljazeera.com Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz describes the capture of Beaufort Castle as a significant tactical victory.

newarab (2026-05-31). Israel seizes Lebanon's historic and strategic Beaufort Castle. newarab.com Israel on Sunday captured The castle, known in Arabic as Qalaat al-Shaqif, occupies a strategic vantage point overlooking most of southern Lebanon as well as northern Israel. In addition to being a medieval heritage site, it has contemporary strategic significance. | The Israeli m…

Revolutionary Chalk Brigade, NAG (2026-05-31). Friday 5/29: Demonstration against genocide at the israeli consulate. indybay.org 456 Montgomery St | San Francisco…

newleftreview (2026-05-31). 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.

scorinoco (2026-05-31). Israeli Prison Guards Gang Raped, Tortured Dozens of Palestinian Detainees, UN Probe Finds. orinocotribune.com The UN has documented dozens of cases of torture, rape, and sexual violence against Palestinian detainees by Israeli prison guards and interrogators, Israeli media Haaretz "Violations consisted of rape, including with objects, gang rape, attempted rape, physical violence to the genitals…

newarab (2026-05-31). New bill proposes unprecedented US-Israeli military cooperation. newarab.com

Charlie Jaay (2026-05-30). New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to boycott largest Zionist gathering in world outside of Israel. thecanary.co Mamdani — New York's (NY) annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue is the largest gathering of Zionists in the world outside of "Israel". It has been held annually in the city for more than 60 years, and will take place on 31 May. Mamdani: "I've made my views on the Israeli government abundantly clear" Tens […] | By

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